Many summer residents often wonder what is the best way to water the plants with a hose or watering can? Although this is a simple operation, it has its own specifics.
Features of using a watering can
A watering can with a nozzle is widely used to moisten summer cottages. With its help, targeted irrigation is carried out with the flow of water to a selected place or under certain seedlings.
Watering cans differ in volume, but the most convenient product is considered to be 10 liters. Its design consists of a long spout and handle and maintains good balance when filled. Water should be added more often to a watering can with a smaller volume. These products differ in the type of materials used for their manufacture. It can be metal or plastic.
The watering can contains a nozzle, which is a device for spraying water. It is equipped with a mesh with different hole diameters. Ease of use lies in watering a small area or some vegetation. When using it, damage to plants is excluded.
Hose Scale
If the summer resident needs to water a large area, then it is more efficient to use a hose for this. This product is distinguished by the variety of materials used to make it. Priority hoses:
- two-layer
- flexible
- durable
The most popular among summer residents are hoses with a nylon braid, which are resistant to bending and kinks. There is a sprinkler at the end of the product that allows you to scatter water so that it does not hit with heavy drops and does not wash out the ground.
The water entering through the hose has time to warm up a little, since it gets in in small portions. Several more can be connected to one hose, equipping with various adapters in order to irrigate remote corners of the site. It can be moved to a new location, but the heavy hose when moved can damage the germinated plants. To avoid such situations, it is desirable to have a reel for winding it.
Watering rules for plants
To properly moisten the soil under garden crops, use a few tips:
- average water use per 1 sq.m. up to 25 liters
- watering should not form puddles on the ground
- seedlings are watered only from a watering can
- when watering plants, you need to keep the nozzle of the watering can or hose close to the ground
- do not water on a hot day at noon
It is recommended to moisten the soil under the seedlings in the morning or evening. Water the seedlings very carefully so as not to wash out the top layer of the earth and not damage the young shoots.
Modern watering methods
The methods of automatically supplying water to green spaces have become firmly established in the life of rural residents. Thanks to this adaptation, the possibility of flooding and root rot, leading to the death of plants, is excluded.
The use of an automatic irrigation system reduces water consumption and makes it possible, after leaving home for a long time, not to worry about watering the plants. Such a system can be made independently by choosing the appropriate option and preparing the necessary materials.
A watering can and a hose irrigate the leaves, but this is not suitable for all plants. Cold tap water that gets into the heated ground can have the opposite effect and the plants will get sick, so you need to water it only in the morning and evening hours, regardless of whether it is a watering can or a hose.
