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the PC garden hoses are on clearance. Green, blue and red.
I like this wall mounted garden hose storage system from Lee Valley.
Practical when you just need a certain length of hose
I noticed that on today's garden CityLine episode with Frankie Flowers~F, he did show or feature a Presidents Choice label green garden hose.
I didn't catch the price but he said it was quality and would not kink.
I trust his advice and or opinion.:)
I am no expert (and that's an understatement!) but I bought a black soaker hose this year and trenched it into and throughout my flower/perenial bed. I then covered it with dirt and mulch. I love it! You have to water way less because it goes right to the roots and the soil.... no evaporating and no moving a hose around to get everything. Now if only I had underground sprinklers.
What about those flat hoses that were popular a few years ago? Has anyone had luck with them? I tried one but it never went flat again.
We have good quality rubber hoses at home and cottage. They live outside 365 days per year (and sometimes we forget to drain them in the winter). These big black suckers mostly don't kink, and are very sturdy and flexible, even when cold. But I don't love them. They are very heavy to drag around and they leave black residue all over your hands (or your clothes, if you aren't careful). With all the fancy new lightweight materials out there someone has to be able to come up with a better solution!
I was just browsing through the Costco Summer Savings coupon book (they come in the mail or you can pick them up at the stores sometimes) and there is a $6 off coupon for June 15 - 21 on their 100' 5/8 Flexon garden hose. Thats the I have that has been so good. If memory serves, they usually run about $50.
I find that problem with watering wands! I like them because they are somehow easier to get the back of the borders watered without a lot of reaching. But of the 2 I first bought, BOTH of them began a drip/leak and just became useless. One wouldn't consider it a huge problem, but there are a lot of times when on a hot day one has to duck out somewhere and realizes it's been a hot day and the flowers could use a sprinkle. The end result is dirt spatter all up the front of you and a trip back into the house to clean up and/or change! That just makes me crazy-I shouldn't have to put on a wet suit or 'battle gear' to do a last-minute sprinkle of water on the flowers.:laugh: The deterioration just gets worse aftet that and the wands end up in pieces sometimes by the end of summer.
Well he might be right about getting more pressure out of a smaller hose but if you have good water pressure coming into the house (and the valve to the hose fully open) and a good nozzle (don't get me started on nozzles...I'm so fed up with having to get a new one of those every year for some reason or another) you can get good pressure going.
Also note (as I learned the hard way) if you have a lot of water pressure and leave the hose turned on but the nozzle off you can end up with a bulge on the nozzle end of the hose when it's hot out. I blew one hose that way although a new end kit helped fix it.
We seem to need a new hose every frew years. (we have one for each the front and back) We were buying mid-range priced ones, and I was able to exchange the last one I returned because I kept the cardboard round it came zap-stripped to, AND the bill. I forget if it was from Canadian Tire or Sears, but DH had no problem exchanging it.
Now I try to buy only the rubber hoses, which tend to cost more unless you find one on sale when you need it.
Thank you DBD for the diameter input. DH always insists that we get the 1/2" diameter because he says the pressure is better. I"m not sure he's right about that, and watering does take a while! Maybe I should try the 1/2" next time.
I’ve been through a few hoses including the lifetime guarantee blah blah blah. I finally found one that doesn’t kink (kinking drives me nuts) and so far it’s in year 5 and still like new. I got it at costco. Super hose. You really do have to resign yourself to paying for a good rubber hose if you want one that lasts. The cheap ones are usually only good for about a year before they get holes and the ones that kink are just a pain. I tried the best at canadian tire and sears and they both kinked. The costco one has been great and isn’t too heavy either compared to some others i’ve had. Also make sure you get one with the larger diameter or watering takes forever.
Those coily hoses are also a total pain. They are impossible to use unless you are going in straight line with nothing in the way they can catch on. Mine is now delegated to the basement to hose off the floor down there when needed.