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Properly Watering Hillside And Sloped Landscaping

Sloped and hillside lawns and landscapes tend to develop dry dead spots during the hot part of the season. This is primarily due to water run off before it has a chance to saturate into the soil. Deep saturation is a key to healthy lawn care and plants. Deep watering helps establish deeper roots that can handle Summer heat stress. Water that runs off or just barely breaks the surface, obviously does the lawn or landscape very little good. So how do you give hillside landscaping and lawn on a slope better saturation? Split your water cycle duration into two or three short cycles. If your water cycle is 30 minutes, you might split the cycle into three 10 minute cycles. So on watering days, you'll run the system for the specified amount of time, let it soak for a few hours, then repeat this for the number of times needed. To determine the exact amount of time needed, turn on the lawn sprinkler and watch for how long it takes for runoff to begin. This is the maximum of how long each cycle should be. Don’t just split your cycles into different days. You need deep saturation for healthier plants. Plants and lawns like infrequent deep waterings much more than frequent shallow waterings. Landscaping and specimen plants on a hillside will also benefit from better saturation. Plants should be planted in larger holes filled with good soil that absorbs water easily. Also, dams and water wells should be built on the downhill side of the plant. This will help give the water time to soak straight down to the root zone before it runs off. This Article Was Written By: Steve Boulden
Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape Design Site which offers free landscaping ideas, plans, and advice to do it yourselfers and homeowners. For more free information on hillside landscaping on a slope, visit his site at www.the-landscape-design-site.com Article Source: http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/diy Please Rate this Article Not yet Rated Click the XML Icon Above to Receive Landscaping Articles Via RSS! Additional Articles From - Home \| Landscaping Building A Fence: 5 Steps To Getting Started - By : Flora Richards-Gustafson Ten Reasons to Choose Cedar for your Deck or Fence - By : Colleen Welch Rain Barrels Make A Comeback - By : George Wonderman Outdoor lighting: Secure your outdoor space - By : DanPartridge Important Facts About Planting And Transplanting Trees - By : Francis Blair Your Guide To Outdoor Teak Furniture - By : Kenny F Leichester Live In Style Outdoors - With Outdoor Teak Furniture - By : Kenny F Leichester Patio Design - Enlarge Your Living Space With An Backyard Patio Design - By : Mary Swanson How To Plan For Shrubs In Your Garden - By : Simone Piette PacificPavingstone.com: Top Ten Reasons to Choose Paving Stones - By : Terry Morrill Free Landscaping Ideas Free Landscaping Pictures Directory Pictures Of Backyard Landscaping Buy Landscape Fabric Backyard Landscaping Ideas Front Yard Landscaping Ideas Landscaping Plan Landscaping Plans Lawn Care