Re: (watering)
- Subject: Re: (watering)
- From: R*
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:36:04 -0400
Give it a break!
At 04:35 PM 7/21/99 EDT, you wrote:
>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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Thanks,
Robert
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