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Watering systems and soaker hose
"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... I'd like to install a watering system in my garden - a mixture of well-established borders and lots of mature shrubs set into what was once mainly a lawn area. However, the Hozelock system and its competitors look over-complicated, a bit expensive and quite fiddly to set-up and maintain. I'm also a bit concerned about having delicate plastic components hidden under shrubs where they might get damaged by normal gardening activities. My preferred solution would be bury a network of plastic half-inch pipe throughout the gardenand use this to feed lengths of 'soaker hoze' in the borders and around the shrubs. Ideally I'd like to bury the soaker hoze as well so that only minimal water is lost to evaporation and the whole thing will be protected from the blades of my rotary mower. Has anyone tried this sort of approach? Does soaker hoze work OK if buried just under the surface? Thanks, Mike Soaker hose ( leaky pipe) works fine both on the surface and buried just under the surface. The trick is not to run the system under too much pressure-so it is best to run longer lengths in parallel rather than series. As Rupert says it works fine although I have seldom used mine as the mulching I do to cover the pipe generally means I don't need to water, Try LBS for the hose and bits. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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