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The Garden Sprinkler Riddle!!! Mystery Cache

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2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

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First of all, thank you to Licwid for the help with the cache container and Scavenger Monkeys for help with the puzzle!!! You both are greatly appreciated!!!

 

 

Solve this puzzle and you will have the final coordinates!!!

 

The Garden Sprinkler Riddle

Welcome to the Garden Sprinkler Riddle! Your mission is to decipher the secret code hidden within the garden’s sprinkler system.

 Garden Layout:
    •    The garden is a 5x5 grid.
    •    Each cell (plot) is numbered from 1 to 25.

1  2  3  4  5
6  7  8  9  10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25


Sprinkler System:
 
Each plot has the same number of sprinklers as its plot number. Each sprinkler waters its own plot plus the adjacent plots (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) except on windy days as the wind is too strong for the water to go against the wind.
 
Weather:
 
It is calm on Mondays, there is always a northerly wind on Tuesdays, an easterly wind on Wednesdays, a southerly wind on Thursdays and a westerly wind on Fridays. I never work on the weekends so I have no idea what the weather is like on the weekends.
 
Secret Code:
 
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the carrots and kale on May 10 this year?
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the jalapeno on June 5 this year?
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the rutabaga, spinach, cabbage and oranges on May 27 this year?
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the potatoes, honeydew and corn on April 26 this year?
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the avocado, broccoli and eggplant on May 21 this year?
    •    How many sprinklers in total watered the lettuce, quince and radishes on May 16 this year?
 
 
Your goal is to find the secret code.
 
Good luck!!
 

Now that you have the number, simply put it in here!!!

N _ _° _ _._ _ _ W _ _ _° _ _._ _ _

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx Ybj!!!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)