Watering your garden is something that you will probably have to do at some point. Here in Michigan it has been very dry and very hot meaning we have had to water a bit more than usual. When it the best time of day to water your plants, and why? That is what we will be discussing in today’s episode.
VIDEO: When is the BEST Time to Water the Garden and Why?
Watering your garden is something that you will probably have to do at some point. Here in Michigan it has been very dry and very hot meaning we have had to water a bit more than usual. When it the best time of day to water your plants, and why? That is what we will be discussing in today’s episode.
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I don't place water on my plants, but water around the base
Thank you Luke so I should water my garden one time every 24 hours and that time is in the morning is it right or how many time ?
What happens if it rains? Is that the same as watering at night? We've been getting rain during the night a lot here in Wisconsin.
alot of rain occurs between 4pm and 7pm, what's wrong with watering then?
I always thought it was transpiration.
My problem when I started, I wanted to water too much. My zucchini loved it, but peppers hated it. We’ve been getting rain twice a week the last two months so I haven’t had to water in well over a couple months.
I wonder how plants manage to survive rain with all these no watering mandates. I guess just don't plant in any area with rain !
If it's really windy all day everyday, does timing matter?
I've been watering heat of the day with no problems this year. Although it hasn't been much over 80 either.
I live in a very windy area on Lake Huron. It's windy basically every day.
What happens if it rains and then the sun comes out?
Keep your plants' roots cool.
Live and learn. Just watched this at 10pm, just after watering the garden.
I water at night. Never had a problem. My nights are warm.
Been doing it all wrong.. explains the plants. Thank You!
Bullshit it rains in the middle of the day
What if it rains on your garden at night? How do I prevent that????
Excellent. Makes sense. Thank you
I got my tomatoes and peppers at 10am and Leattuce carrots etc at 10:15am and 3:30pm so they'll dry, not sure if that's ideal but seems fine so far
My brother had always been watering at night. He has been gardening much longer than I have and is usually more successful than I am. One evening I was at his house and he asked me to come talk to him while he watered. I had seen a similar video to this and told him about it. He grinned politely because he has always been better at practical things than I and always had more "common sense" than I have. But I could tell he couldn't dismiss our watering conversation.
Later he called me and told me he had checked into when to water and that I was right. He waters in the mornings now.
Well said but the creator (God) sends rain when he wills it and sometimes that is at various times of day so are we to think He has it wrong? Just asking.
Great video
Great info you are putting out. I think you were spot on with everything, watering in the morning solves many issue. You should touch on feeding I'm very specific. I only feed at night old legends. Also I'm only growing in pots, so I could see how feeding at night could be completely different for a garden.
Another bit of information to help avoid killing your plants with hot water—beware of hot water sitting in your garden hose when first spraying water.
I've got my watering down despite my approach changing several times in 30+ years of gardening. But sometimes the judgement calls baffle me, particularly when it comes to rain in the forecast. For example, we're in a heatwave (Mass) and I know I need to water this morning BUT it's supposed to rain this afternoon. I mulch my garden and have soaker hoses so my plants are consistently moist. But sometimes before or after rainfall I'm not sure if I should water or not as I'm very cautious about over watering. Thanks Luke, great channel!
Best gardening channel EVER!
I water late evenings when outside starts to cool. After baking in the Sun a whole day, by morning the plants look upset.