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TZ-OH6 · April 15, 2009

Is it possible to make a slow leak bucket as a substitute for a soaker hose? I'm thinking of placing a series of 5 gal buckets along my row, filling them, letting them drain slowly and then moving them on down the line the next day. I have the buckets, but not the $$ for soaker hoses.

Anybody done this? what size holes and how many in the bottom of the buckets?

April 15, 2009	#1
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 847	Watering-soaker bucket? Is it possible to make a slow leak bucket as a substitute for a soaker hose? I'm thinking of placing a series of 5 gal buckets along my row, filling them, letting them drain slowly and then moving them on down the line the next day. I have the buckets, but not the $$ for soaker hoses. Anybody done this? what size holes and how many in the bottom of the buckets?