Garden watering blog | hoses, taps and water bills
Garden watering guides: drain a hose before frost, expandable or standard hose, seedlings, hosepipe bans, water bills, borders, tap threads and water butts.
Store garden hose over winter UK: drain it properly
The first hard frost can expose a job you meant to do weeks earlier. Water left in a hosepipe, connector or spray gun can freeze, expand and damage pa
Expandable garden hose vs normal hose: which to buy
You finish watering, turn off the tap and watch an expandable hose pull itself into a small, light bundle. That helps when a bulky coil blocks a narro
Hose spray pattern for seedlings: water without damage
A hose spray pattern for seedlings should wet the compost without digging holes, exposing roots or folding soft stems. That usually means a fine mist
Hosepipe ban: what you can still water legally
You step outside to a drooping tomato, a dry hanging basket and a hose fitted with a gentle spray gun. The urgent question during a hosepipe ban is wh
Cost of watering a garden with a hose UK: calculate it
Leave a hose running across the lawn for an hour and the extra charge is hard to picture. The cost of watering a garden with a hose in the UK cannot b
How often to water garden borders: check the soil
A border can look dry on top a day after rain while remaining moist where its roots are working. That is why how often to water garden borders has no
Double check valve outside tap: what to check
You connect the hose, turn on the outside tap and expect water to travel in one direction. The less obvious risk is backflow: contaminated water movin
Outside tap thread size UK: identify BSP correctly
A new hose connector can look close to the right size and still catch after half a turn. Identify an outside tap thread size in the UK by measuring th
Water butt or hosepipe: which should you use?
Choosing a water butt or hosepipe is a choice about the job, not only about free water and paid water. Stored rainwater suits routine watering. A main
Split garden hose: replace or repair the leak
A split garden hose: replace or repair is the decision when a drip crosses the patio, the spray gun will not stop, or an expandable hose loses pressur