COMMENTARY

• Evaluating your plants and trees.
• Replacing with heat tolerant plants.
• Saving more water by mulching; holds moisture longer and cools the ground.
• Discussion and tips for watering at night with drip irrigation.

RESOURCES

• Landscape Watering For The Arizona Desert. www.amwua.org
  • AMWUA (pronounced “am-wa” as in, “I am” and “water”) is the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, a non-profit association of ten municipalities in the Phoenix metro area, advocating responsible water stewardship that supports economic prosperity and safeguards Arizona’s water supplies for future generations.

COMMENTARY

• Saguaro Cactus’ rare display of side blooms could be a sign of distress. Jay explains how plants and trees blooming early can also be a sign of distress and why they do it.
• Discussion of soil probes and how they are useful in checking moisture levels inches below the ground. A good way to avoid overwatering.
• Watering around the outside canopy is the right place to water without the need to water near the base of the trunk.

COMMENTARY

• Jay explains his ‘tuna fish can trick’ to check your sprinkler output and find out how much water is getting to areas of your lawn.
• Ideal time to water should be between 4am and sunrise. Jay explains why it’s better than overnight watering.
• Putting pre-emergent down now before it rains to avoid weeds.

RESOURCES

• Using newspaper to make your own seed pots.