Mr_Yan
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Here's a simple hack I use to water in new perennials and trees I plant. When I plant these I want to deeply water them roughly weekly for the first several weeks especially as it gets hot over the summer if planted in the spring.
Take a 5 gallon, or other large, bucket and drill a 1/4" (or about 6 mm) hole in the bottom near an edge. Then place that bucket next to the tree and fill it with water and let it slowly drain and deeply water that tree.
I can quickly fill 3 or 4 of these buckets with a hose at full force then walk away for a half hour and not need to think about it.
For new fruit trees planted in spring (assuming a dryish summer) I will typically water then 2x weekly for the first month, 1x weekly for the remainder of June and July, and maybe once every 2 weeks for the remainder of the season. But conditions will vary...
Just thought I'd share this hack while I wait to fill the next round.
Take a 5 gallon, or other large, bucket and drill a 1/4" (or about 6 mm) hole in the bottom near an edge. Then place that bucket next to the tree and fill it with water and let it slowly drain and deeply water that tree.
I can quickly fill 3 or 4 of these buckets with a hose at full force then walk away for a half hour and not need to think about it.
For new fruit trees planted in spring (assuming a dryish summer) I will typically water then 2x weekly for the first month, 1x weekly for the remainder of June and July, and maybe once every 2 weeks for the remainder of the season. But conditions will vary...
Just thought I'd share this hack while I wait to fill the next round.