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ohio is in a semi drought atm. just random pop up thunderstorms. they might pour rain but only for a few minutes and then it's painfully humid and the ground dries up.
Weve been using our two soakers just like these and use them out along the edge of our lawn to water our day lilies, spirea, irises, etc. every summer.
MY ADVICE: I'm a Market Gatdener and have about 20 of these sprinkler hoses in play. Here's a lesson learned the hard way: at the end of your faucet (or regular hose) attach a valve shutoff before attaching the sprinkler hose. I usually connect up to 50 ft of hose together. When you first turn it on, open up the pressure full, until the water reaches the end. Then reduce the pressure to about 50 percent. The first year I used these, I left pressure full open and it "blew out" the first couple holes large enough, it made all the water release only there. I've tried to tape those holes shut with flex tape, but doesn't work. I will try to glue shut those couple holes, otherwise I think I ruined my first 2 hoses. I live in the country and just have a household well. I have hard water and have not had issues with mineral buildup. I have eight 50 ft laid out in a large row garden. Each is connected to a 4-part shutoff valve, so I can control which row is watered. Just be mindful about the pressure!
This is what I was wondering. We have crazy water pressure here and think a regulator would be needed but I guess we could just turn the shut off at half mast…. Is that what you’re saying?
Ditto! It’s too hot out there. I’m in the same coastal NC location, and although I water early mornings, the humidity has elevated the “feels like” temp to over 100 several days recently. Thanks for the great tip!
I watch a LOT of gardening UA-camrs and none of them go into the detail on natural habitat that these plants we force to grow in non native ways have. Keep it up brotha!! 💪❤
It's really important. Once we understand how they grow in their native habitat, we can understand how to make them healthier. Most of our problems is we're growing non-native species in foreign conditions. That's the cause of most disease, pest problems, etc. If we can mirror their native habitat or compensate for the changes, things get easier.
Yessss!! I started lavender from seed and took forever for them to come up Turns out they love Arid climate and I’m in the midwest lovingly watering the seeds too often. 😂😂Was shocked after finding that out they came up at all! lol 😂 but they forgave me because of the drought last year. Now I have three large areas where they surprisingly came back!
We had one when I was a kid in the 60's. All the neighbor kids would come over, and run through it. We sometimes also put down a length of visqueen and some dish soap for a slip & slide. Great fun on hot days in Florida!!
We had one growing up too. My grandparents had an even cooler system though. It's been a very long time since I've seen it in action but if I remember correctly you set up a hose as a "track" and the sprinkler looks similar to an old fashioned John Deere tractor and it uses the force of the hose that's turned on to push itself around the track you've laid out. Great for oddly shaped yards.
I love that you love this hose. I haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid in the late 60’s. Such a great idea to use it like you’re using it. You always post cool stuff. Thank you
@@TheMillennialGardener Everyone had these back in the day. Kids played in them all summer. They left a light discolored line on the lawn if left in the same place for a couple of days, so people switched to the oscillating sprinklers or the impulse spike sprinklers and these lost favor. Plus, they were a pain to move & reposition (which was necessary in order to water all parts of a yard.)
I wanted you to know that we ve eaten beets, radishes, peas. Zucchini and some greens out of our garden. This is the best garden we ve ever had thanks to following many of your tips.
I`m growing an amazing cucumber crop from a productive variety he mentioned plus Pineapple Guava I saw here. I have two plants about 8 feet apart. I`m gonna root cuttings once they get larger. I had already planned to plant figs but decided to plant a dozen trees after seeing his long row. I have 6 in the ground with 4 dwarf everbearing mulberries scattered among them to distract the birds and more rooting right now and babies with leaves in pots. Next year will be a nice harvest because some of my new fig trees have already started fruiting and my mulberry trees are all 4 to 6 feet bushes already.
Oh Anthony....you have brought great memories back of being a kid in the late 60's & 70's with my cousins running through the sprinkler hose! 😂 They used to be green with the white stripe. I don't remember any of our moms using them upside down. We didn't have spikes to hold them down either. We used to get frustrated because sometimes our fun was interrupted by the hose twisting and water would push out to the side instead of the mist fountains. Between this Slip & Slide & Water Wiggle we had a blast! We went through a lot of them because our dads would knick them with the lawn mower 😢😮 I'm glad you're excited to have found them, but they've been around for a very long time.
My Dad texted me yesterday to literally tell me the same thing. He had one of these in the yard growing up they'd play with. I guess with better irrigation products, these have gone the way of the dodo bird, but they're awesome temporary drip lines! A new use for an old product.
I love your channel! I've learned a lot for my gardening, plus you make me laugh in moments like this. Ok, showing my age. How many of us ran through these when we were young kids? 😅 put a tarp under it and have a slip n slide. Of course I love Dale as well
We had hoses like that when I was little back in the 60's. We loved running through it on a hot day. There's nothing new here. Glad your sharing so people who didn't know about them now do.
What a great idea! It’s exactly what I need! We put up shade cloth a couple days ago. My husband thought it was a waste of money until it was up. Now he’s telling everybody how great it is😂 Your videos have been so helpful. Thanks!
@@TheMillennialGardener We just moved to this property, so I don’t have anything set up yet, but yes, definitely need to get that going. It just always seems like everything is so expensive or won’t work. We have raised beds on a steep hill terraced in, so I have to figure out how to automate some thing on that …for cheap lol.
@@TheMillennialGardener Oh, Anthony I will top your loathing. 😂I absolutely loathe the darn hose twisting on itself in several places while hand watering. 1,5 hours every day. And then it gets stuck behind/ around something while twisting off the water pressure. Walking back and finding where the problem is, is my biggest loathe of gardening. I am getting this hose🤩
Because of your full-fledged excitement and endorsement of the sprinkler hoses, I ordered one from Amazon. Couldn't be happier with the hose and how well it thoroughly sprinkles the entire length (50' hose}. We will probably switch over to these totally as our older drip hoses begin to fail. Thank you for bringing these sprinkler hoses to our attention.
I spent a couple weeks in Arizona a few years ago. I don't know how you all manage the dust in the air. I've never sneezed so much 😅 It was tough down south, but it was a lot nicer around the Kingman area where it wasn't quite as dry.
