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Watering your plants at this time of day could do more harm than good

Watering your plants might feel like the simplest task on your gardening to-do list, but the time of day you choose to do it quietly shapes how healthy your plants stay, how much water actually gets used, and how likely disease is to set in. According to gardening guidance from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Penn State Extension, Oregon State University Extension Service, and the EPA's WaterSense program, watering during the hottest stretch of the day is consistently the least efficient choice, since a large share of that moisture evaporates before it ever reaches the roots. Here's why timing matters so much and how a few adjustments can make your watering routine noticeably more effective.

27 Jul 2026 12:00 pm