Summer Planting: Aftercare

Watering Trees, Shrubs & Roses in Summer

• A plant likes to be moved from a pot to the warm ground in summer, but it needs you to water it often during dry weather.
• Trees & hedging that you planted last summer or winter are still establising and also need you to water them.
  

The best way to water a hedge or line of shrubs is with a leaky pipe: you can use a timer to turn it on and off in the morning.
Using some kind of mulch will preserve the soil moisture.

How to water your plants: If you planted out container grown trees & shrubs, the soil from the pot will probably be held in a lump by the roots. If using a hose, direct the water right onto that lump of soil, next to the plant's stem.
Let the water run for a full minute per plant so that it really has time to soak in.

How often should you water Newly Planted Trees in summer? In a hot, dry summer, with little cloud cover and no rain, your plants will need to be watered very well:

• every 2 days if the soil is very dry and / or sandy.
• every 3-4 days if the soil holds water.
  
• every 5 days if the soil is holds water and is in the shade.

Please Remember: If your soil traps water, it is possible to overwater your plants. You can check the soil to see if it needs water: dig down about 5 cm's, if the soil is dry and dusty then it's time to water.

When should I water my plants? Plants need water during the day, so the early morning is the best time to water.

Your plants also need mulch to trap the moisture.