im complete oppisite,i dont rely on the soil doing my work,i work for it,i check every thing ,if things go south ,2/3rds my biz is already done for diagnosies,if i know my soil ph,i know my amends,i know how many ppm of feed i feed,and i know what is running from the bottom of pot and what is going in the top ,there isnt a guess left,you already know if you dig.
even growing for 40 some odd years i never slack off and just asume my water supply is ideal as the same with my soil ph,i live in the south of texas,there isnt a stable water source or soil,anthrax is been killing off our deer herds for 2 years,so complacency gets you no were,beside that how do you teach a grand kid how to grow veggies and trees with 100 year old myths,you very well might be able to read a plant but they cant,having a couple grows under your belt dont make you a scientist either,im not never will be cause my gift of texas is a every day thing.hahahah
if your growing right in mother earth whole difrent ball game,in containers you need to check this stuff i have done so much feed checks already know what im feeding,only if my water ph is right off the bat.
so the love a limestone base aquifer and change as the wind blows,i highly doubt your just gonna water it with out checking or tweaking something.but maybe so,i just never could stand a teacher that cut corners just to hurry and get it done,why bother if that your gig