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Re: Basil and things with different watering requirements in SQFT

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Bob-- I am interested in your drip irrigator. Can you be more specific about
its design and use?
thanks,
bill missen.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Klyne" <jg24@jps.net>
To: "Square Foot Gardening List" <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: 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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