@@TheMillennialGardener yes I moved here because they said it was good for people with asthma. The humidity in New York state was killing me. Well we're the dryness is good for my asthma when it's a windy day oh my God I'm sneezing right and left because of all the dust. That's why I've made my entire backyard and Oasis this way I don't have the dust blown around in my own yard
@TheMillennialGardener you must have been here in a particularly bad time. Our air is not great but it's not that bad. But June here... good grief. I'm watering nonstop and trying to salvage at least some of my tomatoes and peppers with shade cloths and mist, and I just found out that my timer for the mist turns off when overheating...
@@arinasosnovskaya5298 last year and this year have been particularly difficult. But I've kept up with the watering and I did get a very good amount of figs and I have a lot of grapes on the vine. Last year everything just shriveled up and died
Why have so many people NOT known about this kind of hose. They've been around for quite some time. Next he's going to "discover" the quick-connect system and really blow peoples minds! Good stuff man, keep up the good work!
I literally just bought one of these 2 weeks before you posted this. I was looking for a hose that could easily attach to my rain barrel and didn't need a pump to evenly distribute the water. It works great!
With the 90+ with no water we are getting this past week and next, I’m also spending hours watering my landscaping. This will save me some serious money getting someone to install irrigation. Thank you sir!
I love my watering time,after work every afternoon a cigar and a cold one plus I get a chance to eyeball everything,picked two horn worms off last night and found flea bettles on my mustard greens which I dusted this morning before leaving for work...😉
I've been lucky so far with pests except for a groundhog starting to eat my sunflower leaves. Way better year than normal but it may be due to the lack of rain. In ground I use the sprinkler hose but I still have to water my containers and have about the same ritual as you
I grew up in Eastern Washington State and this was a must for watering our lawns. As kids these were great for slip and slides and for cooling off. This is an awesome way to use in the garden! Thanks for the great idea!
This is the kind of “sprinkler hose” my mom used when I was a kid. I’m 72, so we’re talking 50s and 60s. I have looked for them, but couldn’t seem to find them. So I used the soakers which, as you said, aren’t that great. I shall now be purchasing some sprinkler hoses. And I really like the idea of staking the hose down-something my mom didn’t do. Thanks!
News flash: Soaker hoses have improved. The first time I used soaker hoses more than 30 years ago, I vowed to never waste my money on them again. I use drip irrigation throughout my vegetable gardens and aim for xeriscape for ornamentals. However, it is unseasonably hot and dry and I risked losing a few ornamentals. I went back on my vow and bought fabric soaker hose. It was $10 for 50' at Ollie's. It is more flexible so I can place it more precisely, doesn't kink, doesn't move under pressure and more importantly, it delivers consistently over the entire length of the hose. It also takes up less space for storage.
These comment is very useful! 10$ for 50 Ft is an amazing deal! Thank you @easternacademy and @justcollectingdust! Does the harbor freight sprinkler hose work the same way?
I have made the same transition, but not as impressed as you. Still seem to spring leaks, kink with regularity, a pain in the butt to store so that it will unroll without twisting, and even if I am painfully careful rolling it up in the fall it still seems to want to twist when attempting to lay it out again in the spring. Then I am forced to undo an incredible amount of kinks to get it laid out. Also need to pamper it if attempting to create a curve for the adjacent row., very easy to kink it when attempting to do that. Put simply, I have ceased to use it. Also, if attempting to use rain water, you will need a very good filter setup. But that applies to all sprinkler systems.
This week and next week we are in the 90s with heat index int 100s. No rain in sight either. This is a great idea. And yes we had these hoses as kids growing up. Lol. Its really humid here also in Pa. He is such a cute dog. Live his face!
I had issues with my drip irrigation and I ended up just running the little tubing around my plants and poking holes using a thumbtack around my plants and it has been working like a charm!
I love your enthusiasm for the hose, lol. I, like many others below, remember them from my childhood. I think they went out of vogue when we went into the 'water saving' mode. It was considered a waste of water. Just like overhead sprinklers. It's a great idea, tho. I spend a good hour per day watering and I'm thinking about where these could be used to help eliminate some of the drudge. Thanks!
Either that, or sprinkler technology has become inexpensive enough that these hoses are no longer necessary. Whatever, the reason, this makes a great drip line! I'm very pleased and I ran it again for an hour today since it's so absurdly dry for us this time of year.
@@TheMillennialGardener I'm just east of Atlanta and we haven't had rain in weeks with temps in the 90s every day. I try to water in the evening, just before dark, so the plants have some time to absorb the moisture and have a rest before the next blast of heat. I just got in and it's still 88 degrees out. I'm exhausted!
Thank you! I did t know this existed and am thrilled. As a boomer gardener for too many years to count and now living in the very dry Southern Utah: ordered three! 🙏
They've been hard to find. They've been replace by mesh sponge type hoses that stop working if they get crushed even once. I'm going to buy this because I was days away from drilling holes in a regular hose the way my mom used to do.
Just got back to visit this video again and use the product links for Amazon. These sprinkler hoses made my parents very successful with lawn and garden years ago. Glad to see them again featured by my favorite UA-cam gardening expert and Dale. Thank you for this video! 👍👍👍👏👏👏🐾💕🐾💕🐾💕
It probably always existed, but, only YOU thought about turning it upside down and using it as irritation.. that's the cool part, you do have a very analytical mind, why I love this channel..
We had these hoses when I was a kid 60+ years ago! They were fun to run through or to make the grass into a giant slip n slide. Only ever used them sprinkler side up. Never ever thought to turn them upside down for as a soaker.
If you have a Menards nearby, they stock an AMERICAN MADE sprinkler hose like this for MUCH less money (50% less than Amazon). These are excellent products, AMERICAN MADE, less expensive, and not supporting Amazon.
These have been out for many years now. My husband made my grandkids a sprinkler tunnel and used them so the grandkids could run through and get wet when it was hot out in the summertime. Then, when it finally fell apart, he used hoses to water his garden when he had one growing.
I'm so glad you found this, I didn't even know it existed either. I spent half an hour watering my garden because it has grown in size and realized that's why people install irrigation systems. This is definitely something I'd like to add.
