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HELP! Did I flood my plants?

7 years ago

Hello...I'm new here, and this is my first garden.
I just planted a new garden over the past few weeks. I set the timer on the sprinkler, and woke up to the water still running! It must have been 9 hours. I have transplanted tomatoes, beans sprouted from seeds, and all kinds of other seeds started. They are all raised beds, but they seem to hold water longer than I think they should. Could I kill anything? We were just talking last night about going to a hand watering system.

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Seun
7 years ago
Water-logging kills plants by depriving the roots of oxygen, but water from a sprinkler is quite rich in oxygen, so I expect minimal damage as long as your garden gets a lot of sun during the day.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
7 years ago
Time will tell, Greg. Plants that don't have an extensive root system are more susceptible to damage.
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nancyjane_gardener
7 years ago
I was watering my vege garden and got distracted. Left for my daughter's wedding and left the water on for 3 DAYS! The only thing hurt was my bank account for the water bill!
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Greg
Original Author
7 years ago
Seun and Nancyjane...That makes me feel better. Thank you all!
functionthenlook
7 years ago
It can rain where I live for several days at a time and it never hurt my gardens.

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