All live loves comfortable conditions. Plants – not exception. And what comfort for them can be without water? However without observance of rules of watering and requirements of plants there is danger it to do much harm.
In such important issue as watering of kitchen garden, it is better to stock up with knowledge which will help to avoid mistakes. First of all, it is worth finding out what watering is. Landing becomes in the course of landing. Refreshing - moistens air and reduces temperature of leaves. Fertilizing - helps to bring the fertilizing dissolved in water and saturates with water the root system of plants. Washing - saves the soil from excess of salts.
Classification of ways of watering
Generally use two – way of the top and lower watering. Having watered with the top way carry out by overhead irrigation (normal and fine). Use for achievement of result of nozzle of various diameters, the size and frequency of rain drops allowing to establish and regulate.
For fine overhead irrigation of kitchen garden use sprinklers with small nozzle or manual sprayers. This way is applied in hot days to moistening of plants. Small drops create spraying of water in the form of fog, water accumulates on leaves and at evaporation lowers their temperature. At the same time air humidity significantly increases that helps photosynthesis. And what is not less important, leaves of plants do not get solar burns that by all means occurs if on solar open area on them there are large water droplets. Therefore overhead irrigation, especially fine, is shown during heat, unlike normal watering which can be carried out in the summer only early in the morning or in the evening. At normal watering also if water remains on leaves, it can contribute to the development of various fungal diseases. Having watered with the lower way subdivide on: - watering flooding; - root watering; - watering in pallets; - watering in furrows. Flooding is used for garden, is mainly shown to trees and bushes. In pallets most often water window plants and some species of seedling. In furrows the watering for potatoes is recommended. At the roots usually water the majority of vegetables. This method is used also for introduction of fertilizing. By means of normal leykiyest one easy and effective way of watering of plants which allows not to spend funds for acquisition of hose, nozzles and installation of complex systems of automatic watering. For it rather good old watering can with small nozzle and big barrel in which water for watering is defended and heats up. By the way, such barrel, especially from tree, very much decorates the site.