@@TheMillennialGardener I understand. My directions to realtor will be to list mine as “a garden with a 3 bdrm house”. I’ll also include a journal/binder with care instructions. “Serious Gardeners Only” 🤣🤣
Wow! This is the answer to my watering problems. I live in the NC mountains where we had tons of rain for weeks and now no rain at all for weeks. This happens every summer. I'm killing myself watering. I will be ordering today. I am now a new subscriber.😀
Cant believe I'm seeing this video....just bought the same hose a week ago. It works well for me...just needed to cover a 15 ft x 30 ft patch of grass in my Arizona desert landscaped backyard. Well worth the purchase!
Love your enthusiasm over something everybody who watches your channel already knows about. Maybe we should’ve told you so it wouldn’t have taken you so long. go easy on him fellow subscribers he’s a millennial.
I found a similar product (only 25 ft) in a local discount store. I bought several to run in one of my flower gardens. I ran them in the garden parallel to each other and used a splitter from my feeder hose to connect them. They work great there. They didn't come with landscape staples so I'm glad I saw this as I didn't think of using them and need them right at the beginning as they roll there. I actually buried mine with the cedar mulch I use in my flower gardens. I have soaker hoses in most of my other flower beds and I do have the issue with them not distributing the water equally. As they fail I will replace with hoses like these as I like them better. (PS these hoses are also fun to run in as a sprinkler - my dogs loved them when I was first testing the hose out! ne too as it was really hot out that day)
Nothing beats real drip irrigation. It’ll be way better than this long-term. This is a great temporary solution, though, especially for infrequent drought.
@@TheMillennialGardener I didn’t mean to be ugly about it, I liked your video and enjoy your garden and knowledge progress. You are obviously growing a fruitful harvest (and I’m not!😁 “one of these days”) so keep doing your thing!
I'm glad to see somebody else did something like this, I took some old heavy duty hoses that I had laying around the house and made something almost identical to this. I still need to connect the in line RV filter and possibly see if I have an extra timer to make it even easier for myself. Good to know they sell something like this also.
Bunch of Debbie downers Jeez. Or maybe it's cool a young person is enthusiastic about gardening. What would you prefer smoking a vape and doing tik tok dances?
Kind of, but I find that unfortunately, the past few generations failed when it came to passing down tips and traditions. I’m glad young people are coming around to “rediscovering” these things before they’re lost and forgotten forever.
Oh man, I wish I knew you were struggling with all that watering. I’ve known about these since I was a child. My dad used to get these both for watering our yard, and also for us to play in about 35 years ago. These things are terrific and I’m glad you found them!
My Mom and Grandma each had one for us kids to play in the 1960s. Wow! Their back! I use a cloth covered soaker that has the plastic hose inside with the cloth that does the dripping. Works VERY well!
Hi. This product has been available for years. i remember my mom having one in her garden. I hadn't thought about this because I'm thinking technology had improved upon this particular task. I see that it hasn't. I have a small raised bed garden so I hand water from my rain barrel everyday during this hot time. I also have just 3 fruit trees and they get hand watered with the hose about once a week. Love your videos!
Worked in a hose factory that made this. 'Three tube' is what its called because of the three separate channels. Runs thru a perforator at the end of line.
I feel like they 90’s are back in full swing. There were a staple in our garden back in the day. They feel out of favor because they wouldn’t stay flat, kept turning, spray sideways, etc. Glad they’re including the landscape staples because that would’ve helped. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll have to give this another try.
No rain in sight here in SW MO either. Plus much hotter earlier than usual. I love those hoses too. They put out a lot of water quickly. I have one and just need to staple it down. Awesome!
That HOT in North Carolina isn’t even close to the HEAT we experience down here in South Alabama. That product is excellent, I’m definitely purchasing that hose. Thanks for letting us know about it
You haven't been to Wilmington 😂 It's the same. Our dew points, the temperatures, UV index, etc. is virtually identical to Mobile. We're about at the same latitude. If you go to somewhere like Weatherspark and compare the two cities, they're virtually identical.
@@TheMillennialGardener I used to live in Wilmington and Raleigh. I’m originally from Miami but the military (20 years) had me living all over the country, NC included. It does get hot there in NC but here in Baldwin county AL it gets swampy 🤣. I was stationed in New Orleans for awhile and forget about it, that swamp heat shouldn’t be aloud 🤣. You’re right though, it does get hot in NC, it also gets cold but I’m not a good judge on cold being from Miami. However, I was stationed on Staten Island NY for 3 years, now those winters are rough, I’m sure there are worse places north of there
Nice catch! I'm your grandparents' age and I do remember playing in one of these. I'm in central Florida and I put in drip but that's because there's distance between some of my plantings.
I picked one up at Ollie’s and it works great for areas I don’t have drip and don’t want to stand there hand watering. Plus, it’s fun to run through and cool off.
Thank you so much🤙🏾🤜🏾💪🏾.... the garden shade cover video saved my garden... the plants are strong and healthy... minimizing the bugs, with the help of BAKING SODA (water, olive oil)...Now the drip irrigatio.... RIGHT ON TIME..
Thanks for sharing this video and the product you demonstrated. I converted my in-ground irrigation to a drip system and am somewhat happy with it. I find that I have to tinker with the emitters to get the right amount of water to each plant. This product might best be suited to plants or trees that are aligned in a row but it might be less effective if your garden bed, like mine, has randomly placed (spaced) plantings. A potential problem with this product might be those spike staples if pounded too aggressively into the ground as they might act as a choke point for water to flow. With regard to the soaker hose the reason that they are ineffective as you point out is that towards the end of the hose the water pressure drops (as a product of the length and diameter of the hose, e.g. resistance) and less water is emitted as compared to the water source end. Here the problem is mitigated by applying pressure to both ends of the soaker hose, e.g. connecting the feeder hose to both ends of the soaker with a t-piece, fashioned, say, from PVC and appropriate hose connecters(adapters). Enjoyed watching this video and I will try this drip product, thank you.
I found the same product at Menards earlier this summer for my garden and flower garden. I mow at 3.5 inches so thought I'd be okay and was until it curled up on the side, chopped one of mine, plan on getting a lead hose and burying it underground where I have to jump beds across the yard...also bought a 2 way valve so I can hand water while this drip hose is working or just drip hose or just spray hose. Thanks for the validation.
