Re: "miracle nozzle" watering gadget

**"* P* <r*@comcast.net>**

Am I the only one that doesn't see the need for this gadget? I use a long 
nozzle (long pipe-like thing with a nozzle on the end...great for reaching) 
with 8 or 9 settings on the head of the nozzle. A couple of these, mist and 
soaker are perfect for pots, flower boxes and new seed beds. Also several of 
the regular settings can be adjusted to limit the water flow also. These 
nozzles are available everywhere...

Am I missing something about this "miracle" nozzle?

(Or am I just grumpy that it is beautiful outside here in Michigan today and 
I'm stuck in my office working?)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Fran McQuade" <mfmcq@sympatico.ca>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:14 AM
Subject: [GWL] "miracle nozzle" watering gadget

>I was at a trade show recently and something jogged a dormant memory.
> (I have lots of those knocking around.)
>
> A while back, there was some discussion here about a gadget at the
> Toronto GWA symposium that let you water your containers without
> shooting water and dirt everywhere. The thing was called a Waterquick
> Miracle Nozzle. (I actually found the label.) As I recall, all leads
> to this thing turned up empty.
>
> Two new bits of info now:
> 1. When I Googled the whole name, something called the National
> Garden Clubs Inc. turned up, which listed it in their 2007 catalogue.
> I didn't pursue it further and it's probably a long shot, but...
>
> 2. The reason I thought of this was, at the trade show, I noticed a
> display with the "Dramm Revolver 9-position spray nozzle." I got one
> of these as a gift recently and have been using one of the settings
> -- "soaker," I think it is -- to water containers. If you hold the
> nozzle upright, set to soaker, the thing dribbles annoyingly down
> your arm. BUT if you hold it horizontally over a container, it
> burbles nicely into the planter without making any mess -- like the
> mythic Miracle Nozzle. The only difference, really, is that you have
> to bend down to do the watering.
>
> The Dramm nozzle is a pistol-grip thing with a bunch of settings you
> can spin around and set to what suits you best. I thought it was
> overkill when I first received it, but with the past dry summer, and
> dozens of containers to water plus my sandy beds and borders, it's
> been really useful. I've been meaning to let everyone know about this
> discovery ever since I made it this summer, but I've been busy watering!
>
> Hope this helps the Miracle Nozzle seekers.
>
> Mary Fran
>
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