tomato and pepper plant drip irrigation emitters
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How long to water? 2 gallon per hr drip emitters?
Comments (2)The most commonly used statement about lawns is they need an inch of water per week and now I'm seeing that applied to gardens as well. Your gharden needs as muich water as it needs and that depends on soil type, weather, and your mulch. Hot, dry, windy weather means your plants will need more water then if the weather is cool, calm, and wet, and an unmulched garden will need more water then will one well mulched. If you garden does quite well if you run your watering system 2 hours per week that is probably what it needs. To be sure look into the soil several times a week to see how moist it is and if the soil gets too dry in hte root zone then more water is needed....See Moredrip irrigation setup for tomatoes question...
Comments (2)bg, Perfectly fine. I use adjustable emitters. Just see what the system does and adjust. The plants need less when young(small root system) and more as they mature(large root system). You could actually put emitters on both side of the plant to get coverage faster. All depends on how long you run your irrigation. Trial and error is the best method. Aloha...See Moredrip irrigation - frequency of irrigation for different plants
Comments (1)vj, You can be as specific or as spread out as you like or need with drip. The key is making sure the water spreads out(plumes) enough to get all the root ball. Depends of the emitter type you use. There are many out there. I use emitters on 1/8" tubing coming from a 1/4" lateral for trees and vines. Two or three per tree with variable flow emitters. For herbs and larger areas I use T-Tape on both side of the plants or even circles. I would not water Bougs very much, they don't like much water and unless you want a very large plant,keep them in pots in or above the ground. JMHO Aloha...See MoreHeirloom Tomatoes, Watering and Irrigation using Drip
Comments (10)Agree with Mulio. Heirlooms has nothing to do with it. Raised beds - if I understand your info correctly - will dry out more quickly than in-ground beds so closer monitoring of the soil moisture level is required. That means digging down by hand, sticking your finger deep into the soil to check it on a frequent basis before you water. Right now it sounds like you are watering too frequently and too shallowly. MUCH deeper and less frequent watering is much better for plants for the reasons Mulio already mentioned. Plus the roots don't hang right around the stem, they spread out for several feet. So 1 dripper at the stem base isn't sufficient. Depending on spacing you may need an additional 2-3 drippers between plants. A trick to setting up a drip system - take an empty soup can and bury it in the soil so the top rim sits right at the top of the soil, put a dripper over it, run your system and see how long it takes to fill the can. That is approximately how long you need to run your system 1x a week. If the weather is especially hot, if your plants are not well mulched, or if your soil drains quickly it will be more often. If it rains adjust accordingly. As the plants grow and set fruit increase accordingly. Hope this helps. Dave...See MoreOkiedawn OK Zone 7
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