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  • From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
  • To: emitch@att.net, livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Soaker hoses was _Group EncouragesRelocalization of Food
  • Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:49:44 -0700


Five years are plenty for me. I may not last that long myself ;-) I'll
experiment with cutting and capping tho. And I'll place them on top of the
mulch, not in the soil.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/6/2008 at 9:40 AM E. E. Mitchamore Jr wrote:

>Drippers have that problem too. So what do we do?
>
>E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
>www.hillcountrynatives.biz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Hargesheimer
> To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 7:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Soaker hoses was _Group
>EncouragesRelocalization of Food
>
>
> Soaker hoses are no good in areas with hard water. In five years or
>less, most of the hose will be stopped up.
>
> Ken H
>
> bruce smith <cityhomesteader@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have been using soaker hoses for awhile now too.. We found that you
>can buy male and female hose ends cheap enough and we cut and made hose to
>the length we wanted.
> Hose clamps and hose end caps finish it off.
>
> I found that they tend to clog... Maybe I will have to be more careful
>filtering the rain barrels..
> I use the mosquito dunks and they degrade and leave residue..as do the
>roof washings..sent down by rain..our house is 1800 Sq FT so we have a ton
>of water coming off..
>







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