first time i'm trying the 14 day timer. I started and watered wed july 23 and it watered again tuesday aug 5th. 13 days later. anyone know why?
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I have not used that feature. I would wait to see if it does it fourteen or thriteen days the next time....but that doesnt explain why the first period was only thirteen...if you are using the 'interval' function to enter 14, perhaps use 15 for once, to determine the behaviour. As for explanation of why, that would require a long flight over the ocean and a translator.
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It might be counting the day you 1st setup the schedule as part of the 14 days??
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Hello Dan. You basically can set an hour of the day and for how long you want the system running. After the setting, you decide how often the watering will happen: everyday, for instance, at the hour set or each other day if you prefer to do so. The program will run indefinetelly and can be adjusted manually (suspended on a rainny day, for instance). When the season changes, you can reprogram the equipment, what in fact is really easy.
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I have been watering mine every other day or it starts to wilt. My plant is doing very well and it has grown so much.
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Allison, contact Joel immediately. Use only distilled water, not spring water, not tap water and water it in a saucer. Fill it up about 1/3 of the way. That being said, did you check your email? Joel sent a detailed email before our plant arrived. I contacted him a few times and he was extremely helpful and fast to respond. Here's his email address: JoelsCarnivorousPlants - Amazon Marketplace lk5mjrd052j6cyv@marketplace.amazon.com I cut and pasted his directions in the initial email below: I will be shipping your order to you Saturday. Look for it to arrive in your mail beginning this Monday. If you have cold weather forecast for the next few days please be careful to take your order indoors soon after it arrives and not to leave it in a mailbox outside overnight if you receive your mail in a receptacle that is outside so that your plant will not be damaged/killed by frost. If your plants are damaged by frost anyways in spite of my best efforts at timing the shipping for your order please let me know asap. If it is below freezing where you are at your order may come with a heat pack. The heat pack is a white bag with red line on it. This heat pack is not part of the potting soil. Please be careful to NOT mix it in with your moss that your plant arrives with. If you are purchasing this as a gift it will be important to pot it up right after it arrives rather than leaving it in the box it came in for a while. If you purchased more than one plant they may be wrapped together. If you have any problems with your plant(s) or its shipping please feel free to contact me. I'm here to help. If you like what you see when your order arrives you can see more Carnivorous Plants that I have for sale here.--&gt;
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i've had mine for about a year now and they're almost all doing well and multiplying and blossoming. but i've had a couple that died because i watered them too much - they turned very dark brown. i also had one that was part of a large cluster that died from not getting enough water. it turned pale beige and brittle. mine are inside in a sunny window and i spray them about once a week - that's all the water they get. i'd keep trying because they're really nice once you get them going and they crop up more so you don't have to buy them. hope this helps.
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Actually it has a 30 minute watering button on the side labeled "30 min water cycle." You press that, it gives you about 15 seconds to leave the area, then it waters for 30 minutes. A pretty cool feature!
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I bought this hose and have used it with a MELNOR Digital Water Timer - Set it to water every day for 20 minutes in the Summer and my plants thrived. B/c it's a soaker hose you don't always see it as doing a ton of watering (esp if you bury it under the mulch) but it did give my plants the water they needed at the root system.
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I have never had this problem. Perhaps you are over watering? Maybe the liquid just evaporates quickly here in L.A. because it's a dry climate.
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I just used a small pot with some regular potting soil in it. Planted three seeds, two sprouted, and one has lasted long enough to get a few leaves on it. My water is pretty hard and the soil is a little on the dense side, which may have contributed to the slow growth rate. But the one that has survived is about 2 inches now (one-two months).
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I think what you are asking is: can you have a pause between stations? Each station (there were 12 on my model) is programed independently of each other. For example, you set the time for station 1 to start watering at 5 AM for 15 minutes on odd number days. Then you can program station 2 to water at 6 AM for 30 minutes on odd days. and so forth, you set the time each station should start to water. In other words, by controlling the start to water time, you can design a pause between waterings to let the well re-charge. You could also have some stations water on odd days and other stations water on even days. I think what you are asking is: can you have a pause between stations? Each station (there were 12 on my model) is programed independently of each other. For example, you set the time for station 1 to start watering at 5 AM for 15 minutes on odd number days. Then you can program station 2 to water at 6 AM for 30 minutes on odd days. and so forth, you set the time each station should start to water. In other words, by controlling the start to water time, you can design a pause between waterings to let the well re-charge. You could also have some stations water on odd days and other stations... » Read More I think what you are asking is: can you have a pause between stations? Each station (there were 12 on my model) is programed independently of each other. For example, you set the time for station 1 to start watering at 5 AM for 15 minutes on odd number days. Then you can program station 2 to water at 6 AM for 30 minutes on odd days. and so forth, you set the time each station should start to water. In other words, by controlling the start to water time, you can design a pause between waterings to let the well re-charge. You could also have some stations water on odd days and other stations water on even days. « Show Less
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I have only had the need to water twice a day. I have 6 claber timers. I have them all set to water at specific times which don't over lap for consistent water pressure. They have worked perfectly on all my garden areas as well as lawn watering. They work fine even in the Texas heat.
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We were gone for six weeks and returned to healthy plants. We tested the device for a two month period before we left and found it necessary to adjust the time and volume of water until we hit on the right amount of both. Hope it works as well for you.
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hard to say i had same issue when i was remiss this winter on water when i was in hospoital.. but i am getting some new leaves .. i gave it a good watering then gave fertilizer and it seems slowly to be reviving . b8ut i nev3r lost all leaves..
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This is the first year that I've tried using it. At first I didn't know when was the "active growing season" but have applied it every thirty days since May (I'm in Piedmont NC). I think I do see a difference in some places which might mean that I missed them on earlier applications. Anyway, that's all I can offer at the moment,..."
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It will last for 4 months. I use 15 ml (1TBSP) per gallon of water per directions on the label. I use the gallon mixture for 6-8 plants and repeat every other day. The results have been nothing short of spectacular! My 7-12" starts are now up to 56" tall and covered with layers of flowers and baby fruit, 40 days after planting them in the ground and some in pots.
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it grew well in Florida, though during the hotter days I needed to water more. Honesty I would contact the company if I were you. Maybe there is another time of year you an grow (after the frost). I bought 3 packages. I really liked it.
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I live in Pa., Mine is outside on the porch and I get alot of sun. I only water mine twice a month. sounds like your over watering. Once the temps drops i will bring it inside and put it where it will get alot of sun.