My dog chewed on my rubber Goodyear garden hose and left a 2″ hole; one side of the section is gone but the other half is there. Would tape work to seal it? If so, what kind? Or is there a better way to plug this hole so I can use it?

ANSWER: Tape will not work. Water would leak out easily. You need to seal it up tightly, and tape will just be too loose. There are repair kits available. That’s the only way you’re going to be able to seal up the hole. The kits are inexpensive and easy to use. Try the link below.

CLICK HERE to see hose repair kits at Amazon.com.

my asshole Frend pulled a prank on me. It was something out of jackass when they throw white stuff when your sleeping. So I need your help which one would be an awsome revenge come back?

1)put baking soda in a ketchup bottle and shake
2)paint the toilet seat with white paint
3)put a rubber band around the fauset hose and wait till he turns it on
4)borrow my uncles garden snake lock the room and wait till he wakes up
5)slash his tires
6)this one is stupid but relplace the toothpaste with meat paste
7)hire a cop to arrest him
8)put thumb tacks in his shoe
9)put a chain around the rear bumber of his car and wait till he leaves
And finally the last one is really nasty!!!
10)give him a "rusty hook"
The rusty hook is just gross thinking bout it

Ok, so today I made a makeshift bong using a plastic grenade cup thingy that’s meant for alcohol (It looks like the bong shape basically), and a metal hose attachment (for the garden house) serving as the bowl. I put it all together with the end of the hose that’s inside of the bong and fill it with water (a bit past where the hose ends in the bong) made a hole for the carb…tried to smoke it and the thing didn’t even bubble…

I think what happened is that the end of the hose filled with water, make it impossible for smoke to go through…Would it help if I added little rubber tube on the end of it to add some length..Also, what could I add to make it function correctly?

Need to know how to lay everything out and the equipment needed such as soaker hoses, etc. The plastic tank is a water storage tank I intend to collect rain water in but since that may not be enough, I could incorporate it to work with my rubber- lined fishpond so that it would be tank to pond to soaker hoses in garden.

Any ideas would be helpful.
I need details from below the house roof, where I will collect the rain runoff, all the way to the garden which is about70 feet away. I plan on using the 90 gallon tank to collect the rain runoff. The pond is across from the garden. All 3 areas are triangle from one another.

Hello, I have been looking on the web for possible ideas for my garden this upcoming spring and I came across these particular forms of drip irrigation. My question is due primarily to the difficulty in obtaining these particular components where I am currently residing and partially mula. I was curious to know whether it is possible to build your own soaker hose or drip line with rubber tubing/hosing and a fine needle. I have seen demonstratiosn of the soaker hose and the drip line and can’t imagine why this shouldn’t be possible. But, before I begin poking holes into rubber tubing, I figure I ask if anybody out there has already experimented with this method (tubing and needle). Or, maybe there are other methods that include more common trinkets that work just as well for drip irrigation. And if it is important, this will be a straight bed garden with regular and irregular spacing depending on the plant.

Thanks for the help.

It’s about a foot or so down, is green, smaller than a garden hose, and is rubber again like a garden hose. Does anyone think they know what it is please? I did call columbia gas before I dug and they said I had no gas lines in the back yard. It’s either water out to my detached garage, electricity, or gas?

It’s at one end of the hole, would it be bad to plant a post there?

Some background info 1st. I’ve bought most of the supplies for an upcoming organic garden late this spring. A soaker hose seemed like a good idea since I read that they insure less water is wasted (up to 70% less) and they simplify watering since you only have to turn on the hose for a while and everything gets watered (with hose/s set in place around plants).

Well, now to my dilemma. I indeed bought a "Garden Shop" 50ft soaker hose. Front label says it saves up to 70% water and is made from 65% recycled rubber (tires I’d imagine) Only when I got home and read the underside of the label (which can’t be clearly read while in store display) did I notice it says, quote un quote:

"This hose contains chemicals, including lead, known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not drink water from this hose. Wash hands after use."

Sounds scary to me. Ok, I looked around on this (web) and a couple people say most plants don’t take up lead well, etc… but I’d rather side on caution instead of contaminating my soil and hoping for the best.

Via web search (google), I haven’t been able to find a good non-toxic "soaker" hose. Perhaps they aren’t made or maybe they’re just buried too far in the google search engine for me to find them? Where can I get a lead-free and non chemical leaching garden soaker hose?

Found out that common regular hoses are lead contaminated also and that there are special "drink-safe" rubber hoses available. So I may consider trying to make my own non-toxin leaching soaker hose by poking holes in one of these "drink-safe" hoses. You can read some about this at -> http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/organic/msg061240517127.html

Ideally though I’d rather buy a non-toxin leaching soaker hose premade.

I’m looking for a simple garden hose, and I’m considering one of those flat hoses. However, I’ve heard some bad stuff about them blowing apart, and that you have to run them to their full length to use them. I’ve heard bad things about coiled hoses, too.
I’ve also bought medium duty hoses (I think nylon), that kink even on the first use. I wonder if it’s worth the money to buy a good rubber hose. And, if so, which one to buy?
Thanks, I know about the kink-free hoses. My point is that the ones the say "won’t kink" , do anyway (and right out of the box so it’s not about how I store them). I keep spending in the – range for a 75 foot hose, and I just want to know if going up to the – range is gonna make a difference. If so, what specific hose should I buy?

My dog chewed on my rubber goodyear garden hose and left a 2" hole; one side of the section is gone but the other half is there. Would tape and what kind work to seal it or is there a better way to plug this hole so I can use it?

My rubber garden hose is spraying all over the place, from both where its connected to the water line and where it’s connected to the sprayer. I don’t seem to have a tight seal. I imagine I need to put in some washer or gaskets, but I don’t know which ones or which size.

Is there a standardized size for garden hose washers and gaskets? Where can I find them in a hardware store?