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Recent Examples of watering canInconsistent 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.—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 See All Example Sentences for watering can
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kettle
Noun
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.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
How to practice it yourself: Put the kettle on and shut the laptop.
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