The Best Watering Systems for Vegetable Gardens & Greenhouse – Pros & Cons
Consistent watering is one of the most important things a Vegetable Gardener has to consider during the Summer months when growing warm loving vegetables like tomatoes, aubergine, cucumbers and sweet peppers. Automatic watering systems will take ‘you’ out of the equation, that is ‘you’ standing and watering every plant, every evening and instead get on with watering itself, when you are at work or on holiday. Watering – How long to reach the roots? You will be surprised at how long you’ll have to stand with the hose pipe on the same part of the soil to even reach the roots of a plant. It’s 15 minutes on average, watering the same spot in your garden to water 6 inches of soil from the surface down to the roots. This watering fact surprised me, in how much time this would take to water my entire garden on a deep soaking, just so the plants get what they need. I do love to switch off from my 9 to 5 job in the garden in the evening, watering and observing nature, howe...