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Connecticut

now that i have pollinated all my pumpkins,how much water do i give my plants on a weekly basis?thanks.

7/20/2009 6:12:27 AM

Rudolph

All of these quantities are for ONE INCH of water. First figure out your rate of flow with a bucket. See how much water you get per minute. I get 4 gallons per minute or 240 gallons per hour.

1 acre (43,560 sq ft) = 27,000 gallons
1,000 sq ft = 620 gallons
100 sq ft = 62 gallons
10 sq ft = 6.2 gallons
1 sq ft = 2.5 quarts

As the roots expand, the targeted irrigation area increase rapidly. The freshly transplanted seedling may only require a 1 square foot area of water for a week. Hence a gallon of water would be overkill.

Given good growing conditions, this area will expand to 4'x4' or 16 sq ft in the second week. So now 10 gallons will be needed to deliver a FULL INCH to the same plant.

If the same plant is ultimately rooted into an area of 600 sq ft, it will then require 370 gallons to achieve the same result

7/20/2009 9:51:37 AM

Rudolph

ps. North shore boyz and Tremor posted this a few weeks and years back im just a copy cat.

7/20/2009 9:54:02 AM

Fairfield,ct.

so what you are saying is the plant gets on inch of water per week?

7/20/2009 10:23:31 AM

Rudolph

most people will just feel the soil, 4 inches down, and when you can squezz it, and it stays together in a ball your sitting good. but yah one inch a week and if it's a little hotter two iches a week.

7/20/2009 10:52:34 AM