2024-05 May Gardening Calendar

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Making Way For Summer


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May Newsletter

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Information on Drought and


Shortage

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Sustainable U Classes

Composting
Saturday, May 11 at 9:30-11:00 a.m
Trash bin full of yard waste? Turn that
waste into money by composting it for re-
use in your landscape and gardens. In this
class, you will learn what to compost and
how to keep the material “cooking” to
create your own soil amendments.

Stay Tuned For Fall Classes Starting


in Sept.

Register Here

Replace Bermudagrass with Desert Plants


Bermuda is beginning to wake up as temperatures rise, which makes it an ideal
time to remove and replace with more water wise plants. Peoria water
customers can take advantage of both the Xeriscape Conversion and Tree
Planting rebates to renovate their former lawn area.

Rebates

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Summer Tips for Water Savings

Water Meter Leak Check Watering Deeply and


Checking for leaks at the meter, can
Infrequently
potentially result in big savings on By watering your plants deeply, you
your water bill. Learn how easy a leak can ensure that water permeates our
inspection can be with this quick tough desert soil and reaches all the
how-to video! way down to the root level. Check out
this video to learn how and measure
its effectiveness!

Video
Video

Watering Schedule
Below are the general recommended watering schedules for mature (in ground
2+ years) plants this month:

Trees & Shrubs (if on same valve):


Desert-Adapted once every 17 days
High Water Use once every 8 days
Trees:
Desert-Adapted once every 20 days
High Water Use once every 10 days
Shrubs, Groundcovers, & Vines:
Desert-Adapted once every 14 days
High Water Use once every 6 days
Cacti & Succulent:
once every 21 days
Annuals & Vegetable:
once every 4 days
Wildflowers:
once every 7 days
Grass:
Summer (Bermuda)
once every 4-5 days
Cool Season Overseeded (Rye)

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