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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4
litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
"DD" wrote: I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. Last year I didn't use my drip irrigation at all: here in North Florida it either doesn't rain for months or it rains to the point of flooding. Anyone growing any crop apart from pine trees for lumber pretty much has to have some sort of irrigation on standby: either it'll barely be used, or it'll be essential to keeping the plants able to produce any crop at all. I found a couple years ago that during a drought, an hour with one 4 liter/hour dripper daily was about right for my (slightly younger and smaller than yours, then) bushes, but my soil holds moisture well even though it's largely sand (the rest is clay, with pure clay underneath for quite a depth above limestone). My guess: you're giving them about what they like, but they'd get by on less: roses are greedy for water and so long as the drainage is good they'll take whatever you give them. I'd try cutting back a little (maybe 45 minutes a day instead) for a week or so, and seeing how they fare. Again, this was a couple years ago in Florida, where the air is rarely dry, and when even during droughts a foggy morning is likely. I didn't have mulch either. Good luck! Mark. Gooley, from north peninsular Florida (frost this morning, frost forecast for tomorrow morning) |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
It was good to have your confirmation on the amount of water though I
should point out that the weather here at the moment is hot and humid and has been since December [Blackspot is rampant]. It will likely continue this way until early March. I have Lucerne hay mulch round my roses and the soil is predominantly clay but it has been tempered by constant additions of mulch . Thanks for your answer............. DD Mark. Gooley wrote: "DD" wrote: I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. Last year I didn't use my drip irrigation at all: here in North Florida it either doesn't rain for months or it rains to the point of flooding. Anyone growing any crop apart from pine trees for lumber pretty much has to have some sort of irrigation on standby: either it'll barely be used, or it'll be essential to keeping the plants able to produce any crop at all. I found a couple years ago that during a drought, an hour with one 4 liter/hour dripper daily was about right for my (slightly younger and smaller than yours, then) bushes, but my soil holds moisture well even though it's largely sand (the rest is clay, with pure clay underneath for quite a depth above limestone). My guess: you're giving them about what they like, but they'd get by on less: roses are greedy for water and so long as the drainage is good they'll take whatever you give them. I'd try cutting back a little (maybe 45 minutes a day instead) for a week or so, and seeing how they fare. Again, this was a couple years ago in Florida, where the air is rarely dry, and when even during droughts a foggy morning is likely. I didn't have mulch either. Good luck! Mark. Gooley, from north peninsular Florida (frost this morning, frost forecast for tomorrow morning) |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
It was good to have your confirmation on the amount of water though I
should point out that the weather here at the moment is hot and humid and has been since December [Blackspot is rampant]. It will likely continue this way until early March. I have Lucerne hay mulch round my roses and the soil is predominantly clay but it has been tempered by constant additions of mulch . Thanks for your answer............. DD Mark. Gooley wrote: "DD" wrote: I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. Last year I didn't use my drip irrigation at all: here in North Florida it either doesn't rain for months or it rains to the point of flooding. Anyone growing any crop apart from pine trees for lumber pretty much has to have some sort of irrigation on standby: either it'll barely be used, or it'll be essential to keeping the plants able to produce any crop at all. I found a couple years ago that during a drought, an hour with one 4 liter/hour dripper daily was about right for my (slightly younger and smaller than yours, then) bushes, but my soil holds moisture well even though it's largely sand (the rest is clay, with pure clay underneath for quite a depth above limestone). My guess: you're giving them about what they like, but they'd get by on less: roses are greedy for water and so long as the drainage is good they'll take whatever you give them. I'd try cutting back a little (maybe 45 minutes a day instead) for a week or so, and seeing how they fare. Again, this was a couple years ago in Florida, where the air is rarely dry, and when even during droughts a foggy morning is likely. I didn't have mulch either. Good luck! Mark. Gooley, from north peninsular Florida (frost this morning, frost forecast for tomorrow morning) |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
I water mine 8 gallons a week.
"DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
I water mine 8 gallons a week.
"DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour.
I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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Drip Irrigation of roses.....
Hoe! That seems excessive.
My drippers are typically set to provide about 1 Gallon twice a week during a drought. Water them during the early morning 5:00 AM ish That way the sun will quickly burn away any moisture before disease sets in. Ground should not be 'damp' it should be just moist to the touch. Cut down on you number of waterings to 2 per week and see how they perform. If they are wilting a bit and the soil is drying out increase to 3 times a week. Roses typically are not daily watering plants but like a heavy soaking 1-2 times a week. -- Theo in KC Z5 "FOW" wrote in message ... I use 8 gallons a week per rose.At 1 gallon per hour. I water more than 1 time a week though. I live in California. "DD" wrote in message ... I have a drip irrigation system to water my roses, each rose has two 4 litre/hour drippers. At the moment I am leaving the system running for an hour in the late evening each day. The ground seems damp enough and the roses are flourishing but it seems a lot of water for each rose. Can anyone give me an idea how much water a four year old [or older], bush rose, would need? I live in Sydney [Aust.] and we are in the middle of a severe drought so any possible savings without compromising the plants is in the general interest of the community. DD |
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