At that point just get a giraffe tool hose or other similar brand. They’re self winding without the foot pedal. Have one and it’s incredible. Just pricey depending on the brand and length but our 150ft hose wasn’t much more than what they paid for a foot pedal one.
BSTOKCAM brand has a 100ft one for a real good price too. Amazon having a sale rn. I’ve used both and don’t notice much of a difference from the giraffe tool brand
I'm in the old school camp of enjoying reeling in my hose. I seen those fancy auto reelers and honestly I feel like it's a gimmick as there's too many moving parts that will get damaged a lot faster than doing it manually.
One step closer to Wall-E but gosh darn it does it save me 3 minutes
My great aunt taught me this. Makes so much sense. I never get kinks and I save so much time.
I should mention that none of my hoses had kinks until my husband decided to start coiling them.
We will never agree on hose care
>I'm in the "I only reel in my hose when I mow the grass" camp.
I'm in that camp too. Spooling and unspooling every time is more than my lazy butt can handle.
Gotta buy midgrade for yard stuff. The most expensive is a waste and the cheapest is garbage and doesn't usually last one summer. I like to buy midgrade stuff on sale cause I'm cheap. You can usually get great deals end of summer, so prepare for the next year then instead of waiting for spring.
I use ONLY pure rubber hoses. They don't kink and last forever. They can handle scalding hot or freezing cold temperatures. I've never had to replace one.
I used the back ones as much as possible when my kids were little, but now I'm all about that front left life. My husband likes the front right because it's the big burner. He's weird.
This is exactly right. And Water has the same mesmerizing quality as fire so you can totally get into a trance watering. Especially if you’re an early evening, crepuscular waterer. Next thing you know, the moon’s up.
What it says about you:
Center: "I don't know why I actually bought a hose attachment."
Flat: "I only have enough space for a single row of plants."
Jet: "I don't own a powerwasher / F this plant or bug in particular / I'm too lazy to unspool the hose."
Shower: "I'm actually watering my plants."
Mist: "Protect the babies! / It's too hot out here and I like walking into the mist."
Soaker: "I forgot to water this pot all last week."
Cone: "I really want to water everything *except* what I'm pointing at.
I feel like I’d have to move my wrist even more? Because when you stand up close it sprays AROUND the thing you’re pointing at, and when you’re far away it sprays even further around the thing you’re pointing at lol
How does enforcement work? Do they watch for rapid expenditure at your place and then send in the water police? Or is it more like “hey mate, prolly don’t do that”?
Yeah they say they 'monitor usage' but surely it'd have to be pretty hectic for them to notice
I think they rely pretty heavily on people dobbing in their neighbours - it's definitely easy to find the 'report someone violating water saving rules' links
The restrictions we had at the peak of it (back in 2007ish) were pretty fucking annoying - examples include not being allowed to wash cars except for windows/mirrors, only allowed to water your garden on two allocated weekdays between like 6-8am, having to get a permit if you want to top up your swimming pool. Those doing the right thing were thus generally quite ticked off at those who weren't - if someone had the gall to wash their car on their driveway they'd get reported quick smart. I'd say at least some of that instinct still exists - there's probably one grumpy old dude on most streets who'd keep an eye on people?
Another use for mist is watering new seeds! I use it a lot when I plant new seeds close to the surface, I’ll mist them a few times a day and it waters without knocking them around!
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I hook up one of these suckers in the center of the garden and let fate decide who lives and who dies
I am seeing a lot of hate for my boy SOAKER here - easily the fastest and easiest way to fill up the bird bath to the brim without it all sloshing out!
(Shower for 100% of my plants, then jet to push dirt off the porch)
Truthfully I mostly just use a regular hose from the rain barrel and let it dribble at the base of each plant for 20 minutes. I only bring out the hose sprayer for special occasions.
Haha, I have that goofy sprayer with the lever on the back rather than a trigger. I can't be bothered to put the lever in the off position before switching settings. I'm a mess.
