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A little video on how I water my vegetable garden.
I hope you’re having a lovely week.
Thanks for watching!
Amy
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7 Comments
You have a lovely lust garden. So green and healthy looking.
My cousin who has fantastic vegetable gardens in the hills of sa and he told us to only water every second day with a drip system for ten to 15 mins and we have a timer on the tap and that is what we have done for the last couple of years except on really hot dry days we now cover the drip y the mulch and the soil seems to stay quite damp and encourages the roots to go deep. I also have a few bottle feeders in the pots and hanging baskets the small waterers and keep them filled I notice that the hanging baskets have improved since we put them in.we water in the morning we live in the Dandenong ranges. Hopefully I will be planting out on Friday ripped all the silverbeet and onions and leeks out yesterday onions could have stayed longer but I need the beds. I have onions and garlics in pots so they will stay longer.
I water early in the morning because I am a morning person. And at times I'll water in the cool of the evening. Long deep watering is best. I'm on the mid north coast nsw. Sub tropical. Thanks for sharing.
Love your videos especially because we share similar climates. I'm in the southern highlands NSW and have a micro climate as well. I've got a 3 acre property and usually water at the end of the day or once the sun has left an area. That includes using sprinklers and also irrigation and hand watering. I'll usually water the veg garden which is extensive by hand cos I like to see everything.
Glad to see you also water every day like I do ( within reason ). No need to water if it's rained etc. Spring is basically a watering regime cos I want seedlings to grow and thrive.
Also love your views about the end of winter and coming into spring cos I really need to harvest my spinach but still have cabbages and cauliflowers growing that are a few weeks away.
My goal for this year is learning more about preserving my harvests. Thanks so much for your videos and documenting your journey – it's a great help and inspiration.
Nice 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am in Melbourne. I am using Olla pots but also hand water until the seedlings have established in the garden and built enough roots to find the water. I go into the garden every morning and evening to check on it and talk to the plants.
Hi Amy over the last couple years as my plastic hose fittings break down I have been changing all my hose fittings over to brass it has been a costly change over but 1 I am very passionate about, only having to change out the O rings is a cost I am happy to factor in. I am on a 1/4 acre house block but a fair bit of garden, I use tap timers and water as I need to, being out in the garden I find to be the best water schedule along with making sure no dirt is left uncovered, either with plants or mulch. I have also found the good old soaking hose to be extremely useful, thinking about an environmentally friendly watering system for my new raised beds has been on my mind with least amount of plastic possible, weather is warming up and am keen to get my tomatoes in. Tanya from Utility Jane