RE: Soaker hose/Irrigation by leaky pipe
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Soaker hose/Irrigation by leaky pipe
- From: P* S*
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:03:34 -0800
When I began using the soakers, I would leave them on for a couple of hours
and then would dig down several inches to see, visually, how deeply the
water had penetrated. Once I got an idea of how watering time related to
water penetration, I was able to water for a specific time. In my case,
with a pretty typical clay-based soil, I would water for a couple of hours
1-3 times per week (depending on how hot/wet it had been that week).
I used to use sprinklers, too. My water bill dropped significantly with the
switch to soakers. And my plants have been much healthier.
Sue P.
SPesznec@lhs.org Milwaukie, OR.
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> From: Miller, Devon
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 1999 05›25wÝ›w
> To: perennials@mallorn.com; sjknauss@webtv.net
> Subject: Re: Soaker hose/Irrigation by leaky pipe
>
> Here's a new question: How do you tell if you have watered enough,
> especially if you use an irrigation system that is buried under inches of
> mulch? Do you use some kind of tool to test the wetness of the soil? Or
> just assume based on prior experience that a certain number of minutes of
> watering will do the trick? With sprinklers (which I am embarrassed to
> say
> I still rely on), it is pretty easy to tell. But when I switch to an
> irrigation system, how will I know? I don't want to kill off my plants as
> the price of discovering what isn't enough!
>
> Thanks.
>
> Devon
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