A Note From "The Hoe.” Soak—Don’t Sprinkle !
“Why do you recommend a thorough soaking of the garden twice a week in preference to a sprinkling twice a day?” writes a Palmerston North reader. In hot, dry weather, a sprinkling actually does more harm than good, because plants are particularly sensitive to moisture when the soil is dry. Immediately water begins to touch the parched soil the roots of plants become aware of the . fact and stretch up towards the surface to meet the life-giving liquid. If the water merely runs over the top of the soil.the tender rootlets are quickly injured by the scorching rays of the sun, which'continues to heat the dry soil. Thorough waterings are therefore essential. If the soil is kept well broken up between rows of plants every drop of water penetrates and is made use of by the plants. 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 13
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145A Note From "The Hoe.” Soak—Don’t Sprinkle ! Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 13
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