- Watering is the primary caution
- Water deeply or not at all
- Use drip irrigation or soaker hose to make efficient use of the available water
- Sprinklers are the most inefficient method available, but if that is your only choice use it early in the morning with little or no wind blowing
- Hopefully you mulched your beds at the proper time, if not, only mulch after a good rain….otherwise the mulch will absorb the little rain available
- Plant only plants that survive the drought—the right plant in the right place…..
- Do not fertilize in dry weather—just puts extra stress on the roots
- Do not prune (except to deadhead flowering plants) same reason as above
- Water containers consistently and deeply. If your containers are large you should not need to water everyday. Just remember the plants are totally dependent on you to supply water.
(from the Basic Horticulture Newsletter, Redbud District, Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., National Garden Club, Inc.)
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