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 ...

Homemade soaker hoses cost significantly less than store-bought versions, plus it’s less frustrating when they inevitably spring a leak. I was tired of my expensive soaker hoses springing leaks. I ...

Storing a garden hose in the garage for the winter. Adele L. Wilcoxen Johnson County K-State Research and Extension. It’s summertime in Texas, which means plenty of days with sweltering temperatures.

"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 ...

We hooked up the soaker hoses to an outdoor water spigot and observed how evenly they distributed water. We stretched them out, wound them around trees and plants, and carefully inspected each hose’s ...

Storing a garden hose in the garage for the winter. Adele L. Wilcoxen Johnson County K-State Research and Extension. It’s June in Texas, which means the summer heat wave is nearly here. Fort Worth ...

Watering a garden by hand can be incredibly time consuming, but it can be hard to find the money and time to purchase and install an automatic watering system like drip irrigation or built-in ...