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Show TIPS to (jrardeners Proper Watering EACH year, more and more gar doners are learning that gardens gar-dens should not be watered by sprinkling. Sprinkling usually moistens the surface soil only and thus the roots naturally come up there for water. When the root system is concentrated concen-trated near the surface there is more, danger of injury by hoeing; and if sprinkling is not done constantly, con-stantly, plants will be quickly affected af-fected by drouth. Considered from the time angle, moreover, sprinkling is impractical. impracti-cal. Many hours can be wasted holding the hose and directing the spray. Time of watering is not of great importance, but it is usually considered more economical to water thoroughly early in the forenoon fore-noon or late in the afternoon since the soil can then be thoroughly soaked with less loss from evaporation. evapo-ration. The most efficient method of watering, wa-tering, according to Walter H. Nixon, Nix-on, Ferry Seed Breeding Station vegetable expert, is to lay the hose on the ground. Do not have too heavy a flow of water, or there will be a washing of soil and exposure ex-posure of roots. Let the water run slowly in one place for 20 minutes to half an hour. KEEP THE SUBSOIL MOIST. |