Q. My son and I are thinking of landscaping his front yard in December. Will plants and trees survive when planted that time of year?
A. Plant all through the
winter. Is it the best time to plant? No. The best times to plant are reserved
for the fall and spring months. In the Las Vegas climate it is best from late
September to mid-November.
Good advice! |
The second-best time for planting is during the spring
months of mid-February to the end of April. The absolute worst time to plant is
just before and during the hot summer months. In our climate this is from May
through the early part of September.
Make sure that the holes for planting are at least three
times the diameter of the container and not much deeper than this unless there
are drainage problems. In a few soils that have layers of caliche there are.
But if your neighbors have landscape plants that are doing well then you
probably don't have a problem.
During planting make sure you are watering the amended
soil around the roots WHILE you are planting. After planting water these plants
by hand for three consecutive days to make sure you have removed air pockets
around the roots.
Construct a basin around the plants and hand water them
for the first two weeks before turning them over to drip irrigation.
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