Deep rooting of plants is the main reason good gardeners say, “Water plants deeply but infrequently.” The surface roots are the first to suck up water after an irrigation.Īs we water plants infrequently, the roots extract water and grow into deeper layers of soil. Plant roots extract water from the soil deeper and deeper as the soil at the surface gets drier and drier. It sounds like a topic for my audio podcast, Desert Horticulture. I think those terms are used by people who don’t understand the differences themselves or they would explain them. Q : I’ve checked on the internet and have some materials from our state about watering, but I still can’t compare the terms “infrequent” and “moderate.” Does infrequent mean once every two weeks? Once a month? And what does moderate mean? One gallon per watering?Ī: I agree those terms are misleading. Algerian mandarin oranges are noted for their winter cold hardiness.
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