Re: water

For 1 1/2 inches of water per week it takes 934.5
> gallons per week. 
> 133.5 gallons per day,
> or 167 gallons every other day.
Think you meant 267gallons every other day. 
Bernie Loewenthal
Stratham NH USA
50 miles due north of Boston MA,
near the seacoast
New Grower
----- Original Message -----
From: "S Tanner" <s1tanner@yahoo.com>
To: "pumpkin list" <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 4:51 PM
Subject: re: water

> AG's require a lot of water. I think a fair number
> of growers do not water enough. especially newer
> growers - just because they don't know. It's certainly
> not a dumb question.
> Here are some numbers to give you an idea of how much
> water is needed.
>
> It takes 623 gallons to cover a 1000 sq. ft patch with
> 1 inch of water.  (1 gallon = 231 cubic inches)
> This is 89 gallons per day,
> or 178 gallons every other day.
>  
> For 1 1/2 inches of water per week it takes 934.5
> gallons per week. 
> 133.5 gallons per day,
> or 167 gallons every other day.
>
> the next step is to figure out how much you are
> watering and compare the above numbers-
> you might need more or less depending on the
> weather and your soil.
> if you water with a hose - you can see how long
> it takes to fill up a 5 gallon bucket. then mulitply
> that time till you get the amount of water you want.
> ie- that time x 18 to get 90 gallons.
> if you use sprinklers you can put out some
> water gages and see how long it take to fill them.
>
> the others are right -after a while you can tell by
> watching your plants.
>
> gordon
>
>
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