Monday, August 8, 2011

A dripline dilemma

Frankly, the way things are going, I might not need the dripline at all this year, but supposing I do, here is the thing: all plants get watered on the same schedule, though some have more drippers than others. But this doesn't reflect their needs. The Insanities need to be watered at least twice a day, because their planters can't hold all the water they need for one day, let alone for one week. Others, such as the trees, need to be watered every two weeks. In fact, none of the trees are going to be on the drip line. I'm just gonna soak them completely and maybe give them some water globes. But the problem remains: some plants need water twice a day, others need it once or twice a week. Obviously I can't go by the less frequent schedule, because an 8 L planter cannot contain 14 L of water. Therefore the drip line will run probably twice a day, and the pansies, asters, English daisies and geraniums will be displeased.

Yay verily, you can't please everyone.

For next year, if I ever get to work, I could get two driplines, put them on a T, and have one run once a week for the low-water plants, and one run twice a day for the high-water plants.

One may dream.

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