Watering

Late this evening, I watered my deck plants. I had noticed the pansies looked wilty this morning, but I didn't get to them. I felt too lazy to do it tonight but feared some plants might not survive the night without it. Several were droopy in the extreme. So I unrolled the hose and got to it. I run the hose at very low pressure when I water--a mere dribble. If the flow is too strong, it knocks the plants down and splashes the soil out of the pots, so I proceed gently. The slow flow means I have to spend a good amount of time standing over each pot, but that gives me time to look at and monitor the condition of all the plants, and just enjoy each one. Now tomorrow morning they'll all be perky again.