{"id":9157,"date":"2025-07-14T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=9157"},"modified":"2025-07-14T08:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:17:04","slug":"water-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/water-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, our local high school seniors organize what has affectionately been named \u201cWater Wars\u201d. \u00a0A non-school activity, it is effectively a huge water balloon and squirt gun fight, all done in the spirit of good, clean fun. That event got me thinking of <strong>\u201c<em>Landscape<\/em> Water Wars\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLandscape Water Wars\u201d<\/strong> is also an annual occurrence that starts around July 4<sup>th<\/sup>, when Christensen\u2019s starts receiving numerous phone calls regarding plants that have defoliated or declined. The week after the holiday tends to be when we receive the most phone calls since it\u2019s usually one of the first, really, hot weekends. Many times<span data-text-highlight=\"none\"><span style=\"--tcb-text-highlight-color: #fff9c0 !important;\">,<\/span> <\/span>it\u2019s also a long weekend, leaving plants to rely on new irrigation systems for the first time without much attention.<\/p>\n<p>So, I thought I would take a moment to give everyone a friendly reminder to pass along to your homeowners and building managers.<\/p>\n<p>New plantings need a thorough watering every two to three days for the first month or two. Moving from pot to landscaping is stressful and they need to be weaned from the scheduled watering they receive at the nursery. At Christensen&#8217;s, plants are watered a minimum of twice a day. This is what plants are used to, making the weaning process very important.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water slow enough that the water does not run off, and long enough to get the newly planted root ball wet. For the first month, the roots are only in the root ball.<span style=\"--tcb-text-highlight-color: #2ABB61 !important;\" data-text-highlight=\"none\"> As a result, <\/span>this is the only place where the plant will get water.<\/li>\n<li>The ever-popular Hydrangea will be the first indicator of a lack of water. Hydrangeas will wilt within 24 hours of insufficient water and drop leaves within 3-4 days. Keep an eye on these to see if your landscape needs water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Insert ImageInsert Image<\/p>\n<p>After the first two months, watering may be reduced to every five to seven days, depending on the air temperature and the amount of wind we have experienced.<\/p>\n<p><em>Over-watering<\/em> can be just as problematic. Unfortunately, it presents with many of the same symptoms as under-watering. So, watering needs to be measured and monitored.<\/p>\n<p>All of you, our awesome contractors, install such beautiful landscapes for your clients. It kills me to see them injured or destroyed by something so preventable.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest incorporating plant care and homeowner education into every job, so your projects thrive, and your clients continue to celebrate their new landscape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 600 \/ 175;\" title=\"joy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/joy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"175\" data-id=\"9162\" data-init-width=\"600\" data-init-height=\"175\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, our local high school seniors organize what has affectionately been named \u201cWater Wars\u201d. \u00a0A non-school activity, it is effectively a huge water balloon and squirt gun fight, all done in the spirit of good, clean fun. That event got me thinking of \u201cLandscape Water Wars\u201d. \u201cLandscape Water Wars\u201d is also an annual occurrence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p>Every year, our local high school seniors organize what has affectionately been named \u201cWater Wars\u201d. &nbsp;A non-school activity, it is effectively a huge water balloon and squirt gun fight, all done in the spirit of good, clean fun. That event got me thinking of <strong>\u201c<em>Landscape<\/em> Water Wars\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tcb-highlight-added\">\t<p><strong>\u201cLandscape Water Wars\u201d<\/strong> is also an annual occurrence that starts around July 4<sup>th<\/sup>, when Christensen\u2019s starts receiving numerous phone calls regarding plants that have defoliated or declined. The week after the holiday tends to be when we receive the most phone calls since it\u2019s usually one of the first, really, hot weekends. Many times<span data-text-highlight=\"none\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47d3248\" style=\"\"><ins cite=\"mailto:Elizabeth%20Johnson\" datetime=\"2025-07-09T14:07\"><span style=\"--tcb-text-highlight-color: rgb(255, 249, 192) !important;\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47cf9c7\">,<\/span><\/ins> <\/span>it\u2019s also a long weekend, leaving plants to rely on new irrigation systems for the first time without much attention.<\/p><p>So, I thought I would take a moment to give everyone a friendly reminder to pass along to your homeowners and building managers.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47fbaf0\" style=\"\"><p>New plantings need a thorough watering every two to three days for the first month or two. Moving from pot to landscaping is stressful and they need to be weaned from the scheduled watering they receive at the nursery. At Christensen's, plants are watered a minimum of twice a day. This is what plants are used to, making the weaning process very important.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-check\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f48091e7\" style=\"\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47f0749\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47dbdf4\" style=\"\">Water slow enough that the water does not run off, and long enough to get the newly planted root ball wet. For the first month, the roots are only in the root ball.<span style=\"--tcb-text-highlight-color: #2ABB61 !important;\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f48238b5\" data-text-highlight=\"none\"> <del cite=\"mailto:Elizabeth%20Johnson\" datetime=\"2025-07-09T14:07\"><\/del><ins cite=\"mailto:Elizabeth%20Johnson\" datetime=\"2025-07-09T14:07\">As a result<\/ins>, <\/span>this is the only place where the plant will get water<del cite=\"mailto:Elizabeth%20Johnson\" datetime=\"2025-07-09T14:07\"><\/del>.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47f0749\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-id=\"icon-check\" data-name=\"\"><path d=\"M29.333 10.267c0 0.4-0.133 0.8-0.533 1.2l-14.8 14.8c-0.267 0.267-0.667 0.4-1.067 0.4s-0.933-0.133-1.2-0.533l-2.4-2.267-6.267-6.267c-0.267-0.267-0.4-0.667-0.4-1.2s0.133-0.8 0.533-1.2l2.4-2.4c0.267-0.133 0.667-0.4 1.067-0.4s0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l5.067 5.067 11.2-11.333c0.267-0.267 0.667-0.533 1.2-0.533 0.4 0 0.8 0.133 1.2 0.533l2.4 2.4c0.267 0.267 0.4 0.667 0.4 1.2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save tcb-highlight-added\" data-css=\"tve-u-197f47dbdf4\" style=\"\">The ever-popular Hydrangea will be the first indicator of a lack of water. Hydrangeas will wilt within 24 hours of insufficient water and drop leaves within 3-4 days. Keep an eye on these to see if your landscape needs water.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\">\t<p>After the first two months, watering may be reduced to every five to seven days, depending on the air temperature and the amount of wind we have experienced.<\/p><p><em>Over-<\/em>watering can be just as problematic. Unfortunately, it presents with many of the same symptoms as under-watering. So, watering needs to be measured and monitored.<\/p><p>All of you, our awesome contractors, install such beautiful landscapes for your clients. 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