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Drip Irrigation Schedule for Tropical Plants in Fresno

Balancing Water Needs for Mixed Tropical Plantings

A Fresno, CA garden has bananas, queen palms, birds of paradise, and sagos on a single drip system. The owner asks how long to run it daily.

Customized Watering Advice

Nick says bananas and birds of paradise love water, but queen palms and sagos hate constantly wet roots. Set the drip system to give queens and sagos much less water than the others during each cycle.

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