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January 7, 2022 Soil Moisture, Drought, and Condition Monitoring Report Mildly wet Conditions at Cheviot OH 3W. Widespread western and central drought has shown significant improvement; still some drought in the south, southeast and far northern New England.
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This report is specifically for the Arbor Doctor’s location 3.4 miles west of Cheviot, OH, in the western suburbs of Cincinnati in southwest Ohio. This location is also an official cooperative observation site for the National Weather Service listed as Cheviot 3W.
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U.S. Weekly Drought MonitorPDF Version of Graphic 
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U.S. Monthly Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic
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U.S. Seasonal Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic
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Please remember to water…correctly!
Water once per week, one inch per week, under the entire branch spread, in the absence of rain, May through November. Either rainfall or your watering should equal the one inch per week. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week.
To the extent possible recycle fallen leaves back into the soil around the trees and maintain mulch around the trees to a radius of at least 3-5 feet. Keep mulch off trunks. Use a coarse textured mulch. Avoid triple shredded mulch. Aged arborist wood chips, mulched and composted leaves, pine bark, and pine straw are all good. Very finely ground mulches such as triple ground hardwood mulch are not beneficial and may inhibit moisture and oxygen exchange.
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