In article ,
Kay writes:
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| Are saucers needed?
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| Not if your watering regime is so good that the soil is always moist ;-)
| That is unachievable, and trying to re-wet dry soil when anything more
| than an egg-cup full of water runs straight through is well nigh
| impossible if you don't have some sort of saucer or tray underneath.

Eh? I just push the soil down the sides to stop the main streams,
cover the soil with an inch of water and wait. It then dampens
the soil, and the next round will absorb better.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.