10 tips for Smart Watering & Irrigation
During the hottest time of the year, irrigation and smart watering are a must. Here are 10 tips for smarter watering in your garden!
List: 10 smart tips for watering
- Water in the morning or evening when it is colder to avoid unnecessary evaporation.
- Water deeply once a week instead of water superficially more often
- Apply water close to the surface of the soil, not from above, so that the water reaches the plants’ roots
- Avoid overhead sprinklers and use soaker hoses or drip irrigation – plenty of water from overhead sprinklers will evaporate in hot weather before reaching the soil.
- Check your sprinkler and drip irrigation systems for leaks, blockages and over-watering. Read your water meter to detect leakage, to avoid spending valuable water unnecessarily.
- Collect rain, dish and shower water.
- Mulch – to conserve soil water.
- Weed – weeds are usually heavy drinkers that will steal water from your plants’.
- Avoid over-fertilizing and avoid commercial fertilizers. Quickly growing plants will demand even more water.
- Grow plants close together – to prevent water from evaporating from the soil.
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