Key Points Watering two to three times a week, based on soil and weather conditions, keeps a vegetable garden consistently healthy.Early morning is the best time to water, helping reduce evaporation ...

Don’t let the hard work of planning and planting a vegetable garden go to waste. Once the plants are in, they need more than sunshine to thrive. They’ll need plenty of water, and rain showers may not ...

Watering may seem like a simple task in home gardening, but it’s one of the most critical factors that can make or break your plants. Many gardeners, especially beginners, believe that if they water ...

This time of year, when the temperatures soar, we worry a lot about our lawns getting enough water. But not enough attention is paid to the rest of our landscape. Our trees and shrubs need water too – ...

Q: Our roots are firmly planted in old East Sacramento, where many new trees have been planted when mature, sickly Modesto ash trees were lost. Can our younger trees survive the summer months with ...

Deep watering is the holy grail of vegetable gardening. We’ve heard a thousand times that pushing water deep into the ground forces plants to send their roots deep as well, making them stronger and ...