Re: can you water to much ???

Aug 03, 2003 1 Replies
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Brian

How much are you watering at a time ? It is better to give a deep watering once a week, then 3 shallow ones. The deep watering causes the roots to go deeper thereby avoiding drought. A simple rule of thumb is 1-2 inches of water per week. If you do it slow so it soaks in and…

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in article Y8ZWa.1813$ snipped-for-privacy@twister.socal.rr.com, Kathy at snipped-for-privacy@excite.com wrote on 8/2/03 6:00 PM:


My veggies are not producing like they should. one zucchini per plant, they
> bloom, the leaves turn yellow and brown out and no veggies set on. My
> tomatoes are getting all yellow leaves at the bottom. Lots of blooms and no
> tomatoes, When I don't water everything acts like its going to shrivel up
> and die. Help please.!!!
>
> Thanks, Kathy
>
>

You certainly can overwater. Have you measured how much water you use? If you water by hand, see how long it takes to fill a gallon jug. Then report back to us how much water you use, and how big an area is covered. To help more, convert you expended water into the equivalent number of inches of rain. Also tell us how often you water at that level.


Bill



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