Most of us tend to water way too often. Dialling it down a notch will make your plants more resistant during hot summer days. Photo: dpa
There's good news for gardeners who want to save water, and also time and effort: most of us water more than is actually necessary. Most plants even become more resistant to dry spells if watered less frequently.
"It's better to water less often, but properly," says Corinna Holzel from BUND, the German chapter of Friends of the Earth. "If you water a little every day, the plants get used to it and don't develop deep roots."
