the pocket hose vs zero G - Orchid Board

RJSquirrel · #1 06-21-2022, 10:42 PM

anyone else fallen victim to the as advertised pocket hose on TV.?

If not mine is less than 2 months old and its a sprinkler hose now. Piece of junk. Looks good on TV but its a real hunk o crap.

The zero G hose I bought 3 or 4 years ago isnt pretty anymore and been run over a few time but it doesnt leak.

buy this one. zero-g Porch / Patio / Recreation

leave these alone. https://target.scene7.com/is/image/T...2220&fmt=pjpeg

I cant stand leaky hoses. If I wanted to wash my feet I take a bath.

and thank you this has been a PSA ( public squirrel announcement).

estación seca · #2 06-21-2022, 11:18 PM

There's nothing like an expensive rubber commercial grade hose and a hose winder. The flimsy ones that retract into a small space are only useful at low water pressures. At higher pressures they burst everywhere.

RJSquirrel · #3 06-22-2022, 06:34 AM

the rubber ones are so heavy but indeed indestructible.

draggin it around the yard and over the driveway just tore that cheap pocket hose right up.

who would think that just buying the right hose could have so many bad choices

Ray · #4 06-22-2022, 08:55 AM

In addition to my orchids, I hand-water some tomatoes, peppers, walking irises and a fig in my back yard.

A few years back, I purchased a Gardena retracting hose reel. It is delivered with about 60 feet of ~1/2” (a bit bigger) hose and quick connects. It seems to work very well and I’ve had no issues with it. Come winter, I just disconnect it, lift it off its pivoting wall mount, and stick it in the garage so it won’t freeze.

We have very costly water, thanks to a sewer afterthought project, so I have a second meter (with no sewer charge) for irrigation and boat cleaning. Because of that plumbing, the water runs from underground pipe through a 25’ x 3/4” hose to my irrigation spigot. Before getting to the Gardena hose, it goes through a large carbon filter to remove chloramine and other organics, but I still have plenty of pressure for the rain head and hose end sprayer for fertilizer and the like.