WHAT TO DO DURING A DROUGHT for your plants in Kelowna

 

• Doing nothing is sometimes best
• Avoid fertilizer - it can burn root hairs, cause drying out of the tissue
• Avoid pruning - it stimulates new growth, which uses water reserves
• Avoid pesticides - they can injure drought-stressed foliage
• Avoid watering, obviously
• Turn off your controller or adjust moisture sensors for minimum watering
• Allow plants to wilt, up to a point
• Remove unnecessary plants to provide more water for those remaining
• Use an anti-transpirant to reduce water loss
 • Provide shade for plants if practical
• Cover the ground with a mulch to reduce evaporative losses
• Determine which plants can live without supplemental watering
• Allocate water to the plants that need it most
• Those in the sunniest parts of yard
• Water plants that will die from drought
• Water most valuable plants
• Use ET information to your advantage
• When you water remember: water the roots, not the surface of the soil!

 

 

Favourite Plant today: Yarrow

 

Common name Yarrow Latin name Achillea millefolium cultivars Types

 

The Canadian Cancer Society is concerned there may be a possible increased risk of cancer related to exposure to some phthalates. We are concerned about the long-term health effects where exposure to high levels may occur.

Phthalates (pronounced THA-lates) are a group of chemicals that can make products – usually plastics – softer and more flexible. They are sometimes called “plasticizers”, though there are many other types of plasticizers too.

Phthalates are used in a range of products, including:

 

There are many types of phthalates:

 

The Canadian Cancer Society is most concerned about phthalates in certain medical supplies when they are used for children, and in children’s toys and supplies.

Read more: http://www.cancer.ca/British%20Columbia-Yukon/Prevention/Specific%20environmental%20contaminants/Phthalates.aspx?sc_lang=en&r=1#ixzz1FVi4a6

 

By Jamie Pal your Kelowna Landscaper