Hosepipe misery

Comment by Andy Naylor on May 1, 2011 at 21:40

I had the same issue so went and bought the most expensive hose i could, its thicker and much better. If you have to cut the hose make a c;eam cut with a stanley knife, if it is not a clean cut then it won;t work too well. Also if you get a new hose you could put some holes in the old one and dig it into your beds as a self watering type thingy, sure that would work too.

Comment by Caro on May 1, 2011 at 22:39

When my friend and I had a jolly to visit Sarah Raven's gaff (Perch Hill Farm) last year, I was most taken with the watering system as this issue is also the bane of my life.  My hose doesn't dribble but, without an outside tap, my chum has to fix the hose to her bathroom tap in her top floor flat, lower the hose down 4 floors, then I connect it to the half that I keep in the Veg Patch and only then can I water while she watches from on high.  We have an old green wheelie bin (without wheels, so bought for 90p from Homebase) that we fill up with tap water which gives me a localised "well" to draw from!  Woe, indeed.  You totally have my sympathy!  BTW, Ms Raven has blue hosepipes buried under the ground, leading to tap fittings fixed onto wooden stakes throughout her garden. I'm very envious.

Comment by elaine rickett on May 1, 2011 at 23:05

Poor old Carolyn - and I thought I had problems

Comment by Caro on May 2, 2011 at 9:38

Oy, less of the old, you!!  (even if it is true, haha!)  xx

Comment by SteffLovesSeeds on May 2, 2011 at 14:34

Some years ago when my dad was still here, he set up rainwater barrels around the garden, so you can draw on them with your watering can.  He was so clever like that, dear Dad.

Comment by Jan Willetts on May 2, 2011 at 14:45

Sounds like my garden, I fill a water butt at the end of the garden with a hosepipe and then water with a watering can-hard work!

Comment by Caro on May 3, 2011 at 14:54

Funnily enough I don't mind watering with a watering can.  At the end of the day, providing I have plenty of time to do the job properly, it's a nice peaceful, gentle chore that gives me time to relax before going inside to face the indoor chores! The only downside is whether the plants are getting enough water...

Comment by Steven Monks on May 5, 2011 at 14:53

Hmmm I was gonna suggest just whacking down seaper-hose through your garden and let it seap into the soil... but 120ft garden this might not be the most efficient way of solving the dripping hose issue!! :-)

Comment by elaine rickett on May 5, 2011 at 19:20

Problem solved with the dripping hose - it turned out to be the washers that had rotted.  Who would have thought that a tiny little rubber ring could cause so much misery!

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