grizzlywon
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Just a quick question. It has been 106 or so degrees lately where I live and when I go out to water, especially in the afternoon, the water is quite hot. (I almost always water first thing in the morning and this isn't a problem, but I have been watering some trees twice a day)
In the afternoon, I have been letting the water run to cool down, but was wondering if it really makes a difference and if there might be more to this than meets the eye?
My thoughts are as follows.
1. Hot water, say 100+ would be a bad thing to roots and damaging to leaves?
2. Warm water isn't going to make much of a difference as the soil and roots are already about this temp?
3. Cold water sounds best and even refreshing to me, but I'm not a tree. What if cold water is shocking to the roots/tree?
If warm is best, I need to water with a can?
What are your thoughts on this and are there any studies?
Thanks for entertaining my newbie mind.
In the afternoon, I have been letting the water run to cool down, but was wondering if it really makes a difference and if there might be more to this than meets the eye?
My thoughts are as follows.
1. Hot water, say 100+ would be a bad thing to roots and damaging to leaves?
2. Warm water isn't going to make much of a difference as the soil and roots are already about this temp?
3. Cold water sounds best and even refreshing to me, but I'm not a tree. What if cold water is shocking to the roots/tree?
If warm is best, I need to water with a can?
What are your thoughts on this and are there any studies?
Thanks for entertaining my newbie mind.