I remember those playing with hoses when I was a little kid back in the 70's. They were great to play in during the summer. About 10 yrs or so ago I actually looked for them locally thinking that they'd be great for my garden, and couldn't find any. Honestly haven't looked since, but if I want to explore that project again, I know where to look.
I grew up in Ohio in the 1960's. My mom used this type of hose in her large garden. My parents also set it up for my brother and I to run through. Thanks for sharing!😊
These hoses used to be the norm in the late 60s when I was a kid, as I recall. I have not seen them for years, and this use is exciting. We used to run them with the holes facing up. Thx for the great info!
Thank you for this. Just ordered it. I have a drip system for my vegetable garden but needed something to water my side and front yard flower beds. Glad for the comment below about adjusting water pressure to 50%.
Thanks for the advice and the chuckle 😂. Yes, kids love it...I sure did as a kid in the 70s. Sprinkler hoses have been around a long time. My dad used it to water our lawn. Thanks for the idea, we needed something for our trees too. 🙂
Thank you so much for this video! I don't recall ever knowing these existed! Some of the people in the comment section here are so stinking cute because they have known it for decades and here I am fully seeing it for the first time I believe and you just discovered it yourself! Lol! Either way, thank you so much!
If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share it to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😀TIMESTAMPS for convenience:
0:00 The "Drought Tolerant Fruit Tree" Lie
3:03 Stop Hand Watering Plants
3:49 Drip Irrigation Pros And Cons
4:45 The Lazy Watering Solution
7:36 Sprinkler Hose Demonstration
8:44 My 10 Minute Drip Irrigation System
11:15 My Sprinkler Hose Review
13:41 Adventures With Dale
Assure the holes are not clogged when you leave the hose on the ground for a long time.
My grandparents used those kind of flat hoses in their garden & orchard, back in the 1960's. Us grandkids used to run through them too!
ohio is in a semi drought atm. just random pop up thunderstorms. they might pour rain but only for a few minutes and then it's painfully humid and the ground dries up.
Weve been using our two soakers just like these and use them out along the edge of our lawn to water our day lilies, spirea, irises, etc. every summer.
Can you please repost the link for the 25' hose. It's the same link as the 50' hose. Thank you 😊
MY ADVICE: I'm a Market Gatdener and have about 20 of these sprinkler hoses in play. Here's a lesson learned the hard way: at the end of your faucet (or regular hose) attach a valve shutoff before attaching the sprinkler hose. I usually connect up to 50 ft of hose together. When you first turn it on, open up the pressure full, until the water reaches the end. Then reduce the pressure to about 50 percent. The first year I used these, I left pressure full open and it "blew out" the first couple holes large enough, it made all the water release only there. I've tried to tape those holes shut with flex tape, but doesn't work. I will try to glue shut those couple holes, otherwise I think I ruined my first 2 hoses. I live in the country and just have a household well. I have hard water and have not had issues with mineral buildup.
I have eight 50 ft laid out in a large row garden. Each is connected to a 4-part shutoff valve, so I can control which row is watered. Just be mindful about the pressure!
We have ridiculous water pressure here. A pressure reducer is a must on all of our drip systems.
Great information but I've never heard of a Market Gatdener before.
Google it...
What is a market gardener?
someone who grows fruit and vegetables on a small farm and sells them to the public:
This is what I was wondering. We have crazy water pressure here and think a regulator would be needed but I guess we could just turn the shut off at half mast…. Is that what you’re saying?
I use a back flow device and pressure reducer on my soaker hoses. You can get them at homedepo. They are cheap. Protects the hoses.
Thank you! Just finished 3 hours of hand watering, walked inside and thought "There has to be a better way", genuinely appreciate you for this one!
Love this idea. Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome! There is no better investment than automated watering. Except maybe weed barrier 😆
Thank you so much ! Been outside watering almost everyday and this looks like a timesaver big time! They should be your affiliate 😊
I thought I was the only one that spent so much time watering lol.
Ditto! It’s too hot out there. I’m in the same coastal NC location, and although I water early mornings, the humidity has elevated the “feels like” temp to over 100 several days recently. Thanks for the great tip!
Thanks for the nostalgic moment! We had one of these in the 1960s for the lawn. We kids loved to jump over it on hot days.
I wonder why they faded away? Maybe because most new homes are cookie-cutter now and come with sprinklers? These work well as makeshift dripline.
We did also. It was great fun !!
I came here to say that. These aren’t new.
We did too!! All the neighborhood kids flocked over to join in the fun!! Mom would make PB&J's for us all.
Yes yes! We did too! Same era - early 1960s.
I was a child in the 1960s, and I remember that we had one of these sprinkler hoses. It's great that they are either still around, or back. 😊
It seems crazy that some people have never seen these.... I remember the 70s playing in these hoses
They were great to run through
I watch a LOT of gardening UA-camrs and none of them go into the detail on natural habitat that these plants we force to grow in non native ways have. Keep it up brotha!! 💪❤
Waisted money! You will lost 50% of water due to evaporation
It's really important. Once we understand how they grow in their native habitat, we can understand how to make them healthier. Most of our problems is we're growing non-native species in foreign conditions. That's the cause of most disease, pest problems, etc. If we can mirror their native habitat or compensate for the changes, things get easier.
What if you focus on growing what grows in the same soul as you have.
@@cruz1742 Waisted education 😂😂
Yessss!! I started lavender from seed and took forever for them to come up
Turns out they love
Arid climate and I’m in the midwest lovingly watering the seeds too often. 😂😂Was shocked after finding that out they came up at all! lol 😂 but they forgave me because of the drought last year. Now
I have three large areas where they surprisingly came back!
Millennial finds Gen X invention from the 70’s. I’m glad someone still makes this type of hose. A lot of good things have been lost to time.
Gen X invented something in the 70's
I was still in grade school so not likely
My Dad used a sprinkler hose in the early 60s. We kids loved playing in them until he noticed we were messing up the lawn.
Boomers invention, us Australian gen Xers would run through them on hot summer days.
Oh wow. My grandma had one of those sprinkler hoses. She’d set it up so my brothers and I could run through it.
We had one when I was a kid in the 60's. All the neighbor kids would come over, and run through it. We sometimes also put down a length of visqueen and some dish soap for a slip & slide. Great fun on hot days in Florida!!
