Maple Hill Midland

Rainfall can be very deceiving. You think the great 45 minutes of thunderstorm just watered your plants beautifully, but half of it ran off into the lawn because it rained so hard, and only the top couple of inches of the mulch is wet. Unless it rains a light, soaking rain for at least 4-5 hours, don't even consider natural precipitation as "watering". It may work for tiny flowers with 2"-3" of a root system, but if you think standing there with a hose for a few minutes on that new tree or shrub will matter, you're not doing enough.