Sometimes once soil in pots dry out they can develop dry spots that cannot absorb moisture or water and deprive some of the roots from water. An option to help gardeners water thirsty plants in pots and gardens a watering system is available with small hoses and emitters , using timers. Set the battery operated timers for all the pots and the work allowed for watering is automatic, less chance for soil dry outs. There are also gallon counter attachments for hoses to keep a check on amounts of water used.
For the past 25 years I have watered my pots and garden with several soaker hoses with emitters that are designed for the purpose to water areas set by zones (ie:front yard west.) All operated on timers using batteries. Never had a issue with any plants, hoses or timers.
Another watering option instead of timers added to the hoses for watering zones and replacing batteries, I have switched to a program on iPad/ IPhone called b-hyve for the past few years. Everything is watered the night before on timed sequences set for each garden zone. Some plants in pots are on a drip system and some are watered more than once a day depending on the temps. The program also has a weather report that allows for rain/heat forecasts and the watering is monitored accordingly. The program has many options designed to use water efficiently and keep plants happy.
With the automatic watering system either battery operated or on IPAD/IPHONE it's easier to leave the house for a couple of days without the worry of loosing plants . Just FYI 🐝
