Jean Minch, Puyallup, Washington Through years of struggling to
keep our rhododendrons and azaleas alive during the hot summer
months with just about every kind of watering system, including
impact sprinklers, soakers, drip systems and even the bucket
brigade, we found we were drowning some while others were drying
up and dying. Finally after several years of persuasion by our
son-in-law, an apple farmer in Chelan, Washington, we decided to
try the system he uses in his orchards. During the hottest week
of the summer of '85, with our beloved plants dying daily, we
installed the new system and now wonder why we didn't listen to
Fritz years ago. This is a system of micro-sprinklers that puts
out a fine mist, duplicating the tropical moistness
rhododendrons like so well. It gives off a soft caressing mist
that surrounds even the most delicate flower without harm. A
slight breeze swirls the mist in and around the leaves and plant
and refreshes the garden like a soft summer rain. The water then
settles to the grou