RAINFALL AND WATERING
Gardening is much more satisfactory during the warm weather than when the temperature is hovering near zero. The chief obstacle is the shortage of sufficient moisture in the ground' during the hot dry spells. If a good supply of water can be had regularly the ground may be irrigated, or better still, if sprinklers or sprays are available, the overhead watering will prove more effective. Water going direct from the pipe
in a trench does not collect the valuable plant food that is contained in the rain. Sprayers or sprinklers that break the water up and distribute it over the plants from a height, will collect a certain amount of valuable material from the atmosphere.
Rain is much more beneficial to the growth of plants. That is one reason why cool, showery weather is much more suitable for planting out seedlings. The rain carries life and vigor to the roots, as well as to the foliage.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 566, 19 January 1929, Page 26
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159RAINFALL AND WATERING Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 566, 19 January 1929, Page 26
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