11/15. I finished the irrigation today. Each of those risers receives a 12x manifold for 1/8" tubing as the need arises. Down at the far end I’ve dialed in our Plinia collection plus a few pineapples.
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Yesterday I finished an upgrade to our irrigation controllers. We needed to add 4 more zones potted fig specimens. Each fig zone services 72 to 96 pots. All the fig zones are now on the third controller from the left. The other controllers are servicing in-ground and patio plants, typically 4 to 5 plants per zone. The watering frequency is once per week - except for timely occurrences of at least 1/4 inch of rain, or a brutal summer heat wave of 3 or more days.
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Welcome Back Richard. I Had no idea this thread existed!
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Leaf buds have begun popping open on our fig collection, signalling the time to spray for eriophyid mites.
For this task, I used a 32 fl.oz. hose-end Dial-N-Spray. I filled it about 1/3 with water and added 1 cup of Thiolux water-disbursable elemental sulfur. Next I screwed the top on and shook it sideways. Afterwards I took off the top and added more water until reaching the 32 oz. mark, then put the top back on and set the spray rate to 3 fl.oz. per gallon. This results in a final application rate of 1.5 Tbsp of Thiolux per gallon.
As I went about spraying, I shook the container to keep the sulfur from sinking to the bottom and inhibiting uptake. You’ll notice if this happens: the spray changes from a milky color to clear.
Overall I filled the Dial-N-Spray twice, covering our 10’x10’ in ground VdB tree, the repository collection of 634 potted trees, and our row of 5 blackberry plants.
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