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Critical Watering Periods for Vegetables - Urban Farmer's Guide
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Different crops have different watering needs. Some vegetables are real water lovers and prefer moist soil around their roots all the time. Shallow rooted vegetables need more careful watering during dry spells than deeper rooted crops that can pull water from greater depths. Also be sure to keep in mind the growth stage of your plants and how they need watered:
Seedlings
Water gently once a day to a few inches deep.
Transplants
Help your plant's root recover from transplant by watering frequently for two weeks after transplanting. After that water every few days to 6" inches or so.
Established
Water your established plants deeply, to at least 6" inches deep. Give the soil a chance to dry out before watering again.
In general, most vegetables use around an inch of water per week. If water doesn't come from rain fall than you must water yourself. Each vegetable has a critical period when not watering can ruin a crop. Below is a table that shows the most important times to water a crop.
Vegetables When to Fertilize
   | Beans, green Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Corn Cucumbers Eggplant Muskmelons Onions Peas Peppers Potatoes Radishes Squash, summer Tomatoes | When flowering and forming pods When forming their head When forming their head When forming roots When forming a head When silking, tasseling, and forming ears When flowering and developing fruit Give uniform supply of water from flowering through harvest During fruit set and early development During bulb enlargement When flowering and seed enlargement Give uniform supply of water from flowering through harvest When tubers set and enlarge When forming roots When forming buds and flowering When forming roots and fruit |
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