Looking after your garden is important, as every keen gardener will know. Plants are made up of around 90 percent of water so this highlights just how important this substance is. No plant can live without some moisture and most plants use it in amazing ways. Here in this article we look at garden watering and how to make sure your plants get what they need and that you water your plants properly.
Without water plants will wilt and die but it is often forgotten that too much water can also be just as bad for plants as too little. If land plants are submerged in water for too long, even if it's just their roots then they will rot or drown from lack of oxygen. So balancing your garden watering is a bit like having a healthy diet, everything must be consumed in moderation. Provide your plants with enough water to keep then healthy but do not flood them with it.
Do your garden watering in the cool of the morning or in the evening when the wind is calm, the sun is less hot and the plants will not loose that much moisture from evaporation. However be careful watering plants that are susceptible to disease in the evening, if water sits on the plants for hours then it encourages fungal diseases to attack the leaves, buds and flowers. Water these plants in the morning when the morning sun will dry off the leaves and discourage any fungus development.
Try to provide your plants during your garden watering with at least one inch of water a week for most plants and lawn grass. The best idea is to keep the plants soil slightly damp all of the time to prevent them drying out completely. In hot weather your plants will need extra water and this will be especially for crowded plants and those in containers. Likewise if the weather is cooler you will need less water, its all about keeping your plants with a healthy balance. Young plantings will need extra water at first to help their roots get started.
Lastly, look into purchasing or creating your own rain gauge for in the garden. After each rainfall check the amount and the depth of the rain inside, a commercial rain gauge will be easy to determine but with a home made one (a coffee jar for example) will need a ruler placed in it to measure the rain fall. With this information you can then adjust your garden watering accordingly.
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Dominic Donaldson is an expert in plants.
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