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gardening comes with all sorts of responsibilities not only do you need to

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plan everything and keep the soil in good condition but you also have to keep [lady gardener stood outside a big house]

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up on all the latest trends in gardening fashion what's the point of kneeling in

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the dirt all day if you don't look fly while doing it however there is one thing

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that might be more important than gardening fashion and that would be [lady gardener being photographed]

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watering your garden since all plants need water to survive all gardens

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requires some watering but different gardens need different amounts of water

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so don't rush out and buy that hundred liter watering can just yet for example [man struggling to carry a large watering can]

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take a look at this garden of succulents succulents usually grow in deserts and since

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it doesn't rain there very often they've evolved to store water in their thick

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fleshy parts that means they can survive with very little watering so succulents [up close image of a plants insides]

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are a great choice if you want to set up a garden in a place with a very dry

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climate or if you live somewhere where water costs a thousand bucks per liter

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[cash register showing price of water for $1.000] ya may want to move if that's the case on the other hand a vegetable garden needs

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a lot more watering than a garden of succulents tomatoes for instance need

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lots of water they're actually tropical plants and they thrive with lots of

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water and a warm humid environment unlike humans tomatoes don't need [a topless man and a woman wearing shades in the sun]

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swimming suits or sunglasses to enjoy a warm watery time in the tropics even

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though tomatoes need lots of water there is such a thing as too much too much

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water can cause the tomatoes plants roots to rod which is way worse than the [tomato plant being watered]

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wrinkled fingers you might get from spending too much time in the tub at the

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end of the day there's no magical rule that will tell you exactly when you

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should water your plants your best bet is to pay attention to the soil if the

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soils dry it's a good idea to water and make sure that after watering the soil [chalkboard displaying hints for dry soil]

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is moist but not soaked remember you're not trying to give your plants a dunk

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tank experience also since when you should water depends a lot on the soil

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you'll want to keep an eye on the weather roses for example only need to [a lady gardener walking towards a garden of roses]

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be watered in hot dry weather and if it's raining often they don't need to be

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watered at all you don't need to figure out any crazy complicated weather models

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[geeky man trying to figure out an equation on a chalkboard] in order to be a pro gardener you can stick your head out the window every now

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and then your garden will thank you

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