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by Martin Jungfer
Let's get watering! How to water your garden properly
9.6.2023
Translation: machine translated
It's hot and your garden is thirsty. You can make a difference. Here are a few tips for sunny weekends, just in time!
Not everyone has a green thumb, and even less so in summer. Yet it's in these high temperatures that you need to take care that nothing dries out. Here are four tips to help you do just that.
Choosing the right water
Your little plants don't like cold water or hard tap water. That's why it's best to collect rainwater in a barrel. Warm is the optimum temperature.
When is the right time to act?
Don't feel like getting sunburnt in the middle of the day? No problem! Neither will your plants. Ideally, water them early in the morning. This also helps combat slug and fungus attacks.
How much water?
The question of which plant needs how much water is individual and often a point of contention. In principle, you can remember a simple rule: the larger the leaves, the greater the water requirement. In hot weather, flowerbeds need 10 to 20 litres of water per square metre several times a week, and up to 30 litres during heatwaves. For lawns, 10 to 15 litres per square metre is recommended. And don't mow it too short.
Nota bene:
Can you use an automatic sprinkler?
Maybe you're one of those people who water their entire garden with a sprinkler. This one is designed more for lawns. Plants prefer to be watered at root level. This also means they suffer fewer fungal attacks. To encourage absorption, you can loosen the soil with a hoe or garden claw. If you find all this too much of a hassle, you can also install a sprinkler or drip system in your vegetable garden.
If you've made mistakes, it's no big deal. Water has passed under the bridge. In any case, the products above will help you to look after your garden.
If you've made mistakes, it's no big deal.
Do you have any other watering tips? Feel free to let me know in the comments.
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Darina Schweizer
Senior Editor
Darina.Schweizer@digitecgalaxus.chI love anything with four legs or roots - especially my shelter cats Jasper and Joy and my collection of succulents. My favourite things to do are stalking around with police dogs and cat coiffeurs on reportages or letting sensitive stories flourish in garden brockis and Japanese gardens.
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