How to Water a Garden (Without Wasting Water)
Most gardens are watered too often and not deeply enough. The inch-a-week rule, why morning beats evening, and the trowel test that replaces a schedule.
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Home improvement tips, guides, and product ideas for homeowners and renters in the US and Canada.
Why Is My Garden Hose So Heavy and Hard to Drag?
A 50 ft five eighth hose holds about 1.5 gallons - twelve pounds of what you drag is water. Drain it first, then fix the three things that make it worse.
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Does a Longer Garden Hose Reduce Water Pressure?
Yes, and the loss is bigger than most people think: 12 psi per 100 ft in half inch, 5 in five eighth, 2 in three quarter, plus 0.43 psi per foot of rise.
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Frozen Garden Hose: How to Thaw It Without Ruining It
A frozen hose is not broken yet - it breaks when someone bends it. Two safe ways to thaw it, four things never to do, and what to check afterwards.
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How Long Does a Garden Hose Last? (And What Kills It)
Vinyl two to three years, rubber up to ten, expandable as long as you store it. The four things that decide it, and the one that ends a hose overnight.
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Fall Watering: How Much Water Your Lawn Needs Before Winter
The lawn is not dormant yet. Keep the inch a week going until the ground freezes, water deep instead of often, and drain the hose before the first hard freeze.
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Best Garden Hose for Washing a Car (What Actually Matters)
Short, soft-covered, five eighth. What a car wash actually needs, why the cover matters more than the diameter, and why the pressure washer stays off the paint.
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Expandable Hose vs Regular Hose: What Actually Differs
One difference explains the rest: the bore. An expandable hose carries water through roughly 3/8 inch, and that is why it is lighter, smaller and slower.
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Why Is My Garden Hose Kinking? (And How to Stop It)
A hose kinks at four predictable places, and it keeps kinking there because the crease is already set. Find your fold and fix it with a five dollar part.
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Are Expandable Hoses Worth It? An Honest Answer
Worth it for hand watering, balconies and small gardens. Not worth it for sprinklers or long runs. Cost per season, the two caveats, and how to make one last.
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