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 ...

Q. We have a strawberry patch in a raised plot. We watered it this year with a soaker hose, lying back and forth across the patch. We obviously did not water them enough. When using a soaker hose, is ...

Plants don't need their leaves watered, they need their roots watered. Water more effectively and cut down on plant damage and disease by using a soaker hose. A big sprinkler might be the best way to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Watering a garden by hand can be incredibly time consuming, but it can be hard to find the money and time ...

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Standing around watering plants provides ample time to ponder ways to avoid this necessary chore. When we explained how to plan and install a raised bed in our April issue, we offered a comprehensive ...

FIELD OF STREAMS -- St. Thomas More High second baseman Daniel Duhon takes in the scene in the bottom of the seventh inning as lawn sprinklers burst to life Tuesday, May 1, 2007, during a playoff ...

Which soaker hose is best? Plants need water to thrive. Unfortunately, watering with a hose or using a sprinkler isn’t as effective as most people think. To give plants what they need, you must get ...

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