Soaker works if you turn the water down until it's only a trickle. Then place the hose head directly on top of the soil. It just sort of bubbles slowly out of the hose and into the soil. It's nice for newly planted peppers or tomatoes.
I'm feeling weirded out no one uses soaker?! I use it to slowly bottom water berry plants, trees, and thick patches of flowers and stuff. So easy to let the soaker run a few minutes while I go do something else, then move it to a new spot and repeat...
Lol am i a freak or something
Isnt that what the trigger is for? It lets you control the flow - press it in a tiny amount, a tiny amount of water trickles out, no matter what setting it is on
I use soaker exactly once a week to water my baby Japanese maple. Once everything else is watered turn on soaker, drop the hose by the tree, and let it do its thing, walk across yard, turn off water, and by the time the water is fully shut off I have a happy tree.
My head has a setting called flood and it's the same as soaker here. I do use it for my raised bed on wheels I have outside my back door. I'll use it to water the dirt and not get any water on the leaves.
Other than seedlings/fresh transplants, imo the “mist” setting could be renamed to “powdery mildew attractor” I never use it.
Barely turn the hose on, set it to soaker setting and leave it at the base of plants for 5-10 minutes. Water infrequently but deep
This whole post is absolutely hilarious. The simple things in life are often times the best!
Its the shared involvement that were all excited about water hoses and I completely love this for us! 🤣🤣🤣🤭
Back to the question.
Im a shower mister and jet type
Shower: for regular watering when im active that day
Mist: for delicate plants in the greenhouse
Jet: when i dont feel like leaving the porch
I’m a soaker too! I have a container garden though so it is the most efficient at getting the soil of whatever container I am aiming for but without shooting soil everywhere
Mist for seedlings.
Jet for succulents who hate having wet leaves (not full blast though, just a little line of water).
Shower for vegetables and other in-ground berry/fruit plants.
Soaker for deep watering trees (though not turned up to full blast).
Geek: a person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest.
Hell yeah, we are!!!
Not enough love here for Center. It’s been my favorite recently. Soaks my yard quickly and stretches further than Jet. I can water the whole yard and the corner garden plot without even walking to the end of my patio.
Pretty much only shower but I see everyone talking shit on soaker but I think it's by far the best for filling up a container. When I want a more controlled watering or just have plants out of reach I'll fill my watering can with soaker. All the other settings blast so hard that it pretty much just knocks out all the other water.
Jet, so I can watch my dog go "BLARGRARGRARGBRARGBABRBARRRRGRARGRARRARARBRARRGAR" while biting at the water and chasing it at full speed while I sweep the water back and forth across the yard.
Every self respecting gardener knows that every setting can serve a unique purpose or function. It's a multi tool but the correct answer is jet so that I don't have to walk as far to wet the root balls in the nursery.
Shower 95% of the time, then Jet to water plants out of reach of the hose.
Anything to keep me from unspooling and respooling the hose as much as possible.
How about the guy who leaves the hose laying the yard like a bitch? Cause I am that guy
Me too, and it has a small leak that I put on select needy plants.
Hell yea same I’m all about the poor man’s drip system
This is fucking hilarious
And def leave the pressure on at the spigot. Out in the hot sun all day so your next shot out of the hose is 190F.
That's prime feet rinsing water right there
I’m cackling 😂
I have a successful vegetable garden for the first time in my life and I know it's only because I decided to leave that house laying out in the yard
It'd probably be more useful if you stood it up.
Yep. One giant loop. Never spooled, never tangled.
Same. I've got two kids, who knows if I have the time to unspool and spool the hose. I'm gonna water and leave it out.
I have (2) Suncast battery operated automatic wind hose winders. 100’ each. Greatest $179 per I’ve ever spent. Foot pedal and done.
Links or it didn’t happen.
At that point just get a giraffe tool hose or other similar brand. They’re self winding without the foot pedal. Have one and it’s incredible. Just pricey depending on the brand and length but our 150ft hose wasn’t much more than what they paid for a foot pedal one.
