Is it possible to overwater garden plants?

Answer 1

Yes and No. It depends on your plant and the type of drainage that your soil has. Generally it is not really some thing you need to worry about unless your soil has really poor drainage, or if you water too much it will wash all of the nutrients out of the soil.

Generally plants like succulents and cactus don't like much water so you have to be careful with them.

With most vegetables I found that watering every second day leaving the sprinkler on for about 0.5 - 1 hour was good but depending on the weather, That is when it is dry. If you are worried about it, water in the morning so then in the day the excess water will have a chance to evaporate. plus the evaporation will help the plants to draw up water trough their roots and cool them on hot days.

But mostly common sense applies don't leave the watering system on for too long.

Answer 2

It is possible to overwater. You do not want to flood the roots because they need oxygen to carry out respiration and survive. Wait, I though plants used C02 and made oxygen. Yeah, that's for photosynthesis and making sugars, but plants still need oxygen by their roots to live and breathe like any other living thing.

It is best to water a plant and let the soil dry out somewhat, but not completely. I usually water every 3rd day or every other day. It depends on how much water the plant is using.

Answer 3

tomatoes are touchy on the water the other plants i would water every 3 to 5 days depends on were you are located and when your dry season starts i water if the plants start looking stressed out and i never water in full sun early morning or late evening after sun is down some! ground water in the morning and evening sprinkle the plants with water this gives the plant the feeling of rain! yes over watering plant can cause the roots to rot!!!

Answer 4

Yes, it would be best just to water your plants on a schedule of two to three times a week, just enough water to soak the soil but not to much. Remember that your plants need to breath through the roots. To much water can cause root damage and death to your plants. Have fun gardening!
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Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Yes!!! the cause of most plants not thriving is from the lack of oxygen to the roots from over watering.

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure you can cause if you end up flooding the area where the plants are in your yard I'm sure that would be considered over watering them....

Answer 9

its best to give plants as much water as they want, just make sure that the soil is free draining so the water that the plant don't want can drain away easily.

Answer 10

Yes your plant can drown ,believe it.