On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 10:18:49 -0700, "Fritz Oppliger"
wrote:

I like the cheap black soaker hoses, but have this problem:
They clog up. What worked fine early in the season goes down below a
trickle to where hardly any water comes out.
My suspicion is algae growth.
The question is,
how can I clear clogged soaker hose ?
without waging chemical warfare on the veggies I will want to eat?
I also like to place mulch on top of the soaker hoses and anyway later in
the season pulling the soaker hose is not really an option - too
disruptive.

It must be the type of hose you are using. I have soaker hose that
has been in the ground, under mulch for 10 years. Still works just
fine.

Mine is the recycled tire type that that the water just seeps through.
The only problem I have had was breaks - usually self inflicted. Wrap
it with duct tape and still good as new.

John