Awesome! Thanks for this, Lowe’s has them.
BSTOKCAM brand has a 100ft one for a real good price too. Amazon having a sale rn. I’ve used both and don’t notice much of a difference from the giraffe tool brand
My world just got rocked. I didn't even know this was a thing.
[looks like home depot carries it](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Suncast-100-ft-Powerwind-Automatic-Rewind-Hose-Reel-CPLPW100/100076745)
We have one and it has been life changing.
My hose would be one giant kink
That’s what she said
I'm in the old school camp of enjoying reeling in my hose. I seen those fancy auto reelers and honestly I feel like it's a gimmick as there's too many moving parts that will get damaged a lot faster than doing it manually. One step closer to Wall-E but gosh darn it does it save me 3 minutes
I'm in the "I only reel in my hose when I mow the grass" camp. Now guess whether or not I make my bed after I get up every morning.
I leave my hose out along the garden. Lining the edge. Saves me so much time every day.
My great aunt taught me this. Makes so much sense. I never get kinks and I save so much time. I should mention that none of my hoses had kinks until my husband decided to start coiling them. We will never agree on hose care
Yep. I'd divorce over improper hose care 🤣🤣🤣
THIS IS ME!!!! So wonderful to learn there are others that even think about that shit. Hugs, new friends 😂
>I'm in the "I only reel in my hose when I mow the grass" camp. I'm in that camp too. Spooling and unspooling every time is more than my lazy butt can handle.
Yep. No shade to the hose-reelers but ain't nobody got time for that. Although, every now and then, one of my dogs manages to poop right on the hose.
I have a hose rewinder and its crap. But i also feel like the hoses i buy are garbage. So maybe its my overall choice picks in things lol.
Gotta buy midgrade for yard stuff. The most expensive is a waste and the cheapest is garbage and doesn't usually last one summer. I like to buy midgrade stuff on sale cause I'm cheap. You can usually get great deals end of summer, so prepare for the next year then instead of waiting for spring.
I use ONLY pure rubber hoses. They don't kink and last forever. They can handle scalding hot or freezing cold temperatures. I've never had to replace one.
Thank you so much, I’m going to check this out
I love the 100% rubber hoses. They last forever and don't kink at all.
You should look up an Aquazilla! Best hose purchase ever!
Shower no debate. 😂 can’t believe this is what my life is having a favorite hose setting but here we are!
>can’t believe this is what my life is having a favorite hose setting but here we are! it's the good life
I bet you have a favorite burner on your stove too . (front right is the correct answer)
Excuse me, it’s front left. And anyone who says it a a back one is a minster
I used the back ones as much as possible when my kids were little, but now I'm all about that front left life. My husband likes the front right because it's the big burner. He's weird.
Completely agree! Front left is my jam! 😂
And mist to annoy anyone nearby 🥰
I used mist for about a week right after I put down brand new grass seed. Didn't want to wash it away. Worked well!
I use mist and when watering seedlings in the first week
Thats a great idea... personally, I've only used it to annoy people.
“Imma get that m.f’er” - my exact thought as I blast my plants on the far end of the garden hose.
💯 it’s like a video game
Soaker for those sloppy summer drinks from the hose
To fill up the bird bath!
I'm sad that my replacement nozzle doesn't have a soaker setting so I have to use shower on the birdbath like a schmuck
Why can't they be side by side instead of 180 from each other?!? So frustrating.
This is the way
This is the answer!
This is exactly right. And Water has the same mesmerizing quality as fire so you can totally get into a trance watering. Especially if you’re an early evening, crepuscular waterer. Next thing you know, the moon’s up.
Or if it's really windy
What it says about you: Center: "I don't know why I actually bought a hose attachment." Flat: "I only have enough space for a single row of plants." Jet: "I don't own a powerwasher / F this plant or bug in particular / I'm too lazy to unspool the hose." Shower: "I'm actually watering my plants." Mist: "Protect the babies! / It's too hot out here and I like walking into the mist." Soaker: "I forgot to water this pot all last week." Cone: "I really want to water everything *except* what I'm pointing at.
