I am planting a hedge of Sweet Virburnum. Will this hose supply enough water for them or should I go with a spray system?
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I bought this hose and have used it with a MELNOR Digital Water Timer - Set it to water every day for 20 minutes in the Summer and my plants thrived. B/c it's a soaker hose you don't always see it as doing a ton of watering (esp if you bury it under the mulch) but it did give my plants the water they needed at the root system.
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I doubt that the flow rate would be adequate for watering. Possibly on very small plants. It is a sprayers.
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As far as I know it would be fine. The recommendation to not drink from any garden hose is because of the risk of bacteria growing inside the hose.
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I have not yet bought this product, but from what I have learned about using soaker hoses, you're going to want to cover the hose with dirt or mulch. This will protect both the hose AND the soil. The heat will likely speed up water evaporation, so covering it will keep the water in the ground. And covering the soil will help keep it from becoming too parched between waterings. As for the hardiness of the hose itself in the heat of summer, I think that the porosity of the hose helps it survive heat. I can't really speak to that, though, since I'm in Virginia and it doesn't get quite THAT hot here. :)
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I would start with 1/2 hour. Test the soil after that and see if it is good and moist around the tree/plant. Normally for trees, I would use a regular hose. For plants, such as ixora, plumbago, etc. 1/2 hour should do the trick. As I said, you really need to check your soil and make sure it is good and moist down to the root area. Normally a soaker hose is used around plants like roses, azaleas etc. So, without know what type of trees or plants you are referring to, it is rather hard to answer.
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I comes with a sprinkler hose you Velcro in place then hook a garden hose to it. We haven't used it yet so I can't speak to how well it works.
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Should work well with drip irrigation. Product is activated with watering and shouldn't wash away with drip. Product was pretty effective.
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You must hook a hose to this to help dissolve cartridge and get the solution into the ground around the bush/plant/tree. etc. I've had one for a number of years and wouldn't be without it! Great for fertilizing, and also great for watering (no wasted water).
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Thomas, I used mine for spraying herbicides and would have expected the Chapin to also be suitable for watering plants. A word of caution however in that I had to return my unit after the pumping unit broke within just a couple of weeks. Personally, I would spend a bit more and get the Stihl unit. Good luck with the watering.
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All of the liquids I've used in it are water based, so spraying plain water should be no problem. The spray pattern is circular and a fairly fine mist, which would be good for the leaves of plants. It may take a while to soak the ground under the plant if this is what you want to do. The wand is 3 ft. in length, my only criticism. A longer wand would make it easier to reach into plant beds in your case and into road ditches in my case. Hope this helps. Also see handle pin replacement recommendation from another reviewer. I did this and it is worth doing.
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Hello,I pour some into a 3 - 5 gallon sprayer that would normally be used to spray your garden.It is the pump top style. Works Great!
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No, I would get 2 25ft hoses and arrange them in a switchback pattern that is near the plants you most want watered. One 25ft hose going straight down the middle would only wet a few inches on either side.
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you can directly attach to the garden hose and spray. it comes with an attachment for no-pre-mixing sparying.
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Not a good idea, if there was an attachment. There is a rubber attachment for a garden hose (several sizes) that uses water pressure. It has worked for me. Try a good hardware store.
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The spray nozzle provided fans fine mist out at either .5 or 1 gallon per minute, it would not be useful to spray the lawn with. You can buy an adjustable nozzle Chapin 6-6000 Brass Adjustable Sprayer Cone that would be fine to use on lawn as you can fan out coarse or stream like manner.
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It depends on your set-up. The key with this product is that the flow rate is very low, ~ 1/2 gallon an hour. Depending on your soil and evaporation I run each circuit for about 5hrs to water to a depth of 6" once a week. Depending on how thirsty you plants are, I'd guess 18" to 24" apart would give your plants enough water. For some plants I just run a straight run, on others weave in and out. Next year I plan to run the hose below the weed mesh, with some mulch to retain moisture better. Hope this helps.
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You would be better served with the Wayne PLS100 irrigation pump. About the same price and for the most part has good reviews. This pump is also listed on Amazon. I agree with Mary Ellen Owensby's comment about the pump probably being too powerful for lawn sprinkling