Ok, I grew a radish in my front yard garden and the leaves are already there. Its been about 4-5 days since I planted it, so I’m really happy about that. But in the back yard garden is where I planted all the other radishes and squashes( which are sepperated.) is always dry so I have to water them every single day and that takes alot of time doing that because its a big garden. I tried the sprinkler but the garden is behind a tree so it hardly gets wet!!! Is there a way I can keep it moist without me watering it everyday?
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Monday, 17. May 2010
What I did when I lived in the desert and didnt have time to water every day was go to the hardware store or nursery and buy a small cheap faucet-end timer that runs on a battery. It screws onto the hose faucet, and you attach the hose to it. You program the timer to turn on the hose every day or every other day and you can choose the minutes it will be on. Then you can attach a hose and a hose-end sprinkler head or a dribbler tube to it, and your plants will be watered without you there!
Otherwise, if you dont want to do that, the best thing is to put a layer of something that will serve as a barrier to prevent the moisture evaporating out of the soil. Mulch (not colored mulch, but real untreated mulch), straw or hay, ground cloth with holes cut out where the plants are, or a layer of chunky compost will help keep the ground moist. A bit of shade (not too much) will help too.