On Apr 18, 11:50=A0am, mm <NOPSAMmm2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:23:54 -0700 (PDT), trad...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On Apr 18, 12:43=A0am, mm <NOPSAMmm2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> How much should I water my brand new-to-me cherry tree? =A0And when?
>
> >> I just planted a Lapins Sweet Cherry from Miller Nurseries, and a
week
> >> from today, I have to go away for about 3 weeks.
>
> >> I have a Nelson water timer that will turn the water on up to 3 times
> >> a day, for the times I choose in one minute increments, up to 11:59
> >> hours. =A0 I can choose the days of the week I water. =A0 (Up to 3
week=
s I
> >> think, but so far I've only been working on the first week. =A0It
only
> >> has Su, M, Tu, W, Th, F, Sa, 2nd, 3rd, so I'm thinking it does the
2nd
> >> and 3rd weeks like the first one, but I don't have the full
> >> instructions anymore.)
>
> >> I have a week to watch it and get it right. =A0I live in Baltimore
and
> >> it will likely be in the 70's during the day during the time I'm
gone.
>
> >> As instructed, I filled the area around the newly planted tree with
> >> water twice, and it was still damp then next day. =A0
>
> >> I have a metal ball with a bunch of holes in it, that I placed 2 or 3
> >> feet uphill from the tree, in order to water the whole area. =A0It is
> >> uphill a little bit, a couple inches at 3 feet, but enough that the
> >> water is sure to head towards the tree, and have time to spread out.
>
> >> The soil seems to have a little clay but not much. =A0I had an apple
> >> tree growing there well for the last 20 years, until it got cedar
> >> apple rust and died.
>
> >> The default start time in the timer is 11 AM.
>
> >> If I figure out how long the water should be on to keep the ground
> >> moist ??, should I water at dawnshould i break that time into 2 or 3
> >> segments during the day.
>
> >If it were me, with those conditions, I'd water it 2 or 3 times a week
> >to deliver about 5 gallons of water each time. =A0 With a deep
watering,
> >the soil will stay moist for 3 days at a time. =A0Make sure the flow
> >rate is set so that the water stays in the area under the tree.
>
> Is there any particular time of day that is best for watering?
If it were a lawn, then you'd want to do it during periods of low wind
and sun to avoid eva****ation, which would translate into starting it
so it would finish by about 7am. For tree, there is no practical
difference, but you'd avoid some small amount of eva****ation by doing
it similar to the above.
>
> As to staying under the tree, I think this will be ok: =A0I had made a
> levee around the base of the tree, as instructed, but I crushed down
> the 4 inches of the levee that faced uphill, and the water from the
> hose filled it. =A0And because of the slope (which I guess is more than
> I said) half of the volume within the levee stayed full of water.)
> Sounds ok?
>
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