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11-11-2005, 11:59 AM

wrote:
Tigriz wrote:
According to my husband, the worst time to water is during the heat of
the day as the water simply helps to "fry" the grass or plants.

"Not true. The only draw back is evaporation. "

Her husband probably thinks getting sprayed with a garden hose in the
hot sun will fry people too!

That watering during the heat of the day taboo wives tale has been around
forever it seems. There are conditions that call for heat of day
irrigation, such as fusarium suppression. (lowering the soil temperature)