View Single Post
  #7   Report Post  
Old 23-03-2013, 05:27 PM
jim dixon jim dixon is offline
Registered User
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: May 2011
Posts: 4
Default

Watering the tomatos and other stuff in my little yard is inefficient.
I've tried the soaker hoses which are fairly efficient, but they leak
all over - I mean, that's what they're supposed to do.

My new plan is to get a cheap hose, lay it around where the crops are,
anchor it so that it doesn't move around, and drill holes where it
will leak directly onto the ground where I want it to leak.

I intend to start with small holes, working up to larger holes as it
gets near the end, figuring that pressure will be dropping as it goes
along. The end, of course, will be plugged.

It seems logical. Has anyone done this kind of thing? A big yard
probably isn't worth doing, but in my little yard I'm expecting that
it will work.
[/i][/color]
There are plastic tubes out there that required that you cut the tube
and install a tee for each particular plant.
There is no leakage between plants. Bill

Tried the t junctions and the drilled hose, both alright but get blocked. Tried leading gutter water to reservoir tank(with overflow), wicks to get water over edge into old plastic guttering along walls, smaller wicks (old cloth) along this to drip water as needed. Wicks can raise up to 3 inches! This 90% good. But final solution: roof of my greenhouse is screwed-on corugated clear plastic, just drilled small holes in bottom of u's as needed for rain-drips. If for winter dry roof wanted, simply uinscrew and reverse platic sheets. is 99% dry. (am away for up to 1 month in summers) JimDixon