Why watering your crops at noon will not harm their leaves

AS A botanist, gardening has – unsurprisingly – fascinated me since I can bear in mind. Nevertheless, it isn’t solely the mysteries of crops that I discover so filled with surprise, but additionally the colorful, and sometimes puzzling, human behaviour we see on the earth of horticulture.

Steeped in centuries of obtained knowledge, gardening’s many “rules” have been repeated so typically they will appear to be incontrovertible truths. That is regardless of scientific trials demonstrating that many have little foundation in actual fact, so following them could also be pointless at greatest and will offer you inferior outcomes at worst.

A basic instance is the long-held concept that …