Our Soaker Hose Kits are just the thing lazy gardeners have been waiting for; a low pressure, porous hose system which delivers droplets of water to the surface of your allotment beds, raised beds, kitchen garden plot, vegetable patch or even to your lawn. All three sizes of Soaker Hose Kit (15, 30 and a jumbo 50m long version) can be run off water butts or even connected directly to the mains to provide continuous economical garden watering.
The Soaker Hose Kits drastically reduce wastage of this valuable commodity by seeping small but constant amounts of water into the soil and for lush lawns and totally undercover watering, the hose can be permanently buried under grass or soil. All kits are supplied with various fittings allowing your to customise the hose to your own garden situation and expect to water soil up to 50cm either side of the porous Soaker Hose pipe, which is best laid in loops to ensure even coverage.
15m Soaker Hose Kit comprises of: 15m soaker hose, 1 straight, 1 tee, 1 elbow connector and 2 end stops 30m Soaker Hose Kit comprises of: 30m soaker hose, 2 straight, 2 tee, 2 elbow connectors and 4 end stops 50m Soaker Hose Kit comprises of: 50m soaker hose, 2 straight, 2 tee, 2 elbow connectors and 4 end stops
• Ideal low pressure watering system • Runs off water butt or mains • If using mains supply only need to open tap very slightly • Very economical to run • Lay on soil surface or bury beneath a lawn for invisible watering • Soaker Hose is same size as a hose pipe (½" diameter) so wil accept all standard hosepipe fittings • Porous Soaker Hose made from recycled car tyres • Hose just seeps water directly onto soil surface • Water seeps directly into soil minimising evaporation loss • In normal soil conditions water will soak up to 50cm from pipe • Lay Soaker Hose pipe in loops to ensure even watering • Install permanently or remove after growing season • Ideal for thirsty vegetables such as potatoes, broad beans and courgettes • Fittings included for customising Soaker Hose Kits • Soaker Hose pipe easily cut with scissors • Simply join to a standard hosepipe with connectors to cross pathways or reach bed from water supply
The Oak Barrel Water Butt provides a great opportunity to add a real feature to the garden and start saving valuable water immediately; and you can collect plenty of it thanks to the 227 Litre/50 gallon capacity of this genuine, ex-distillery oak barrel.
Oak Barrel Water Butts are supplied complete with a decorative brass verdigris finish tap - choose from Traditional, Frog and Snail - and a round hole in the top large enough to accept any standard downpipe. Measurements of the Oak Barrel Water Butt vary due to their history (different distilleries produced their own sizes) but the girth, or widest point around the centre should not be in excess of 230cm/91” - be sure to check access before purchasing.
The Oak Barrel Water Butt is currently out of stock and any orders placed will be despatched from mid-March onwards. Brass verdigris finish taps are in stock and can be despatched immediately.
• Oak Barrel Water Butt comes complete with a decorative brass verdigris finish tap in a choice of three designs (snail, frog and traditional) • Authentic ex-distillery barrel steeped in history • Minimum 227 litre (50 gallon) capacity • Fits in perfectly where a modern water butt would look out of place • A 22mm diameter hole is pre-cut for tap insertion • There is an 8cm diameter hole cut in the top to fit any standard drainpipe. • Be sure to check access sizes leading to where it will be sited • Height and shape will vary as different distileries produced a range of sizes for liquor fermentation • Capacity will always be at least 227 litre (50 gallon) no matter what size or shape of butt • Maximum girth in region of 230cm/91” • Weighs 80kg • The brass verdigris finish tap is simply screwed into the butt without the need for fixings