Even before the rain starts, its time to wean yourself off the hose.
Watering is like religion for gardeners.
Some people love the time spent walking around, hand watering from a hose.
Others like the routine assuredness of sprinklers going off every day, same time, same duration.
During the hottest parts of the year, it tends to be dry out.
But with fall around the corner, even the hottest areas are turning the corner.
Watering everyday likely isnt necessary, and you should start spacing out the splishy-splashy time for your plant babes.
If so, your plants are still in the green zone, no need for water.
If you have asmart watering system, it is likely accounting for this.
Check in the same way by using your finger to test the moisture of the soil.
When you’re gonna wanna water them, I recommend you use thedrenching method.
Now, to be clear, youre stressing the plant out by cutting off water.
That is why they ripen.
These annual flowers and vegetables cant survive when night temps dive under 40F for days at a time.
So cutting back, saving some water and coins, isnt cruel.
These plants have what they need at this point to make it through to the end.
Your better bet is to be ruthless in cutting out the plants that are spent.
If theyre not producing, youre wasting room.Clean them outand plant something for fall instead.
Seeds that are germinating need consistent moisture to do so.
Which means that whatever youe sowing outsidesuch as carrots, beets, onions, or radishesneed water, too.
I always loved hand watering.
The thing is, you dont have to actually water to get the same meditative effect.
So, head outside tomorrow morning, tell the crows whats what, but leave the sprinklers off.
