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Written by Jungle Jim
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Wednesday, 07 December 2005 |
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If
you haven't already you should change your sprinkler timer to off
during the winter months. You do need to monitor what is going on
though. Obviously when we are having rain your garden doesn't need
water although there can be plants under protection where they don't
get to participate in the rains. These can be in the ground or in pots.
These plants need to be checked occasionally to be sure they are not
allowed to dry out. In addition when we are having frosty weather where
the temps drop below 32 F plants can dry out. In some cases you may
need to water every 3-7 days. It is counter intuitive but when we have
frost/thaw weather plants dry out more quickly when the temps stay
above 35F. In any case don't keep plants too wet. especially container
plants.
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