Is it too late for some plants and trees?Here in Western Colorado we had one of the driest and hottest years on record.Drought started in the Fall of 2017 and continued for a whole year.Parts of Mesa County only received 7” of precipitation, with counties to the south receiving even less.In the winter of 2017/2018, for the home landscape, winter watering was a must for evergreens and newly planted trees.Even old, mature trees had issues. http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/fall-and-winter-watering-7-211/
Almost immediately in the spring, I had several peach orchards call me.One person thought he might have a new insect: there would be an area of leaves on the branches and twigs, and then a span of a foot or two with no leaves at all, then another cluster of leaves.It turned out to be a combination of issues, including lack of acclimation in fall followed by a dry winter.Orchards with rockier soils had more issues.We often don’t think much about fall te
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