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Re: Soaker Hoses (was Mel & So. Cal. Problems)

Westaway, Shawn wrote:
>
> I also use the weepy hose kind, and last year they worked well for
> double rows (hic! hic! don't flame me) of vegetables, since I could
> run them straight down the row. But this winter I spread the soaker
> up one row of four square feet and down the next and so on, so the
> hoses were smack in the middle of each square foot. I thought this
> would work, but 9 beets a square was a problem. Also, four plants
> (lettuce or whatever) was also a problem, because the hose was too
> far away from all four, or close enough for 2 but not for the other
> two. I hope I am making sense..

        I started using the mini-soaker hose (WalMart) 1/4 inch hose and
connectors. I run two down every square. More manuverable, cheaper,
easier to clean when that time comes. Only problem is that they don't
water evenly over long runs, but they have connectors, tee's, and
mini-hose to divide things up. I used sections of old regular hose to
supply the beds and the connectors go right into the rubber hose with a
little help from a awl. I have a few six foot beds and I am going to
have to connect each side of the hoses to a garden hose so that the
pressure is distribuated evenly.

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