Planning Ahead for Deep Watering

You've got to think creatively for veg plants that love to dive deep. We're talking about tomatoes, squash, watermelon, and pumpkins, plants that need to grow big and strong underground to support big and strong fruit on their plants.

Utilizing a soaker hose is one way, but two years in a row, my soaker hose clogged midseason. I'm now willing to try something new.

I like the pictured concept, reposted from thegardeningcook.com. This provides for a refillable, underground reservoir of water that slowly hydrates nearby roots and is oh so easy and cheap.

This is one of the new things that I'm building into my 2015 garden plan. I'll report on its effectiveness later in the season.