Not sure if a ice maker hose would do the job well enough. Might not
be enough pressure
I bought a black rubber 5/8" 125' hose at Sams Club for $20. I plan
on cutting it to length to bring water to the soaker hoses in the back
garden. The front gardens I used scrap hoses cut to length. The 5/8"
hose ends and connecters cost less than $2 each at Home Depot and are
also black to match. 2 50" hoses were $9 at Sams Club. All totaled
I have 400 feet of soaker hose split into 4 zones. Cover the hose
with mulch and you are set for the entire summer.
Enjoy
Russell Mack
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:37:22 -0400, Mike Patterson
wrote:
Thanks for the idea. I'm thinking of running refrigerator icemaker
tubing out the the pond area, then I could use your manifold/soaker
hose idea from there. I figure volume isn't much of a problem using
soaker hose.
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 03:07:13 -0400, Webfoot wrote:
Get a soaker hose and a timer that hooks up to you outdoor faucet.
They have them at Home Depot. I did my entire back yard gardens with
soaker hosed and a four outlet water manifold.
Russel Mack
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 14:20:24 -0400, Mike Patterson
wrote:
Holy cow, I thought I started with a wasteland...
If you're in the southwest as it appears, you might want to select
your plants carefully so you don't have astronomical water bills.
My wife picked several plants for our garden/pond area (in central
Georgia) that have to be watered pretty much every day. Not only is it
a daily pain, but when we go out of town for a few days we have to
arrange for a "garden sitter".
Good luck, keep us posted.
On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:10:38 -0700, "tacoffin"
wrote:
If anyone is interested, this is where I will be building my fish and plant ponds. I will update the pictures as I progress.
http://www.tacoffin.nabaza.org/
Mike Patterson
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