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The soil conditions in many gardens are running on the dry side this spring, so giving your new plantings some more focused attention to watering in the coming weeks is a good idea.

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The established plants that have been growing for more than three years in your garden are most likely fine and do not need supplemental watering. Many plants installed over the last three years will benefit from additional water this spring and summer, with those planted last year and this year getting priority attention. I just watered some shrubs that I had planted early last fall, as there has not been enough rainfall to water them adequately for their stage of establishment this spring.

 

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