CRYSTAL: WELCOME BACK.
LIVING IN THE DESERT, WE ARE
USED TO DROUGHTS.
WE HAVE NOT HAD SUBSTANTIAL
RAINFALL IN THE STATE IN MONTHS.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AS
TEMPERATURES START TO DROP?
I SPOKE WITH THE WATER
CONSERVATION MANAGER TO FIND OUT
MORE.
WE HAVE CARLOS WITH THE WATER
CONSERVATION GROUP.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM DOING PRETTY GOOD.
STILL WORKING FROM HOME THE
LAST
SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS, BUT
EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL.
CRYSTAL: A LOT OF US ARE AT HOME
MORE OFTEN THESE DAYS.
THAT MEANS WE GET TO TAKE CARE
OF OUR LANDSCAPE A LITTLE BIT
BETTER.
GIVE US SOME TIPS.
ARE WE IN A DROUGHT RIGHT NOW?
WE ARE.
WE RECENTLY ENTERED INTO A
SEVERE DROUGHT IN THE COUNTY.
MOST OF THE
YEAR THROUGHOUT THE
STATE, IT HAS BEEN DROUGHT
CONDITIONS.
IT HAS BEEN BELOW NORMAL DRY
YEAR.
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN HIGH.
WE ARE ENTERING SEVERE DROUGHT.
CRYSTAL: HOW OFTEN SHOULD WE
DEWATERING OUR LANDSCAPE RIGHT
NOW?
WE RECOMMEND ONCE A WEEK.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DO
A DEEP WATERING.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF
YOUR TREES.
THE TREES WILL NEED MORE WATER
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IN THE FREEZE MONTHS, YOU WANT
TO WATER ONCE A MONTH.
WE WANT TO WATER ONCE A
WEEK
UNTIL IT FREEZES.
AFTER THAT
, WE ARE RECOMMENDING
WHAT TO DO IN THE WINTER.
CRYSTAL: MORE TIPS TO HOPEFULLY
GET THE TREES STILL MOVING
FORWARD.
LET ME ASK YOU.
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE OVERWATER?
AS WE TAKE SHELTER
OURSELVES,
THEY START DROPPING THE LEAVES.
THE
ROOTS START STORING
NUTRIENTS THROUGH THE WINTER.
IF WE OVERWATER, WE ARE
WASTING
WATER.
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WE DON'T WANT TO SEND THAT
MESSAGE.
IN CONTRAST, WE WANT TO HELP OUR
PLANTS BY WATERING LESS
, 80%
LESS FROM THE SUMMER SEASON.
WE WANT TO THINK ABOUT ADDING
MALT TO PROTECT THEM --
MULCH
WHEN IT STARTS GETTING COLDER
AND DRIER.
RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WILL
BE A DRY WINTER.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE
TAKING CARE OF OUR PLANTS NOW SO
WE DO NOT HAVE TO OVERWATER THEM
IN THE WINTER.
CRYSTAL: GREAT ADVICE.
I HAVE TO ASK ABOUT WINTERIZING.
THAT IS ON THE MINDS OF A LOT OF
PEOPLE.
RIGHT NOW IN THIS MONTH, YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU FIND THAT
BALANCE.
IF YOU HAVE AN IRRIGATION
SYSTEM, YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY
DRAINAGE.
WHEN EVERYBODY GETS THE FIRST
FREEZE WARNING, YOU ARE NOT
RUNNING AROUND TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO WINTERIZE YOUR
SYSTEM.
AT THAT POINT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW, YOU WILL HAVE SOME
DAMAGES.
THOSE CAN BE COSTLY.
THIS IS THE TIME OF MONTH YOU
ARE PUTTING YOUR LANDSCAPE TO
SLEEP BUT ALSO IDENTIFYING HOW
TO PUT YOUR IRRIGATION TO SLEEP.
AS YOU KNOW, THE FREEZE WARNINGS
COME ONE DAY.
CRYSTAL: AND THE NEXT DAY, WE
ARE DONE.
CARLOS, FOR OUR
VIEWERS, HOW CAN
THEY GET MORE DETAILS?
WHERE CAN THEY FIND IT?
WE OFFER THIS AND OTHER
TIPS.
WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER.
IT IS THE ONE COMING UP
MORE IN
DEPTH ON WHAT I AM SUGGESTING
TODAY.
CRYSTAL: PERFECT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GREAT TIPS.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
CRYSTAL: DON'T GO ANYWHERE.