Re: (watering)
- Subject: Re: (watering)
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 16:35:24 EDT
In a message dated 7/20/99 8:32:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com writes:
> Drip hoses are always better. For one, they don't sit on they are not
> as heavy and don't compact the ground. One doesn't have to fill up jugs
Filed gallon milk containers are hardly heavy enough to compact any soil!
> everytime they want to water, they only have to turn on the hose. One
True, but you know exactly how much water you are soaking in, and exactly
where.
> doesn't have to walk in the patch, compacting ground or risk steping on
You need to walk on the ground just as much for laying down soaker hoses, if
not MORE so. Plus, moving hoses around pumpkin vines is dangerous, since it
is very likely to get snagged on leaves, etc.
> vines with dripers where you do with jugs. Jugs are uglyer. I use my
drip
Ugly?! I think they are cute. Heh heh! I am not in competition for the best
LOOKING pupkin patch! I don't care what it looks like, it is the RESULT, and
only the result, that counts!
> irriagation line for misters too. So one line will drip and mist and it
has
>
> an easy to reach shut of valve that lets you do either misting or dripping
> or both at the same time. Do jugs do that??? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
You can mist withount laying down soaker hoses all over around the delicate
vines.
Anyway, I am not even saying milk juds are better overall, soaker hoses CAN
be better for some people in certain situations, but so can drip bottles!
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