These were provided by Rudy Benavides, Sandoval County Extension Program Director and Agriculture Agent, at a Water Coop Annual Meeting (2007?).<\/p>\n
\n- Just because the weather man says it was a one inch rainfall, don’t think that you got one inch – runoff, local conditions, etc.<\/li>\n
- Your rain gauge reads one inch = runoff<\/li>\n
- Sandy soil absorbs water faster: true.
\nSandy soil also loses water at faster rate = soil pores.<\/li>\n - Mulching will hold more water – if applied by drip: Yes. If done by mother nature: No.<\/li>\n
- One foot of snow equates to one inch of water.<\/li>\n
- One inch of water on sandy soils will penetrate one foot of soil, eight inches in loam, and one inch in clay. Storing: sandy solids one inch; loam two inches; clay three inches.<\/li>\n
- When you get moisture is most important: winter, spring, summer or fall.<\/li>\n
- Best time to water. Most book experts say irrigate early in the morning. I prefer that irrigation is best if applied between 6:00 PM to 10:00 AM. Evening water pressure is more constant. Will not damage plants. Never [water] during heat of day except when planting a new lawn.<\/li>\n
- Check sprinklers often and also drip emitters.<\/li>\n
- New plantings requite constant moisture.<\/li>\n
- Older plantings can get by with less water.<\/li>\n
- Tree should be a priority as it takes so long to grow.
\nApply 10 gallons of water \/ inch of a tree’s diameter (measured at knee height). A 2 inch diameter tree needs 20 gallons of water. Trees absorb water best when water is allowed to soak deeply to a depth of 12 inches.<\/li>\n - During October to March, water one to two times per month if no rain or snow. It takes one full year per inch of trunk for tree to get established – 7 inch diameter new tree will take 7 years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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