Summertime — with its scorching heat and severe lack of precipitation — is not the ideal time to plant.
Instead, the best thing you can do for your parched landscape right now is to re-evaluate it and prep it for autumn planting, especially if you want to take advantage of SAWS WaterSaver Coupons come fall.
Here’s what you can do now:
- Add compost to turf and beds.
Organic matter increases soil’s water-holding capacity and water infiltration.
- Apply mulch to landscape beds. Two inches of wood chips or pine bark mulch helps retain moisture for weeks at a time and reduces the required water for plants by half.
Tackle these simple tasks now and you’ll be ready to put in new, low-water-use plants when fall planting season begins.