COMMUNITY News:
CORRALES — The Corrales Garden Tour will be from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., May 16 and will feature five properties that offer helpful approaches to sustainable growing in the New Mexico challenging environment. Information on the various aspects of sustainable gardening at each property is provided by Sandoval Extension Master Gardeners serving as docents, and experts in sustainable growing will be on hand to give talks and answer questions. Each tour-goer will receive a color booklet containing helpful articles about sustainability as well as property descriptions.
Tour-goers will have an opportunity to learn about smart watering at one of the properties – linking their irrigation systems to a smart controller and weather app. If the winds are high, the smart controller can delay the use of pop-sprayers. If a freeze or rain is expected, the controller adjusts the watering schedule. The irrigation system on this property has been developed very thoughtfully for each of the 12 watering zones – much can be learned here…