Re: Watering
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Watering
- From: W* S* <p*@ajm.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 10:38:35 +1100
- References: <7e9dd430.34ad1eea@aol.com>
Thanks Brett,
We have been watering in the early evenings?
Wendy
Orion 910 wrote:
>
> Wendy,
> I am an evening waterer myself. My reasoning is that it doesn't evaporate as
> quickly as it would if it was put on in the morning, or day. Gives my passive
> solar heating system more time to warm up the water. Plants also do most of
> their growing at night, so water readily available at night gives the plant
> better growing conditions.
>
> Now keep in mind all this is thrown out when the air tempurature rises above
> 95 during the day, in which case all sprinklers go on at once directly from
> the well in order to keep those plants from being damaged by heat.
>
> Take care,
> Brett The Pumpkinguru
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