twostep23
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 Alert | | How long should a person be watering now? | |
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shertex
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| | 07/08/2007 12:28 PM |
Alert | | I am curious too. I have some grasses and flowering vines that some of the leaves are turning brown. Is that too much or too little water? | |
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mikethegoalie
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| | 07/08/2007 3:38 PM |
Alert | It's always best to water only a few days a week, for longer periods of time. The water goes down into the ground, and the roots follow. This helps with deep rich roots. Also prevents bugs from living in your wet top soil.
Water each zone for 15 mins, 2-3 times a week.
plants you can water for like an hour (drip system) every 2 days
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twostep23
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| | 07/08/2007 3:45 PM |
Alert | But everything....the trees and plants.....are hooked up together in one zone. | |
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*rikimaru*
Posts:434
| | 07/08/2007 5:22 PM |
Alert | | mike is right. i water both lawns every other day, 15 mins each. the vines in the backyard get watered with the lawn, its a win win. roses get deep watered every other day as well in the summer, once a week in the winter. it agravates me to see people watering everyday, especially bermuda grass | |
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shertex
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| | 07/08/2007 6:21 PM |
Alert | | Okay, I am guessing, I know my grass is on a different line, but everything else is 1 hour a day I think!! What do you think about my vines and grasses that were the only ones to survive the frost etc. and now see browning? I hate to lose all of that. I am clueless on this desert landscape! I should say, everything was just 15 minutes or so a few days a week and I lost many flowering plants. A nursery said 45 plus minutes a day. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
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MamaKim
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| | 07/09/2007 2:48 PM |
Alert | | I am having the same problem, I dont even know what setting goes to what drip line and they are all crossed... confusing, I have plants turning brown and looking kind of sick along with 2 trees.. | | | |
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shertex
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| | 07/09/2007 4:11 PM |
Alert | | Kim-you changed your name!!! I contacted "garden glow" and I am going to be calling her tonight. She has a gardening business here. I need her. Someone needs to take care of all these plants and show me how to set the darn timer! | |
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MamaKim
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| | 07/09/2007 8:06 PM |
Alert | | yeah I could not get on with my old one. Let me know how Garden glow works out, my backyard is in need of some TLC, I think the heat is killing everything... first the frost now heat..... <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/crying.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Crying' align='absmiddle'> | | | |
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shertex
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| | 07/10/2007 3:19 PM |
Alert | | She is coming over this afternoon!!! | |
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twostep23
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| | 07/10/2007 7:27 PM |
Alert | | Give me the scoop!!!! | |
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shertex
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| | 07/10/2007 7:30 PM |
Alert | | She got tied up, will speak to her tomorrow hopefully! I can't wait-I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/cry.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Cry' align='absmiddle'> | |
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twostep23
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| | 07/10/2007 7:42 PM |
Alert | | Yeah, I want to find out what I should be doing also. | |
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shertex
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| | 07/11/2007 6:59 PM |
Alert | | This lady rocks!!!!!!!!!!! I just met with her and she went over every plant etc. My backyard is in terrible shape, and I hope to see a turn around soon. Sara with "Anyone Home" is going to get me fixed up. Gardening is just not my thing and I still can't set my watering system. haha I am so excited to see all the beautiful plants AUL planted come back to life!!!! Someone said they have a brown thumb-that is me!! Thanks Sara! | |
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msrachacha
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| | 07/11/2007 7:47 PM |
Alert | | Here is a website that we've found to be very helpful: http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/waterguide/index.shtml | |
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vytor
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| | 07/12/2007 6:56 PM |
Alert | | The lawn people were out this morning to fix a valve, and they set the plants and trees to 15 min twice a day, and the Sod at 7 min 2 times a day. Does this sound right or to long? | | | |
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shertex
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| | 07/12/2007 7:15 PM |
Alert | | I for sure do not know, but I would think by what I have read, the plants might have to run 1 more time??? Anyone know? Maybe Garden Glow will log on! | |
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garden glow
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| | 07/13/2007 1:08 AM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By shertex on 07/12/2007 7:15 PM
I for sure do not know, but I would think by what I have read, the plants might have to run 1 more time??? Anyone know? Maybe Garden Glow will log on!</div>
The birds were enjoying their baths on your run-off this morn...LOL..not really LOL..
Oh Paula.....I re-set your system this morn abt 8am...you are NOW set at 3X's 10 mins. per day 7am, 1pm..and 7pm...your system was not watering on the week-end? ..call me tomorrow we've got to talk abt those Chinese Elms!!! Not a good choice near a pool..Mature height 30 to 50 ft..canopy spread 20 to 40 ft..deep root source, deciduous, peeling bark..messy!
edited to let you know Shertex..I left you messages on both numbers..earlier tonight.. Talk to you soon..Sara | |
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garden glow
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| | 07/17/2007 11:21 PM |
Alert | | Look'in forward to that bonus...Cracker salad maybe????? Hope it worked out... | |
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TortosaGuy
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| | 07/22/2007 12:25 AM |
Alert | | like religion and restaurant talk...i dont think there is any one right way to look at watering your plants....not every plant will react the same to the water amount they are receiving...your soil ph may also not be consistent throughout your yard...whats good for one plant may not be for another....you can water too much and not enough....but personally...i do not think there is a secret to it....and i dont know if any of you feel this way too...but when i am shopping for plants...and i see something at a nursery that says "full sun"....do they mean full sun during winter time here in AZ...or does it mean it can take 115 degree full sun?...i find those labels very misleading...and have lost some plants recently that got cooked by the sun...and it said full sun on the labeling | |
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