Hydrozones: Grouping Plants With Similar Water Needs

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Is watering your garden one of your most time consuming chores? Do you wish you had a more efficient watering strategy that would save time? Ditch your old strategy and consider how to create hydrozones for smarter, more efficient irrigation. What Is Hydrozoning? Hydrozoning is grouping plants with similar water needs into the same area of the garden or bed. Different types of plants have different watering needs. For instance, shrubs and new trees need less frequent, deeper watering than turf grass, which needs water more regularly. Most irrigation systems are set up to water everything in the garden the same way. This is inefficient and wastes water. It can even negatively affect some plants that get too much or too little water. By keeping plants with similar needs together as much as possible, you can use resources more efficiently and effectively. How to Create Hydrozones If you are starting […]

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