Re: Water formula
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- From: D* M* <m*@eskimo.com>
- Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 14:44:57 -0700
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> Re: Water formula
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> * From: "Stewart Deans" <sdeans@pcug.org.au>
> * Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 00:00:18 +1100
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> Obviously it depends on the area you are watering. 1 liter is 1000 cubic
> centimeters for 1 cm of water a litre would cover 1000 square centimeters or
> about 1 square foot. So for 1 inch per square foot of area you need about
> 2.5 liters. Multiply 2.5 times your area in sq ft to get the liters.
> Stewart ACT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Rumpel <pleasureway@indigo.quadrant.net>
> To: pumpkins@athenet.net <pumpkins@athenet.net>
> Date: Friday, 31 October 1997 6:59
> Subject: Water formula
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> >Greetings:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a formula to figure out how many gallons or
> >litres of water per square foot of soil is required to achieve 1" of rain ?
> >
> >
> >after reading that Chris used 230 gallons a day for his monsters I was not
> >watering enough.Any help would be appreciated
> >
> >Happy Halloween Everyone
> >
> >Dean
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> >
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231 inch cube = gallon
230 gallons x 231 = X
square root X = y
~ 20' x 20 ' x 1"
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Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA m*@eskimo.com
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