By Dwayne
I sometimes get calls from customers in a panic because their misting system or some component of it is not working correctly. Most times they have hundreds or thousands of cuttings being rooted that are in danger of dying if the misting system is not fixed immediately.
A recent call prompted me to write this list [...]
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By Dwayne
I like to think I can solve all my customers needs when they call. Truth is, sometimes I can’t. Or so I thought…
I had a customer call saying she was having trouble with her DIG misting controller. Very strange since she had purchased it just a week earlier and I had programmed it and tested [...]
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By Dwayne
Here is the scoop:
When I purchased my house in 2004, it had an iron filter/water softener installed under the house. This was my first experience with this system so I knew very little about them, but I soon learned that it would cycle on and off each evening, so I assumed it was doing what [...]
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By Dwayne
Now don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with using an Intermatic timer. In fact, I own a few myself; one controls my hot water heater, but if you are looking for an Intermatic timer to control your misting system, you may want to think again.
Although mechanical timers like the Intermatic timer have been [...]
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By Dwayne
I just ran across a book that I think every gardener, landscaper, homeowner, plant propagator, and plant lover should have. It is called What’s Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?): A Visual Guide to Easy Diagnosis and Organic Remedies and I thought I would pass along my opinion.
With this book, you [...]
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By Dwayne
I recently wrote an article that explains why you should not use water that has gone through a water softener to mist or irrigate your plants. The article ended with a brief explanation that a benefit of bypassing the water softener to water the cuttings and plants is that the softener will not have to [...]
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By Dwayne
Instead of writing an article, I have decided to just offer up 24 links to other articles on ornamental grass.
Enjoy!
http://9am.ten.com.au/gardening-ornamental-grasses.htm
Last One Standing Grasses for Fall Color
But there are plenty of ornamental grasses that put on their best show in the fall. They still give you a full growing season of swaying and rustling, but they [...]
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By Dwayne
In part 2 I explained which relay I purchased, the basics of normally open circuits, and how I mounted the relay. Here I will explain how I wired my DIG 5006-IP misting timer to the relay and how the relay was wired to my lights.
The following picture shows the relay mounted on an electrical box [...]
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By Dwayne
I briefly laid out how I calculated which relay I need in part 1. Here I will explain what I did to have my DIG 5006-IP misting timer control three 60 watt bulbs by turning them on and off at a specific time.
The relay I purchased to control my lights
The relay I purchased is a [...]
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By Dwayne
The DIG 5006-IP propagation timer is a great misting timer that can be used for much more than controlling your misting solenoids.
Many customers have contacted me asking how they can use their misting timer to control other devices. They want to use the built in reliability of the timer to automatically turn on or start [...]
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