The spring season is over, but restless gardeners have found a way to make it almost undisturbed: in winter we layout “seedbeds” on the windowsill.
Some people even grow vegetables on their balconies or wooden porches all year round. It’s a fascinating case, but certain conditions need to be observed.
I do not know about others, but I have the most trouble with watering, watering problems are more frequent, such as how to use outdoor watering can water, so he and offered to talk about it today.
In a home garden, in addition to the needs of each plant, you need to consider the microclimate: temperature and humidity; moisture capacity of the soil; light intensity. The time of year is also important: you should water more in summer than in winter when too much water can kill plants. Usually, we determine the need for a “water program” by eye – by the appearance of the green pet and the condition of the soil. But there are some rules to remember.
How to properly water your plants with an outdoor spray can
1. Make sure pots and containers have a deep enough pan so that excess water can flow into them. The water should be drained and should not be allowed to remain in the tray for any length of time. However, when doing so, be sure to take into account the characteristics of the soil in which the plant is grown.
2. If the soil in the pot is dense, then it is poorly permeable and its excess, which ends up in the tray, should be drained immediately.
3. If the soil is loose, water tends not to be retained in it, but flows freely into the tray, from where it is then gradually absorbed and reaches the roots of the plant; the remaining liquid in the tray is then poured out no more than half an hour after watering.
The soil in the planting container should not reach the rim by about 1.5 to 2 cm, otherwise, it will not water the plants well – water will run out of the overflowing pot or box and you will have to work to properly moisten the soil to the full depth of the container.
Any container should have holes to drain excess water, and the bottom must have a drainage opening. If the plant needs a lot of watering but does not respond well to standing water, then the drainage layer should be made high. To make it, it is convenient to use expanded clay, but you can also take small ordinary stones.
As probably everyone knows, you should not use tap water directly into an outdoor sprinkler for watering. It must be left in an open container for at least a day to get rid of chlorine, which is not good for plant growth. By doing this, you can achieve another useful result: while the water is settling, it has time to warm up to ambient temperature. Do not use cold water for irrigation.
More than once I have seen people suggest using melted water with an outdoor sprinkler to water indoor plants (including greens and vegetables in the home garden). They say it’s more useful than plain water. I have no problem with this assertion, but during my experiments, I have not noticed a significant effect on the plants.
A sense of proportion and a faithful eye
Most plants are harmful to both drought and excessive humidity – it is necessary to keep the soil moderately moist all the time. But in practice, it is not easy to do this: pots on the windowsill and loose soil inboxes quickly dry out, and you must keep the situation under control, because the contrast, the drastic change from dryness to high humidity, does not do your plants any good either.
However, if, without looking, the root ball of the plant dries out excessively, you can try to recover by placing the pot in a large container with water for 5-6 hours (at a temperature of 25-30°C). The soil will gradually become saturated with water; then remove the container from the water, allow the excess liquid to drain away, and return the plant to its normal position.
Only some crops (such as lettuce) are hopelessly damaged in this experiment: the leaves become coarser, more bitter, and harder to eat. Thus, drought in the home garden is a serious problem.
Overwatering in turn often leads to root rot (especially in the case of overwatering, where the roots are too cold – a real danger on a winter windowsill). The soil can become acidic due to humidity and the growth of our pets is inhibited by poor air exchange.
If you happen to water your plants, loosen the top layer of soil so that the roots get more air, or even remove this layer and replace it.
If the soil starts to become acidic, repot your pet immediately. When transplanting, the roots must be freed from the acidic soil, and washed and damaged and decayed parts must be removed.
And the intensity of watering also depends on the age of the plant. In young plants, the roots absorb less water than in adult plants, whose root systems penetrate the entire earth. Therefore, you should water pickled and transplanted plants as well as young plants carefully and sparingly.
Each crop has its own requirements for soil moisture, which probably goes without saying – because anyone who has ever grown a plot knows this. But when it comes to watering the “seedbed” on the windowsill, we somehow forget this and water all the plants in the same way. And you shouldn’t do that.
To make things easier, you can group your plantings – place the containers on the windowsill so that you can find crops with similar needs next to each other. Seem like an obvious solution? But I somehow didn’t think of it at first, so I thought I’d share it – it would help if someone else had a simple tip like this.
Outdoor sprinklers and watering devices and equipment
At home, vegetable crops are usually watered with a small watering can with a long spout or an outdoor sprinkler. A strainer is only used for watering young plants. For watering mature plants, a watering can without a strainer is more convenient.
Another procedure is spraying. You will need a sprayer that can fine spray water. If the plants need high humidity to thrive, they will need to be sprayed. However, in the winter, the air in our homes is so dry that others cannot resist a small shower.
A sprayer is indispensable when it comes to watering seedlings, for which even a weak column of water from a fine sieve can cause over-watering. In short, it’s a useful device.
If your home garden is large enough, you can use an automatic or drip irrigation system – buy it or make your own. Using this equipment saves time and most importantly – it allows you to maintain optimal levels of soil moisture in the planting containers.
Then, outdoor sprayers for growing greenery on windowsills can often get away with watering – they choose the desired pattern and provide the plants with everything they need. The homeowner just collects the harvest).
Share your secrets and discoveries – how do you water your home vegetable garden with an outdoor sprinkler, and what have you come up with to keep your pets from suffering from thirst?
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