3 Proven tips that save landscape water - Tip 3

3 Proven tips that save landscape water

Note: This blog series will be rolled out as 4 separate posts.

Tip 3. Adjust to Seasons!
This is the first posting of a series of 4 posts about saving landscape water. We will start from the bottom of the list and work our way up. In the last posting of this series we will sum up the 3 tips and offer tools that can help in your project to save landscape water.

"The right amount of water" for your landscape is a moving target. Seasonal changes in temperature, humidity, wind, solar radiation, even the length of the daytime play a role in how much water your plants need to be healthy.

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), located in San Francisco Bay Area sums up this requirement as:
"Your garden does not need as much water in April as it does in July. Add days to your watering schedule for the summer season and then reduce the number of days as fall approaches."

Calculating the amount of water your landscape needs can be a daunting task, especially if you have a lot of variety in your landscape. Slope, soil type, sun exposure as well as plant types play a major role in how much irrigation water you'll need to use.

Over and under watering can both be costly. So we will provide a list of tools that can help you adjust your watering schedules based on changing seasons. Please subscribe to our blog to be notified when we post the rest of the "3 Proven tips that save landscape water" series.