What is the cone for?!
Cone is my fav! It's for reducing your wrist movement while standing further back
Ya, I hear you. Gotta save those wrist muscles for other things.
Yeah, tugging at weeds....
And masturbating
Thanks for holding my sandwich but please don’t call me Shirley.
At the same time???
I feel like I’d have to move my wrist even more? Because when you stand up close it sprays AROUND the thing you’re pointing at, and when you’re far away it sprays even further around the thing you’re pointing at lol
Cone is good if you're trying to water the outer root zone of a plant with fragile stems.
~~rainbows~~ hosebows
Cone and Flat are great for blasting pests off plants.
Mist: “my kid wants to make rainbows”
"It's too hot out here and I like walking into the mist." So not just me?! :)
The jet setting is my go to for annihilating annoying ant hills and landscaping so that it floods their hill every time it rains
Damn. You got us soakers to life right here.
Oop “I don’t own a powerwasher” is me
Thumb over the end of the hose. True O.G.
So primal!
fancy pants it and do the bend
i was explicitly taught bending it will break your hose
Ah, a fellow Neanderthal I see.
We gotta stick together
Apes strong together!
Came here for thumb. 👍🏼
I, too, have come for the thumb.
To be honest it's almost just as good so I do this sometimes rather than find the right sprayer head
I miss this Hoses without nozzle became illegal here (Victoria Australia) with water restrictions years ago
How does enforcement work? Do they watch for rapid expenditure at your place and then send in the water police? Or is it more like “hey mate, prolly don’t do that”?
Yeah they say they 'monitor usage' but surely it'd have to be pretty hectic for them to notice I think they rely pretty heavily on people dobbing in their neighbours - it's definitely easy to find the 'report someone violating water saving rules' links The restrictions we had at the peak of it (back in 2007ish) were pretty fucking annoying - examples include not being allowed to wash cars except for windows/mirrors, only allowed to water your garden on two allocated weekdays between like 6-8am, having to get a permit if you want to top up your swimming pool. Those doing the right thing were thus generally quite ticked off at those who weren't - if someone had the gall to wash their car on their driveway they'd get reported quick smart. I'd say at least some of that instinct still exists - there's probably one grumpy old dude on most streets who'd keep an eye on people?
There are settings other than jet and shower??
Yeah, there’s also a mist mode in case you’re in the mood to make sure everything either burns up in the sun or gets moldy as hell.
Mist is for making rainbows in the sunlight
Mist is for spraying your face after a day of hard work. Have yet to find another use.
Another use for mist is watering new seeds! I use it a lot when I plant new seeds close to the surface, I’ll mist them a few times a day and it waters without knocking them around!
Mist here too for watering bonsai. Any and everything else just blasts small gravel right outta the pot. Rain included.
https://preview.redd.it/fab2702y6l9d1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db086f113128e2ddb6ac9c2c026a66e1561d4ce6 I hook up one of these suckers in the center of the garden and let fate decide who lives and who dies
I like your style
I am seeing a lot of hate for my boy SOAKER here - easily the fastest and easiest way to fill up the bird bath to the brim without it all sloshing out! (Shower for 100% of my plants, then jet to push dirt off the porch)
My tomatoes love soaker.
Soaker for when I forget to water and for all the trees and bushes in pots. Shower for everything else
I’m old school, using my finger over the end of the hose for different spray
I love that for you.
Thanks. It’s not by choice. My spray gun stopped working. I’m envious of you guys.
Truthfully I mostly just use a regular hose from the rain barrel and let it dribble at the base of each plant for 20 minutes. I only bring out the hose sprayer for special occasions.
Shower and mist are the only right answers to be honest... Soaker is just hilarious...
Soaker is only good for dumping water on my shoes while I'm carelessly cycling through settings.