IKR?!?! Both my grandparents had these and we kept cool all summer running through them
We had one growing up too. My grandparents had an even cooler system though. It's been a very long time since I've seen it in action but if I remember correctly you set up a hose as a "track" and the sprinkler looks similar to an old fashioned John Deere tractor and it uses the force of the hose that's turned on to push itself around the track you've laid out. Great for oddly shaped yards.
Yea we had a few growing up in the 80s and 90s. Definitely not a new product on the market.
I have to say, it works a lot better as drip line than it does as a sprinkler. It's more consistent.
I love that you love this hose. I haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid in the late 60’s. Such a great idea to use it like you’re using it. You always post cool stuff. Thank you
I haven't seen one of these. Maybe they're making a comeback? This isn't their original intent, but it makes for really cheap, easy drip line
@@TheMillennialGardener Everyone had these back in the day. Kids played in them all summer. They left a light discolored line on the lawn if left in the same place for a couple of days, so people switched to the oscillating sprinklers or the impulse spike sprinklers and these lost favor. Plus, they were a pain to move & reposition (which was necessary in order to water all parts of a yard.)
I wanted you to know that we ve eaten beets, radishes, peas. Zucchini and some greens out of our garden. This is the best garden we ve ever had thanks to following many of your tips.
Outstanding! I'm so happy to help!
I`m growing an amazing cucumber crop from a productive variety he mentioned plus Pineapple Guava I saw here. I have two plants about 8 feet apart. I`m gonna root cuttings once they get larger. I had already planned to plant figs but decided to plant a dozen trees after seeing his long row. I have 6 in the ground with 4 dwarf everbearing mulberries scattered among them to distract the birds and more rooting right now and babies with leaves in pots. Next year will be a nice harvest because some of my new fig trees have already started fruiting and my mulberry trees are all 4 to 6 feet bushes already.
Oh Anthony....you have brought great memories back of being a kid in the late 60's & 70's with my cousins running through the sprinkler hose! 😂 They used to be green with the white stripe. I don't remember any of our moms using them upside down. We didn't have spikes to hold them down either. We used to get frustrated because sometimes our fun was interrupted by the hose twisting and water would push out to the side instead of the mist fountains. Between this Slip & Slide & Water Wiggle we had a blast! We went through a lot of them because our dads would knick them with the lawn mower 😢😮 I'm glad you're excited to have found them, but they've been around for a very long time.
You just said what I was about to say.
@@auroracrane6147And me.
I remember all those same type of things 😂
My Dad texted me yesterday to literally tell me the same thing. He had one of these in the yard growing up they'd play with. I guess with better irrigation products, these have gone the way of the dodo bird, but they're awesome temporary drip lines! A new use for an old product.
Yes! I giggled when Anthony said kids would have fun running through it. 😂
Used these in 70's, turn it over and it will dig deep holes in the garden so turn the volume down to make a drip...they work great
I love your channel! I've learned a lot for my gardening, plus you make me laugh in moments like this. Ok, showing my age. How many of us ran through these when we were young kids? 😅 put a tarp under it and have a slip n slide. Of course I love Dale as well
I wonder why they faded away? I don't think I've ever seen one of these in use.
Because the old ones were truly pieces of junk that didn't last any time at all!
We had hoses like that when I was little back in the 60's. We loved running through it on a hot day. There's nothing new here. Glad your sharing so people who didn't know about them now do.
I grew up with sprinkler hoses in the 60s & 70s. Didn't know they still existed! Thanks for bringing them back into my awareness. 😊
What a great idea! It’s exactly what I need! We put up shade cloth a couple days ago. My husband thought it was a waste of money until it was up. Now he’s telling everybody how great it is😂 Your videos have been so helpful. Thanks!
Same
Protects from more than just sun if you know what I mean
@@Dasani_water_drinker you mean the 👮? 😂
@@Watchoutforsnakez no the stuff in the air
I literally watered 8 hrs today in the extreme heat. I appreciate the ideas.
Ugh. That is awful. I loathe watering by hand. Anything you can do to set up an automated system will be life changing.
@@TheMillennialGardener We just moved to this property, so I don’t have anything set up yet, but yes, definitely need to get that going. It just always seems like everything is so expensive or won’t work. We have raised beds on a steep hill terraced in, so I have to figure out how to automate some thing on that …for cheap lol.
@@TheMillennialGardener
Oh, Anthony I will top your loathing. 😂I absolutely loathe the darn hose twisting on itself in several places while hand watering. 1,5 hours every day. And then it gets stuck behind/ around something while twisting off the water pressure. Walking back and finding where the problem is, is my biggest loathe of gardening.
I am getting this hose🤩
@@CAngel-x9u EVERY time I water, I get that same kink issue….”no kink” hose, indeed!
Used these hoses back in the 70's on top of mobile homes(metal boxes back then) to try to help cool them off in the Mississippi Delta summertime heat.
We sure played in those back in the 60’s
Because of your full-fledged excitement and endorsement of the sprinkler hoses, I ordered one from Amazon. Couldn't be happier with the hose and how well it thoroughly sprinkles the entire length (50' hose}. We will probably switch over to these totally as our older drip hoses begin to fail. Thank you for bringing these sprinkler hoses to our attention.
Welcome to my world. I moved to Arizona for the warmth and for my health but boy is it hard on a gardener
I spent a couple weeks in Arizona a few years ago. I don't know how you all manage the dust in the air. I've never sneezed so much 😅 It was tough down south, but it was a lot nicer around the Kingman area where it wasn't quite as dry.
@@TheMillennialGardener yes I moved here because they said it was good for people with asthma. The humidity in New York state was killing me. Well we're the dryness is good for my asthma when it's a windy day oh my God I'm sneezing right and left because of all the dust. That's why I've made my entire backyard and Oasis this way I don't have the dust blown around in my own yard
@TheMillennialGardener you must have been here in a particularly bad time. Our air is not great but it's not that bad. But June here... good grief. I'm watering nonstop and trying to salvage at least some of my tomatoes and peppers with shade cloths and mist, and I just found out that my timer for the mist turns off when overheating...
