create your own layout soaker hose

i found this nifty soaker hose kit at home depot where you can cut and join lengths of soaker hoses to any size or shape you want.


it comes with all these different connection parts to help you lay it out the way you want.


even a 25 foot soaker hose is too much hose for this little area of my raised bed, so up until now i've been watering by hand. which is doable, but a hassle. i really like the soaker hoses in my garden. this is how i laid out the new soaker hose configuration in my raised bed garden.


the hose connection is on the right. a splitter is on the left


and end caps for the two different lengths.


then i buried it more evenly spaced than it looked laid out on top of the soil. i've used it a twice and it worked well, though the hose is a smaller diameter than my other soaker hoses, so it takes longer to water.

and theres enough hose leftover (and enough connections) that i'll be able to use it on my second raised bed once its properly filled.