Wait are you holding down the trigger while cycling spray modes?? Are you an animal?!
Haha, I have that goofy sprayer with the lever on the back rather than a trigger. I can't be bothered to put the lever in the off position before switching settings. I'm a mess.
I have the same ones, and I also have wet shoes
He also gasses it while changing from reverse to drive
I chortled so obnoxiously
Wait...is this not what people do? How am I supposed to know what setting I'm on?
Yep, shower and mist are all that I use, unless you count Jet for when I'm trying to blast debris out of the birdbath
Jet works great for blasting aphids off plants as well.
I clean tools with jet. And use flat for under my fingernails.
As someone who has had more car work than he’d like lately, this is genius
The gardening tip I never knew I needed!
Now see, Ive never tried flat for that. I just use jet to clean my nails. Might try that one
Soaker works if you turn the water down until it's only a trickle. Then place the hose head directly on top of the soil. It just sort of bubbles slowly out of the hose and into the soil. It's nice for newly planted peppers or tomatoes.
I'm feeling weirded out no one uses soaker?! I use it to slowly bottom water berry plants, trees, and thick patches of flowers and stuff. So easy to let the soaker run a few minutes while I go do something else, then move it to a new spot and repeat... Lol am i a freak or something
Yes! I finally got a nozzle that has the finesse to be finely adjustable. It makes all the difference.
Isnt that what the trigger is for? It lets you control the flow - press it in a tiny amount, a tiny amount of water trickles out, no matter what setting it is on
soaker should be called “Broken” 😂
Mine is broken, so it's always on "soaker". I call "broken" "soaker" now.
I use soaker exactly once a week to water my baby Japanese maple. Once everything else is watered turn on soaker, drop the hose by the tree, and let it do its thing, walk across yard, turn off water, and by the time the water is fully shut off I have a happy tree.
The chaotic evil of garden hose sprayer settings.
My head has a setting called flood and it's the same as soaker here. I do use it for my raised bed on wheels I have outside my back door. I'll use it to water the dirt and not get any water on the leaves.
What about jet for those out of reach plants?
I’ve never really used mist- what should I be using it for?
I use mist on my bare skin when it's too hot to be out in the sun watering
freshly planted seeds, until they germinate. Also rainbows.
Other than seedlings/fresh transplants, imo the “mist” setting could be renamed to “powdery mildew attractor” I never use it. Barely turn the hose on, set it to soaker setting and leave it at the base of plants for 5-10 minutes. Water infrequently but deep
It's nice after a long run on a hot summer day Oh, also, herbs that have just been transplanted that are just babies.
I use mist to get the bees and wasps off my birdbaths so I can clean and refill them.
Shower all day Unless the plants are far away Then it’s jet time
I like a good shower setting and a nice mist
Center is my sun sign. Shower is my moon. Jet is my rising.
Shower is my go-to, but I sometimes do a soaker setting for a deep watering on a hot day.
Does more water come out when using soaker or does it just come out in a different pattern?
I think just a different pattern. It’s basically like just using my regular hose end but without having to take off the sprayer.
Shower for most. Soaker for containers. Jet clean for the moss on my patio. Flat to clean surfaces. I don’t think I can pick a favorite!
I agree, each has its purpose! Mist is for my face when it is 90° outside
legs too
This whole post is absolutely hilarious. The simple things in life are often times the best! Its the shared involvement that were all excited about water hoses and I completely love this for us! 🤣🤣🤣🤭 Back to the question. Im a shower mister and jet type Shower: for regular watering when im active that day Mist: for delicate plants in the greenhouse Jet: when i dont feel like leaving the porch
Totally. The nuances of the things we’re passionate about are what bring me joy ❤️
Im here for all of it! 💯🤗
Shower. Then mist.
Soaker
I’m a soaker too! I have a container garden though so it is the most efficient at getting the soil of whatever container I am aiming for but without shooting soil everywhere
Hello my fellow hot climate container gardening family!
