Re: Hoses and why we hate them...
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- Subject: Re: Hoses and why we hate them...
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 01:52:53 -0400
What a very good idea, Margaret - thanks for posting this.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: margaret lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
> Date: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:06 AM
>
> Make your own hose guides out of galvanized pipe and pvc. Buy about
a three
> foot section of pipe threaded at one end, and a tee, threaded at
least at
> the stem end. Screw the tee onto the three foot pipe, and cut a
piece of
> pvc (larger diameter than the galvanized pipe) about one foot to 18
inches
> in length, slip it over the galvanized, and pound the galvanized
pipe into
> the ground. The pvc should rotate freely, allowing the hose to slip
around
> and the tee should keep the hose from riding up over the top of the
hose
> guide. If your hose is long and heavy, you might have to use short
sections
> of threaded pipe in the tee to contain the hose. If your soil is
hard clay,
> you might be able to get away with a shorter section of galvanized
pipe. If
> it's sand, you may want a longer section. YMMV. Margaret L
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