Summer is a time for building, maturing, and storing in the plant world.
The new stems and foliage have expanded and leaves are functioning at full capacity with their manufacture of sugars and carbohydrates that will be stored to support growth and reproduction next season. The care we provide now will impact plant quality next year. All too often consumers tend to water just the backfill material in the hole while the dry site soil pulls water from the root system. It is recommended that water be applied to the surround site as well as the backfill. Proper watering can become a balancing act between not adding enough or adding too much and drowning the existing root system before it has a chance to establish.