Watering
Articles
-
Q. I'm a brand new Mittleider gardener this year, and my garden is doingSO well!! It is really amazing. I've never had such success. Even myseasoned Pro gardener Grandma is impressed with my garden. Thanks so muchfor everyone's help and expertise.Here's the question. I was reading the message...
0.00
-
Are Heavy Rains a Problem for my Plants?
-
Automated Watering - Length of Beds
Automated Watering – Bed Lengths Q. I have 2 - 66' grow boxes and 3 - 32' ones. Do you think I can do the PVC water pipe with the #57 drilled holes for the whole 66 ft? Or should the pipe be enlarged to 1"? A. Grow-Boxes 66’ long will very likely be hard to water. Most water will come out in...
4.00
-
Automated Watering - PVC vs Soaker Tape
Q. I had a question regarding soaker tape. my garden is to big for me to try to water with a hose and sock ( 50 + soil beds 60 feet long). But the cost of running pvc and all the fittings and the 400 feet of main line would run me over 2000 dollars just for materials not including the cost of...
0.00
-
Best Watering Method - Beds or Boxes - Compared to Sprinkling or Soakers
Q. What do you recommend for watering, either Soil-Beds or Grow-Boxes? I have irrigation (lawn style) available in my new garden. Do you like drip watering or sprinklers or other? What would you see as the ideal from an effectiveness and convenience point of view? A. To answer your questions...
4.00
-
Feeding Plants in the Water? How and When?
Q. Can I mix the fertilizers with water and use that to feed my plants? How do I do it? And when is it appropriate? One other thought - my watering method is the PVC with the tiny (#57)hole. If this method is used, since there is very little contact with a dry mix, Will the PVC method the use...
0.00
-
How can I speed up my watering? I know sprinkling wastes water and encourages slugs, snails, and fungus diseases, but I hate to stand there with a hose!
Watering Soil-Beds or Grow-Boxes with pre-drilled 3/4" PVC pipe is fast, works better than a hose or sprinkling, and saves water. Pictorial instructions are on the Garden Master CD, The Mittleider Gardening Course, Grow-Bed Gardening, Let’s Grow Tomatoes, and Gardening By The Foot. First, start...
4.00
-
How Much to Water - Tradition says 1" Per Week & Mittleider Says 1" Per Day!
Q. I came across a question and answer you gave previously (another article which states that 1" of water in the beds is needed each time you water) and it confused me somewhat. I have a question about putting an inch of standing water on the beds every day. Conventual wisdom is an inch of water...
3.33
-
How often should I water my garden?
If the soil has proper drainage it is hard to over-water, but easy to under-water. To enjoy the highest quality and flavor of fresh garden produce, frequent applications of water are recommended - four to six times per week is ideal. Small amounts of water are used because you only water 17% of the...
3.33
-
I read that I should stop watering my crops like lettuce 10 days before harvest. Is this true?
-
Soaker Hoses - As good as PVC? How about Sprinkling?
-
Soaker Hoses for Watering - Good, Bad or ?
Q. Regarding irrigation, I found a couple of black "soaker" hoses (the type that basically weep out water)and tried them in my grow boxes. They worked very well for me as an irrigation setup for my grow boxes. I did wonder if the black color of the hose could heat up during hot sunny days and...
0.00
-
Watering - How Much is Too Much
-
Watering during drought conditions
Q. Our BIG problem right now is drought. What is the most efficient way to water a garden in drought conditions? A. The Mittleider method of watering is great for saving and making the best use of available water. The narrow ridged beds keep all the water right at the root zone of your plants. ...
0.00
-
Watering When It Rains
-
Watering With Irrigation Water - Pressure or Flood
Q. We water our gardens with irrigation water. How do we do the Mittleider method? I have pressurized irrigation, but the water comes from the river and clogs the pipes with mud, rocks, worms, and even fish! And my parents have flood irrigation - how do we do the beds to accommodate that? A....
0.00
-
Watering with PVC Pipe - Will small #57-size holes get plugged up?
Q. I am in the process of starting work on the irrigation part of my conversion to the MittleiderMethodGardening system. I would like to ask if the small #57 holes in the pvc pipes present any special trouble with stopping up? A. A #57 hole in a Schedule 200 PVC pipe will not plug up much at all...
4.00
-
Weekly Watering - Often Enough?
-
Which is best - Sprinkling, Flooding, Drip/Soakers or Something Else?
1