1.   Before planting, she douses the rootball in a bucket of water to moisten the soil.

2.   If your deep watering moistens the soil to that depth, once a week may be enough.

3.   In dry areas where mines are laid, it would be possible to moisten soil to improve detection.

4.   It is terribly dry, so a slow drip that will moisten the soil several inches down is important, especially if you striving for good production.

5.   They need two more weeks of dry weather to finish the spring wheat harvest, then rain to moisten the soil for winter wheat planting.