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Santa Cruz, CA

I'm starting to organize my misting system for the giants and was wondering what intervals growers set between mists. i.e. 30 seconds of mist every 20 min. from 11am to 4pm.

6/7/2008 12:25:07 AM

Clinton, Iowa

we generally mist 2 min out of ten...but depending on temp and humidity have misted up to 5 out of ten on extreme days...sometimes we change it up to 1.5 every 5 ....but generally 2 to 3 minutes out of ten does a decent job

6/7/2008 6:26:00 AM

Nicholls Georgia

i dont have that kind of luck iv got to do it for 45 min at a time and off 15 then 45 again .

6/7/2008 10:17:47 AM

San Diego, Ca.

Creek, I agree with Dan Carlson. What he wrote is exactly what I do too. It just depends on how hot the day is going to be. I usually start the cycle around 10am. Sometimes 11am is too late and the damage is already done.

6/7/2008 7:53:34 PM

Picton,ON ([email protected])

Not to hijack the thread, but does anyone run them continuously? Say from 11-4.

6/8/2008 9:41:10 AM

Simi valley, ca

I run mine from 10;30 - 5;00,, continuously !!

6/8/2008 6:43:12 PM

Nicholls Georgia

i did today

6/8/2008 8:31:35 PM

California High Desert [email protected]

On hot, hot days I run them all day. I get the heat and the wind at the same time. I think your soil type also makes a difference. I have sandy loam.

6/8/2008 11:41:13 PM

Linwood, NC

I am dealing with 100 degree days, and I have a Nelson water timer. It has a mist cycle that mists for 20 seconds every 5 minutes. I do this from 1200-300 pm. Then I mist 1 minute every 15 minutes up until 500 pm.

6/9/2008 9:22:54 PM

Santa Rosa, CA.

I run my misters for 5 sec. every other min. from 10:00 - 5:00. It seems to work well for my location. Dripworks has some great timers and the other supplies needed.

6/10/2008 1:02:04 AM

Santa Cruz, CA

thanks everyone for the help! -creek and son

6/10/2008 1:12:35 PM