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Inconsistent watering can disrupt nutrient uptake and deplete a plant’s defenses to insects and disease, including causing issues like blossom end rot in tomatoes and peppers.
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Amount of Watering The most obvious factor is the amount and frequency of water the plant receives, via watering can or the rain.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
Use a granular slow-release at planting time, which should last for a month or more, then a water-soluble type in your watering can every week or so as the season progresses.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Just skipping a few days of watering can cause plants in containers and in the ground to go into a severe wilt.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Amount of Watering The most obvious factor is the amount and frequency of water the plant receives, via watering can or the rain.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
Use a granular slow-release at planting time, which should last for a month or more, then a water-soluble type in your watering can every week or so as the season progresses.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Just skipping a few days of watering can cause plants in containers and in the ground to go into a severe wilt.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watering can
kettle
Noun
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And of course, the brand’s most iconic piece, the two-quart tea kettle, is also part of the sale in several patterns and colors.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
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How to practice it yourself: Put the kettle on and shut the laptop.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
10 July 2025
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