How do handwatering people know when they have 1-1.5 inches of water into the soil? I use a hand coiled hose (easier to drag out and bring back in). Using the 'bubbler' setting so the water will hit only the dirt around the fan/s, it takes time to sink in and i need to stop quickly or it will run off, so I am never sure how much water each plant is really getting.
At times, this means the plants are over- or under-water to their ultimate peril. Other than using a count-down-in-seconds method (but for how many seconds on bubbler setting to make an inch?) ... has anyone come up with a way to know what amount a hand-sprayed hose is delivering?
