Re(2): watering tomatoes
- To: t*@xtra.co.nz
- Subject: Re(2): watering tomatoes
- From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
- Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 18:44:40 -0700
theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
>I think with most caring for living things, it is best to "play it by
>ear". If your plants are sitting up and the leaves nice and turgid, they
>have enough water, but if the leaves are soft and wilted, particularly
>early in the day, they really need some help. Daily watering is not good
>for most plants as it makes them soft and lazy. The roots just stay in
>the surface soil and if that gets dry then they may collapse.
With my tomato plants, i have been watering them just once a week, and
deeply. I flood their bed so that i make sure they set deep roots. i guess
its working because they can last one week without wilting. I'm a little
surprised because they're only maybe 6 inches tall and already setting
flowers. Ah well, we'll get fruit soon. Its actually been quite sunny
around here, which is not that usual for the central coast of California.
Usually we would be in fog right now.
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