Living in the Pacific Northwest, we have the luxury (some people think it's a curse) of having rain 9 or 10 months out of the year. Sometimes it feels like we have rain 11 months out of the year. :)
This is the reason very few people have irrigation systems in Washington State, as opposed to other areas of the country where irrigation is needed 9 months of the year.
With this said, you do have a period of time in the summer in which plants do need water.
The problem is that when we do hit that "dry patch", people tend to let their grass just get brown and die, because it will be green in a few more months anyways.... right?
Well, this is true.... You can bet on the rains coming back, serious damage can be done to plants in particular.
Neglecting plants and trees for those few vital months can seriously effect the health of your plants. Especially new plantings. Established plantings can "tolerate" a few months of drought, although it's not recommended.
New plantings however, are just like children. They need attention! This means watering!
What I see time and time again, is people buy healthy plants from the nursery/store, they plant them and forget about them. Not only is a lack of water going to effect their immediate health, the long term health is also effected. The healthier the plant at the end of the Summer, the better shot it has at lasting through the harsh winters.
With the cost of plants and trees, I would certainly be interested in giving them the best chance for success.
Part of that is consistent watering!
We offer watering solutions! Our hydroseed machine doubles as a watering truck for watering in trees for Builders and General contractors, to lawn areas that have no watering source on site.
Call us if you need some watering solutions so you don't have to replace the dead ones next year!
OLM Industries, Inc.
253-261-2700
Thanks for reading the blog!
- Derrik Tribble
The Lawn Psychologist
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