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With all the hot weather this week it is hard to imagine plants being waterlogged within their soil.  However, some home owners take this hot weather in mind and overcompensate watering their trees & shrubs.  Signs of waterlogged roots in plants can show up as leaf scorch or leaf thinning in deciduous plants and tip burn on the candles of evergreens and pines.  In small shrubs and many perennials, too much water will seem like not enough because the plant tends to wilt.

"Watering the grass and plants in the hot summer afternoons will kill the plants!"  Many homeowners live by this statement and arrange their whole schedule as not to be watering when the sun is out.  However, death of the plant can be a slight overstatement.  If that is the case, how do quick rainfalls not kill plant life?  However, watering the turf in the hot weather can cause an outbreak of fungus from the humidity.  Water droplets sitting on the leaf surfaces when watering plants and trees can cause sun burn spots.

 With the warmer temperatures moving in, don't forget to adjust your irrigation controller!  Make sure the settings are set to run 3 times a week.  10 minutes for spray heads and 20-30 minutes for rotors.

Make sure that the system is not watering on your mowing day!

Average number of miles fruits and vegetables travel in the U.S. to get to your plate= 1,600!!!

Plant trees around the house strategically on the south and west sides providing shade to the air conditioner unit.  This can save you about $250 a year on cooling and heating! 

 A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows.

Hope Springs Eternal!  Go Royals.  Tune in today at 3:15 and welcome Baseball back, finally!

Love Aspen?  Tell your family and friends about us this spring and earn your choice of either $50.00 Westlake cards or apply the same amount to your next Aspen bill.     

 Silver Program

*Includes Start-Up, Shut-Down and 2 yearly inspections to check for problems and make necessary adjustments to accommodate for changes in weather.  No labor charge on the repairs completed within the scheduled check.

Gold Program 

*Our Silver program plus an in-depth system calibration to ensure system is running at 100% efficency