How to plant 10 native plants in 10 minutes.
Dig the hole. Scrape the edge of the root ball with a finger.(done here in one motion as planted).
Make sure the top of the root ball is slightly higher than grade level. (Maybe 3-4 mm or 1/4 inch.)
Back fill with native soil. (The dirt that was there.)
Tamp (to about grade level). You can leave a little 'mound' where the insole is.
Place rock (if needed).
Tap rock.
Place good mulch (if appropriate).
The mulch next to plant before you spread it.
Water by hose then sprinkler.
Everyone seems to have problems with the watering when they first plant native plants.
The 'standard' in the trade is to water once a day with drip for 10 minutes. This kills most native plants in about 3-5 years.
If you water with a hose (in easy locations like San Francisco) or sprinkler, check with a shovel or your finger every week or so at first then every once in awhile as you figure out what is what, you should end up with plants that look good for decades.
Everyone seems to have problems with the watering when they first plant native plants.
The 'standard' in the trade is to water once a day with drip for 10 minutes. This kills most native plants in about 3-5 years.
If you water with a hose (in easy locations like San Francisco) or sprinkler, check with a shovel or your finger every week or so at first then every once in awhile as you figure out what is what, you should end up with plants that look good for decades.
In this picture, the water has gone 3 inches in 5 hours. If the soil is dry, REALLY WATER!!!!!!
HEY, IF THE SOIL IS WET, and raining, DON'T WATER..
Hose water 0-30 gallons, and sprinkler water 0-24 hours depending upon time of year and soil conditions.
The first watering is 50% of the watering that the new plant will need.
The first watering is 50% of the watering that the new plant will need.
After watering for 8 hours the water has only gone down 4 inches. In some places it will be 3 feet, others, a centimeter.
Check with a shovel. You may think you watered, but it may be very dry.
Check with a shovel. You may think you watered, but it may be very dry.
The resulting Salvia clevelandii, Alpine Cleveland sage
