Save Your Back - Make Your Own Watering Wand!

There are a couple of reasons why it's best to water plants at the base, around the soil and roots rather than from the top.

1. If you have made wells around your plants, overhead watering can wash them away.

2. Some plants don't like to get their foliage wet, and watering from above, can make them susceptible to moisture-loving fungal diseases.

For some people, however, reaching down that far, especially if you have a lot of watering to do, can be hard on your back. The perfect answer is to make your own watering wand.

To make a watering wand: simply use some sturdy tape, like duct tape, and attach a 4-foot (1.2 m) length of broom stick or old mop handle along the end of your garden hose.

Now you can direct the water precisely around the base of plants, without bending your back and physically challenged gardeners can also use this trick to give them a longer reach.

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