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witko13 Pueblo, CO Jun 16, 2010

We live in what I call "high desert" in Colorado. In the summertime, it's hot. In the wintertime, it's cold. We moved into an area with no trees, so the wind is always blowing. We're trying our best to grow trees and shrubs out here, but we're having a lot of trouble, (although the birds in the area seem to appreciate our efforts).
The soil in our area is mostly sandy, with some clay. When it rains, the roads will be really mucky, but in 12 hours, you can't tell it ever rained because everthing is bone dry. We water all our plants with a deep-root watering system, because if we surface water, it just evaporates and water is pretty expensive here.
We've put polymers in when we planted our latest trees, but we can't tell if we're watering enough or not. The trees always look dried out. I think it's because of the wind. The wind seems to be our biggest problem. As I said, it blows all the time, sometimes with gusts of 40-60 mph.
Is there any way to deal with this problem; any material we could spray on the trees that might stop the desiccation? We're about to give up hopes of ever having trees here. Any advice would be appreciated.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jun 16, 2010

Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble! You might have better luck if you post in the Beginner Gardening forum http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/f/b_gardentalk/all/ This forum is for questions about the Plant Files database and doesn't get as much traffic, so you'll probably get more suggestions if you post there instead. When you post over there, it might also help if you list some of the things you've tried that haven't worked. My guess is you've been planting things that aren't well adapted to your climate, but if you can choose things that are native to your area (or other similar dry windy areas) you may have better luck. There are also anti-dessicant sprays that you can buy--Cloud Cover is one brand I know of. Something like that may help while plants are getting established, but you won't be able to spray it effectively on full grown trees so you'll need something that can handle the winds once it's established.

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witko13 Pueblo, CO Jun 17, 2010

Thanks ecrane3!

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