“WINTER MAY BE BLEAK
AND
UNFRIENDL Y
THE
SUM MER
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BE
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HEAT
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AS
G ARDEN S,
AND
BUT
DR O UG HT
DEV AST AT IN G . ”
Successful gardeners research weather patterns from previous years,
look at daily weather reports, and read about new summertime gardening
practices. Without knowledge, little mistakes can lead to big failures.
Square Foot Gardening and the Watering Grid
This innovative method of gardening minimizes water consumption and
maximizes water efficiency, especially when done with a watering grid.
Gardeners plant in a square or rectangle that is spaced per square foot, which
saves space while keeping plants in close proximity with one another. While the
plants are separated enough they don’t compete with each other, the condensed
space makes watering more efficient.
Working in tandem with square foot gardening is the grid spacing guide—a
planting grid made dual-purpose water system—by Garden In Minutes. It uniformly
organizes the garden and provides water where it needs to be: at the base of the
plant. Soaking plants from top to bottom may seem like a hydrating practice, but
it’s detrimental to their health. The droplets hanging on leaves magnify the sun’s
rays and hurt the plant more than help it. Additionally, the droplets will most likely
evaporate before hitting the ground.
To combat the effects of drought and evaporation, ground level garden irrigation
gently sprays water at the base of your garden plants. Not only does this use less water
than a hose or sprinkler, it delivers water directly to the area filled with hungry roots.
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