Few Flowers in Pots

[Hamad]

Thanks again everyone
Farhan watering scheme is once every morning coz this is the best time to water, plant's soil has been cooled down and they could bear the heat for the rest of the day after getting early shower.
This is working quite well for me and I hope this may help you and others too .
Hamad

[Tahir Khan]

I water my plants in the morning as well between 5 am to 6 am

Will agree with Hamad bhai as the soil is cool and less risky as the roots may cook if watered in the evening from all days baking

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

I water my plants in the morning as well between 5 am to 6 am

Will agree with Hamad bhai as the soil is cool and less risky as the roots may cook if watered in the evening from all days baking

I may say that it will bring instant relief to the baking roots. To the best of my knowledge, watering in the evening is much better than the morning.
What have others to say, I am not a container gardener so I may be totally wrong.

[Mustansir Billah]

I also water plants in morning so, they can get water and easily bear the heat. In my opinion, when water is poured onto baking roots it will give the plants a shock. Correct me if I am wrong.

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

i am watering two times daily .once morning and then evening..but it depends on pot size and sun light.if small pots are kept in direct sun light plants in them will die even if you water 4 times daily. so big pots in full or partial shade need water at least one inch daily.but my small and big pots are mixed so i am giving them water two times daily...it is a tough job.

[mikhurram]

Generally plants can either be watering in early morning and evening but its preferable to water them in evening especially in our summers when temperatures touch 50'C. When plants are watered in the evening they can drink their fill of water and virtually no water is lost due to evaporation and if they are watered in the morning the chances of water getting lost by evaporation are higher as the sun comes up early these days.

The goal is to minimize evaporation and prevent the leaves from getting scorched. Scorch occurs when water globules on leaves and young stems intensify the sun's rays, just like a magnifying glass, causing the foliage underneath to turn brown and die.

Thus advisable to water them in evening these days rather then morning. Water is a precious resource and shouldn't be wasted. Especially those residing in Karachi are more aware of the acute water shortage.

[Hamad]

Occasionally I water my plants in the evenings coz of unavailability or due some other commitments the difference I have obereved is that during the night I mean till morning they get half dry and for the whole day they have to depend on the left over moisture and due to intense heat they get dry very quickly and get dehydrated but on the other hand when we water them in morning hours they have enough water for the whole day and night are cool anyway and in this manner plants stay happy and sustain easily for following 24 hours, thats what I have concluded and would advocate morning shower.
But its not hard and fast rule, every individual can derive their own conclusion and act accordingly but I m sharing my experience if it would be of any help.
Happy gardening
Hamad

[mikhurram]

by Hamad » June 6th, 2014, 1:36 pm

Occasionally I water my plants in the evenings coz of unavailability or due some other commitments the difference I have obereved is that during the night I mean till morning they get half dry and for the whole day they have to depend on the left over moisture

So if they are half dry implies that the plants are drinking their fill of water properly and water being absorbed by them is not getting wasted or lost. So if they are half dry then no need to water them in the morning as they can last till evening!! You will find that If watered deeply in the evening plants can last till the next evening.

Also these days the sun comes up early and it's really hot even at 7:am and chances of water getting lost by evaporation are higher as it tend to soil tends to dry earlier in the morning compared to evening.

Have you estimated that what's the % of water getting lost by evaporation in the morning? Also any other rationale for watering them in the morning as the 1/2 dry reasoning mentioned by you seems to be reinforcing my viewpoint that watering in the evening is preferable especially in our hot summers.

[Hamad]

Occasionally I water my plants in the evenings coz of unavailability or due some other commitments the difference I have obereved is that during the night I mean till morning they get half dry and for the whole day they have to depend on the left over moisture and due to intense heat they get dry very quickly and get dehydrated but on the other hand when we water them in morning hours they have enough water for the whole day and night are cool anyway and in this manner plants stay happy and sustain easily for following 24 hours, thats what I have concluded and would advocate morning shower.
But its not hard and fast rule, every individual can derive their own conclusion and act accordingly but I m sharing my experience if it would be of any help.
Happy gardening
Hamad

As you said water get evaporated due to heat in early hours then its too hard for plants to rely on less water when temperature hit boiling point in noon and afternoon hours, well its not a hard and fast rule every individual can derive their own way and time of watering either morning or evening whatever suits them, I m practising morning time and my plants are quite happy with that .
Happy gardening
Hamad

[Munir]

Occasionally I water my plants in the evenings coz of unavailability or due some other commitments the difference I have obereved is that during the night I mean till morning they get half dry and for the whole day they have to depend on the left over moisture and due to intense heat they get dry very quickly and get dehydrated but on the other hand when we water them in morning hours they have enough water for the whole day and night are cool anyway and in this manner plants stay happy and sustain easily for following 24 hours, thats what I have concluded and would advocate morning shower.
But its not hard and fast rule, every individual can derive their own conclusion and act accordingly but I m sharing my experience if it would be of any help.
Happy gardening
Hamad

. I also water my plants in the morning for the same reasons as mentioned above by Hamad.My experince is that:
> If good/heavy watering( not light shower) is done in the morning,sufficient moisture stays in the soil till evening to easily last till next morning,thus the plant does not undergo any stress.
> Conversely,if watering is done in the evening,relatively much greater %age of water evaporates instantly as the soil/air temperature at that time- even around one hr before sunset is much higher(5+deg,even 8-9 deg on hot days) than even 2-3 hrs after sunrise,thus relatively lesser quantity of water is absorbed/retained by soil,which in turn is available to the plant for next 24 hrs,compared to watering in the evening.It would thus be seen in case of watering in the evening that the soil generally dries up by mid day and by evening it might get 'baked' in some soil conditions,causing avoidable stress to the plant.
. Another important factor is convenience; I think,morning time is more convenient in many ways & to most people who have to carry out this task themselves.
. Hope there are more views on this important basic gardening activity, so that we reach a definite conclusion.