I bought 2 - 250 gallon tanks to catch rain water, otherwise they would only get water at planting and from Mother Nature. We are on a well. All my watering is hand carried via 5 gallon buckets. Seedlings get first dibs, then any newly planted ones. Then any that I'm hybridizing with. If there is any water/ time left the others get watered. I wish I could do more watering, but it is cheaper to buy more daylilies than have a new well dug. I try to water every other day if possible. They got to be tough here or they will not survive.