- by Debra Anchors
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Nearly every gardening book ever written advises that it’s best to water in the early morning. That’s probably true, mainly because there’s less evaporation then. But when the mercury hovers near the century mark for a couple of weeks I can’t get everything soaked by breakfast. I’ve got to water when I can – in between work, appointments and day-to-day living. I’m sure some water is lost to evaporation, but it beats a border of dead plants.
Gardeners often make too much work for themselves. They run around pruning shrubs into tight little balls, scratching like hens in the soil between plants, spraying “preventatively” for insects (this is like taking antibiotics before you catch the flu), and generally doing tasks that make little sense to me.
I prefer to enjoy the summer garden. Rules were meant to be broken.
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Love the blog and your garden pictures. My gardens are my therapy. I need them as much as they need me. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Good article, For me, it varies on the weather watering three times is normal. Sometimes it is good to rid insect before it effects the garden. comment by Kula May :D
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