@@arinasosnovskaya5298 last year and this year have been particularly difficult. But I've kept up with the watering and I did get a very good amount of figs and I have a lot of grapes on the vine. Last year everything just shriveled up and died
Grow olives figs and dessert willow
Why have so many people NOT known about this kind of hose. They've been around for quite some time. Next he's going to "discover" the quick-connect system and really blow peoples minds! Good stuff man, keep up the good work!
I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. Thank you. This is amazing!
I literally just bought one of these 2 weeks before you posted this. I was looking for a hose that could easily attach to my rain barrel and didn't need a pump to evenly distribute the water. It works great!
I forgot these existed. Played in them as a kid.
With the 90+ with no water we are getting this past week and next, I’m also spending hours watering my landscaping. This will save me some serious money getting someone to install irrigation. Thank you sir!
I love my watering time,after work every afternoon a cigar and a cold one plus I get a chance to eyeball everything,picked two horn worms off last night and found flea bettles on my mustard greens which I dusted this morning before leaving for work...😉
I've been lucky so far with pests except for a groundhog starting to eat my sunflower leaves. Way better year than normal but it may be due to the lack of rain. In ground I use the sprinkler hose but I still have to water my containers and have about the same ritual as you
Hand watering your plants is therapeutic!
Right!
You paint a cute picture - cigar and beer 🤣! Also, great point about getting to eyeball the garden while hand watering. 👍🏻
I love to hand water too. So relaxing! But, I don't always have time to water all my beds sufficiently. This could work.
I grew up in Eastern Washington State and this was a must for watering our lawns. As kids these were great for slip and slides and for cooling off. This is an awesome way to use in the garden! Thanks for the great idea!
This is the kind of “sprinkler hose” my mom used when I was a kid. I’m 72, so we’re talking 50s and 60s. I have looked for them, but couldn’t seem to find them. So I used the soakers which, as you said, aren’t that great. I shall now be purchasing some sprinkler hoses. And I really like the idea of staking the hose down-something my mom didn’t do. Thanks!
So I’m hearing. They’re pretty terrible as sprinklers, but as temporary drip lines, they’re pretty awesome! My trees appreciated it.
My dad used those for our yard when we were in Mesquite Tx. When I was in high school in the 70s. Glad you are so pleased.
News flash: Soaker hoses have improved. The first time I used soaker hoses more than 30 years ago, I vowed to never waste my money on them again. I use drip irrigation throughout my vegetable gardens and aim for xeriscape for ornamentals. However, it is unseasonably hot and dry and I risked losing a few ornamentals. I went back on my vow and bought fabric soaker hose. It was $10 for 50' at Ollie's. It is more flexible so I can place it more precisely, doesn't kink, doesn't move under pressure and more importantly, it delivers consistently over the entire length of the hose. It also takes up less space for storage.
I did the same thing....I just laid it down, turned it on and had the same dripping action from front to back. Harbor Freight 9.99
These comment is very useful! 10$ for 50 Ft is an amazing deal! Thank you @easternacademy and @justcollectingdust! Does the harbor freight sprinkler hose work the same way?
I have both stores reasonably near me. I'll look into it...thanks!!
I have made the same transition, but not as impressed as you. Still seem to spring leaks, kink with regularity, a pain in the butt to store so that it will unroll without twisting, and even if I am painfully careful rolling it up in the fall it still seems to want to twist when attempting to lay it out again in the spring. Then I am forced to undo an incredible amount of kinks to get it laid out. Also need to pamper it if attempting to create a curve for the adjacent row., very easy to kink it when attempting to do that. Put simply, I have ceased to use it. Also, if attempting to use rain water, you will need a very good filter setup. But that applies to all sprinkler systems.
Excellent information. Thanks for sharing. I have never been to Ollie’s but will now. Mary
Just ordered the 50 foot hose. Now I can water my lawn without an oscillating sprinkler and my beds. THANKS!
This week and next week we are in the 90s with heat index int 100s. No rain in sight either. This is a great idea. And yes we had these hoses as kids growing up. Lol. Its really humid here also in Pa. He is such a cute dog. Live his face!
I had issues with my drip irrigation and I ended up just running the little tubing around my plants and poking holes using a thumbtack around my plants and it has been working like a charm!
I love your enthusiasm for the hose, lol. I, like many others below, remember them from my childhood. I think they went out of vogue when we went into the 'water saving' mode. It was considered a waste of water. Just like overhead sprinklers. It's a great idea, tho. I spend a good hour per day watering and I'm thinking about where these could be used to help eliminate some of the drudge.
Thanks!
Either that, or sprinkler technology has become inexpensive enough that these hoses are no longer necessary. Whatever, the reason, this makes a great drip line! I'm very pleased and I ran it again for an hour today since it's so absurdly dry for us this time of year.
@@TheMillennialGardener I'm just east of Atlanta and we haven't had rain in weeks with temps in the 90s every day. I try to water in the evening, just before dark, so the plants have some time to absorb the moisture and have a rest before the next blast of heat. I just got in and it's still 88 degrees out. I'm exhausted!
Thank you! I did t know this existed and am thrilled. As a boomer gardener for too many years to count and now living in the very dry Southern Utah: ordered three! 🙏
That hose has been around for over 50 years lol welcome to the club ❤
They've been hard to find. They've been replace by mesh sponge type hoses that stop working if they get crushed even once. I'm going to buy this because I was days away from drilling holes in a regular hose the way my mom used to do.
Just got back to visit this video again and use the product links for Amazon. These sprinkler hoses made my parents very successful with lawn and garden years ago. Glad to see them again featured by my favorite UA-cam gardening expert and Dale. Thank you for this video!
👍👍👍👏👏👏🐾💕🐾💕🐾💕
It probably always existed, but, only YOU thought about turning it upside down and using it as irritation.. that's the cool part, you do have a very analytical mind, why I love this channel..
Not really. We've been using these perforated hoses as drip irrigation for decades. This is a good idea, but not a new idea.
@@teebob21 but he told us about it, I totally believe you, I just love the fact he shared it with me 💯 i love how he shares the knowledge...
Those hoses were my childhood sprinklers back in the ‘80’s.
We had these hoses when I was a kid 60+ years ago! They were fun to run through or to make the grass into a giant slip n slide. Only ever used them sprinkler side up. Never ever thought to turn them upside down for as a soaker.
