Root watering

[Starchild]

Watering plants in the hot summer is basically useless.
Some simple tips to make sure the water goes where it is most needed.

• Water in the evening when the water is less likely to evaporate
  
• Put plastic piping or cut off plastic bottles into the soil, leaving it about 2" above the soil level when planting so that water can get directly to the roots
  
• If using a "soakthru" irrigation pipe, cover the pipe with soil or a weed preventing fabric to stop evaporation
  
• In hanging baskets and pots use a water retaining gel to ensure they do not dry out.
  

[dazza]

Or do what we do: once you've knocked the seedling out of its pot, plant it up and then 'plant' the empty pot to the side of it. Creates a nice little hole (pot hole???) into which you can water over the seasons.

[Starchild]

Aye that'd work...I just tend to run out of pots..

[stormy]

do you want some of mine?