They advertised two kinds of the snacks. You could pick the kind you liked. Unfortunately, our landscapes are like this commercial now. Our lawns are slowly baking in the drought and heat, while trees and shrubs have quick-fried leaves, crunchy and hard. The only cure is water.
Plants use water to cool themselves, produce food, grow and reproduce.
Without it, they die. Let me share a few tips from Gary Wade, University of Georgia extension horticulturist, that may be helpful. Remember , roots can reach out two to three times the length of the branches. This slows soil drying and reduces weed growth. Fine-textured mulches like pine straw and bark nuggets hold moisture better than coarse mulches.