Re: RE:CULT: overhead watering vs rainfall
- Subject: Re: RE:CULT: overhead watering vs rainfall
- From: "pinkirises" p*@whidbey.net
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 01:07:58 -0000
I want to add another variable to the mix (not that there's a lot we
can do about it):
In my town, the water is TERRIBLE; the minerals in the soil make
crusts on everything in sight. So when my gardens begin to die by
August-September, with the same care as before, someone suggested it
was the water. We have little summer rainfall too, so I have to
water almost daily to keep companion plants alive. (I'd water much
less if I were dealing with iris only.)
Therefore, overhead and drip watering is the same water, which ain't
the best.
Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8
--- In iris-talk@y..., "Donald Eaves" <donald@e...> wrote:
> Chad,
>
> Another good post. Your reasoning makes sense and coincides with
what I
> see. So how do you determine when and how much to water when it
stays too
> hot and dry for too long? It's a perennial problem for me. I know
they
> need water to avoid drying up completely and baking to death, but
always
> feel I'm risking killing them with rot if they receive water. Both
> scenarios seem to work out. No water, some die. Water, no matter
the
> delivery system, some die. Unfortunately I haven't found the
correct
> balance to avoid them.
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@e...
> Texas Zone 7b, USA
> >
> > I haven't seen any differences between overhead watering and
drip in
> >regards to iris rot, I use one or the other(and sometimes both)in
different
> >areas of the garden. Rot for me has been a product of saturated
soil and
> >plants not in active growth because of very high or low
temperatures. So by
> >this I mean too much rain in winter coupled with not enough
drainage, blown
> >leaves keeping soil wet etc. OR by over watering in very hot
weather
> >particularly with transplants and the their limited root systems.
In both
> >cases the Iris are not growing much and can't make use of all the
water. So
> >if rainfall in summer ( I have to guess here since we don't get
ANY) is
> >better than irrigation I would guess that the rainfall come at
times of
> >lower temperatures so the iris are growing, and that in areas with
summer
> >rainfall people tend to water only when there has been a long hot
dry spell
> >- and the iris are not growing.
> >
> >Chad Schroter
> >Los Gatos CA Zone 9 - Just like Australia only the months are all
> >different...
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