RE: Next Heavy Hitter
Kevin,
Here in CA we have long hot days. Not only is it ok to water overhead we
usually mist our plants all day. Some of us mist at one or two minutes
intervals, I mist continually all day because I use a fogger type mister.
The type of mister Chris Andersen uses must be turned on and off through
out the day. So you have several different options to choose from. I
don't usually have a mildew problem until very late in the season if at all.
I used drip line irrigation for years but changed this year. I have had
dry spots on the surface soil for years and used to water with a hose until
I changed to overhead watering. I like the overhead rain bird type system,
but now I have a bigger weed problem.
Jon
At 11:27 AM 12/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm interested in trying to automate my watering so I can have more time
>(yes the patch time is fun but there are other things) - I currently use
>over head misters which provide some water, but most of the watering I do is
>by hand. I was considering using a drip system, or buried soaker hoses, or
>soaker hoses on the soil surface. I've read so much about over head
>watering promoting diseases that I wasn't considering this. Did you have
>any more disease problems with the over head watering?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kevin
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