As a horticultural extension agent, Bobby Wilson is often approached by beginner vegetable gardeners who want to know if they should water every day.
“You don’t need to water every day,” he says. “I tell them to water Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.”
What he’s really telling them is that they should soak the soil and water again only when the top three inches has dried out, determined by using that most accurate of probes, your finger.
“That’s the proper way to do it, but people need a number,” said Mr. Wilson, who works in Atlanta and is also president of the American Community Gardening Association.
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