Spring has sprung, fall has fell, etc. It is hot and it has been hot. It has also started to turn dry. Today the predicted high is 94. Tomorrow it is 97. Wednesday the call is for thundershowers. In average weather most garden plants need about an inch of water a week. When it is this hot and when the foliage is in advanced stages of growth. More is needed. Most of the plants are fruiting and the fruit largely consists of water.
Water early in the morning or late in the evening. Putting water on plants in 90 + degree heat will only boil them. Sunday morning the water was started at 6:00 AM. Tonight, being the longest day of the year, the watering will start at about 7:00 PM or 7:30. If there is not a rain gauge in the garden leave a bucket or a glass sitting out to catch the water and record what falls in the garden. Every micro-environment is different. Sometimes a heavy rainfall a block away will leave another area dry.
Some plants like to have the whole plant sprayed or misted. Other plants need to be watered only on the ground. Corn for example needs the water at the roots as it may rot the ears of corn.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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