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Tips for How to Water a Newly-Planted Tree

December 4, 2019 By Matt Sorenson

How to plant a new treeYou’ve just planted some new trees to enhance your landscape.  In order for them to reach their fullest and most beautiful potential,  you’ll need to be very careful about how you water them.

The roots of your  trees likely came in the form of a soil ball. Until the trees are able to establish regular roots in its new soil environment, it is critical to keep the ball moist. Generally, the safest and most effective approach for getting a new tree through the first year–and especially the first summer–is to irrigate regularly by dripping a known quantity of water slowly into the original root ball.

To keep a 24-inch root ball moist not saturated during drought conditions of the kind Texas is currently experiencing  will require you to moisten that ball with two or three gallons of water every four to five days. The simplest way to meet these needs is to poke a few nail holes in the sides a five-gallon bucket near the bottom, set the bucket next to the trunk and fill it with water every few days.

The more sophisticated way to do it is to insert two or three one-gallon-per-hour drip emitters which are attached to a length of plastic tubing and with a special fitting, to your hose. This can be attached to an inexpensive, electronic, battery-operated timer programmed to turn the water off after one or two hours. Check with the nursery where you bought your trees to see if they sell drip irrigation kits that you can use or adapt for this purpose.

A good way to gauge whether or not you are giving your new trees the right amount of water is to probe the soil ball with a metal rod. If you are unable to push the rod easily more than a few inches into the ball, you’re not applying enough water. If the rod slides easily all the way through the ball, you’re more than likely overwatering your plants.

Call South Austin Irrigation at (512) 534-7449 to find out more about irrigation for you.

 

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Filed Under: Landscaping tips Tagged With: drip irrigation, Water conservation watering lawns

About Matt Sorenson

Originally a Wyoming native, Matt moved to Austin, TX after graduating with a Bachelors of Science from Kansas State. He spent several years working for a couple of large landscaping firms before starting up South Austin Irrigation. "Starting my own company has been the hardest, most challenging, and honestly, the scariest thing I've ever done. I love what I do and I'll do it for as long as people want me to help them with their irrigation systems."

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Joan Jackson
13:52 08 Oct 17
Excellent, quality work. Matt, the owner, is reliable and explain all charges clearly, with options for how to repair.
Emanuel Saba
21:22 02 Mar 17
I've worked with Matt on a few different occasions and every time he has been extremely professional, timely and most importantly does it right. He really knows the business. His work lasts and is done right. Highly recommend for anyone needing any type of irrigation repair, adding lines, fixing leaks, etc...he does it all!read more
David T
03:17 16 Oct 16
Matt with South Austin Irrigation has been my go-to irrigation company for many changes we've made to our yard over the last 4 years. We've done extensive rock work throughout the front and back yards (which required major irrigation changes); converted an entire zone of our irrigation system to a low-pressure drip irrigation system for my 1000 sq ft "in-ground" garden, plus a recent drainage project to top it off. My experiences with South Austin Irrigation have always been good - Matt is professional and punctual, and has always known what to do to solve the issues I've thrown at him. I was using other companies before I found him, so I can say that his rates are very competitive as well. Matt is a good communicator and doesn't mind taking time to explain the reasons for doing something one way or another, and then letting you make an informed decision about how you want to handle it. Of course, if you'd rather just stay out of it and let him make the decisions (I'm too curious for that!), he's more than capable of doing that as well.read more
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14:56 02 Jan 12
Knowledgeable service technician. Work performed a quickly and efficiently. Pleased with ovaerall experience. Even helped understand importance of wartering timing.read more
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