Worth's Octopuses Garden in the Shade.

[Karrr_Luda]

Hope it does well for you. I am not giving it it's own dedicated area though, just planting between other things, using up empty spaces, edges.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Karrr_Luda

Hope it does well for you. I am not giving it it's own dedicated area though, just planting between other things, using up empty spaces, edges.

I got caught up potting plants and didn't sow them yet.

My baby sugar snap peas have started putting out grabbers.
Worth

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Yes I did this in flip flops and shorts in 45 degree weather.

Just don't go out there barefoot. When I was a teenager I stepped on a slug one night while hopping the back fence to visit a friend. I can't look at a slug to this day without feeling that gross sliminess squishing up through my toes... 😝😝😝😝

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Just don't go out there barefoot. When I was a teenager I stepped on a slug one night while hopping the back fence to visit a friend. I can't look at a slug to this day without feeling that gross sliminess squishing up through my toes... 😝😝😝😝

When I was about 19 or so I came into my mothers room,while she was laying down and told her to taste some salsa I had made it was dark.
What she sucked off of the spoon was a huge slug.

Worth

[Worth1]

I have a bean watering question I will ask it here and see what happens.
Many of you may have noticed the Bean Tepee I made yesterday.
I placed this thing on purpose in the middle of the yard sprinkler heads.
Now my heads aren't like the ones you see blasting water out for many feet.
They are rotating spray heads that put out water in a smaller area like the pictuer.

I just turned mine on and they spray about halfway up the Tepee on all 4 sides.
At what time of the day should I run these things?
I have the timer set for them to water at night but I can change it to any time.
I am planting the runner beans there.


Worth

[sdambr]

Originally Posted by Worth1

At what time of the day should I run these things?
I have the timer set for them to water at night but I can change it to any time.
I am planting the runner beans there.


Worth

I always run sprinkler early in the morning, starting just before sunrise. That way plants aren't wet all night, and they dry quickly after sunrise. But others may see things differently.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by sdambr

I always run sprinkler early in the morning, starting just before sunrise. That way plants aren't wet all night, and they dry quickly after sunrise. But others may see things differently.

Thanks I just went into my computer and changed the program to every other day on 2 zones starting at 6:00AM and the other starting ant 6:30AM each running for 30 minutes.
Then sent it wireless to the controller.

Worth

[sdambr]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Then sent it wireless to the controller.

Worth

Love that!

[Labradors2]

What if it rains?

Linda

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by sdambr

Love that!

It is nice to not have to go out and punch buttons and scroll through menus.
It even has remote control so I can walk around outside and turn stuff on and off.

Worth

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by sdambr

I always run sprinkler early in the morning, starting just before sunrise. That way plants aren't wet all night, and they dry quickly after sunrise. But others may see things differently.

Same rule of thumb here -- sprinklers start around 4 a.m. Our system is over 10 years old and we're hoping to do some head replacement and re-configuration this summer. Definitely looking at the same heads.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Same rule of thumb here -- sprinklers start around 4 a.m. Our system is over 10 years old and we're hoping to do some head replacement and re-configuration this summer. Definitely looking at the same heads.

If you are talking about the heads like in the pictuer those and the rain bird ones are almost flawless and about 80 to 90 % efficient.
I even bought the bodies that have check valves in them so they dont drain all of the water out when they shut off.
When they come on they all jump up at once, no water hammer to pop lines.


Worth

[Gardeneer]

Luckily I don't need to water anything maybe until June some time.
I am going to cover my raised beds this Sunday with plastic to dry out a bit before plant out.

Gardeneer

[Father'sDaughter]

Originally Posted by Worth1

If you are talking about the heads like in the pictuer those and the rain bird ones are almost flawless and about 80 to 90 % efficient.
I even bought the bodies that have check valves in them so they dont drain all of the water out when they shut off.
When they come on they all jump up at once, no water hammer to pop lines.


Worth

Yes, I was talking about those in your picture. I read your thread back when you installed them, and sent the link for the heads to my husband. Ours are now a mix of old, inefficient Rain Birds and crappy replacement heads from Home Depot where ever a Rain Bird head broke.

We have a wifi thermostat for our heating system which is wonderful (even has an iPhone app!) and a wifi irrigation controller is high on my wish list. Ours is mounted high on a basement wall and I need a step stool to reach it. Then I need to run up the indoor stairs and out the back door to see what the system is doing. It's a pain in the you-know-what.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Yes, I was talking about those in your picture. I read your thread back when you installed them, and sent the link for the heads to my husband. Ours are now a mix of old, inefficient Rain Birds and crappy replacement heads from Home Depot where ever a Rain Bird head broke.

We have a wifi thermostat for our heating system which is wonderful (even has an iPhone app!) and a wifi irrigation controller is high on my wish list. Ours is mounted high on a basement wall and I need a step stool to reach it. Then I need to run up the indoor stairs and out the back door to see what the system is doing. It's a pain in the you-know-what.

Just to let you know before I go to bed.
In the years I have installed both the hunter and rain bird heads like them.
I have had three problems with them.
1 I got a small piece of trash in the line when I fired a zone off and it plugged up the last head, fixed in a jiffy.
2 I hit a bubbler with my mower, fixed in less than a minute because I bought spares.
3 I had to jiggle one here awhile back to make it rotate again.
That is it no other problems.
Worth