>>921643Yeah, watering less will indeed induce more deep root growth, I'm kinda lazy with the water
But it doesn't help when the top 50cm of the soil become bone dry (happened in both 2015 and 2016 here, shit's getting crazy lately)
Side note: I have to walk 50m from the rainwater tank to the crop area multiple times during dry weather, dammit why are there no watering cans >14 litre on sale anywhere? I'm really not the fittest guy but I could easily carry two 25-30 litre ones...if they existed! But no I have to take my two 14l ones and walk 5-6 times in summer to get all that shit watered - tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, strawberries...