Regular watering is essential for summer bedding, vegetables, pots and hanging baskets as well as newly-planted trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. In this short video, Alan Titchmarsh shows you how to water effectively, including where to direct the water, how much to give plants, how to tell if you’ve watered enough, and the best time of day to do it for maximum impact.
Plus, we explain how to water your plants efficiently to reduce reliance on mains water and help conserve this precious resource.
More on watering your plants
- Guide to summer watering
- Drought-tolerant plants to grow
- Dealing with drought in the garden
- Reviews of garden watering tools
- How to water your plants during a hosepipe ban
from BBC Gardeners World Magazine https://ift.tt/MsnD3bg
