Stop Overwatering These 10 Vegetables, Gardeners Say—It Will Ruin Your Harvest

Stop Overwatering These 10 Vegetables, Gardeners Say—It Will Ruin Your Harvest

Susumu Yoshioka / Getty ImagesIt’s no secret that vegetable gardens need regular watering to produce healthy, bountiful harvests—but more isn’t always better. In fact, overwatering is one of the most common mistakes gardeners make, and it can be just as harmful as underwatering.“Overwatering reduces oxygen in the soil," says Mary Jane Duford, certified Master Gardener and founder of Home for the Harvest. "This weakens root systems and slows nutr…