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Old 09-10-2014, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mulligan View Post
Water stays in the root zone for no more than 15-20 minutes. Long watering times make no sense. You can check this for yourself. Dig a 10-12" hole, fill it with water, see how fast it drains. I water every day for 10 minutes per zone. The sensor shuts the system off when we get rain.
Fungus loves everday moisture.
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