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After thoughts and opinions from #permaculture folks.

I'm thinking of running the drip irrigation system for 5 minutes every two hrs at night 18:00 till 06:00.

My thinking is to minimise evaporation during the day, give maximum time for the water to percolate through the soil and minimise scortching from the sun hitting water droplets.

Any experince shared would be appreciated.

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AU9913 1y ago

If this is for a garden, don't water at night. You will get mold. You want to water early morning so things still dry up, but evaporation loss is minimized.

Also, deep watering less frequent is better than frequent spirits. You're after deep roots because as above so below. If you water deeper less frequently, it encourages deeper root growth VS shallow outward expansion.

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serenitys forge 1y ago

Thanks, if it changes anything this is for an enclosed greenhouse...

AU9913 1y ago

All the more reason not to water at night, don't worry about evaporation lost because it'll just make the humidity go up in the greenhouse, it can't just escape.