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| Hello. I am in zone 8b. I was wondering, during the winter months, for newly plants shrubs/trees if we still need to water about 3 times a week as I was told?
We have been getting plenty of rain lately like once a week and I just want to make sure I don't drown my shrubs. (Wax Myrtles transplanted about 4 weeks ago) Thanks!!! |
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| It's been a fairly wet winter so far in the East (North and South). Being given advice like "water three times a week" is just pain silly. I would go easy on additional waterings in the current wet and stormy weather pattern. Good luck--wax myrtles are nice shrubs! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 1, 10 at 13:16
| you water.. when your plants NEED WATER ... insert finger to second knuckle ... and water when the soil is drying or hot [not all that likely in winter] ... IMHO.. more plants fail from improper watering than anything else ... and too much water i usually worse than too little ... you can rot all the roots right off the plant .... watering is an art.. not a science.. meaning it is NOT something you do by a calender .... be the plant.. water it when it needs water.. ooohhhmmmmm good luck ken |
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- Posted by brownthumb65 8B Tallahassee (naturalmeds37@hotmail.com) on Fri, Jan 1, 10 at 19:50
| Thank you both for your answers! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 2, 10 at 16:18
| hey.. you are welcome .... and if you keep stickin that brown thumb in the soil.. i promise.. it will start turning things green ... ken |
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