This will be our last installment on gardening in drought conditions (for now), just a few final points. Although we’ve experienced a pretty heavy drought in the Chicago area this summer, in any given summer (and for that matter any given garden), there are times and areas that require drought tolerant plants. If you want plants that will… Continue reading Drought Tolerant Plants
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Visualizing the Value of Watering in Drought Conditions
Here is a picture of our back yard taken on July 22, 2012, after weeks of drought conditions in Chicago. We water as noted in the previous post (make sure you check that out) and you can see that the lawn and garden are green and healthy. Notice the difference between our yard and… Continue reading Visualizing the Value of Watering in Drought Conditions
Watering In Drought Conditions
So this is the next installment of Gardening in Drought Conditions. I thought some additional information on watering might be helpful. Let’s say its 75 degrees outside-go with me on this…we loose about an inch of water a week at that temperature, so we would need to give back an inch of water a week, either through rain or watering, to keep established plants pretty healthy.… Continue reading Watering In Drought Conditions
Saving Plants Through a Drought
Recently I was asked, “How do you garden with these high temperatures and drought conditions?” For existing gardens suffering under this brutal heat, you can save your plants with the proper watering. Even if you have watering restrictions you can give them enough to get them through these hot days. Any plant that is visibly wilting will want… Continue reading Saving Plants Through a Drought