Gardening – Decreasing The Need To Water A Garden
Water is one of the most precious resources on Earth. We, humans, are mostly water. All life on this planet needs water to survive.
Our plants need water also.
But there are ways to decrease the need to water our plants.
Organic matter in or on the soil is one of the best ways. Adding 1% more organic matter will increase water retention by 1%. Less water runs off and you need to water less often.
Organic matter, used as mulch, slows evaporation of this water. It also cools the soil.
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I use leaves as mulch. And we stack leaves knee-high on garden beds in Fall/Autumn to break down over the winter. This is easy peasy to do. Leaves are plentiful. And it is no financial cost. Leaves are everywhere. (smiles)
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When In Doubt, Water Your Garden
Rain has been forecast for my corner of the universe every day for the past five days.
That rain never happened.
If I had waited for it, half, if not all of my vegetable garden would be dead.
Thankfully, years ago, a gardening expert told me,
“Don’t water based on hope. Water based on your current situation.”
If it is raining, don’t water. If it has rained sufficiently over night or the day before, etc., don’t water.
If your plants need water today and it isn’t raining, water them.
If it does rain, maybe you won’t need to water tomorrow. And you might be able to fill your rain barrels. That’s awesome.
But if it doesn’t rain, your plants should still be okay.
(smiles)
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