Dramm Soaker Garden Hose promises to solve soaker hose problems

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If you have ever tried soaker hoses, you know some of the problems with them. They are supposed to seep water onto a bed, but very often there is a geyser sprayer up into the air. Or, if you're on uneven ground, the lower section of the hose will seep more water or geyser while the upper area is hardly watered. Then there is the problem of the hose clogging with silt and becomming non functional after a few years, or breaking at a weak spot and needing to be patched. I have soaker hoses with leaks wrapped in inner tube and fasteded with poly pipe clamps. That was a good fix until the price of the clamps soared to 59 cents.

To get the most out of soaker hoses, you need to start with a good brand like this Dramm Soaker. It is double walled to prevent the geyser effect and to avoid uneven watering. It's a good practice to slightly cover the hose with soil or to put a mulch over it. That protects it from sun and conserves the water from evaporating or geysering. I use soakers in my strawberries which always need a lot of moisture and bring one side down along a carrot bed which helps those seed to germinate. Once the garden gets going, I have another section of soaker which I attach to run along the new seed beds since the growing plants get watered only every other day in hot weather and the seed beds have to be kept moist constantly.

This Dramm soaker has a life time guarantee and is fitted with nickle brass couplings which won't crush or break easily. The Dramm soaker hose is more expensive, but it's highly recommended and gets great reviews.

At Dramm 17010 ColorStorm Premium 50-Foot-by-5/8-Inch Soaker Garden Hose, Black

June 1, 2010

Dramm Soaker Garden Hose promises to solve soaker hose problems