[nilsatis1964]

I am going away for a week this evening as it is a last minute thing I have made no arrangements for plot watering.  Is it worth soaking the whole plot this afternoon before I go or will it just evaporate away making no odds later in the week?

[Salmo]

If you water it will rain all week. If you do not it will be a scorcher.

[Gandan57]

Any watering you do is sure to be beneficial. Even with the rain we`ve had lately, I still water the runner beans every time I`m at the plot. Was doing it on Tuesday in the pouring rain.

[sunshineband]

Watering will be good, especially for courgettes & beans & tomatoes 

Leave the root veg, they will be fine 

[Kleftiwallah]

When you water - water !  Don't tease it.  It is amazing just how shallow the depth of moist earth even after what you think is an olympic swimming pool worth of water has been applied ! ! !     Cheers,   Tony.

[Brassica Blaz]

I am going away for a week this evening as it is a last minute thing I have made no arrangements for plot watering.  Is it worth soaking the whole plot this afternoon before I go or will it just evaporate away making no odds later in the week?

i dont think theres much rain forcast this week ,if i was going away i would give the water hungry veg a good soak.

[Endymion]

I am going away for a week this evening as it is a last minute thing I have made no arrangements for plot watering.  Is it worth soaking the whole plot this afternoon before I go or will it just evaporate away making no odds later in the week?

Snap!  Except we've suddenly decided to go away from mid-week.

I've been panicking, but decided to give everything a good soaking before we go and hope for the best. Probably come back to foot long courgettes and cucumbers!