This video is all about 2 reasons why you should water your vegetables less. These are lesser-known tips that can make a huge impact, for flavour, productivity and resilience. It is vital that plants are strong and healthy so they can better deal with challenges that come from the weather as well as pests. Here I show you a quick and simple way to help your vegetables in your vegetable garden become more resilient. I also show a clever way of making your tomatoes tastier!
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How do you keep your garden so clean without any weeds?
Thank you so much
OK, estimate question for anybody, Sam's Club sells a water barrel for $90.00, how long till it pays for its self?
So plan your vacation during your no water days haha
Presently I’m watering two varieties of potatoes, a bunch of corn and onions, carrots, lettuce, strawberries, tomatoes, garlic etc. every other day, and I don’t drown them, I just keep the soil consistently moist. Two medium waterings a week would even suffice. Cheers and thanks for the video!
What about blossom and rot in tomatoes for inconsistent watering?
I'm wanting to do -no-dig so badly here in Northern Illinois (USA). The
problem is, we cannot compost our own materials due to neighborhood
restrictions and none of our local shops carry any general purpose
compost. The only thing I can think to do is buy different soil
amendments and mix them…but which ones? What can we use if we don't
have access to compost? We can buy, bagged mushroom compost, cow
manure, humus, bone meal, worm castings, standard garden soil, top soil.
That's the usual product selection at our local nurseries. Can anyone
kindly suggest what we can combine since we cannot access standard
compost? Thanks so much <3
There are a few topics u r covering here.
I'll try that watering schedule on a few plant to compare results. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Huw.
'Don't water for around 5/6 days' ……ha ha….I'm not sure I remember when we had no rain for that many days, in a row…… Ireland is green for a reason I guess.
spare the rod spoil the plant
This is simply faulty thinking. Plants do not grow with intention. They simply grow. Anyone who grows hydroponically knows that what you say here is nonsense.
I could not agree with him more. I have been gardening for more than 30 years & I always grow my seeds in the same pot that they will grow & be harvested.
I am not a full time farmer so have no time to garden except on weekends so I use lots of shirt cuts & they do work but I do live in CA where every day is the growing day.
Here's a question based on watering and the current change in weather:
After we have had very wet spells where it rains lots for eg 7 days and which are then followed by very dry and hot weather, how many days do you guys leave it before starting to water thirsty plants again such as cucumbers, tomatoes etc? I am guessing to leave them at least 3 or 4 days?
Lovely, clear, to-the-point narration. So nice to listen to after so many appalling YouTube videos.
Huw. Is there any particular reason why you water with a watering can other than applying liquid fertilizer? I have been watching you for years and appreciate your vast knowledge.
You might also tell us with what do you fertilize that beard to keep it shiny black. Mine stays snowy white no matter what I do. Keep up the good work Huw. John in Australia.
I’m pretty new to gardening. I can grow stuff but keeping it going is another thing. It’s because I’m over watering. I have also mulched with heavy straw this year so they are staying super wet. I need this slap on the hand today. Thank you for this video. New subscriber. We have been in the 100s here in utah for almost 4 weeks and are in a serious drought. Overmulching will help but I just need to water less. Thank you so much!
Mulch mulch mulch
as a gardener for 50+ ive been a big advocate of less water l sa go look at farmers growing veg dont water them maybe the potatoes
Someone doesnt live in the desert lol
If regular watering of tomato plants is reduced, how do you cope with blossom end rot? Which is normally caused by lack of calcium and/or irregular watering. At the same time if one reduces frequent irrigation, when heavy rain occurs, it leads to fruit cracking, especially in the ripening stage. Thoughts on that?
I haven't been watering my garden quite enough this year. My strawberry plants have gone a bit feral, what with the reduced watering plus getting no fertiliser plus being allowed to wander around my garden as they please with their runners . They've still gotten enough water that the leaves look healthy and plentiful. But the strawberries are sparse and smaller. But they have so much flavour!
So I'll experiment to find where the balance is for more plentiful, but still more flavourful berries. It must help that the variety I have is very vigorous and already flavourful.
I love your videos so much information. You are so handsome ❤
Yeah, you hear that, rain-clouds? Give it a rest okay?
you are lucky to be in that climate where it rains and stays cool, here in Texas now a days its very toasty and burning all my plants, no matter how much i water them.
Your honesty and your knowledge giving attitude …will definitely help many unsuccessful farmers and home growers…thank you and God bless you
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Thanks again ^_^