Re: HOSES
I have to admit that by the time I got to that job I was run ragged. Its 4"
deep! See the previous email about blowing it out, but it isn't the problem
with a plastic line that it would be with metal. The plastic has a lot more
"give" in it, even when cold enough for the left over water to freeze. The
first year I didn't even blow it out. Maybe just luck, but....
Hal Lanktree
Rochester, Michigan Z6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marilyn Dube" <maridube@teleport.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 12:26 PM
Subject: RE: HOSES
> Hal, how far would I have to bury the plastic water pipe to keep it from
> freezing in the winter? It gets a lot colder in Rochester than it does
> here!
> Marilyn
>
> > >Marilyn (who is also wishing she had her very own spigot out there in
> the
> > >nursery!)
> > >
> > I don't think you could spend some money any better than to have your
> water
> > line extended to the nursery. Get bids from at least three reputable
> > plumbers. I buy kink-free hoses from Fred Meyers and haven't had
problems
> > with them, but they are heavy, and dragging 100 feet of that would be
> > beyond my capabilities. Margaret L
> >
> If you use plastic, its a dead simple do-it-yourself.
> Hal Lanktree
> Rochester, Michigan Z6
>
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