THERE ARE NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT; PLANTS GROW BEST WHEN ALL THEIR WATERING NEEDS ARE MET IN A TIMELY MANNER. HAPHAZARD, IRREGULAR WATERING RESULTS IN PATCHY, UNEVEN GROWTH. PLANTS THAT ARE WATERED IRREGULARLY DEVELOP SMALLER ROOT SYSTEMS, GROW MORE SLOWLY, AND ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INSECTS, DISEASE, AND COLD DAMAGE THAN THOSE THAT RECEIVE EVEN WATERING. MANY INSECTS ARE ACTUALLY ATTRACTED TO WILTED, YELLOWING LEAVES.