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Ga.

How long does everyone leave their hoses on???

6/11/2002 1:46:17 PM

Utah

long enough to apply the proper amout of water for
your patch condisions and size.

I had a barrel system - two 55 gallon barrels
attached to two soaker hoses for each plot.
it it was hot and dry i'd go thorugh all 110
gallons a day.

it varies greatly depending on your patch soil,
the weather, etc...
but the plants need 1 to 1 1/2 inches of water
per week. a 1000 sq ft patch need 623 gallons
per week or 133.5 gallons per day to get 1 inch
of water per week. that will cover the whole
patch... if your plant is smaller you can get
away with less. but you want to water an area
larger than you plant size- especially near
the stump.

I don't know what the flow rate of a soaker hose
is. if you really wanted to know you could put one
in a small plastic swimming pool and time how long
it takes to fill it up. then measure how many gallons
are in the pool. then you would have an application
rate... so many gallons per so many minutes. then
you could ratio the time out to get the number of gallons
you want.

6/11/2002 2:15:11 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Watch out Pappy I hear a secret weapon coming...Better check your brake hoses on the truck the day of the weigh off...Jeff culling and coming on strong!! LMAO

6/11/2002 4:06:25 PM

Arkansas

Should the soaker hose run above or below the vine?

6/12/2002 4:03:52 AM