Re: Irrigation by leaky pipe
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Irrigation by leaky pipe
- From: v* a*
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 10:49:12 PST
>
>What about so-called "leaky pipe", the rough-surfaced hose from
recycled
>tires. I have read good things about it, but not tried it. It is said
to leak
>out just as much water as the plants need, and no more, working on the
>principle of capillary attraction. Which I understand to mean that as
the
>plants suck the water out of the ground, the then dry ground sucks the
water
>out of the leaky pipe to become wet again.
>
>Does any one know about this, and have good or bad things to say about
it?
>
>Regards,
>Bob Stelloh
>
If you're talking about what we call soaker hose (black rough textured
hose with no visible holes) we've tried it. We were using our well
water which is rusty and very hard. Within a couple months it was
plugged up. We punched holes in it and within a short time they were
plugged up too etc. etc. So if your water is bad they don't really
work.
Velma from Minn. zone 4
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