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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Drew Swainston

8 garden watering mistakes that can harm your plants – and how garden experts avoid making them

A man watering the garden with a watering can

Watering plants is one of the most important care tasks that any gardener does. It ensures that plants survive and grow into healthy specimens, however there are some common garden watering mistakes that many gardeners make that can be harmful to a plant’s health.

Lots of people may not realize that overwatering can be as dangerous as underwatering, and that there are actually better times of day to go watering. By learning more about the best ways to water and how much water each plant needs, it can help you develop a better and more efficient watering regime.

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