Re: Al Eaton (watering)
- Subject: Re: Al Eaton (watering)
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:20:28 PDT
Well, if a plant needs 1 inch per square foot and my plant is 400
square feet, that would be 400 gallons per week or 57 gallons per day. Now
all of that can't go to the main root and my vine isn't rooted in too many
spots. So can I give more water to the main root than is required for its
square footage?
>From: SteveS012@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Al Eaton (watering)
>Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:50:29 EDT
>
>In a message dated 7/18/99 4:24:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > o, what do pumpkins do in responce to cold water. Most of the water I
>use
> > is from the hose and relatively cold. Also, if I water the main root
>of a
> > 10 by 10 area, would that mean I have 100 square feet to recieve about
>100
> > gallons per week?
>
>They can wilt, or just get temporarily stunned, which can slow growth
>processes temorarily. I forgot the exact equation of how much water per
>square foot for one inch of water, but it would be somewhere around that.
>If
>you think your main roots only go out 5 feet, then you would half that.
>Also
>it is important that the vines take root, since it would be hard for a main
>root system alone to provide the amount of nutrients and water as a GIANT
>pumpkin requires!
>
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