Mesa Seed & StartHow to water a native you just planted
The plant came from a pot that was watered every other day. The ground it is going into may not see rain for ten weeks. The first summer is about closing that gap slowly.
Weeks one and two: a deep soak every third day. Weeks three to eight: once a week. After that, every two to three weeks through the first summer, then stop for anything on our no-summer-water list.
Water wide, not at the stem. A basin the width of the canopy pulls roots outward. A drip emitter at the trunk keeps them exactly where the pot left them.