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    Smart watering for containers

    Jun 01, 2021 3 minutes

    You can listen to Steve on alternate Sundays 10am-2pm on BBC Radio Kent’s Sunday Gardening (BBC Local)

    GROWING plants in containers allows you to extend your garden onto hard-surface areas or lets you grow plants if you have no garden at all. However, keeping up with the watering can be difficult, especially with larger plants that need a regular supply in hot weather or if you are away for a few days.

    Unlike plants in the ground,

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