watering or over-watering

[hiyatim]

Im still a little unclear on the watering situation, i understand water when needed so when the soil is dry or weather really hot, but will having my veg stand in a tray of water help them as they have water whn they need it or will it lead to rot??

[Lesley Jay]

Hi Tom, this is something that I don't do and I think it could cause root rot. You can buy self watering kits which are basically a tray with capillary matting inserted and rather than the pots of veg standing in water they just draw up what water they need from the capillary matting. You can also buy the capillary matting on it's own.

http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/H...ng/GWT-148.htm

[hiyatim]

hi lesley,


thanks for this response, this is the stuff i am using but i was also filling the tray with water, from now on ill just keep the matting damp and water the plants as they need it

many thanks

tim