Re: [CH] watering question
Michelle DeWitt (michelle@wildpepper.com)
Thu, 08 Jun 2000 11:07:54 -0500
Maybe I'be been getting away with it because I water late in the day. My
plants are spread out in odd places of my yard and half of them are in
pots. A soaker hose could be good for certain spots.
Mike Pierce wrote:
>
> At 10:10 AM 6/8/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >A friend of mine has a few plants next to her neighbor's garden. She was
> >using a sprinkler to water and her neighbor asked her to please turn it
> >off, because spraying could damage their plants and that the leaves get
> >all the moisture they need from the rain. They only water with pipes
> >from the ground level.
> >
> >I had never heard of such a thing. I have been spraying with a hose to
> >water since I planted out. Am I doing something wrong? My plants look
> healthy.
> >
> >Michelle in KC
>
> I have always been told (mostly by my Father, so how could I argue) that
> watering with a sprinkler in the heat of the day would burn plants, grass,
> etc. Which is why I water in the evening. For the maters and chiles, I
> bought a soaker hose at ?-Mart for about $15.
> >
>
> Michael Pierce
> Telecommunications Manager - MarTel International, Inc.
> 11038 N. Harrison
> Kansas City, MO 64155
> Phone: 816.734.0040
> Fax: 816.734.2066
> URL: http://www.martel-intl.com