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It is starting to get very HOT during the month of June. You need to watch your watering especially with new plantings. You can still successfully plant new plants. Make sure enough water is applied to thoroughly saturate the original root zone. Too often many folks apply "one gallon" of water, or leave their drip system on for only 15 minutes. It is NOT how long but how much water is used. Conserving water in Southern New Mexico & West Texas is a BIG issue, so watering deeply and infrequently produces deeper roots which will in turn make plants much more tolerant to drier conditions once established. Below is a list of plants and trees that will take "summer plantings" without suffering from summer stress! Mesquite Tree Desert Willow Texas Sage Red Yucca Oleander Bird of paradise Vitex Coreopsis Salvia Vinca Portulaca Purslane Bottle Brush Rabbit Brush Apache Plume Desert Marigold Gailardia Spanish Broom Trumpet Vine Silverlace Vine Crape Myrtle Lantana Remember to use root stimulator and mulch with all your plantings. We recommend Ferti-Lome Root stimulator. Summer weeds can begin to be a problem during the summer months. We have several products you can use to keep them at bay. Fertilizing regularly as needed takes advantage of water your are applying. It also keeps blooming plants blooming longer and resists insect and or diseases.
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Paul Guzman is the author of this article. You can read it online at: www.guzmansgreenhouse.com/seasons/junegardentips.htm? He is also the owner of "Color Your World - Guzman's Garden Centers". You are welcomed to use this article on your website as long as this resource box is left intact.
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