lawns and most non-native plants usually need about an inch of water per week to thrive. So unless you have a drought-tolerant garden, plants will go dormant, die back, or die totally  if you don’t supplement with irrigation When normal summer showers take some time off.

Whenever it does rain, it’s just too easy to skip that week’s watering. But it’s smarter to measure each week’s rainfall with a gauge that measures precipitation in hundredth’s of an inch, then subtract that from the amount of water you apply. Very often you’ll find that several hours worth of drizzle only amount to one or two tenths of an inch, and though your plants have wet leaves, most of their roots are still on the dry side.

To check rainfall, Use a gauge found at just about any garden center,  To check the amount of water sprinklers put down, I use another very old tool: the empty tuna can. It holds just over an inch of water.

When you are watering , apply it slowly. If it starts to run off before you've put down an inch, turn the sprinklers off and let it soak in before you continue.

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