02-06-2018 09:12 via ocregister.com

5 garden tips for this week, June 2-8

1 Watering update
As the weather becomes warmer and drier, it is necessary to water most fruiting and flowering garden plants carefully and regularly. However, this is the time to taper off on the irrigation of California natives and other drought-tolerant plants. And stop watering succulents.
2 Tomato strategy
If your tomatoes haven’t started setting fruit yet, stop watering them until they start to wilt. At that time, water just enough so they recover overnight. Then be stingy with water
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