watering can
noun
: a vessel usually with a spout used to sprinkle or pour water especially on plants
called also watering pot
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Well, there’s a different issue for houseplant parents who must wander their indoor jungles with watering cans, misters, fertilizers and pruners and then find a place to store them.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Spacing plants further apart to encourage good air circulation and keeping the foliage dry when watering can further help combat this disease.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Mums in pots can still be watered with a wand or watering can, but take care to water under the foliage at the base of the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
Models carried gardening tools: a watering can, a shovel, a wheelbarrow.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Spacing plants further apart to encourage good air circulation and keeping the foliage dry when watering can further help combat this disease.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Mums in pots can still be watered with a wand or watering can, but take care to water under the foliage at the base of the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024
Models carried gardening tools: a watering can, a shovel, a wheelbarrow.
—Kristen Philipkoski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Watering can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watering%20can. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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