Time in: 5:15pm
Time out: 7:15pm
Another useful resource I learned about when visiting the L.A. Arboretum Library was their plant information phone number (located at the bottom of the library link). I gave it a try when I couldn't quite figure out when and how long to water after sowing the seeds.
Initially, they suggested, hand-watering a couple minutes every day is the best thing to do. The seeds need to be kept moist at all times in order to sprout. However, since I no longer live in the area, I have to rely on my irrigation system to do it for me.
This made me reevaluate my set-up. Is the water pressure from my single sprinkler enough to keep the soil moist?
When I visited the plot Monday night, I figured the first thing to do was to remove the remaining tomato plant (goodbye summer, hello fall) till and hand water the soil, then sow the seeds. I decided the best way to sow them was by alphabetical order: Aquadulce Fava Beans in the north-west square, Braco Mustard to its right, Cereal Rye below the fava beans, then Crimson Clover on the south-east square.
After the seeds were sown, I checked the water pressure on my sprinkler. I have a slight suspicion that it just isn't quite enough to do the job on its own. To be sure, I decided to test it out for the week.
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