Skip to content
NOWCAST WBAL-TV 11 News at Noon
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

Sunday Gardener: Tips on watering plants correctly and efficiently

Sunday Gardener: Tips on watering plants correctly and efficiently
CARRIE. WE ARE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PLANTED STUFF. YOU THINK THAT WATERING IS A SIMPLE THING. IT REALLY ISN’T. I’M GOING TO START BY ASKING YOU A DUMB QUESTION. EVERYBODY SAYS DON’T WATER YOUR LAWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. IS THAT TRUE? >> IF YOU WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, A LOT OF IT IS EVAPORATING. IN THE MORNING OR EVENING, IT’S GOING TO GET DOWN TO THE ROOTS. THAT’S BETTER. >> THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF POSES. >> I LIKE SOAKER HOSES. THE WATER DRIPS OUT. IF YOU PUT IN A NEW BED OR A VEGETABLE GARDEN, YOU CAN JUST LINED THAT UP AND TURN THE HOSE ON. YOU CAN PUT A TIMER ON THAT. C1 THURSDAY AND SUNDAY OR WHATEVER. IT’LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. I JUST BEHIND YOU OVER HERE. SO THESE ARE ALL DRIP SYSTEMS YOU GET THESE. TWO STUFF AND RUN THEM IN YOUR AREA AND YOU CAN RUN LITTLE TUBES FROM BIG TUBES AND THEN YOU PUT LITTLE EMITTERS ON THERE AND YOU JUST PUT THAT TUBE RIGHT IN THE PLANTERS, ESPECIALLY OR ANYTHING LIKE THE TOP OF THE PLANTER. YEAH, OR YOU CAN DO IT AGAIN IN YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN SO THAT YOUR TOMATO PLANT GETS MAYBE TOO EMITTERS BECAUSE IT TAKES MORE WATER THAN SOMETHING ELSE AND YOU CAN MAKE IT ALL WORK THAT WAY. THAT’S COOL. NOW THIS THING HERE IS FOR NEWLY PLANTED TREES, RIGHT? THIS IS I LOVE THIS. YEAH, SO YOU TAKE THIS CALL THE GATOR. SO YOU TAKE THIS AND YOU WRAP IT AROUND THE TREE AND ZIP IT UP THERE AND THEN YOU’RE GONNA FILL IT WITH WATER AND THEN YOU JUST ZIP IT UP AND THEN IT’S WATERPROOF. IT HOLDS WATER. WELL, IT HOLDS WATER INSIDE. SO YEAH, THIS COMES APART AND IT GOES IN THERE AND THEN IT JUST DRIPS THE WATER OVER A REALLY SLOW PERIOD SO WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE GO OUT AND TELL US THAT THEY WANTED THEIR TREES THEY STAND AT THE HOSE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. IT’S NOT GETTING DOWN THIS WILL DO IT. OKAY. THIS WILL GET IT DONE. AND YES AGAIN, LET’S GO BACK TO LAWNS FOR JUST A SECOND. IS THERE ONE SPRINKLER THAT YOU LIKE OVER THE BETTER YOU LIKE THE ONES THAT GO AROUND IN A CIRCLE OR DO YOU LIKE THE ONES THAT GO LIKE THIS RIGHT UP TO YOU? IT DEPENDS HOW THEY WANT IN. SO THIS IS AN OSCILLATOR SPRINKLER. THIS IS THE ONE THAT KIND OF GOES BACK AND FORTH BUT CAN ALSO USE THE OTHER. DATING SPRINKLERS TO GO OUT OR YOU CAN GO THERE AND HAND ONE DOESN’T DO ANY BETTER THAN THE OTHER NOT NECESSARY DEPENDS ON YOUR SPACE AND HOW YOU WANT TO PROGRAM HOW MUCH SPACE YOU NEED TO TAKE ON YOU JUST MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANTS. YEAH, NOT OUTSIDE, BUT WATER JUST LIKE US. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS TONY PAN. THAT’S CARRIE ENGEL A
Advertisement
Sunday Gardener: Tips on watering plants correctly and efficiently
In this Sunday Gardener segment, Tony Pann is joined by Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms as they discuss tips on how to water correctly so you don't hurt your plants and flowers. She offers tips and accessories that can be used to regulate and properly water your gardens.

In this Sunday Gardener segment, Tony Pann is joined by Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms as they discuss tips on how to water correctly so you don't hurt your plants and flowers. She offers tips and accessories that can be used to regulate and properly water your gardens.

Advertisement