going away for a week should I water before I go?

nilsatis1964 · « **on:** July 24, 2011, 11:32 »

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 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2011, 15:15 »

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

Gandan57 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2011, 17:02 »

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 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2011, 17:56 »

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

Leave the root veg, they will be fine

Kleftiwallah · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2011, 17:59 »

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 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2011, 18:33 »

Quote from: nilsatis1964 on July 24, 2011, 11:32

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 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 25, 2011, 00:23 »

Quote from: nilsatis1964 on July 24, 2011, 11:32

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!

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