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Roberta's Tip: Watering
Feb 15, 2008

Most plants prefer deep, solid watering as opposed to frequent shallow applications. Avoid hot mid-day watering — it’s not effective because the soil temperatures have risen to a level where the plant cannot transpire well. Consequently, the plant will not pull the water up from its roots into its leaves. In addition, watering during the hottest time of the day can be detrimental if the leaves and flowers get wet. The leaves can burn, and wet flowers will deter beneficial pollinating agents.

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Posted by Garden Expert Feb 15, 2008 4:46 PM EST
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Its important to know how much water an area is receiving either from overhead watering with a sprinkler system or natural rainfall. An empty coffee or tuna can marked off at the inch level and placed in the area to be watered can give a good indication of how much water the area is receiving. Most plants do well with watering of an inch of water per week. Certain soils such as sandy soils may need to be adjusted up these amounts due to the more rapid percolation of water in sandy soils over clay soils. Also sunnier areas in the hot weather may need slightly more water over shadier areas of the garden. If a homeowner has underground sprinklers, its best to water the plants when dew is present on the grass surfaces. Best time to water is between 4AM and 7AM as the grass is already wet and plant leaves (or blades) will be dry by the time the sun gets high in the sky.
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Feb 20, 2008 1:53 PM