Hello, Charles from American Life 365. I would like to talk about watering in winter in this video.
Let's take a look at this experiment first. I put a transparent bottle on the ground near a tree. I tested the temperature of the ground near the trunk. It is higher than other regions. It has two degrees of Fahrenheit difference. The closer you are to the tree, the warmer it will be. One day, I found some water in the bottle. Very interesting.
This Experiment tells us that due to the higher temperature of the soil near the tree, the soil evaporates water from the ground. Just like the water in a kettle will eventually disappear if it is heated continuously. Heat rises from deep soil to air with water. The soil near the trees loses moisture, in other words, the soil near the trees dries out faster than the soil in other regions. If there is wind, it is likely to be a stronger and drier wind, and the water on the tree will quickly dry out. Drying root soil is not helpful for tree to threatening to the survival of the tree.
Trees do not stop growing in winter, not at all, even some trees are dormant. Although trees have no new leaves or branches to sprout in winter, they have just entered a different growth period of growing roots from the growing leaves, branches, fruits. Their growth still requires water and nutrients, such as phosphorus and potassium., Probably not much nitrogen.
So what we should do is continue to water the trees. It may not be watered like in summer. In winter, it may rain or snow. Rain or snow provides water. They save us from watering. But if there is not much rain or snow. You need to water your tree.
You may have 30% or 50% less water schedule than the complete schedule for trees not evergreen. You must maintain a complete schedule for your evergreen trees. You should skip rain or snow. Adjust your schedule or watering amount according to the weather. I have my smart irrigation. It helps me water smartly. I have a series of videos on how to install a smart irrigation system. You can view them from the link I put in his video comment.
Watering should be done at the hotter time of a day to prevent freezing. If the water freezes, it will prevent the water from entering the deep soil and reduce the effectiveness of watering.
Trees like watering to be slow and deep. People don't have enough patience to water with a hose. If the water flow is too large, it will only make the water flowing through the water flow wider but not deep, where the roots of the trees are located. The dripping is good and very helpful.
That is all for this video. Do not stop watering your trees. Just Do it right to your trees. Thanks