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Re: PVC fittings (was New ideas for plant supports

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>On 11:40 AM 4/22/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
>
>>The black rubber drip hoses have fixed fittings, and the lengths are
>>way too long for my beds...I waste a great deal of water between them
>>in I try to snake 50 or 75 feet of hose among the beds.
>
>If you are talking about the black hose that "oozes" from its entire 
>surface (made from recycled used tires), cut them to the length you 
>want, then buy hose mending kit fittings and add the new end 
>fittings.  Use similarly "cut to fit" sections of regular hose to go 
>between your beds (on or under your paths) connecting several beds 
>that have the "ooze" sections.

That's exactly what I want to do. But the black "oozing" hose I can 
buy around here doesn't fit any hose mending kits (i.e., to a 
standard garden hose thread) that I can find.

>
>It takes some time to get it all setup (and the bigger the garden, 
>the more time it takes), but then you can just put the hose on a 
>timer and set it to water for x minutes or x gallons, and you're all 
>set.
>
>jc
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