Watering Flower Beds In The Sunshine

[sandyRoe]

I think I read somewhere that you shouldn't do this as some of the beads of water can act as a lens and concentrate the sunlight and burn the leaves of the plants. Showers followed by sunshine happen in nature and plants don't seem to come to any harm.
Is it OK to do it?

[maggiebee]

Not sure if there is a right or wrong way Sandy. I usually wait until early evening to water plants, but that's just habit.

[jno]

I think watering in the shade gives the water more time to soak in without being evaporated by the sun. Aside from that, though, most plant life seems to have adapted to sun and rain okay, so you should be safe.

[Chipchopper]

Some water is better than none, in my book.
I prefer not to water, when it's late in the day, knowing the slugs come out on manoeuvrers in the dark.

[Hopkirk]

I think it is just some very delicate leaves that can get scorch marks.

A keen gardener could tell you which ones. That's not me.

[Hopkirk]

It seems it only happens to leaves with small waxy hairs, because they can hold a water droplet away from the leaf in a perfect circle.

https://www.livescience.com/6017-water-drops-magnify-sunlight-burn-leaves.html

[1ozzy]

Silly me, I thought Shamrocks ,Potatoes and Peat would be the only plants to thrive in Ireland.
We live and learn

[1ozzy]

And I'm not sure when they should be watered

[gingejbee]

I prefer to water directly onto the soil (without a spray attachment), so it goes to the roots directly rather than uselessly on the leaves.