{"id":549,"date":"2026-10-09T00:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T22:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.60.121\/en\/watering-in-containers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T18:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:37:55","slug":"watering-in-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ortoinbalcone.com\/en\/watering-in-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"Watering in containers: how much and when"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watering in containers has its own logic. In a pot the soil dries out much sooner than in the ground: the substrate is exposed to sun and wind and has no buffer from the surrounding soil. The golden rule is not a fixed time but the measure of the substrate<\/strong>: push a finger in 2\u20133 cm: if it’s dry, it’s time to water.<\/p>\n

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Watering in containers: the real factors<\/h2>\n

The site’s tools use three demand regimes for watering in containers, expressed in litres per day per 10 L of substrate, at 25 \u00b0C:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Regime<\/th>\nFactor<\/th>\nWho<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
High<\/td>\n0.05 L<\/td>\nTomato, cucumber, courgette, frequently-cut lettuce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medium<\/td>\n0.035 L<\/td>\nMany vegetables and herbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Low<\/td>\n0.025 L<\/td>\nRosemary, sage, lavender<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What changes it<\/h2>\n