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How often should I water?
spookess
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in Fruit & veg
Newbie veg grower here 😃
I have brassicas in a raised bed and also in a couple of containers, and tomatoes, potatoes and carrots in containers.
My question is, how often should I water these?
The tomatoes have been in for 51 days and so far have plenty of leaves but only 3 tomatoes (and they are misshapen). The carrots have been in approx. 40 days and have a few tops but nothing much else doing.
The brassicas are the plants from Fothergills and have been in for about a week (one of the containers has some that were put in about 50 days ago and have large leaves but no grouping as yet).
Potatoes been in approx. 40 days and flower buds have just started appearing - I have no idea what is going on under the compost.
I have also just sown some peas directly into the raised bed.
Up to now I have watered near enough daily (feeding tomatoes weekly), but RHS site says only to water every 10-14 days (if there's been no rain).
I am so confused 😕
My grandad was a gardener and planted veg every year, unfortunately he passed away a few days before Christmas 2019 and I wish more than anything I had asked/ could ask these questions to him! 😔
Any help/tips regarding these plants (watering or otherwise) will be gratefully received.
I have brassicas in a raised bed and also in a couple of containers, and tomatoes, potatoes and carrots in containers.
My question is, how often should I water these?
The tomatoes have been in for 51 days and so far have plenty of leaves but only 3 tomatoes (and they are misshapen). The carrots have been in approx. 40 days and have a few tops but nothing much else doing.
The brassicas are the plants from Fothergills and have been in for about a week (one of the containers has some that were put in about 50 days ago and have large leaves but no grouping as yet).
Potatoes been in approx. 40 days and flower buds have just started appearing - I have no idea what is going on under the compost.
I have also just sown some peas directly into the raised bed.
Up to now I have watered near enough daily (feeding tomatoes weekly), but RHS site says only to water every 10-14 days (if there's been no rain).
I am so confused 😕
My grandad was a gardener and planted veg every year, unfortunately he passed away a few days before Christmas 2019 and I wish more than anything I had asked/ could ask these questions to him! 😔
Any help/tips regarding these plants (watering or otherwise) will be gratefully received.
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