Watering your plants is an important task. Water too little and they are likely to wilt and suffer. If you water too much, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When watering the plants in our gardens, many of us often overlook a particular plant type: trees. It's easy to assume that the ...

During the spring, my most common question that comes into the office is, “why is my tree turning brown?” The answer to that question begins with the most basic need for all living things, water.

A quick sprinkle may make the soil look wet, but appearances fool plenty of gardeners. Plants need moisture well below the ...

Help them grow strong roots.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carson Downing Many types of garden plants need watering in summer when they’re actively growing and rainfall is sporadic. But ...

Do you know why perennials are so poor at math? In order to multiply, they divide. If you weren’t under the right rain cloud from midsummer on, your perennials, trees and shrubs are probably very dry.

Q: You have always said to add watering days instead of more water per application. During the hottest September on record, the water district ads told us to water fewer days (three in fall and one ...

Q: I have a fig tree and a pomegranate that I planted in 2012 in water harvesting basins. They both were thriving and last year I got great harvests from both with large and juicy fruits. They got ...

Deep watering helps plants and lawns handle summer heat. Here’s why one or two weekly soakings are more beneficial than daily light watering.

If your trees could talk right now, they would be asking for a drink. Routt County is deep in drought, and while watering ...