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ArcaMax Gardening Daily Tips for Tuesday September 8, 2009

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Q&A: Measuring Watering Depth

Question: How do I keep track of how much water I've applied to my vegetable garden, and what techniques do you suggest to make sure I'm watering deeply enough?

Answer: Mature vegetables should be watered to a depth of about 12 inches to moisten the entire root system. To determine the depth to which soil is moist, probe the soil with a sharp, pointed piece of wood or metal, or even a long-handled screwdriver. Insert it into the soil. It will move easily through moist soil and stop when it reaches dry soil. This is an easy method that works for landscape plants as well. Always water slowly and deeply to leach salts below the root zone. Just barely allow soil to dry between waterings.

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Q&A: Moving Lilac Bush

Question: We will be moving in December and I would like to take my lilac bush with me. When should I dig it up and how can I keep it healthy until May when I can plant it again?

Answer: If it is a very large shrub, it will be nearly impossible to dig it up and move the whole thing. Instead, you might try digging a sucker and potting that up. If it is a relatively small shrub, you can try to move the whole plant. Wait until the plant enters winter dormancy before digging. Be sure to keep the rootball intact as much as possible, and retain as much soil around the roots as you can. Pot it up in a large container and water it well. (Note that even a small shrub will have a relatively large rootball, and that this will be quite heavy to lug around.) Whether you've potted up a sucker or removed the whole shrub, you will need to protect the plant from extreme temperatures over the winter, but also keep the shrub in a cool enough location so it stays dormant during the winter. You might be able to achieve this by keeping the pot in an unheated garage or other sheltered location that stays reliably cool.

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Tip: Lime Your Lawn

Many lawn grasses grow best in soil with a pH between 6 and 7. If your pH is slightly below 6, apply 40 pounds of lime per 1000 square feet of lawn to keep the soil in the proper range.

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