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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Automatic Watering System Question
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 14:41:16 -0500

Pat

I've experienced this but have not found it to be a problem. The water
should be landing on the soil rather than plant tissue so the heat is
moderated quickly. Also, the volume of water in the distribution lines is
very low so that it isn't very long before fresh, cool water replaces the
heated water.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center


-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] Automatic Watering System Question


>
>We bought an automatic watering system for our garden, and
>will be installing it very soon (I hope!). It has hoses and
>emitters, as the perforated hose-type does not suit our
>setup. The emitters will work better for our garden.
>
>The water that first comes out of the emitters will be hot,
>because it will be water that has been sitting in the hoses,
>in the sun.
>
>Have people found this to be a problem?
>
>If so, what have you done about it?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Pat
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