It encourages them to learn more about the place where they live, how to protect it, and how to connect to their environment. Spring is an excellent time to inspect and repair your irrigation system. Check for broken, sunken, unmatched, or non-vertical sprinkler heads, as well as clogged drip emitters. Watch the weather, observe your plant and lawn areas, and check soil moisture. The weather and your soil will determine your watering needs.
Early spring is a good time for the season's first dose of fertilizer.
Through serious water shortages in California, there's good reason to consider planting water thrifty plants. To become drought tolerant, plants must send roots down to the soil level where some moisture from winter rains remains well into the dry season. Water them slowly, deeply and thoroughly, two to four times during plants' first dry season. By second summer, many plants won't need water. The District was certified by the Association of California Water Agencies' Water Management Awareness Program.