Show TIPS t 6 gardeners proper watering FACH ACH year more and more gar beners are learning that gardens should not be watered by sprinkling sprinkling usually moistens moi the surface soil only and thus the roots naturally come up there for water when the root system is concentrated near the surface there is more danger of injury by hoeing and if sprinkling is not done constantly st plants will be quickly affected by drouth considered from the time angle moreover sprinkling is impractical 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 or late in the afternoon since the soil can then be thoroughly soaked with less loss from evaporation the most efficient method of watering according to walter H nixon ferry seed breeding station vegetable ege table expert is to lay jay the bose hose on the ground do not have too heavy a flow of water or there will be a washing of soil and exposure of roots let the water run slowly in one place for 20 minutes to halt half an hour KEEP THE SUBSOIL MOIST |