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Amherst, WI

During the heat of the day, what would be the difference if you had a mister system turned on or just turned on the sprinkler for a few min. or so? I plan on having sprinklers set up and hope to not have to set up a mister system also.
Also, when is the best time of the day to water, morning, mid day, or evening?

3/30/2002 1:08:34 PM

Commack, NY

no difference, except just extra water......i like to know how much water i give my plants.......misting adds such a minscule amount of water, most of it rarely reaches the soil. but what you have in mind should work.

scott

3/30/2002 1:40:01 PM

Deer Park WA

Randooo, two years ago all I had was a sprinkler to cool my plants when it got above 90 deg. I quickly found that you will saturate and flood your soil if you try to water it all day for cooling. I would HIGHLY recommend that you build some type of automated misting systm if you grow in an area that regulary exceeds 85 degrees in the summer.

3/31/2002 12:52:24 PM

Western Pa.

A misting system isn't absolutely necessary. If you can run the sprinklers 5-10 minutes in the heat of the day when the plants are wilting, you will achieved what is needed.A wilting plant is not a growing plant.

kilr

3/31/2002 4:27:25 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

Last year when the temperature got over 95 I used the misting system. I used soaker hoses to water with most of the time. It is not unusual in the central valley to have temps, 95-110 with about 10% humidity.

3/31/2002 11:56:22 PM