A newly prepared bed is properly watered when the shiny layer of excess water
disappears within ½ to 3 seconds after the watering stops.Remember also to adjust your watering according to
the weather. A bed may lose more moisture on a cloudy,
windy, dry day than on a hot, clear, humid, and still one.
And there are times when the ats and beds need no
water or need watering twice a day. It is important to
note these di<erences and to become sensitive to the
soil’s needs. You should water for good fruit, ower, and
seed production, not just so the plant will stay alive. Be
sure to water the sides and ends of the growing beds
more than the middle. These areas, which many people
miss or underemphasize, are critical because they are
subject to more evaporation than the middle of the bed.
Newly dug but still unplanted beds should be watered
daily so they will not lose their moisture content. A
transplant in a bed that has a low moisture level (except
in the recently watered upper 2 inches or so) will have