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How long to water? 2 gallon per hr drip emitters?

gnhelton
12 years ago

I have a smallish vegetable garden(tomatoes, squash, peppers etc) 30-40 plants, and plumbing off the house to the garden and to a faucet . Off that faucet I run plastic 3/4 inch mainline through the garden, then tap off that at each row with 1/4 inch line with the drip emitters on that line. Each row would have 5-6 emitters on the 1/4 inch line.

We've had .26 of an inch of rain in since the first of May, and it's my understanding that a vegetable garden needs like an inch of rain per week. (True/False?)

And also I have figured (no sure on this) that to equate to a inch of rain each plant would need two gallons a week. But from past experience that garden does better when I run the system for 2 hours a week.

But does anyone know the best way to water with my setup and how much I should water with my system?

15 minutes a day ? 1 hour every other day? 2 hours once a week? Etc..Generally speaking what would best way to water that would most beneficial to my plants?

Thanks.

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