Snow, snow, snow - Moisture has finally arrived

By Susan Carter Is it too late for some plants and trees?   Here in Western Colorado we had one of the driest and hottest years on record.   Drought started in the Fall of 2017 and continued for a whole year.   Parts of Mesa County only received 7” of precipitation, with counties to the south receiving even less.   In the winter of 2017/2018, for the home landscape, winter watering was a must for evergreens and newly planted trees.    Even old, mature trees had issues.   http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/yard-garden/fall-and-winter-watering-7-211/   Almost immediately in the spring, I had several peach orchards call me.   One person thought he might have a new insect:   there would be an area of leaves on the branches and twigs, and then a span of a foot or two with no leaves at all, then another cluster of leaves.   It turned out to be a combination of issues, including lack of acclimation in fall followed by a dry winter.   Orchards with rockier soils had more issues.   We o