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Hello, Thanks for being such a great resource for Colorado residents :) I live in Erie, so along the front range. I planted dwarf lead plant, panch...
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How Much To Water Newly Planted Plants? #876939
Asked July 12, 2024, 9:34 AM EDT
Hello,
Thanks for being such a great resource for Colorado residents :)
I live in Erie, so along the front range. I planted dwarf lead plant, panchito manzanita, and pawnee buttes sand cherry plants within the last week. With all this heat, I've been watering them every day but I'm concerned I might be overwatering. How much should I be watering these newly planted plants? They are relatively small, from #1 and #2 sized containers.
Thanks again for your help,
Mike
Weld County Colorado
Expert Response
Thank you for choosing plant materials that will adapt to our arid, high-desert climate here on the Front Range.
If only plants could talk...we’d know exactly what they need.
But plants cannot talk in a way I can understand them, Mr. Bennett, so this bulletin I am sending you will give you lots of research-based information from Colorado State University Extension about how, when and why to water:
You did not send photos, but I am wondering if you are seeing leaf scorch. Here’s information about that topic for you: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/leaf-scorch-2-911/
Don’t forget about winter-watering: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/fall-and-winter-watering-7-211/
If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact CSU Extension again.
Stay cool!
Sue, Weld County Colorado Master Gardener.
If only plants could talk...we’d know exactly what they need.
But plants cannot talk in a way I can understand them, Mr. Bennett, so this bulletin I am sending you will give you lots of research-based information from Colorado State University Extension about how, when and why to water:
You did not send photos, but I am wondering if you are seeing leaf scorch. Here’s information about that topic for you: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/leaf-scorch-2-911/
Don’t forget about winter-watering: https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/fall-and-winter-watering-7-211/
If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact CSU Extension again.
Stay cool!
Sue, Weld County Colorado Master Gardener.
