Watering transplants

I know I'm supposed to generally water deeply once a week, but when I put in a new plant or transplant from one area to another, should I be shallow/deep? Watering daily, and for how long? Thanks!

I water once deeply when I plant a new seedling, new potted plant or a division, and that's all. If you have a difficult transplant with a lot of broken roots, and the plant is wilting and clearly distressed, then water more often. Works for me...
Around here, daily watering only applies to potted plants.

I am not an expert by any means, but I have been having to water a couple of my new roses very deeply the past few days with this little heat wave we've had. I bought several of the dormant roses (roots in a bag), and they were sending up new shoots by the time I bought them. There are a couple that have been pretty wilty when I get home from work, so for the past few days I have just set my hose sprayer right near the base of the plant, set it on "soaker" and walked away for several minutes. I've been doing this everyday for a few days now, and they seem to be much perkier now. At the same time (and in the same bed) as those, I planted a few evergreen shrubs. They have not gotten nearly as much water, but look fine with a daily shower by me. I just watch the plant and gauge that way. Just curious, what are you watering? I love hearing about everyone's different plants. Good luck!

The best help to give any new plants, rooted cuttings or shrubs bare roots, is to add as much humus you can lay your hands on, I try to use horse manure that has been well rotter (no Smell and when held in hand should just crumble like good soil) or use home made compost or even compost from the garden store.
When this is added to the soil it helps hold onto moisture around the roots, it allows air into the soil and it helps give nutrients also at the roots. Adding stuff like this also breaks up the soil so when you dig the soil it is much easier to manage even when planting new plants / shrubs or bulbs and is especially good for plants that will be in situation for a long number of years.

You need to make sure when you water, that the water actually soaks down to the roots and not just run off the hard crust that forms on lot's of beds / borders when the soil has dried out, things like Roses and other shrubs wont put roots down deeply IF they are supplied with water on the surface and not penetrating
further and deeper into the root area, by adding humus to the soil and mixing it way down into the deeper depth and you water less often but add more water when you do, the humus rich soil will be able to hold onto this for longer therefore the roots stay cooler and they have longer to soak up the moisture, if possible you should try water before the sun is warming the soil or after sunset when the soil is cooling or a lot of the water is lost to evaporates into the atmosphere,

Hope this helps you out a bit.
Good Luck WeeNel.

Deep soak when you plant. This helps to settle the soil around the plant, so there are no large air pockets around the roots.
Then mulch well. This will keep the soil moist and cooler.

Watering after that depends on several things:

Size and volume of the leaves: A large mass of tropical leaves will transpire a lot more water than the hard or waxy coated small leaves of plants that come from a drier climate. The more tropical leaf type might even need some shade from the hottest sun for a few weeks.

Root development: If the roots were pot-bound and you needed to break them up, or if the plant was bare root and you see very few new roots, then these roots are not going to be very good at picking up water. Anything you can do to help the plant use less water (mulch, shade) will help.

Drainage, soil type: Heavy soils hold more water, and roots need a balance of oxygen and water around their roots. Do not water so often that the oxygen is excluded from the soil. Sandy soils hold so little water that you probably will have to water daily at first. Adding organic matter to clay soils helps break up the clay, and improve the drainage. Adding organic matter to sandy soils helps to hold water.

A sunny site will dry out faster than a shady site.

Wind will dry out the soil and the plant.

A plant from a 5 gallon can will not need water as often as little plants from cell pacs.

If you have a moisture meter you can use that to determine how fast the soil is drying at different levels. A home made moisture meter: A freshly sharpened pencil. Stick it in the soil to the depth you want to check and hold it there a few seconds. If it comes out dark, the soil is wet. If the freshly sharpened wood is still pale, the soil it dry. Check at the level that most of the roots are, and check somewhat above that depth.

Interesting thread.
I just planted after digging them up from someones garden a ton of herbs. Rosemary thyme Orge sage etc.
Most of them look sickly!
I used good potting soil, packed well watered deeply day of transplant, then watered mid yesterday and today.
But yeah them look really sad and unhappy. I've no idea what to do at this point, it's mostly the sage and thym that look sick, the soremarry looks great... It's in its own container.
Any ideas? I' don't want it all to die... =(
I can take a pic and post if needed.

All plants that have been transplanted look rather tired and poorly, this is normally called shock, they have been uprooted and moved to a different environment from where they were growing before.
best thing to do for the next week or so is water when required (stick your fingers into the soil, if dry, water if not wait).
For a recovery time I prefer to give transplants some shade from any intense heat so they get a chance to settle their roots and not have to work hard surviving dehydration from the hottest sun in the day. after you see the plants are standing up and happier, give them some time in the sun IF that's where you want them to grow, but keep an eye on them and extra water only IF required.
Most herbs are from areas of the world where the soil is poorer and water is short BUT not all herbs.

Good luck, hope you have a wonderful herb garden before long.
WeeNel.

Thanks for the tips maybe I'm over watering I tend to water everything daily. ?
I'll try cutting back and see if tht helps.