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Watering Conservation Tips continued

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Plants with a strong, deep root system generally thrive and appear very healthy.  To help your garden plants and lawn develop deep roots ensure that the soil is properly prepared and fertilized. Plants with deep roots will use water that is lower into the soil zone thus conserving on water consumption.

As much as possible, it is better to water less often and let the soil dry somewhat between waterings.  This keeps fungus from developing and allows the roots to breath.  It also tends to send the water deeper into the soil and therefore drive the root zones deeper.  After the plants are established, stretch out the watering times until you reach several days between each one while keeping an eye on the health of the plants (the exception to this is those very hot spells in the summer – then you can set your controller for a short watering cycle to keep things cooled down once a day and still water the

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longer cycles several days apart – this is particularly important for lawns).