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Watering Guidelines For Fruit and Vegetable Crops During Heatwaves

On June 26, 2026 By Stefan Drew
  • How To Dig For Victory
Watering Guidelines: Gardeners Frequently Panic When The Sun Shines And Believe They Have To Water Every Day, Or Even Twice A Day. The Truth Is Most Gardeners Either Overwater During Hot Weather Or Water In The Wrong Way. As a market gardener I grew many of the crops that gardeners grow, in the same type of conditions.… More Leave a comment

Calculate Your Rainwater Harvesting Potential

On May 12, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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Calculate Your Rainwater Harvesting Potential Using This Simple Method I see a lot of videos that claim they can save huge volumes of water. The most recent one was a guy who put an upturned lid on a barrel, collected water in it and piped that water to his tomatoes. But… More Leave a comment

Garden Watering Systems That Are Low Cost & Reliable

On February 8, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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Plants Need Water, But Watering Is Time Consuming & Expensive. Here AreThe Best Garden Watering Systems That Save Time, Effort & Dead Plants. The best garden watering system depends entirely on your garden, what you grow, where you are and how you grow your plants.… More 2 responses

Rain Gardens: A Low Maintenance Way To Manage Gardens And Water

On April 10, 2022 By Stefan Drew
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Rain Gardens Provide a Garden Feature that Is Beautiful, Reduces Flooding, Improves Water Quality And Reduces Combined Sewer Overflow Incidents. Rain is vital to plant growth.  In normal rain conditions it percolates in to the soil and is available to plant roots.… More Leave a comment

How & When to Water Your Garden & Plants

On June 19, 2021 By Stefan Drew
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Plants Need Water. It’s Essential. But Many Gardeners Find Knowing When To Water A Garden a Mystery. This Article Strips Out the Mystery, Myth And Magic. Here Are My Watering Secrets.   In this article I look at watering basics. Starting at why plants need water I then answer your questions on the following How to Water Your Garden topics.… More Leave a comment

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  • Month By Month
    • What To Sow in January In UK Gardens & Greenhouses
    • What To Sow In February In The UK
    • What To Sow In March
    • What to Sow in April: Veg For UK Gardens
    • What to Sow in May
    • What Vegetable Seeds Can I Sow In June In The UK?
    • Vegetable Seeds to Sow in July in the UK
    • What to Sow in August: My 25 Favourites
    • What to Sow in September: Peas Might Surprise You
    • What to Sow In October: U.K. Fruit & Veg Gardens
    • What to Sow in November: In UK Gardens, Greenhouses, Tunnels, Balconies & Windowsills
    • What to Sow In December: In the Vegetable Garden
  • What To Grow?
    • Vegetables
      • What To Grow In Winter: Sprouted Seeds, Microgreens & Baby Plants
      • How To Grow Winter Salads and Leaves in Greenhouses, Tunnels and under Cloches in The UK
      • How to String and Train Tomatoes
      • 40 Unusual Vegetables To Grow In A UK Garden
    • Fruit
  • Science
    • The Beauty and Meaning of Latin Plant Names
    • Mendel’s Three Laws of Genetics & How to Grow and Save Seeds
    • What Is A Seed?
  • Techniques
    • Subpod: Pros and Cons Of Using Subpods
    • Square Foot Gardening In The UK: The Pros And Cons
  • Resources
    • Books
    • How to Grow Vegetables & Fruit In The UK
      • How to Grow Lettuce: Handy Hints & Tips
      • How to Grow Leeks
      • How To Grow Tomatoes in The UK
      • How To Grow Korean Celery
      • How To Grow Lentils In The UK
      • How To Grow Chickpeas In The UK
      • How To Grow Physalis Peruviana aka Cape Gooseberry 
      • How To Grow Red Amaranth aka Callaloo
      • How To Grow Bittercress, A Tasty Edible Weed!
      • How To Grow Celery In The UK
      • How To Grow Hamburg Parsley
    • Gardening Videos
    • Growing Crops in Polytunnels: The Pros, Cons & Other Considerations
    • Gardening Terminology: Strange Gardening & Botanical Words That Are Important For Gardeners
    • Gardening Myths Examined, Explained & Disabused
    • Peat-Free Composts: The Truth About Buying & Using Garden Composts
    • Common Gardening Mistakes Beginners Make
    • Low Cost Gardening Techniques That Keep Garden Costs Down
    • How To Recognise Common Garden Weeds: Garden Weed Identification Guide
    • Saving Water in The Garden: Harvesting, Storing & Moving Rain Water Using Sustainable Recycled Materials
  • Food Forests
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