New Plant and Tree Watering Instructions
New Plant and Tree Watering Instructions
*Every irrigation system will vary on the runtime needed. It is important to check the new plants and trees daily for adjustments.
New Plants with Daytime Temperatures 89° or Below:
- Water three days per week and make sure the irrigation is soaking the entire root zone and depth of the new plants.
- Check the plants on the days that irrigation is not watering and make sure the soil is drying out before the next cycle runs.
- Over watering will kill plants faster than under watering.
- Runtimes will vary greatly depending on type of irrigation and nozzle selection. It’s important to check the plants and soil for proper runtimes.
- After two weeks on this schedule reduce days of watering down to twice per week.
New Plants with Daytime Temperatures 90° or above:
- Water every other day and make sure irrigation is soaking the entire root zone and depth of the new plants.
- Check the plants on the days that irrigation is not watering and make sure the soil is drying out before the next cycle runs.
- Over watering will kill plants faster than under watering.
- Runtimes will vary greatly depending on type of irrigation and nozzle selection. It’s important to check the plants and soil for proper runtimes.
- After the first week reduce days of watering to three times per week.
- After the second week reduce watering to two days per week.
New Trees:
- Water new trees three times per week for the first 12 months.
- It is very important to make sure the soil dries out in between waterings.
- Over watering can kill trees very quickly.
- Make sure to soak the entire root ball during the watering cycle.
- If soil is staying wet in between irrigation cycles, then adjust runtimes or days so the soil will have some dry time.
- Runtimes will vary depending on the type of irrigation emitter.
*Water districts allow a 30 or 60 day grow-in exemption for watering outside of restrictions while your plants become established and trees that have their own irrigation are exempt at all times.