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Give your vegetables enough water

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he availabili­ty of water in the sp“ourioilrdi­esumocenti­neotonsf.fothrdeseu­m“cuocesatst­esimfumpl oovierstgt­aeuntrateb­reliesǦ mneecnets,sgaoroydfo­grogwotohd, gcoropd yeisetladb­sliasnhdǦ good “uality.

VDiccon Robinson MOISTURE

here are few places in this country, etevrendia­nretahseoc­fomœuplawriant­iiavneldy wbealblǦaw­naeǦ, where the rainfall is sufficient­ly reliable and well distribute­d for vegǦ seutacbcle­escsrfuolp­lys tporobdeue­ceodnosmea­iscoanllya­aftnedr season under dryland conditions. crop especially in winter production. taobtlael iernrtigea­rptiroinse­inrea“nuiinrtees­nasbivoeuv­t e8g0e0Ǧ 0an0n0uLmi­teforsr e(a8c0h0h0em­ctaᵌr)eowfowraetder. pheisr “arueaanst,iteyspweic­lliablelyl­ouwnedreir­ndcroiopl,irmriogias­tǦ tion, and appreciabl­y higher in hot, dry areas, where less efficient flood iwrraitgea­rtpioenr ͳismp;rsaocitlis­cuerdf.aceoαteǣlͳ­itmer.m

s a rule of thumb for most vegetaǦ tbhle cfirrospts­t,hͳir0dtoto­ͳhͷamlfmof­ptehrewgre­oew ifnogr tsheearseo­anf,taenr,dwaobuolud­tbʹeͷtmhem­wpienrtewr­ereǦ “uCiorrerme­sepnotn. ding figures during sumǦ ͷm0emr wmo, rueldspbee­ctʹi0vetlo­y.ʹͷlamnmt caondiͶt0i­otno, ein.gd.,icdartoeot­phiantgeao­rliwerilot­irngrleeaa­tveersw, mataeyr dapriplicr­aritgioant­isonaries unseed oedn.sonmeSewcr­aotpinsi. raesosdwor­reitpvteoi­rrs,rmpigroain­tsitoclneorcma­irmnribegr­eactviiaeo­lrngy,rueosšwupeaerlnl­syǦǯ drag lines, for irrigation of all crops “rseiuv“iehuceairnewerda.tgtheoaron­dshiftoilc­utarlandti­bpoennaoep­ftprwaliat­eetdetrnhi­oes t is accepted, therefore, that the

ipstuasrtf­taicrcutes­liartrucsa­nounisli.nefsgwcora­fuft,seetrirnco­ogslialoen­cdt.s, wonhethre pserroivoi­usisognrfo­wr eatr lweailsltn­seoemdetso­umppaleeǦ mentary, if not total, irrigation of the

irrigation which wets the leaves of the crop should start after the carnodpspt­hloaondutr­lsdy hsbtaeovfp­oeridenrnt­iieimgdhea­tfaotelrlr.thoevelera­nvigehstod­f ethwe,

his would reduce disease incidence. ote dftlhraait­ptlraiarni­rdsie,gadantbido­endarsweoh­uresrreide­dgdfeorsra­dicnreyarg­otaeuitnis­facrrseot“epursitrah­enadn.

egetables donǯt lie waterlogge­d conditions. nanontdbol­erdawecerh­titnodgere­eopdfeunrc­uethtwrain­aesntthtes­ef,urtlohooev­tsesropiwe­lnasethteo­rrauintled­g.

ver irrigation will tend to encourage a spuhnroadl­neloerwitr­orriodgora­ottsiuoygn­shtwtemsil­tl,rhweashvsi,ecwhthweil­ioellplapa­mtoesreita­beseeumfrf­eocrotef.

he amount of water supplied during irrigaǦ btviaeopen­onsrmǦhtor­aaudnledsf­ponireavrt­aeiiornnet,šhacfaetteh­rdadtsuhfe­aaatlluelo­nswe. dandcuerhi­nags to chreopd.ephthe opforteono­tianlgrwoo­iltlindgif­dfeerpftrh­omin csoroilps with ideal chemical and physical, some vegetables have shallow, medium or deep proeontest.ratheidlee­esopm, beurtotoht­es voafstthme acrŒorpitmy aoyf nroeoatrst,hpeasrotic­l usularrfal­yceth. e feeding roots occur

eep hand hoeing is not advised as one cuCtrsoopf­sf tdhieffefe­reidnetrhr­eoior tws awtheriler­eh“aunidrehmo­einntgs., adned“huaavte cwearteari­nsustpapgl­eysisofcrg­irtoicwatl.h wdhe“eunaatne cwraotpesr. iFsoersfsl­eonwteiarl­infogrcgro­opds,gseurcmh iansabtieo­an os,ftaolǦl tmpheaerti­doeedsv,iescluoacp­tumfrlobew­nittseorai­fnfdgr,umaitaniadœnetd,haȀenonora­tshleseeor­dcd.ruitriicna­gl tbhaFegoeh­r,ehtaehdaei­dnmignogst­ctarcgorep­i.tsic, saul cpheraisol­detfoturcw­e atnedr cisabatǦ srouointta­cabrdiolei­p“tysuoaante­cdestuthhp­eep“lryuoaolft­iswtysatot­aefrrwt ieasntelea­srsragevin­natgiial.albfholer hfoyrdiror­pigoantioc nprsohdouc­ldtiobne toefsvtedg­eetsapbele­csia. lly for

he nešt vegetable production training will toappeopsliate­ce oenllneasy­s, ʹC͵linʹi0cʹin͵ atenbheurb­gaenrSatdr­erest,

ͷa0n0œianni dstyaortui­ncgaantp8a.͵y0oanma.rreivgaisl.tration cost

ISEASON ROOTING

 ?? ?? The availabili­ty of water in the soil is one of the most important requiremen­ts for successful vegetable production.
The availabili­ty of water in the soil is one of the most important requiremen­ts for successful vegetable production.
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 ?? (Courtesy pics) ?? In order to reduce wasteful over watering and leaching of nutrients, the soil should not be wet deeper than the roots penetrate.
(Courtesy pics) In order to reduce wasteful over watering and leaching of nutrients, the soil should not be wet deeper than the roots penetrate.
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