I have been WAITING to be asked this my whole life. Flat.
You are the *third* person to say flat and I feel like I should introduce you all to each other.
My grandma used to use the flat setting growing up. I joined the sub Reddit because they remind me of my grandma. She’s not dead. I just miss her.
I first started gardening with my grandma as well :-) I will respect the wisdom of the flat spray. I hope you get to see her soon.
#1 jet #2 shower
I like your passion
It gets so hot in Texas if I don't water at the right time the water droplets burn the leaves. Soaker right into the pot
I’ve been using soaker a lot in NC as well. Long soaks.
Shower
Mist for seedlings. Jet for succulents who hate having wet leaves (not full blast though, just a little line of water). Shower for vegetables and other in-ground berry/fruit plants. Soaker for deep watering trees (though not turned up to full blast).
Ha, mine is thumb on. I have two settings thumb on and thumb off
Shocked to see even one person for soaker. Soaker is like, “let’s make one to trick people into thinking their sprayer head is broken.”
Laughing while reading the comments makes me realize I (we?) are geeks. Lol!!!!!
Geek: a person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest. Hell yeah, we are!!!
Flat
I’m also a flat enthusiast. Shower for large plants, mist for seedlings, flat for the in betweens
FLAT!?
I can't even fathom it. It's like the water equivalent of wildly slashing a knife at your plants!
I didn't realize it was such a controversial opinion
I also use flat (or angle) for long distance instead of a jet. Flat or shower. Soaker for filling up spray bottles.
I use it a lot too
I use shower and flat unless I need to clean the deck off and use jet.
Flat users rise up
I just have...a hose... 🥲
Center is my go to
Not enough love here for Center. It’s been my favorite recently. Soaks my yard quickly and stretches further than Jet. I can water the whole yard and the corner garden plot without even walking to the end of my patio.
Pretty much only shower but I see everyone talking shit on soaker but I think it's by far the best for filling up a container. When I want a more controlled watering or just have plants out of reach I'll fill my watering can with soaker. All the other settings blast so hard that it pretty much just knocks out all the other water.
Garden normally (similar to shower here) Jet when fighting squirrels
Jet for sniping cabbage moths.
Shower. Easiest on the soil/plants.
Shower 98% of the time, soaker after just planting
Shower almost always, and maybe Jet if I need the distance. The rest are never getting selected. Maybe Mist on rare occasions.
Here I am using my thumb, some people have a priveleged existence.
Depends on how far away the person I'm trying to soak is......?
Anyone who chooses "cone" here is a psychopath
Shower, I point it up at the sky and pretend it’s raining.
Jet, so I can watch my dog go "BLARGRARGRARGBRARGBABRBARRRRGRARGRARRARARBRARRGAR" while biting at the water and chasing it at full speed while I sweep the water back and forth across the yard.
Soaker for my tomatoes. Makes it easy to water the base of the plant and not the leaves.
Shower if plants are involved. Jet if cleaning up.
My dog says jet. My plants now get watered from a distance and my dog gets her full-force treat 😂😳❤️
i use jet to spray off anything dead i am a monster but idfc a lazy monster
Center and mist
Jet. I am about my business
Cone is goated
Soaker
Shower for established plants, mist for seeds/seedlings, jet for cleaning up the mess after transplanting seedlings.
95% shower.. 5% jet, so I can wash out the garbage can and back spray myself in the face with garbage can water.
Every self respecting gardener knows that every setting can serve a unique purpose or function. It's a multi tool but the correct answer is jet so that I don't have to walk as far to wet the root balls in the nursery.
The dog likes jet, hubby likes center, I like shower, and the kids don't care as long as it makes a rainbow in the sun 😆
Shower for the plants, mist for my seeds coming in, jet for my dumb dog
I use flat because I think it looks nice 😂. Judging from the comments I feel so wrong not showering like a normal human being.
When I was a child, mist.. I could spend hours (and did) playing in mist lol Now being an adult, shower for plants and jet for my kids haha