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We have quite stoney fast draining soil in our garden and with the recent lack of rain the soil around my soft fruit bushes is looking very dry. I never really know, at this time of year, whether it's worth giving them a good soaking especially as any moment now all the leaves will be dropping off and the bushes will start becoming fairly dormant. Any advice?

Personally I would leave them alone. In any case, it looks as though some heavy rain is heading your way soon.

Hi Primrose,

Advice I was given this year was to water the trees every day during the growing season and to ensure that they get enough to put a pipe down to their roots. This was because they were newly planted and young, only 5 years.

Now we are in the autumn I am not watering them again until the spring.

Hope this helps