Do you grow vegetables in your garden?
Do you grow annual plants in your garden?
Do you grow perennial plants in your garden?
Do you grow container plants?
Vegetables are plants that generally require lots of moisture. Neglecting to irrigate your vegetable garden can lead to blossom drop, stunted vegetables, or even plant death. Vegetable plants that need extra water during heatwaves include cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, peppers, radishes, and squash. Use drip irrigation, or place a hose at the base of your plants to avoid wetting leaves. If you must rely on sprinklers, water early in the morning to allow the sun to dry the foliage.
Annual plants like marigolds, impatiens, and pelargoniums have very shallow root systems and will suffer when the top few inches of soil dry out in the summer. You must water them frequently, even daily, if the temperatures are too high. Water them from the base to avoid wetting the foliage but if you must rely on sprinklers, water early in the morning to allow the sun to dry the foliage.
Perennial plants have deeper root systems that enable them to survive periods of drought from one season to the next. The best time to water perennial plants is once or twice a week, slowly and deeply so that the water does not run off before it has time to soak into the soil.
The best time to water container plants during summer could be twice a day, once in the morning to give plants a boost before the sun becomes too strong, and once in the evening to replenish what the day took away. The smaller the container, the more you will be filling up the watering can so choose pots with at least an 18-inch diameter.
When it comes to trees and shrubs, you must water deeply to encourage a healthy root system. The time of day isn't as important as achieving a thorough soaking. Place a hose at the base of the shrub or tree, and let it run until the top eight inches of the soil is moist. Water newly planted saplings at least twice a week during heatwaves, as their root systems are small and still developing.
https://www.thespruce.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-water-plants-4685297
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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