A1.) Watering for 30 mins doesn't really tell us much. Sprinklers can very by brand and by which type you are using ex.(rotary, rotators, and spray). What i would do is set a couple of tuna cans or use clear 4oz disposable cups with measurements in 1/4" increments by using a permanent marker. Water a particular zone and keep track of how long it takes to reach 1" and then set that zone run time to the time that you got. and so on and so forth. If the yard still looks dry after you have done this then up the time until it looks good to you. A2.) I'm not familiar with the rain birds because I run a hunter. What I do since I have 8 zones for the yard and 1 for beds, I water every other day (mon ,wed ,fri) this allows me enough time to water the yard and the beds before the sun dries out the morning dew. A3.) 4am-10am is an excellent time to water. I start mine around 3 or 4.

This seems like a silly debate... it's a fact that always remains if the plant tissue completely dessicates and becomes bone-dry inside and out, it dies; this is true for any plant. It's also true for most plants that if it becomes too wet and moisture pools on the surface or the water causes the stem/roots to lose contact with air, it rots. And in the meantime, plants are variously adapted to maintain a mostly-constant water content inside themselves despite the variance in surrounding moisture. So a number of different methods will work for maintaining the appropriate amount of moisture inside the fleshy stem, also depending on your particular climate and the environment in which they are stored. So the big question is, how much humidity is in the air in your climate and specifically, in the location where you are storing the plants. In very dry climates, soaking a dormant stem, bulb, root or tuber in water periodically may replenish lost moisture. In very humid climates, soaking it in water may very will kill the plant tissue with mold if the water does not evaporate or if the tissues can't get oxygen, but in those climates it is unnecessary to soak the plants because water loss is very slow. I would suggest in this case you try the same methods you use storing plants like cannas and dahlias. You can completely control the environment by burying it in a pile of barely-moistened peat moss - just moist enough that the peat does not turn to dust if you blow on it, but not any more - in an OPEN grocery bag and setting that in a closed cardboard box, then putting it in a cool (but not freezing) garage. Then no matter what happens to your air humidity, the peat only very slowly loses moisture through the winter.

LOL Gesila. The shipment this week was from Glenbrook. I have to say that I am WAY impressed with the shipment. The smallest was 1 eye, but had another one ready to break dormancy. The largest was 4 eyes with a huge root system. WAY impressed. Here's a list I posted from another thread: Here goes: In the Country Garden & Gifts: Peppermint Ice Glory Hallelujah Lakeside Prophcy Fullfilled Lots of Heuchera (and friends), plus a few other oddities Naylor Creek: Captain's Adventure Copa Cabana Foxfire Palm Sunday Gentle Giant Irish Luck Lime Smoothie LS Paisley Print Magic Fire Paradise Glory Regal Supreme Ripple Effect Secret Ambition War Paint Hallsons: Jaz Radiant Star Emerald Ruff Cut Roy Klehm Warwick Comet Bix Blues Katie Q Rascal Jim's: Regal Grand Tiara The Shining Spinning Wheel Christmas Candy LS Dividing Line (OS) Glenbrook: LS Cindy Cee Joshua's Banner Gay Search Emerald Scepter (coming later, per Viktoria) Venero: (these guys are local to me and I'll visit them in the next couple weeks to pick up my order) Regal Promenade Regal Providence Heuchera Electra I've limited myself to about 50 hostas this year. I've gotten about 5 here locally this year. These that I've picked up plus 1 from a another local vendor, that leaves me only 8 more I can add... unless spring planting shows me that I have room for more! In theory, I've already blown thru my gardening allowance, which I was able to stick to last year.... So, I guess I'll have to see if I can come up with any more money for plants?!?

Hi I'm new on the Peony plants. I think they are beautiful so I got one from QVC. They say it is okay in our zone. I don't think I have every seen one ecept in pictures. I p;anted my bareroot about 3 weeks ago. It is about 12 inches tall. It was in very good shape when I got it but now it isn't doing anything. We have had 100 degree temp here in N Ca and lots of fires so very smoky. It had 3 or 4 white I guess leaves starting to form on the stalks I kept watching them but they didn't move or anything but kept getting greener. but now the ends are drying out and looking brittle. I don't know what to do I have been trying to shade it in the hottest part of the day but I don tknow if it is helping. I don't know if I should keep watering it or let it dry out like tye say. Can someone give me some info I sure do need it. thanks Mar