When it comes to garden hose, buying is no longer as easy as it used to be, with many different style of garden hose now available, as well as different accessories and fittings for each. There has never been such as great and extensive collection on garden lay flat hose pipes than there currently is, and with this is mind today we are here to provide all with some much needed information, here to explain the basic qualities of each of the most popular type of garden hose fitting.

Whether you already have a quality garden hose, or you are still looking to purchase one, here are some of the important and very useful fitting that you might want to consider for your hose:

Taps and Faucets – Known as faucets in much of the word, including in America and Canada, Taps is the name given in the UK! Garden hose taps in England refer to the fitting which supplies water to sinks, baths and wash basins. Taps are often also outside, known as outside taps and gardens taps – generally only in place for the use of hose.

Connectors – Hose connectors are used to connect hoses to taps as tightly and securely as possible allowing for ease and efficiency when using garden hose. Hose connectors generally feature a threaded connection measured in British Standard Pipe (BSP) inches so that people can select connectors which fit their existing hose impeccably. Popular sizes of hose connector include ½”, ¾” and 1”. Both male and female connectors are available.

Joiners –  Joiners for garden hose enable gardeners to fit hose extenders, split the direction of water flor, repair hoses and more. They are generally compatible with most hose and can transform hose to make them more suitable for intended applications.

Water distributors – water distributors are used when people need to split their water supply to enable them to direct water to different areas and zones within their gardens. Water distributors aloe people to split their water supply through multiple hoses without losing pressure. Water distributors can now only allow for water to be split in two ways either – some distributors allow gardeners to distribute their water supply by up to six separate ways.

O rings and washers – People who own garden hose should ensure that they constantly have replacement o’rings and washers to fit their exact hose and connectors so that if they need changing they can do so quickly without having to face any garden hose downtime.

The Hosemaster

Anyone looking to purchase new garden hose or related accessories such as the above, should visit the website of The Hosemaster today where we are sure that they will be able to find everything that they need and more.

With more and more people in the UK now growing hydroponically using IWS flood and drain today we are here to provide some great tips for growers, with the ultimate intention of allowing as many readers as possible to get the absolute most out of their flood and drain systems.

Whether you are a flood and drain hydroponic grower or are looking to take up the innovative and impressive growing method, we advise that you continue reading for the greatest advice…

Flood & Drain Top Tips

Growing media – There are range of growing medias available to use, and it is really down to your own personal preference. You do however need to make sure that whichever growing media that you choose boards low-medium water holding capacity and high air filled porosity. If you are going to be flooding your flood and drain system regularly I would recommend that you use clay pebbles and if you aren’t going to be flooding so much you should consider mixing coco with you clay pebbles as coco holds great water-holding abilities. You should always keep 5-10 cm of clay pebbles in the bottom of each pot to prevent too much water being held at the bottom of each pot.

Pots – You should always make sure that you use the right pots for the plants that you are looking to grow. If you are even in doubt as to which pots, you should be using we highly recommend that you contact an online hydroponics equipment supplier such as Green Spirit Hydroponics whom are always delighted to provide the best hydroponics advice and guidance.

Flood cycles – In terms of flood cycles there are three aspects to consider, these are flood frequency, flood height and flood duration. Flood frequency refers to how often you flood your pots, and you should determine this by the growing media you are suing, your plant size, the climate and water demand. Flood height is how high the water level is able to rise in each pot, the maximum height should be no higher than that of your growing media. Finally flood duration refers to how long each individual flood lasts, which should never be longer than 1-0 minutes no matter what you are growing.

Nutrients – You must ensure that the strength of the nutrients that you are using matches your growing environments climate. A good tip is to lower your nutrient strength and flood your pots more regularly.

Cleaning – When growing in this way it is vital that you clean your entire growing system clean. To prevent issues from occurring cleaning tasks should include ensuring float switches in brain pots never become dirty or clogged, rinsing your reservoir between each refill and removing any sediment and debris which collects in the reservoir.