Re: (watering)
- Subject: Re: (watering)
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 15:12:26 EDT
I agree TOTALLY! Talk about a ridiculous argument! I guess milk jugs are a
sensitive issue for some people or something.... Weird! And the funny thing
is, I never was even disagreeing with him! Go figure.
In a message dated 7/22/99 12:02:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, robert@maro.net
writes:
> 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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