Simple irrigation question

luke · May 20, 2011

My plants have been in the garden for about 4 weeks (started from seed; inside for about 7 weeks). The majority are healthy and strong looking, with a few stragglers. For the first several weeks I watered about every three days. I have mulched on top of cardboard and newspaper.

My soil is a clay base, and I am on the way to getting it improved, but it does hold some moisture. Daytime temps are in the 80's, night temps will probably be in the 70's and up here on out, and we should soon be in the 90's with high humidity (zone 8/edge of zone 9).

I am starting to hold off on watering to about once a week in the hopes that the plants will develop a deeper root system. Should I stick to the once a week watering (as long as they look good) or stick to the watering every 3 days?

May 20, 2011	#1
luke Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 177	Simple irrigation question My plants have been in the garden for about 4 weeks (started from seed; inside for about 7 weeks). The majority are healthy and strong looking, with a few stragglers. For the first several weeks I watered about every three days. I have mulched on top of cardboard and newspaper. My soil is a clay base, and I am on the way to getting it improved, but it does hold some moisture. Daytime temps are in the 80's, night temps will probably be in the 70's and up here on out, and we should soon be in the 90's with high humidity (zone 8/edge of zone 9). I am starting to hold off on watering to about once a week in the hopes that the plants will develop a deeper root system. Should I stick to the once a week watering (as long as they look good) or stick to the watering every 3 days?