PSA: the master gardener at the Austin swap told me to quit watering my tomatoes on a schedule

Margaret Ramirez · 2026-10-21T21:25:03.676543+00:00

She said "stick your finger in the soil 2 inches down before you even think about the hose" and my 6 plants finally quit splitting on the vine last August, so now I'm curious whether anyone else got the same advice or if I'm the only one who was watering by the calendar for years.

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