Comments on: Gardening Basics: How to Water

By: Durgan

Durgan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:29:41 +0000

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?WandW Watering Plant Roots

This method gets water to the root area of the plants. The hydraulic effect of the water makes pushing the wand into the ground effortless. The device is made by cutting off the end of a typical water garden wand as sold in most hardware stores.

Never water the tops of plants in a vegetable garden, except for a good reason like removal some bug eggs. Wet tops often leads to fungal diseases.

Those silly spray systems only wet the top few inches of the soil and have no place in a garden.
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By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:16:36 +0000

Debbie, so glad you’re getting something from these articles and can share with clients – clients are really my impetus for writing about some of these “basics” – We all seem to think we should just know this stuff naturally, but most of the people I meet with – good gardeners too! – have questions still.

Gigi!! How lovely to see you here! Thanks so much for your kind words, and I’m so glad you got something from my watering post! LOL – let it ’soak’ in.. Heh-heh. I love a good pun…

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:34:41 +0000

Genevieve,
Thanks so much for your friendly and informative article! I’ve always been ashamed to admit my ignorance when it comes to watering. Glad to know I’m not the only ‘bozo’ in that department!You’ve tackled the subject thoroughly——now I just have to let it ’soak’ in….

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:47:02 +0000

Genevieve,

Another informative article in your organic gardening series. Watering is one of those things that people ‘know’ they are doing right – until you explain to them how to do it properly. And proper watering makes all the difference in plants not only surviving but also thriving.

I’ve learned lots of great tips from this series that I’ve used in my own garden and also shared with clients. Keep ‘em coming!

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:01:28 +0000

I believe you, Gayle! That’s why I believe so strongly in getting good regional gardening advice! I’ve always gardened in the Maritime Pacific Northwest, so while some of the general info may be the same in your garden as in mine, a lot of it won’t as you have discovered.

If you’re looking for advice on how to do some tasks affected by region, you might try looking at this listing of regional gardening blogs to see if there’s someone giving garden advice specific to your area.

http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/sites/blogs3.html

Thanks for visiting, Gayle!

By: Gayle Madwin

Gayle Madwin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:01:34 +0000

Some of this advice is very difficult to apply in other regions. In the Sacramento Valley, there’s no such thing as dew in the summertime, no matter how early you get up. And we don’t have the sort of soil that you can poke your fingers into. Especially in the summer, the soil is hard as a rock! Sure, you can amend it to death until it’s soft, but if you’re growing native plants, that tends to make it easier for weeds to compete with them.