On 10/8/04 8:10, in article , "Kay"
wrote:

In article , al
writes

snip

Am I better off doing this on Saturday and Sunday so it's thoroughly
drenched and then leaving it for the week to dry out a bit before repeating
the cycle?

Yes.
It's also work poking your finger into the soil after watering to see
how far down the water has penetrated. Sometimes after a surprisingly
long time watering you find you've still only wetted the top inch!


If it won't damage the roots, or other nearby plants, the OP could stick a
foot length of narrow pipe down into the soil, so that only the top 3 or 4"
are showing. That's done a lot in dry countries and ensures that the hose,
when placed in said pipe, gets the water to where it will do most good!
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