HERB - Sagging plants

[RAISYA@aol.com]

Brian,

A couple of watering suggestions - try watering in the late afternoon or 
early evening, preferably after the heat starts to ease a little, but at 
least an hour before dark if you can.  Once the plants are established and 
growing, don't water every day, water every other day at most, every three 
days is better. You want to soak the ground deeply, not just keep the surface 
wet.  Consider a soaker hose.  Mulch!

However, watering may not be your problem.  The plants could be "leggy" 
because the young plant isn't getting enough sun.  Sometimes it's the intense 
heat of Texas summer, if it seems to droop during the day, but revives in the 
evening, this is the cause.  Or if that isn't the problem, it could be a 
deficiency, most frequently of potash.  Have you had a soil test?

Good luck!
Raisya
Shire of the Shadowlands
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