What is this magic stuff called, Water?

Tip of the Week: 04.26.16

According to Wired Magazine:

Watering isn’t easy. “The single biggest human cause of plant death is overwatering or incorrect watering,” says Mike McGrath, expert gardener and host of the nationally syndicated public radio show You Bet Your Garden. “If you water a plant all the time its roots won’t grow because roots only grow in search of water.”

Careful daily examination of your plants and a bit of guilt for killing plants will gain you the experience to determine over/under watering. Almost all gardeners overwater. Yes, you do. You might not be a plant killer, but your plant needs so much less water than is provided it by the home gardener to survive.

We do want more than survival. We want phatt colorful fruits all over the place, so our bad over watering is reinforced. The key is when overwatering is beneficial and when it is terminal.


Now it not the time to overwater.