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Plant Pathology: Disease Management: Cultural Management Practices
... . The amount of time that the plants and soil are wet can be reduced by watering in the morning, spacing plants further apart, pruning or training to reduce canopy cover, and orienting ... water can also carry propagules and spread disease, unless it is treated before use. Similarly, overhead watering can prolong leaf wetness, increasing the likelihood of germination and infection by fungal spores. ...
bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au

November 2003 Newsletter
... them) for good air circulation. I water using soaker hoses, but sometimes supplement with overhead watering from a sprinkler. I overhead water only in the morning so the leaves have the rest of the day to ... In October, burn the old branches to the ground, moisten the soil for 8 days and then stop watering. Alternate periods of moisture and drought as many as five times and in 60 days, or before the ...
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Gold Medal Plant Awards
... 'Becky' (Chrysanthemum 'Becky', Shasta Daisy) is a showy, long flowering (June to August with deadheading) perennial with white daisy-like blooms and dark green shiny evergreen foliage. Avoid overhead watering for best appearance. It is pest resistant & requires little maintenance; divide in spring or after flowering. It’s good for cutting and especially useful in sunny borders, mixed plantings, ...
counties.cce.cornell.edu

Corn
... of the silk, and a couple weeks after the silk turns brown (which is the kernel-filling stage). Avoid overhead watering: wet tassels and silks may mean wet pollen, hence no pollination, hence no corn. As with many vegetables, regular strong "deep watering" works better than more frequent but more casual watering. Corn is relatively shallow-rooted, tall, and heavy: that means it can be ...
growingtaste.com

Beginner's Corner: Back to the Basics
... . In Oklahoma's hot summers, it is usually best not to water when the temperatures are searing. Overhead watering is discouraged, as this can help cause rot and spread leaf spot. Soaker hoses are ideal, ... in well to get the nutrients down to the iris roots. Reblooming iris will need additional watering and fertilizer application to help assist in the late blooming. Iris other than bearded iris have ...
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Rose Pests and Spraying (for the Northeastern US)
... as Diplocarbon Rosae) is a pathogenic and contagious fungus, which infects and penetrates rose leaves and produces a multitide of spores which can then infect other leaves. Spores are most often spread by the splashing of raindrops or overhead watering. It is incurable in the sense that once a leaf is infected, there is no cure for that leaf, and it is ...
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Rose Pests and Spraying (for the Northeastern US)
... as Diplocarbon Rosae) is a pathogenic and contagious fungus, which infects and penetrates rose leaves and produces a multitide of spores which can then infect other leaves. Spores are most often spread by the splashing of raindrops or overhead watering. It is incurable in the sense that once a leaf is infected, there is no cure for that leaf, and it is ...
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How much, how often
... your roses, try a soaker hose, or another type that provides water only around the roots; overhead watering can damage rose blooms with spots and fungal diseases. Drip line Come in several versions ... Excellent water distribution. Good flow-rate (up to 15 gph), so that time to complete watering can be relatively short (and unattended until turnoff time). Reducing the hose pressure can slow the ...
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Basic Watering Techniques
... are nearly impossible to achieve with a hand-held hose. A portable lawn sprinkler provides slow overhead watering and a wonderful place for kids to play in the hot summer. Unfortunately, much of ... moved around the garden. Properly used, a soaker hose eliminates many of the problems of the overhead sprinkler, such as loss to evaporation and diseases caused by wet foliage. Drip Irrigation System Can ...
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Vegetables in the home garden - 4. Watering and mulching
... organisation Contact us Research capabilities Employment Home > Business & trade > Vegetables in the home garden: 4. Watering and mulching Adapted from Edwin L. Hastie, (1994): Vegetables in the Home Garden published by ... also unhelpful as the water quickly evaporates, with little reaching the roots. Where possible, avoid overhead watering very late in the day. It is best to keep the foliage of crops ...
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