By Stephanie Foster
Living in the San Diego means that even in good years there
isn’t a lot of rain. Things get even worse during droughts, when
they start asking residents to conserve, set up rules on when
you can water and recommend other steps. During these times it
can be quite difficult to maintain a lawn or garden.
The steps you may need to take may seem a little extreme, but
they can be necessary, depending on the current condition of
your garden.
If your soil is not retaining water well, you may need to go so
far as to remove all your plants. No, you aren’t doing away with
your garden. Instead, you are giving yourself room to mix in
compost. This can help to improve how well your garden retains
water. Unlike us, soil needs to retain water!
Once this is done you can put the plants back. Feel free to
rearrange your garden at this point. You can group the plants
that need more or less water together if you like how they look
and want to make the watering you do as effective as possible.
A great tool for drought conditions is the drip irrigation
system. The lets you keep water evaporation during watering to
just the minimum, and place water mostly right where it needs to
be. You can buy the equipment easily or create your own. My
husband did this by taking a regular hose, and drilling small
holes into it right where the plants were.
In a serious drought you may want to take a look at the kinds
of plants you have and consider replacing the ones that need the
most water with drought resistant ones. You can make a very
attractive yard with drought resistant plants if you do your
research. There are beautiful, flowering plants available that
are quite drought tolerant.
Droughts aren’t pleasant when they lead to water restrictions,
but you can still maintain a beautiful garden. Even if you
aren’t in a drought now, if you live in a drought prone area,
creating a drought resistant garden is a good move at any time.
About the Author: Stephanie Foster has taken on the challenging
of gardening at a rented property where she has little freedom
to change the yard. You can read about it at
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