tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post5012514863783968848..comments2024-01-23T05:22:51.150-05:00Comments on Gardening in Central Florida: Watering...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-70498985847931329852012-03-10T19:54:04.527-05:002012-03-10T19:54:04.527-05:00Very interesting! Do you have a picture of the wat...Very interesting! Do you have a picture of the watering system you describe?Jennifer Plomatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128647280210070664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-5398409055734164492012-03-08T04:55:43.459-05:002012-03-08T04:55:43.459-05:00We put in an overhead sprinkler for our garden, re...We put in an overhead sprinkler for our garden, remarkable easy. Only thing is, it doesn't reach but half the garden, so I still have to hand water. Once this growing season is over, I plan on digging trenches (12" to avoid my 7" tiller blade) and connecting two or three more overheads. I think it will cost me like $30 to do it, And I will have a permanent watering solution. I might even put one out of the garden in case I ever expand!!Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-24642577457794781392012-03-06T21:42:55.853-05:002012-03-06T21:42:55.853-05:00cuke season ends mid-may, when they burn out from ...cuke season ends mid-may, when they burn out from our sun, heat, and dryness. so long as they get a reasonable amount of sun, overhead watering isn't a problem--if you water them early, the leaves will be dry before noon. <br /><br />the real key is to get them producing by late march/early april, so you can get a decent harvest without resorting to fungicides, etc. (fungicide is REALLY nasty stuff all around...)Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864352622751585957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-75979573395104358152012-03-06T21:32:19.867-05:002012-03-06T21:32:19.867-05:00Your $3 solution sounds great, but one question......Your $3 solution sounds great, but one question....Do you water your tomatoes and cucumbers the same way. I'm concerned about fungus setting in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-7266514703323465072012-03-06T11:14:20.233-05:002012-03-06T11:14:20.233-05:00hmmm... reading up on this a bit. the french are a...hmmm... reading up on this a bit. the french are always talking about lignan and twigs--this seems to be a related concept. my immediate reaction: we're at (roughly) 30 degrees north of the equator. our climate is SO MUCH HARSHER and we have SO MUCH MORE INSOLATION than germany (frankfurt is at FIFTY degrees latitude). it would be very, very difficult to keep a raised, open bed like this well irrigated, regardless of biomass. it'd be interesting to try it, though. i'd likely lay down a tarp at the bottom of the heap to increase the water retention.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864352622751585957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17084027.post-50371585589716620822012-03-06T11:04:38.025-05:002012-03-06T11:04:38.025-05:00Hi, with our sand soul and hot weather watering se...Hi, with our sand soul and hot weather watering seems the biggest problem in Florida (I live in Gainesville) so I am always looking for ways to hold more water. A friend recently told me about Hugelkultur, I have plenty of rotting wood around and so I will try it this spring.JWOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00004178958481335795noreply@blogger.com