Watering a garden at a summer cottage is a very important process for every summer resident, which requires a lot of time and effort. Having in use a special technique that allows you to saturate the earth with water, to a depth of fifteen to twenty centimeters, the work is noticeably simplified. However, if you only use a simple watering can, you will have to spend a lot more time and energy on watering.
What to do for those who can devote only a couple of hours a day to work in the country, and especially for the elderly, for whom the constant lifting of heavy buckets of water is often an overwhelming task? And if there is not enough water for good irrigation? Artificial dew method is a way to reduce your watering time and significantly reduce water consumption.
The principle of irrigation by creating artificial dew
Lack of moisture leads to poor growth and insufficient fruit development in plants, and with this irrigation method, crops will receive the required amount of moisture. Many people mistakenly think that abundant watering is necessary for a rich harvest, but this is not so and their work is unjustified. In the process of watering, the plants instantly stock up on the amount of water that they need for a day, but the rest is simply absorbed into the ground, then evaporates in the sun.
Inexperienced gardeners do not take into account that not only the roots absorb water, but also the twigs, branches and shoots - the parts of the plant located above the ground. Thanks to them, plants can use the night dew, survive and bear fruit even in dry climates. And the proposed irrigation technology discussed below will help to enhance the effect of natural dew.
Watering should be started when the sun is not able to evaporate moisture so rapidly - at the time interval before sunrise and after sunset.
It is important that when watering, the water flow is directed not at the root, but at the leaves and stem of the plants. Therefore, the process itself should last a few seconds - this is quite enough for the water to glass from the leaves and moisten the earth to a depth of 0.5-1 centimeters. In the end, the only thing that is required of you is to water the garden in this way, no more than ten minutes every day. Thus, the plants will have enough moisture for much longer and you will get a high yield. A watering can or a water hose is everything that will allow you to achieve the desired result without any special tools!
I would like to note that if the soil surface is covered with mulch (straw, hay, grass, bark, sawdust, fallen leaves and needles), the efficiency of surface irrigation will significantly improve. In dry weather, a layer of mulch allows you to maintain the health of the soil, its beneficial microflora and retain moisture.
