Box, buxus
Water below
34%
Healthy band 40% to 75%
Estimated Reasoned from rooting depth and drought tolerance. Worth checking against your own bed.
Water through the first two seasons and in prolonged dry spells. Established box copes well.
Once established this plant rarely needs watering. Alerts are worth acting on mainly in a long dry spell or in its first year.
Water through the first two seasons and in prolonged dry spells. Established box copes well.
Setting the threshold
These figures are a tested starting point on a calibrated monitor. Watch one full wet to dry cycle in your own bed and adjust if the plant tells you otherwise. Soil type, container size and how much sun the spot gets all shift where the right number sits.