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Recent Examples of watering can
This watering can in bronze, $20 at the Sill, is handcrafted from metal.
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
If the plant soil is dry to the point of seeing a gap where the soil has pulled away from the inside of the container, then normal watering using a watering can may not be enough.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
To keep mold away from your plant soil and the surface of your pots, be extra mindful of your pours from the watering can.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of using a watering can, consider using a spray bottle to mist the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025
If the plant soil is dry to the point of seeing a gap where the soil has pulled away from the inside of the container, then normal watering using a watering can may not be enough.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
To keep mold away from your plant soil and the surface of your pots, be extra mindful of your pours from the watering can.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of using a watering can, consider using a spray bottle to mist the soil.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watering can
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“Watering can.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watering%20can. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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