How to Deal With the Drought
University of Illinois Extension offers tips for Chicagoland gardeners and homeowners.
Not a blade of green grass in sight at Citizen's Park in Barrington.
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Does this summer’s drought have you worried about your garden and landscaping? The University of Illinois Extension is providing six Dealing with the Drought fact sheets that provide specific advice on what to water, when to water, and how to most efficiently water plants. Information about drought-related stress on plants and leaf scorch is also included.
Some top tips and interesting facts include:
- Prioritize trees and shrubs over annual flowers as they cannot easily be replaced.
- Water where the roots are.
- Brown, dormant lawn is an ideal stage for drought conditions.
- If you water your lawn, avoid daily watering in favor of less frequent, deep watering, which allows deeper roots.
- Water-stressed fruit is sweeter.
- Water in the early morning hours to reduce the chances of disease and evaporation.
Follow the links below to download these free fact sheets:
Dennis
8:35 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Ha! Just came back from a trip to Tennessee and through Kentucky! WE HAVE NO DROUGHT! Yes, the lawns are brown and dry, but that is the owners fault. However the corn looks terrible and I imagine that they will soon be running of of food for the many horses they have. Getting into Northern Illinois the corn looks great, too bad a lot is going for making ethanol, instead of feeding people.. Ethanol and Wind Farms, how can we be so wrong? Nuclear power and Hydrogen gas is clean and does not dirty the air! Unless you are stupid enough to built Nukes in earthquake zones or on the beach! Great movie, On the Beach!