Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
This quote from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English poet who lived in the late 1700s. His famous line, although written several hundred years ago, still speaks volumes today as people across the world deal with access to clean water. In America, a place where many have long taken for granted the opportunities that they have, more and more people are finding that the city water that comes into their home is not as pure as they would hope. When it is time to head away from the house and go on a camping trip, then, access to water can be even more uncertain.
From having easy access to a strong and healthy water source, in fact, is a consideration that many people make when they head out for their summer camping trips. And when these camping families return from being at their favorite campsites they continue to be interested in not only the drinking water inside their houses, but also the water that their lawns, plants, and gardens require.
From the all weather durability commercial garden hoses and sprinkler systems that are used to guarantee a lush lawn and a growing garden to the pipes that transport drinking water into our homes to the RV water hoses that supply this necessity to families on vacation, it seems that Coleridge was writing of a universal concern when he penned Water, Water, Everywhere!
The Safe and Efficient Water Delivery System That Home Owners Use Involves a Number of Hose Systems
Whether you opt for a slow flowing soaker hose that runs all day or you make used of a programmable sprinkler system, delivering water to the shrubs, trees, grass, and flowers that you plant is essential. Just as home owners are concerned about the quality of the water that comes into their homes, many also pay careful attention to the amount, frequency and quality of the water that is used for outdoor use as well. And, like many things in life, the fact kind of hoses and tools that you use often matter the most:
- The most common garden and utility hoses range is diameter from 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch.
- As for length, garden hoses can be as short as 25 feet or as long as 100 feet.
- Experts indicate that the optimum amount of lawn saturation is one inch for every session.
- Providing a lawn with one inch of moisture takes a little over half a gallon for every square foot.
- Optimal lawn watering with a sprinkler system usually take as long as an hour to 90 minutes.
- A 3/4-inch hose can deliver about three times the amount of one with a 1/2-inch diameter.
- Quality garden hoses should last five to 10 years, if they are properly cared for.
- Gardeners using a hose nozzle or a sprinkler should look for products with a burst pressure above 350 psi.
- The number of people who did gardening within the last 12 months amounted to 113.5 million in the U.S., according to a report from the Spring of 2014.
- Green landscaping is best achieved by using a soaker hose that is no more than 100 feet long.
Summer has arrived, and as many Americans get ready to grow their gardens and tend to their flowers, as well as take care of their lawns, it should come as no surprise that many people are concerned about the efficient use of quality water. From thinking about the drinking water in their homes to considering the amount and the application of the moisture provided to their outside flowers, lawns, and gardens, Americans across the country are digging out their hoses from winter storage, checking their condition, and preparing to deliver the required amounts of water. Are you ready? Do you have enough of the right kinds of hose to achieve your outdoor goals? Are you preparing for the installation of an automatic sprinkler system? Are you making use of rain gathering barrels in your green landscaping plans?
Few things are more essential to gardening and lawn care than the plan for delivering accurate amounts of water to outdoor plants and yard.
