Fwd: Watering-KISS Method

Chris:

I think you are making it too simple for Zoo Doo. I have another thought on
how he can measure the amount of water he is putting on the garden. He should
purchase a water meter !! Then he simply takes his bucket and pours the water
through the meter and this will measure it for him.

Marv in Altoona

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  • Subject: Re: Watering-KISS Method
  • From: "* A* <c*@value.net>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 07:15:18 -0700
Marv,

The easiest way for Joe to figure out aprroximatly how much water he is
apply to his patch is to use the KISS Method! I think that abreviation is
self explainatory.  Take a 5 gallon bucket, with your valve turned on all
the way, fill the bucket. How long does it take to fill the bucket with
water. Let's just say it took 30 seconds. OK there are 60 seconds in a
minute, if the bucket filled in 30 seconds that is 10 gallons of water per
minute or 600 gallons of water per hour. Now you know how long it takes to
apply 600 gallons of water and can time your application rates. This is of
course if you are hand watering with a garden hose. If you are getting into
a sprinkler system you need to know your water psi, diameter of pipe, length
of pipe, rate of sprinkler application, number of sprinklers in the system,
and given water pressures. There is a
formula to figure this all out in terms of water application rate based on
the above info.  Sounds complicated I know but here again you may apply the
"KISS METHOD''. Go to your local irrigation supply store or even  Home
Depot. Their irrigation department will figure this all out for you if you
have your water system scratched out on paper with your water pressure info!
Call your local municipality and they will provide you the water psi for
your specific location. If you have a well you should already know what your
water psi is. As for Joe, well you gotta love em! After all he has
contributed to this wonderful sport I think the least we can all do is chip
in a little money and buy him a bigger watering can!

Chris
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>Pumpkinheads:
>
>Even though my plant at this point can be watered using a tea cup I have
plans
>for the future. Last night I was reading an article that covered how much
>water a plant required. I am not going to get into a discussion here about
>exactly how to deliver the water to the plant. I wrote something earlier in
>response to a post by Zoo Doo on the proper use of a watering can. This is
in
>the archives and explains how to fill the can etc. These specific
instructions
>were required by the inquisitive Zoo Doo who occasionally still needs help
>tying his shoe strings in the morning. He now, I have been told, wears
loafers
>to avoid an ongoing problem.
>
>Anyway, the article related that a pumpkin needs 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water
>per week. If the soil you are growing in is sandy you need to be at the
higher
>level. If you have more clay and silt and organic matter in your soil you
>should be at the lower level. Chris Andersen uses a water meter to measure
the
>amount of water he delivers and as an example says that 1 inch per week
works
>in his soil. For the less sophisticated (those without water meters) you
can
>determine the amount of water delivered by knowing the water pressure you
have
>available and how your sprinkler head delivers at that pressure. I guess
these
>numbers are available for drip systems as well.
>
>To supply 1 inch of water per week to a 1000 square foot patch takes 624
>gallons of water. That means that if you watered a 1000 sq. ft. patch on a
>daily basis you would need roughly 90 gallons of water per day. It is best
to
>water several times a week rather than daily so that the water sinks in to
a
>deeper level.
>
>For Zoo Doo this means that if you have a 2 gallon watering can you need to
>apply 312 cans full per week for a 1000 square foot garden. (Be careful not
to
>trip over your shoe strings.)
>
>Does anyone out there have any information or comment that is in contrast
to
>the above?
>
>Marv in Altoona
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