Re: Drip or flood
When using soaker hoses, i've noticed that you have a greater flow at
the beginning of the hose and very little flow towards the ends, if
you are using several soaker hoses do not couple them together ,
instead hook them up on separate valves to insure a more even water
flow.
Glenn Peters
Dennis wrote:
>
> Hello List
>
> I need some opinions on rather to drip of flood irrigate. This past season I
> used 30 gallon Barrels to soak irrigate and I had little success with enough
> water. It seems I got to much water, fertilizer to main root but not enough
> to the rest of the plant. Now I am smart enough to figure out that I can
> give the rest of the vine water with more hose. But what I am trying to
> figure out is drip line or more soaker hose. I also have a friend farmer who
> grows commercial pie pumpkins and he thing I should grow them as he does
> his, by ridging the out side of the patch and just flood irrigating. I think
> this would do until you get fruit but not after unless you could elevate the
> fruit above water level so not to rot it. then there is the Fungus I mite
> invite with so much water to the hole patch. The way irrigated last season
> has to be changed as I wound up with root rot on two plants late in the
> season. Also I here about burying the vines and I did this last season and
> what I got was everywhere I buried most of the leaves died off leaving just
> a buried vine until it got to where there was no dirt on the vine and then
> it was healthy plant again what cause's this Kathy Morgan also told me this
> happened to her also.
>
> Dennis in Calif
> d*@sbcglobal.net
> http://pages.sbcglobal.net/dhouser
>
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