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How to water new landscape plants: schedules, drip design and establishment
Summary
Utah Division of Water Resources presenters outlined soil-driven irrigation design, drip-emitter layouts and a three-season establishment schedule for new perennials, shrubs and trees, emphasizing deep, infrequent watering and hydrozoning.
Candace Shively, water conservation coordinator with the Division of Water Resources, led a statewide webinar on watering new landscape plants and establishing irrigation systems for waterwise landscapes.
Shively said the central principle is to “water deep and infrequently” so roots grow into surrounding soil and plants maintain oxygen in the root zone. She advised homeowners to base irrigation design and run times on soil type, plant root depth and plant water-use classifications.
The presenters framed soil as the first design input. Citing Utah State University (USU) soil testing, Shively recommended homeowners get a $25 soil test to determine whether they have sandier or clayey soils, because those extremes change how water is applied and whether water should be split across multiple days. She explained that the plant’s water needs don’t change by…
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