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Re: Basil and things with different watering requirements in SQFT

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>What I don't understand is how you can give some things more water and some
>things less(like basil when you are trying to water the garden, Have the
>raised beds in and everything planted- but the 1 cup of water per week
thing
>isn't going to work- they start to look droopy after a couple of days- so
Am
>going to use soakers(?good?/bad?bear with this newbie please)My herbs are
in
>my raised beds with my veggies- it almost make sense to have put all the
>stuff that needs a lot of water and the stuff that needs lees in different
>beds- but then I had a hard enough time just making sure that plants that
>hated each other didn't have to live next door to each other and figure out
>how to get the ones that got along on the trellis in the right order!> My
>basil- maybe I could just put it somewhere else- the plants around itneed
>lots of water- How do I keep it dry- -Teri

Drip, drip drip. As in drip irrigation.  Out here in the central valley of
California it is almost a necessity - it's one of those things that once you
have it you'll never go back!  By using different rate drippers i.e., 1/2, 1
or 2 gal/hr or making a ring out drip system soaker hose, just like the big
ones, but mini in size, you can get just the right amount of water to each
plant. Out here Home Depot has several types. An added bonus is it really
saves on the amount of water you use.

Bob in Sacramento


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