<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Umbra on garden hoses]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by siksika http://www.grist.org/article/hose/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 05:27:06 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/hose/1 more nose on the hose

Umbra dear,

Your response to Judi of New Zealand (re: non-PVC hoses) was on the money. For now, rubber seems to be the better alternative, and soaker hoses are great. Let's add this, for those readers who want to go a tad further on the green spectrum: rather than attach your soaker hoses to your water supply (whether municipal or well), consider connecting each network of soaker hoses to a rain barrel. When the coffers are full enough, use this water resource first. Saves on several levels.

Next challenge: can anyone find rain barrels that aren't made from plastic AND don't sound like the arrival of the Light Brigade?

Best,

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Umbra dear,

Your response to Judi of New Zealand (re: non-PVC hoses) was on the money. For now, rubber seems to be the better alternative, and soaker hoses are great. Let's add this, for those readers who want to go a tad further on the green spectrum: rather than attach your soaker hoses to your water supply (whether municipal or well), consider connecting each network of soaker hoses to a rain barrel. When the coffers are full enough, use this water resource first. Saves on several levels.

Next challenge: can anyone find rain barrels that aren't made from plastic AND don't sound like the arrival of the Light Brigade?

Best,

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