tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post8559927371731490219..comments2023-10-11T14:32:53.542-06:00Comments on Fern Valley Appaloosas: Tricks and toolsSherry Sikstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-9664348682651433022012-03-26T14:35:08.938-06:002012-03-26T14:35:08.938-06:00I love our hose reel! We upgraded to the square on...I love our hose reel! We upgraded to the square one like you have after the first one we had fell apart. It just wasn't built to last. And the quick connectors have saved me countless hours of standing there watering stuff. I connect the hose on the hose reel to a partially buried soaker hose and just let it run for 20 minutes or so before switching it to another garden. Takes all the hard work out of it for me, and I know the plants are getting enough water. <br /><br />Great tips, for sure! :)Confessions of a Closet Hoarder but you can call me Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618687581973592183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-48235708793984648652012-03-25T19:29:48.781-06:002012-03-25T19:29:48.781-06:00A clean hose is a happy hose.
;)A clean hose is a happy hose.<br />;)GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-3064718269021434272012-03-22T20:52:37.059-06:002012-03-22T20:52:37.059-06:00I have contemplated hose reels but the ones I had ...I have contemplated hose reels but the ones I had years ago didn't squish the hose, so they froze rock solid. Good to know about the draining feature. Thx.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-51491607744672201202012-03-21T22:13:46.834-06:002012-03-21T22:13:46.834-06:00I am constantly in awe of you and how you can run ...I am constantly in awe of you and how you can run things, whether in a barn, home, at a show, or on a beach ;-)kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-86901213139968070212012-03-21T15:17:05.568-06:002012-03-21T15:17:05.568-06:00Thanks for the useful tips. I can use both of thos...Thanks for the useful tips. I can use both of those items for sure!<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-52806717488028008502012-03-21T12:51:00.098-06:002012-03-21T12:51:00.098-06:00A kitchen seive is also good for straining things ...A kitchen seive is also good for straining things out of water tubs/tanks. Dollar store find year round. <br /><br />A small chunk of hose can be shoved into the water and filled, then kinked shut, pulled out and let go on the ground to syphon the water out. I do this a lot can you tell? It can drain while I deal with other tubs, feeding, turnout or ??? <br /><br />Minus a million is not my kind of weather!Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-82665142982872864622012-03-21T09:36:23.018-06:002012-03-21T09:36:23.018-06:00Very cool!Very cool!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620304858463524343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-70151437067887244392012-03-21T09:09:44.842-06:002012-03-21T09:09:44.842-06:00We luckily have auto waters that have to keep runn...We luckily have auto waters that have to keep running for the callves and bulls. But I do like the hose reel that squishes water out, ours sure dont do that! Been trying to get Neil to put in a hydrant for me for summer time out by my other pens so I dont have hoses running all over the yard and I could maybe even use them during winter.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-91305835659918546772012-03-21T07:47:50.276-06:002012-03-21T07:47:50.276-06:00Pretty good idea, I'm still doing the coil-in-...Pretty good idea, I'm still doing the coil-in-the-pail thing as I don't have a heated area close to where I have to water. I'm all about quick couplers though,they prevent a lot of cussin'! If I had electricity at my stand pipes I wouldn't have to do the hose thing, as I have only 4 ft of hose between the mare's tank and stand pipe in the summer, but have to move the tank to the other side of the pen in the winter so it's close enough to electricity to plug in the tank heater. But since I haven't needed the heaters for the last month, yesterday I moved it back- yay!<br />Hope March goes out like a lamb, and stays that way for a while so winter can be a distant memory.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.com