Gardening
Read NPK Labels Without Confusing Oxides and Elements
The three headline numbers on a fertilizer bag are not three identical kinds of elemental nutrient percentage. Nitrogen is shown as N,…
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Gardening
Scale a Fertilizer Label Rate to Your Garden Area
Knowing the size of a garden does not establish how much fertilizer its plants need. The starting rate must come from the…
Gardening
Estimate the Water Stored in a Measured Root Zone
Two gardens with the same surface area can hold different amounts of plant available water. Soil properties and effective root depth both…
Gardening
Read Catch Can Results Before Extending Sprinkler Time
Longer sprinkler operation increases the average water applied, but it does not automatically make uneven coverage uniform. A set of equal catch…
Gardening
Calculate Rainwater That Fits, Not Just Rain on the Roof
Rain on a roof and new water retained in a tank are different volumes. Collection losses, a first flush diversion and the…
Gardening
How Long Will the Garden Water Tank Last?
The capacity printed on a tank is not necessarily the volume you can spend on the garden. Some water may be deliberately…
Gardening
Add the Flow of Drip Lines That Operate Together
The flow demand of a drip zone is the sum of its operating emitters, not the length of the hose or the…
Gardening
Set Drip Runtime from Litres and Measured Emitter Flow
A timer setting describes duration, while a crop water plan describes volume. The link between them is the flow delivered by all…
Gardening
Build a Garden Water Budget from ET and Effective Rain
A weekly water budget is easier to understand when crop use, useful rainfall and irrigation losses are kept separate. A rainfall total…
Gardening
Estimate Whole Turf Rolls and Cutting Allowance
Turf is usually bought in complete rolls or pieces, while a lawn rarely matches their dimensions exactly. Start with the ground area…