Watering your Crop

[Geordie_Rob]

For your plants/water usage, there's a few things to do. Most have already been mentioned.

1) increase storage capacity

2) increase organic matter in the soil (fill it with rotted horse poo/home made compost).

3) use mulch on the soil to reduce evaporation

4) smart watering (only water around the plants, water the soil & not the leaves, water in the evenings).

5) add water retaining materials into the soil.

6) water regularly during times of plenty & healthy plants should have lots of roots. More roots = more chance to take any availabłe moisture from the ground during any droughts.