Re: Al Eaton (watering)
- Subject: Re: Al Eaton (watering)
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 15:27:08 EDT
In a message dated 7/19/99 1:49:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Elkskin@aol.com
writes:
> If I'm correct that would be 89 gallons of water per day per 1000 sq.
> ft. plot, I have 4 Plots that size so that would be around 356 gallons per
> day, that's a lot of water, I haven't been using half that amount and my
> pumpkins are still averaging 4-5" in growth per day and my area just went
> through a 4 1/2 week period with 0" rainfall, Largest pumpkin to date is
> 76-57-54 OTT around 150 pounds, just my observation, but it will have to
do
> because I just don't have that much water available. (Elkskin)
>
Well just think how much they would grow if they had more water!
Have you thought of water optimization? In other words soaking water only
around the vines with taproots and around the hills? That can cut the amount
down substantially. Say the main vine is 20 feet long, and the secondaries go
out 8 feet, but at 45 degree angle, so take up about 8 feet wide. That's only
160 square feet per plant. Just over 80 gallons of water per plant per week.
You could use a soaker hose along the vines, or sometimes I just fill a bunch
of empty platic gallon milk containers with little holes in the bottom. One
gallon container every couple of feet.
This way, no water is wasted in evaporation, on leaf surfaces, or in areas
which the roots do not access.
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