varying the frequency rather than the duration (for drought resistance)

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Dwayne Nelson

September 19, 2016 22:59

I'm only recently looking into these things and don't claim to be an expert, but most of what I can find online seems to suggest the frequency of watering should be more variable than the duration. The idea is that that the time to saturate the soil doesn't really vary that much and (at least in California) we should always aim for a deep watering in order to encourage deep roots and drought tolerance. It may be necessary to water more often when conditions require, but each watering should provide the full amount necessary to saturate the root zone. It would be great if there was a mode that automatically varied the frequency of watering rather than the duration.

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  D Ward September 26, 2017 20:25

  Nicholas,

  I've enabled Beta quality updates, restarted my device (HD-12) and checked for updates, but it says there are no updates found. I am currently on version v4.0.900 and don't see any options for "Adaptive Frequency". What is the beta version number that contains "Adaptive Frequency", just so I can be sure when/if it updates? And is there any documentation on the new feature yet on how to set it up?

   

  Thanks!

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  al fox September 28, 2017 02:06

  Nicholas,

  "Yes it should work as you are using it now."

  Great! 

  When would this be available?

   

   

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