If you’re not using soaker hoses in your garden, now’s the time to start. It's a highly efficient way to water, so while you may spend a little on a soaker hose and fittings at the onset, you will ...

Overhead sprinklers waste water because the water evaporates and/or runs off. Soaker hoses, instead, allow water to seep directly into the soil, around the root zones where it’s needed most. In this ...

Until I installed soaker hoses throughout my vegetable beds this year, I’d always watered my plants by hand, which over the years had become tiresome. Standing outside holding a garden hose wasn’t ...

The best tool for the job is the right tool. When it comes to hoses, a garden hose is a general-purpose item that you can use in a wide variety of situations. On the other hand, a soaker hose has one ...

Springtime in our region often brings ample total moisture, but for gardeners with heavy soils, this can be as bad as drought. Too much moisture early on can stunt plants and prohibit good root zone ...

Last week, we talked about watering your lawn and garden, and mentioned drip irrigation and soaker hoses. Let’s look at them a little more this week. Your typical garden hose is a solid piece of ...

Until I installed soaker hoses throughout my vegetable beds this year, I’d always watered my plants by hand, which over the years had become tiresome. Standing outside holding a garden hose wasn’t ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're curious about how to water your plants hands-free, look no further than the soaker hose. The store-bought hoses are made of a porous ...

- Watering with soaker hoses or small stationary sprinklers wastes less water than traditional overhead sprinklers. It's easier to put out soaker hoses now than waiting until plants reach their full ...