Job's Nursery and Pumpkin Patch LLC

Helping Tri-City Gardeners Grow Since 1940!

Job's Nursery LLC is a family owned nursery and tree farm that offers a wide selection of outdoor plants that are hardy for our area. We are located just north of Pasco on Columbia River Road.  It's a short trip to a beautiful location to escape the hustle and bustle of your everyday life.

 Factors That Mesh With Your Watering

Proper watering is effected by many factors, you can do things the same way year to year and have dry spots in different areas. The run times or sprinklers haven’t but why are you getting different results from year to year?

It’s simple, there are more variables at work than just run times and sprinklers. Here is a list of causes that you need to account for and that keep you having to adjust. So when things don’t seem right look for these culprits and work down the list.

-Sun exposure.
-Wind exposure.
-Wind storms.
-Heat Waves.
-Other nearby planting with roots absorbing water from the same area.
-Water being applied in neighbor’s yard that drains into yours.
-Sprinklers that overshoot.
-Clogged filters or sprinklers.
-Irrigation outages and drought restrictions.
-Reduced pressure.
-Soil Type and how well it drains.