Very dry conditions continue, and little or no rain is forecast over the next two weeks. Furthermore, after a nice cool down this week, we will return to nasty levels of heat next week.
I have noticed many people are not doing much watering. I can understand that this is one way to save money in a down economy. However, as Tony Sands, a TV weatherman in the 70’s, commonly said, “when you dance, you have to pay the fiddler.”
Proper watering does not mean running up huge water bills. After the 2007 drought and heat wave, we saw thousands of dollars in tree losses and increased insect and disease activity which continue to this day. Strategic watering can be the difference between life and death for plants, trees, and shrubs.
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