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One of the sprinklers seems to stick when it gets to one side of it's sweep. Oddly, when I walk away and look at it from a distance it seems fine. It might simply be that I have too many sprinklers going at once. It is one of them that is last in line through a dual sprinkler link, and with six sprinklers going at once. And it is attached through smaller, non-contractor, hoses. Each hour I still want to move the side hoses. I plan to water every other day, skipping the grass when I can. With the odd even I don't have the option to water the lawn every third day or I would do that. Every fourth day is sort of pushing it, especially when temps get to 100. As for the garden, I think I will be hitting that a bit more, since I can, it's small, and it needs it. I can see right away that thinning the turnips, I think, has made them supersize in just the few days since I did that, and without a watering. I never did get to watering the garden the other day. Hmm, I still need to take the fertilizer device back in for exchange, I forgot that today.
So close though, to having the system just right. I may end up having to do the side watering at a different time though. Perhaps I will buy another timer, one with fittings for two hoses, and at least get one watering in the morning, very early, then move it for a later watering in the evening. I think I can get by with one move on those and still get everywhere I want, altering placements slightly each time. The grass, once watered well, seems to hold the water and stay green fairly well. So it isn't keeling over, even after my long delay. There are patches that are dry, but I'll be handling those this and next time. It's not much but it does make a difference.
That garden really is coming along. I am very pleased with it and my efforts so far. If I have the energy, tomorrow I would like to try to get out early and thin more of the other root vegetables, finish around the last plants, and then begin on general weeding. I am nearly passing out just from standing though, if after a long day. I hope it is just from the day. BP must be really low. I have concerns, and will be watching things closely. I won't be going out in too much heat until I have a better idea of things. If I pass out in heat, and stay down a bit, I could wake quite burned. I have been keeping up on water. I tried one of the water flavorings today and was pleased with it. I didn't sweat enough to mess with salt and electrolyte replacements though. Lots of water, lip balm, and showers. I ought to try that nose stuff. Dry, boy, as a bone up there.
Good night.
Later.
Saline nasal drops should help.
ReplyDeleteStay well, Doom.
Oh helz ya. Six sprinklers on one outlet... Well, Rome wasn't built in a day. Timers with multiple outlets, or multiple timers is what I do. I only have one sprinkler per station because my setup just won't efficiently run more than one at a time.
ReplyDeleteYou must have some amazingly high city water pressure there, to be able to stretch (barely) to six (!) sprinklers.
foam,
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping so. The simpler the cure, fix, rub, or such anymore, the more I tend to give it a chance. If they can't articulate how something generally works, and what the precautions, exceptions to use, reasons to quit use, and some other things, clearly and plainly in a minute or less I'll take a pass. Also, if they sound like an idiot or drone, from a few flash topic questions when the answers are already known, I walk... Most people, even in medical, are low to mid level salesmen for things they don't understand. I won't be a guinea pig for the medical industrial complex.
See? Saline works. I am better already! :p
D.C.,
Okay, so that was the problem. But it's not getting any of my h.b.p. medicine, if THAT's what you're thinking.
As to on one outlet? Well, yes and no. One hydrant, with a four hose splitter. Yeah, all of them were being used though. Still have to move them all weekly, with mowing and all, but it beats moving everything two to three times every other day, or more. Bleh.