Welcome to Randy Lemmon's "KPRC TALKRADIO Gardenline" Tip of the Week Text-Only Edition Date- April 25, 2002 Issue #19 http://kprcradio.com By Subscription Only! You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription. Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this newsletter. ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE ------------------------------------------------------------ => Irrigation Basics The simple rules... ------------------------------------------------------------ Gardenline Tip of the Week - Randy Lemmon ------------------------------------------------------------ Howdy GardenLine Email Tip Subscribers. We ran this tip sheet last year at about this same time (Actually, May to be exact). But at that time we only had about 1200 subscribers to the email tips… That number is close to 4,000 now, and so I thought this was worth re-issuing to the newest 2500-plus subscribers. It won’t be long before things heat up quite a bit and force us to start using our Sprinkler systems again. Which is why I thought this was a good time to remind you of the basic irrigation schedule I talk about on the radio program. So far this spring, we have been pretty spoiled. We've gotten ample, soaking rains when we needed them. But once again, this could be one of those situations that lulls us into a false sense of security. So, here are the basics: Normally, our turf and landscapes do fine with 1 to 11/2 inches per week (7 days), when the daytime temperatures are in the 70s & 80s. The more our daytime highs creep closer to 88 through 94 you can probably up that schedule to 1 to 1 1/2 inches every 4 to 5 days. When our high temperatures exceed 95 consistently, you may be looking at the possibility of irrigating every 2 to 3 days. (That's normally July thru August.) Remember to water early in the morning. If you have an automatic sprinkler, you can schedule it to run any time between 3 am to 8 am. If you don't have an automatic sprinkler, do your best to set the sprinkler when you get up in the morning. Here's why. Water pressure is at its best early in the mornings. There is less wind, which is important because of evaporation. Finally, this allows the turf and landscape to use the water throughout the warming day. If you water at night, you run the risk offungal diseases, such as Brownpatch. One more note: You may be asking, how do I know how much time it takes my sprinkler to meter out an inch of water? Whether it's automatic or otherwise, the test is always the same. Get an empty can, such as a tuna or cat food can and put it out at the farthest reach of the spray pattern of your sprinkler. When it fills up, that's how long it takes to give you that inch. This can be as little as 15 minutes on some automatic systems, to as much as 45 minutes for the hose draggers. To read more about water conservation with our lawns, look at this two links: http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/HORT/Mar2200a.htm http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/DATA/DROUGHT/save_water2.htm Until next week, here's to Great Gardening from the GardenLine, heard exclusively weekend mornings from 8 to noon on Talkradio 950 KPRC. Where in the world is Randy Lemmon… This Weekend? Talk to Randy one-on-one when he visits garden centers, nurseries and events in your neighborhood. Be sure to bring samples of your plant and pest problems for Randy to analyze. Spin the TALKRADIO 950 Prize Wheel, too, and pick up some FREE KPRC goodies! SATURDAY APRIL 27-- Lowe's Home Improvement (Amdro Appearance),1 - 3 p.m. 1000 Gulfgate Center Mall on I-45 at the 610 Loop ------------------------------------------------------------ AT THE TALKRADIO 950 WEB SITE: ------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing your source for some of the best buys on the Internet. Check out The TALKRADIO Discount Warehouse every day for new brand-name merchandise ... even FREE items if you pay a few bucks for shipping. Brand names in almost every product category ... jewelry, apparel, books, computers, electronics, health and beauty products, housewares and more!!! http://www.itswholesale.com/ar/iwc.arw_reseller_home_body.jsp?id=1033 ------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright Information ------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 2001 Clear Channel Interactive List Maintenance: To subscribe-- Send a blank email message to "kprc-epub-text@ev1.net" with "SUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. To unsubscribe-- Send a blank email message to "kprc-epub-text@ev1.net" with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Online TEXT issue can be found at http://kprcradio.com/listenernewsletter/GardenTalk_04-25-02.txt http://kprcradio.com