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| I was just thinking, I should share this with you guys. This is going to sound like a paid endorsement, but it's not. :p Just wanted to pass along something I'm really enjoying.
I have never been one for watering. Always hated dragging a garden hose around. But two years ago I asked for this hose for Christmas, and holy smokes it's great! It's so lightweight I don't mind watering at all now. I like it so much I bought another for the backyard. My mom, sister and aunt came over last year and I was showing them how light it was - they all wanted one too. Everyone got one for Christmas this year. :) Between this and the adjustable hose attachment I found at Target last year, watering has become a pleasure instead of a chore. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Lightweight Garden Hose
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| I saw those and thought about ordering - good to hear they really are that light! (although I don't think there has been any hose ever made nor will be made that will enable me to enjoy watering) |
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| I love the colors! With luck, one of my hoses will spring a leak and I will need a new (purple)one!!! |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sat, Jun 4, 11 at 17:25
| Love the colors! I need a new hose in front and purple matches my house. Those are pretty spendy though.... |
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| mxk3, I would NEVER have thought I could enjoy watering. Who knew it was just the heavy hose that I really didn't like? I have a purple one in front, and the moss in back. :) The moss is actually a lot darker than their photos - kind of a deep olive, can look almost brown in certain lights. Actually blends in nicely, and I think I like the actual color better. They are pretty pricey, and I have no idea how they'll hold up over a period of several years - mine is just two years old. But so far it seems to be holding up well. And it's worth it if it will get me out there to water. :) Really, I never could stand watering! Oh, one other note: I thought I'd try the coil hose in the back, so Mom and I each ordered one of those this year. Ended up sending them back - the coil design is very heavy. Just FYI - it's not nearly as light as the regular hose. |
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| Do these kink? I actually went in the other direction - I bought HEAVY hoses (Craftsman hoses) because I have to drag 150' of hose around and I was tired of it constantly kinking and catching. They don't kink, and they catch a bit but not as often, but man is it heavy to drag across the yard! Dee |
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| Oh, thanks for reminding me - I was going to mention that too. They don't kink much in my experience. I mean, they *will* kink on occasion, but even when they do they are so light it's pretty easy to lift/flip it out from where you stand. |
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| We just spent an hour today laying out our soaker hoses and seeing if there was enough pressure to get the water to the end of the garden. It worked! Now we have about another 200 feet of other hose to lay out, and I'm going to use shut off valves at every junction so I don't have to keep running to shut the water off at the source. I really have to say something about the colors. I totally get how it is fun to have a something so utilitarian be colorful. But a bright hose, to my eyes, is kind of like having all the plumbing pipes and valves under the bathroom sink exposed. I don't want anything to compete with the flowers and shrubs, or bright lines zigzagging across the landscape However, I don't put away my hoses. For all you good people who do, the color of the hose is irrelevant, isn't it? I saw this hose in the catalogue and wanted it. Thanks so much for the review. |
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| Actually, Marie, I was thinking just the opposite - I DON'T put away my hoses (why drag them all back when I just have to drag them out again, lol) so I think the bright colors are good. You can see where you left them; more importantly, if you have a teenaged son cutting the grass, HE can see where you left them and not run them over with the lawn mower! My old hoses were a bright yellow; my new craftsman hoses are black. I just put on my soaker hose today for the first time this season. I have my doubts as to its usefulness. Maybe not enough pressure, but it doesn't seem to do much except for about a half inch on either side of the hose. I laid it all out a few years ago and barely ever use it. Dee |
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| I try to drag the hose out of the grass in case my husband mows, but that's about as close as I come to putting it away. LOL I'm relieved to know there are others who feel the same. I wish there was an option to put hoses away that was easy. Like a retractable dog leash or something - zip! It's gone. Pull, it's back out. Idabean, the moss color would blend really nicely with the gardens. :) |
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| The majority of garden hoses are 5/8 inch, this lightweight hose is 1/2 inch. For hand watering you do not need a larger than 1/2 inch hose. A large part of the weight of the hose you drag along is the weight of the water in the hose, less water equals less weight. To water by hand allows you to look at the condition of each plant and recognize a problem early enough to treat it. It is also good for the gardener as it forces him/her to slow down and smell the roses. Cheers to hoses that behave. Al |
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| I like to hand water some plants, but last summer when it was 90 and didn't rain for 4 or 5 weeks and I had 15 newly planted shrubs and trees IT GOT OLD REAL FAST!! I also find despite my knowledge about deep watering,when there's so much to water, I start taking less time per plant. Marie No teenaged sons to kill hoses. I bought a used Neuton last month and I think the hose would kill it, not the other way around. It was only $100 with all the fixins' but it is not a powerful mower. I wouldn't buy one with this size engine again. It would have to be the bigger engine and the wider base. The swath is as wide as a mole run. These are observations! I can't complain about something so inexpensive and disadvantages I knew about already. mt |
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