May 26, 2025 Update

Posted on May 26, 2025 • 1 min read • 179 words

I woke up this morning to find the soil moisture held steady overnight. The ’near’ sensor (closest to the house) read 55% and the ‘far’ sensor read 47%. But there were several dry spots and I felt I could change things up and get better coverage. So, I re-did the soaker hose in more of a serpentine pattern, then did a manual run for about 12 min.

90 minutes after the water cycle, the near sensor reads 60% and the far is at 68%. I’m targeting 70-80% saturation for these morning waterings, so I think I’m going to need to let it run just a bit longer. I’m still going to have some dry spots. But not a big deal, really. I’m just trying to get this first round of sprigs to root and take off.

Speaking of the sprigs… I think they’re alive. While watching the soaker hose do its job, I inspected many of the sprigs to try and determine if they were goners or still hanging on. I found several that look like new green growth!