Drip irrigation for roses ?
William
If so, how many emitters per plant, how many GPH per emitter, how many
hours each watering, and how many waterings per week?
It would seem that this would be a good idea, since it is supposed to
promote deep root growth, and wouldn't get leaves wet (in addition to
saving water.) If it's known not to work for rose, please let me know
that as well...
BillW
Tom Sherwood
: Does anybody (successfully) drip irrigate their roses?
My roses have always been on a drip system, along with the rest of my yard.
I have one 1/gph emitter at each plant and run it for 90 minutes every
four days. If it is especially hot, I increase the time by 20-25%.
This has worked just fine. You may need to adjust the amount of water
for your climate, of course. I live in Sunset zone 16.
Because I use a granular food, instead of putting it in a complete circle
around the bush, I put it in a quarter circle where the emitter is. I do
put it all around during the rainy season, before I start using the drip.
This seems to work well, as my bushes are healthy, except for the #$%&
sawflies.
Tom
Jim Beardsley
>hours each watering, and how many waterings per week?
>
>It would seem that this would be a good idea, since it is supposed to
>promote deep root growth, and wouldn't get leaves wet (in addition to
>saving water.) If it's known not to work for rose, please let me know
>that as well...
>
>BillW
>
I have used drip irrigation for approximately four years with good
results. I put one emitter per plant. I use 1/2 gallon per hour on large
bushes 1/4 gallon per hour on minis. I water for 24hrs/day every other
day.
One reason I water at thsi rate is that I have a sandy, extremely well
drained soil.
Jim Beardsley
Cheryl Netter
>I have one 1/gph emitter at each plant and run it for 90 minutes every
>four days. If it is especially hot, I increase the time by 20-25%.
>This has worked just fine. You may need to adjust the amount of water
>for your climate, of course. I live in Sunset zone 16.
>Because I use a granular food, instead of putting it in a complete circle
>around the bush, I put it in a quarter circle where the emitter is. I do
>put it all around during the rainy season, before I start using the drip.
>This seems to work well, as my bushes are healthy, except for the #$%&
>sawflies.
>Tom
I too, have been using drippers on my roses for about 12 years now, as well
as on very young trees, vegetables, and well, just about everything. You can
put soluable fertilizers such as Miracle Grow in the filters instead of
the fertilizer pellets sold for dripper systems.
As Tom said, you'll want to calibrate your system to your climate and soil
conditions. I use 1/2 GPH drippers on the miniatures since they are close
together, and 1 GPH on the rest. For my rose garden, 60 minutes every three
days works fine most of the time.
cheryl
USDA zone 4
Golden Co
DebbysRose
GPH emitter per bush and water for 30 minutes everyday in the summer and
30 minutes every other day the rest of the year. I would run it for a
longer time but am limited by the capability of my timer and the needs of
the other zones on my drip timer.
Howard Rubin
Supply. The system uses a 1 gallon per hour emitter every twelve inches.
Howard Rubin
In article <4051bb$b...@dawn.mmm.com>,
Jim Beardsley <JLBear...@mmm.com> wrote:
>bi...@puli.cisco.com (William ) wrote:
>>Does anybody (successfully) drip irrigate their roses?
>>
Snarkhunt
spot and mildew as it deliver the water the plant need without ever
wetting the leaves, which is usually the source of most of your diseases
problems. It also saves water compared to overhead or hose watering in the
dry climates. Way to go if you can afford it or have the patience to
install it and maintain it.