If you have a Menards nearby, they stock an AMERICAN MADE sprinkler hose like this for MUCH less money (50% less than Amazon). These are excellent products, AMERICAN MADE, less expensive, and not supporting Amazon.
Thanks for the tip…do they have the same markings as the ones the gardener is talking about?
@@Dani-dg4ut no, they are made in America so they are slightly different than the imported ones on Amazon. I love mine.
No Menards near this guy
I absolutely love menards
Do you know the brand name? If so can you share it please? I would like to look into this product for all of the reasons you mentioned.
Thanks for the memories of the 60’s and the reminder of that hose for our gardens!
These have been out for many years now. My husband made my grandkids a sprinkler tunnel and used them so the grandkids could run through and get wet when it was hot out in the summertime. Then, when it finally fell apart, he used hoses to water his garden when he had one growing.
I'm so glad you found this, I didn't even know it existed either. I spent half an hour watering my garden because it has grown in size and realized that's why people install irrigation systems. This is definitely something I'd like to add.
If you ever sell your home the buyer is going to be thrilled with all those beautiful fruit trees.
I hope so. I'm worried that whoever buys it from me one day won't get it and will take them out. It's a genuine fear I have.
@@TheMillennialGardener I understand. My directions to realtor will be to list mine as “a garden with a 3 bdrm house”. I’ll also include a journal/binder with care instructions. “Serious Gardeners Only” 🤣🤣
Wow! This is the answer to my watering problems. I live in the NC mountains where we had tons of rain for weeks and now no rain at all for weeks. This happens every summer. I'm killing myself watering. I will be ordering today. I am now a new subscriber.😀
Dale looks like he's a very sweet dog!
Very. He is a sweet boy 🐕
We used these in the ‘50’s to water our grass and, yes, running thru it in the summer. Glad you found this old product.
This guy is cats MEOW on gardening and….He’s cute 😉
I'll assume you're referring to Dale 🐶😂
🤣🤣 Watch it - he’s a married man now!
Cant believe I'm seeing this video....just bought the same hose a week ago. It works well for me...just needed to cover a 15 ft x 30 ft patch of grass in my Arizona desert landscaped backyard. Well worth the purchase!
Love your enthusiasm over something everybody who watches your channel already knows about. Maybe we should’ve told you so it wouldn’t have taken you so long. go easy on him fellow subscribers he’s a millennial.
Ohh, that’s a funny one😂😂 These hoses bring so much joy for kids🤩 And gardens also 👵🏻👩🌾❣️
I didn't know about this either 💁
I found a similar product (only 25 ft) in a local discount store. I bought several to run in one of my flower gardens. I ran them in the garden parallel to each other and used a splitter from my feeder hose to connect them. They work great there. They didn't come with landscape staples so I'm glad I saw this as I didn't think of using them and need them right at the beginning as they roll there. I actually buried mine with the cedar mulch I use in my flower gardens. I have soaker hoses in most of my other flower beds and I do have the issue with them not distributing the water equally. As they fail I will replace with hoses like these as I like them better. (PS these hoses are also fun to run in as a sprinkler - my dogs loved them when I was first testing the hose out! ne too as it was really hot out that day)
Came back to say "you knocked a home run on this."
Thanks for all your video's.
Thank you! I'm so happy I can help!
Just watched this video and bought this hose. Thank you.
I wish you had come out with this video before I had installed all new drip irrigation!
Nothing beats real drip irrigation. It’ll be way better than this long-term. This is a great temporary solution, though, especially for infrequent drought.
Grew up with that being our sprinkler system for our yard. Super handy for strips by the road. We had a blast running through them too. 60s 70s kid!
Finally got some rain in south carolina for about 30 mins lol
Not here. 0.81 inches logged all June. Usually, we get 8-10 inches. But, the month isn’t over…
@@TheMillennialGardener sheesh 😅 yes it has been rough.
This is my favorite hose for long and narrow strips of yard when planting seed as well. Good application.
In the 1960’s we couldn’t afford it, but all our friends had sprinkler hoses. I thought you were bringing something new and innovative! 😂
I haven't seen anyone use this as makeshift drip irrigation.
@@TheMillennialGardener I didn’t mean to be ugly about it, I liked your video and enjoy your garden and knowledge progress. You are obviously growing a fruitful harvest (and I’m not!😁 “one of these days”) so keep doing your thing!
All the neighborhood kids would run zigzag through the spray! Good times!
I have poked.holes in old holey hose and then clamped the end.. it isn't drip. It is kind of streamy
I'm glad to see somebody else did something like this, I took some old heavy duty hoses that I had laying around the house and made something almost identical to this. I still need to connect the in line RV filter and possibly see if I have an extra timer to make it even easier for myself. Good to know they sell something like this also.
I'm disappointed. I thought for sure we would see Dale running through that sprinkler hose when you were testing it out.
Dale hates getting wet 😂 He wants nothing to do with water. He may as well be a cat in that regard.
Thank you Anthony, just ordered 3 packs!! Bless you and all you do for us gardeners!
I hope you enjoy it! 😊
As an elder millennial please know we know about these sprinklers, not all of us are out of touch with hose selections😂
I bought that same hose after using a failed soaker hose. I use it in my raised bed. It's an awesome hose. 😊
It's always funny when a young person "discovers" something that's been around more than 50 years.
Indeed. We used to run thru hoses like this more than 50 years ago!
Funny, I kept watching thinking there was going to be a new twist to this old product. 😁
Bunch of Debbie downers Jeez. Or maybe it's cool a young person is enthusiastic about gardening. What would you prefer smoking a vape and doing tik tok dances?
Kind of, but I find that unfortunately, the past few generations failed when it came to passing down tips and traditions. I’m glad young people are coming around to “rediscovering” these things before they’re lost and forgotten forever.
Ran through these every summer in the 60s ❤️
Oh man, I wish I knew you were struggling with all that watering. I’ve known about these since I was a child. My dad used to get these both for watering our yard, and also for us to play in about 35 years ago. These things are terrific and I’m glad you found them!
😮 We had this when I was a child of the 70'. I love running around and through it on a hot summer day.
I'd buy this just to relive my childhood memories. Even so, this is a great answer to what will help in my yard. Thank you!
Been using this method for years here in southeastern Virginia. Works great on the grass as well.
