Watering under cloches - capilliary action
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:33 pm
I was looking at my onion sets which I've got under cloches where the soil looks fairly dry. It's been raining most of the morning and the soil elsewhere seems fairly moist.
Should I be watering my plants under cloches in these circumstances or will the capilliary spreading action of moisture from the surrounding soil be enough to give seedlings under cover all the moisture they need? (It's a bit of a pain having to keep removing cloches to water). What do others do?
Should I be watering my plants under cloches in these circumstances or will the capilliary spreading action of moisture from the surrounding soil be enough to give seedlings under cover all the moisture they need? (It's a bit of a pain having to keep removing cloches to water). What do others do?