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H O ME & G A R D E N
Fall Landscape Tips
Healthy plants = water ef ciency
Castle Rock Water recommends these tips to help ensure your landscape bounces back next spring.
1. Reducethenumberofdaysofwatering,butcontinuewatering deeply. This encourages deeper roots which is especially important for plant survival through the winter. Remember, watering schedules are in place until the end of September.
2. Aerate your lawn to relieve compaction and reduce thatch, allowing easier access for air and nutrients to reach the roots.
3. Fertilize with a slow release, low phosphorous fertilizer. Or better, add organic compost to beds and recently aerated lawns.
4. Replenish mulch around trees, shrubs and perennials to help stabilize temperatures, retain moisture, reduce weeds and condition the soil as it decomposes.
5. Fall is a great time to plant, so get those trees and shrubs in the ground.
6. Wrap trunks of young, smooth-bark trees to protect them from sunscald and ice buildup.
7. Drainandblowoutyourirrigationsystemtopreventpipesandback owdevicesfromfreezing.Thisusuallyneedstobe completed by mid-October before sustained freezing temperatures.
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