194 Growing Flowers 



If the garden is watered at night, not so much mois- 

 ture will be lost to the garden through evaporation 

 as if it is watered during the heat of the day. 

 Watering while the sun is shining will cause the 

 plants to become scalded, from which they some- 

 times do not recover. 



When watering boxes in which seeds have been 

 planted, or when watering seed in the garden bed, 

 a very fine spray should be used, otherwise many 

 of the seed will be washed up. A fine bulb syringe 

 is excellent for use when watering seed in boxes. 



An occasional sprinkling should be given all plants 

 in order to wash the dust from the leaves and per- 

 mit the plants to breathe. 



During the spring months when there is no 

 danger of the atmosphere later becoming over- 

 heated, watering may be done in the early morning. 



An excellent way of watering hanging plants is to 

 let them down into a tub of water and leave them 

 there until the soil has absorbed all the moisture 

 it can. The water should not be permitted to 

 come up over the top of the pot while it sets in the 

 water, or the soil may be washed out. The best 

 method is to let the water be soaked up into the 

 soil from the bottom of the pot. 



