Country Lore: Hold Hoses Securely

Use bricks to keep soaker hoses in place.
By Kirk Miller
April/May 2009


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When I lay out drip watering hoses or soaker hoses, I run them through holes in bricks or concrete blocks to get the hoses and drippers to stay exactly where I want them.

The bricks I use have five holes in them, so I cut each brick in half to give me more bricks.

And the best part: The bricks were free, put out by the curb as trash.

Kirk Miller
Richardson, Texas





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