I've been doing this for 3 years in my raised garden and it works great.
My Dad used these for his garden when I was little. I love them. Glad they are back.
Oh, that's cool. I didn't know they still made them.
we played in that as a kid. My dad definitely liked these over soaker hoses.
My Mom and Grandma each had one for us kids to play in the 1960s. Wow! Their back! I use a cloth covered soaker that has the plastic hose inside with the cloth that does the dripping. Works VERY well!
Hi. This product has been available for years. i remember my mom having one in her garden. I hadn't thought about this because I'm thinking technology had improved upon this particular task. I see that it hasn't. I have a small raised bed garden so I hand water from my rain barrel everyday during this hot time. I also have just 3 fruit trees and they get hand watered with the hose about once a week. Love your videos!
Brother thank you I literally went through all the same things as you and have been looking for this exact thing. Thank you
Worked in a hose factory that made this. 'Three tube' is what its called because of the three separate channels. Runs thru a perforator at the end of line.
Us older folks have been using those types of hoses since the mid 70’s….and yes we played in them also
I also purchased this hose for my perennial bed. It is amazing! I'm glad you found it also! Happy gardening!
I feel like they 90’s are back in full swing. There were a staple in our garden back in the day. They feel out of favor because they wouldn’t stay flat, kept turning, spray sideways, etc. Glad they’re including the landscape staples because that would’ve helped. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll have to give this another try.
Growing up in Arizona in the 60’s we ran through hoses like these while watering the lawn! We loved it.
Yes, in Tucson!
No rain in sight here in SW MO either. Plus much hotter earlier than usual. I love those hoses too. They put out a lot of water quickly. I have one and just need to staple it down. Awesome!
Perfect timing! I need something for my new landscaping plants.
That HOT in North Carolina isn’t even close to the HEAT we experience down here in South Alabama. That product is excellent, I’m definitely purchasing that hose. Thanks for letting us know about it
You haven't been to Wilmington 😂 It's the same. Our dew points, the temperatures, UV index, etc. is virtually identical to Mobile. We're about at the same latitude. If you go to somewhere like Weatherspark and compare the two cities, they're virtually identical.
@@TheMillennialGardener I used to live in Wilmington and Raleigh. I’m originally from Miami but the military (20 years) had me living all over the country, NC included. It does get hot there in NC but here in Baldwin county AL it gets swampy 🤣. I was stationed in New Orleans for awhile and forget about it, that swamp heat shouldn’t be aloud 🤣. You’re right though, it does get hot in NC, it also gets cold but I’m not a good judge on cold being from Miami. However, I was stationed on Staten Island NY for 3 years, now those winters are rough, I’m sure there are worse places north of there
This design has been around for many years. Yes I’m going to look into this again. Thank you bring this out.
Nice catch! I'm your grandparents' age and I do remember playing in one of these. I'm in central Florida and I put in drip but that's because there's distance between some of my plantings.
I picked one up at Ollie’s and it works great for areas I don’t have drip and don’t want to stand there hand watering. Plus, it’s fun to run through and cool off.
I was about to ask just seen at ollies wonder how it does. Looking at it couldn't see the holes so I didn't buy it, might have to go back.
Thank you so much🤙🏾🤜🏾💪🏾.... the garden shade cover video saved my garden... the plants are strong and healthy... minimizing the bugs, with the help of BAKING SODA (water, olive oil)...Now the drip irrigatio.... RIGHT ON TIME..
I have tried to find this hose. It was all I used about 50 years ago on the lawn. Now I need this for my garden.
Thanks for sharing this video and the product you demonstrated. I converted my in-ground irrigation to a drip system and am somewhat happy with it. I find that I have to tinker with the emitters to get the right amount of water to each plant. This product might best be suited to plants or trees that are aligned in a row but it might be less effective if your garden bed, like mine, has randomly placed (spaced) plantings. A potential problem with this product might be those spike staples if pounded too aggressively into the ground as they might act as a choke point for water to flow. With regard to the soaker hose the reason that they are ineffective as you point out is that towards the end of the hose the water pressure drops (as a product of the length and diameter of the hose, e.g. resistance) and less water is emitted as compared to the water source end. Here the problem is mitigated by applying pressure to both ends of the soaker hose, e.g. connecting the feeder hose to both ends of the soaker with a t-piece, fashioned, say, from PVC and appropriate hose connecters(adapters). Enjoyed watching this video and I will try this drip product, thank you.
I found the same product at Menards earlier this summer for my garden and flower garden. I mow at 3.5 inches so thought I'd be okay and was until it curled up on the side, chopped one of mine, plan on getting a lead hose and burying it underground where I have to jump beds across the yard...also bought a 2 way valve so I can hand water while this drip hose is working or just drip hose or just spray hose. Thanks for the validation.
I remember those playing with hoses when I was a little kid back in the 70's. They were great to play in during the summer.
About 10 yrs or so ago I actually looked for them locally thinking that they'd be great for my garden, and couldn't find any. Honestly haven't looked since, but if I want to explore that project again, I know where to look.
I grew up in Ohio in the 1960's. My mom used this type of hose in her large garden. My parents also set it up for my brother and I to run through. Thanks for sharing!😊
These hoses used to be the norm in the late 60s when I was a kid, as I recall. I have not seen them for years, and this use is exciting. We used to run them with the holes facing up. Thx for the great info!
My father had these exact hoses when I was growing up!!! I remember running up and down them!!!
Thank you for this. Just ordered it. I have a drip system for my vegetable garden but needed something to water my side and front yard flower beds. Glad for the comment below about adjusting water pressure to 50%.
Thanks for the advice and the chuckle 😂. Yes, kids love it...I sure did as a kid in the 70s. Sprinkler hoses have been around a long time. My dad used it to water our lawn. Thanks for the idea, we needed something for our trees too. 🙂
Have never tried the soaker hoses. I just use an oscillating sprinkler. Works perfectly for my size/layout of the property.
Thank you so much for this video! I don't recall ever knowing these existed! Some of the people in the comment section here are so stinking cute because they have known it for decades and here I am fully seeing it for the first time I believe and you just discovered it yourself! Lol! Either way, thank you so much!
You got a big backyard for you living in town, I am impressed with the amount of yard you have that's fenced in