Can this soaker hose be buried? Can this Gilmour soaker hose be buried and still water plants?
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yes. I have been using them in my garden for 3 years (same hoses still working) I bury them in the row next to my plants. Garden rows are 100 ft. long and i have 9 rows. I made a 35' manifold from PVC so I can water one row or all 9 at one time. I love these hoses, At the end of the season i rinse them inside and out allow to dry and roll them up. The only leak I have had is the hose I wrapped around my garden tiller. The fabric covering came off but it still works!
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Yes. I used it in buried PVC pipes. It is supposed to be capable of direct burial but I wanted it protected.
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Yes.The hose is nylon cloth. I am not familiar with "Green Thumb". I have been using the Gilmour weeper hoses for over 5 years in my flower and vegetable gardens. The weeper hose can be precisely positioned around the plants to ensure the water weeps directly around each plant/flower. I haven't had a failure. The hoses are on Gilmour AA battery timers. This
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I have been really happy with this type of soaker hose. The round black rubber type did not last even one season, some crack and spring leaks after one week. These flat Gilmour type are still good after almost two seasons plus they are easy to move, so far no problems. I bought my first hose from Walmart, they were sold out when I decided to buy more, so I ordered the 75 ft type from Amazon, less expensive that way. If you plan to irrigate the same area for years and years, a permanent underground commercial system would be best.
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yes, if the soaker hose is centered in the 22 in width. it soaks into the ground. It does a nice job and mine have lasted 2 years so far.
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No. You soak the top section in water. It'll hold enough water to keep the flowers alive.
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It's funny, my wife and I were on the fence about getting this because we also couldn't find that info! Anyway, there is an outlet valve to which you can hook up another garden hose. Then the hose can drain wherever you like. We have it leading into a large bucket/pail which we periodically empty. Hope that helps!
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Yes you can, however it is more likely that the head will fall off under normal water flow and debris build up will not be a problem. The head attachment is my primary disappointment with this product. I would caution you against it, and find a watering can with a more firmly attached head.
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My garden is at least that distance from my faucet. I just use a regular hose to the garden, then the soaker hose in the garden. Works great! But I don't recommend putting ANOTHER soaker hose at the end of the first one. Then the pressure would be too low and it won't distribute evenly.
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The holes are pin sized. The end to attatch the hose is very short. You could probably bury it, but no more than 3 inches down. Get an extender or longer attachment for the hose part. Otherwise you wont be able to attach it. Also, the blue regulation piece falls out easy so be wary of this. You wont need the extender change out if you plan on burying the hose. I have done this in my other garden and it works great. Hope this helps out.
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I don't remember any directions,but have used soaker hoses for years. Just hook up to end of your regular hose , lay it around areas such as trees); you will see water dripping out ofhose( the entore length) let it run until you see puddling or runoff. If soil is readily absorbing all of the water then use your judgment as to how long to let water run; perhaps fifteen to twenty minutes..just a guess..depends on your soil.....bar
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I had the same issue, as I was watering a vegetable garden that wasn't close to my spigot. I used a regular 25' hose and then added the soaker hose to that.
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No. I have it on a shelf above my plant and it just doesn't release water consistently over time. You can't trust it with your plant. We came back after vaca and the plants were dead.
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I still have not used it yet but I believe so...it definitely needs drainage to use with live plants.
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Well, the longer one leaves the water on and running through the soaker hose, the more the water will soak in and spread out over a ground area. I have the hoses on a long blueberry bed about 2 feet wide and I think the water gets generously to the roots with the hose positioned in a line rolled out near each plant.
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This adapter is a 3/4" Female Garden Hose Thread to a 1/2" drip line. I would keep it above the ground, but I guess you could bury it if you wanted to.
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Kind of :) I don't think its mentioned in the description but the tag on it reads "self watering", so it came with a removable slotted tray that fully covers the bottom. Along the tray there are 3 small slotted 'cups' and due to their depth the tray top rests maybe 2" from the bottom of the container. However the tray also fits, almost flush, over a small raised 'spike' that's part of the actual container bottom (i.e. not removable) and is placed off-center. The 'spike' is hollow and has a snug-fitting rubber plug on the outside bottom of the container that can be removed if extra drainage is wanted (guessing the 'spike' is approx. 1/4" diameter). So I don't really know if you could call this a drainage hole, since if the tray isn't used the 'spike' alone may not be effective for drainage, however between the tray and the ability to "unplug" it seems like there would be sufficient aeration for most plants.