{"id":13638,"date":"2021-11-19T09:34:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=13638"},"modified":"2021-11-19T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T19:11:23","slug":"watering-cheat-sheet-for-vegetables-and-fruit-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/watering-cheat-sheet-for-vegetables-and-fruit-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Watering Cheat Sheet for vegetables and fruit trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m always trying to make watering vegetables and fruit trees more turnkey. I don&#8217;t want to have to solve math equations every time I water in order to water within the range of effective and efficient, but I also don&#8217;t want to be shooting in the dark each time I turn on the sprinklers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here I&#8217;ve gathered together the most useful rules of thumb, watering volume and frequency examples, and quantity conversions for vegetable and fruit tree growers in Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have printed this &#8220;Watering Cheat Sheet&#8221; and tacked it onto my wall so that I can glance at it before I, say, give the potted mint plant a drink. You might like to print one for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, I&#8217;ll be including it in my gardening calendar for 2022 so if you plan to order that you&#8217;ll automatically get a copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WATERING-CHEAT-SHEET-for-vegetables-and-fruit-trees.pdf\">CLICK HERE<\/a> for a PDF file of the Watering Cheat Sheet that you can freely save to your phone or computer or print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Note that &#8220;ET&#8221; means evapotranspiration, which is the amount of water a plant uses (oversimplified definition). Learn more about ET in my post, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/using-the-evapotranspiration-rate-to-water-your-garden-better\/\">&#8220;Using the evapotranspiration rate to water your garden better.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All of my Yard Posts are listed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/list-of-yard-posts\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m always trying to make watering vegetables and fruit trees more turnkey. I don&#8217;t want to have to solve math equations every time I water in order to water within the range of effective and efficient, but I also don&#8217;t want to be shooting in the dark each time I turn on the sprinklers. 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