"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Watering a garden by hand can be incredibly time consuming, but it can be hard to find the money and time ...

The best tool for the job is the right tool. When it comes to hoses, a garden hose is a general-purpose item that you can use in a wide variety of situations. On the other hand, a soaker hose has one ...

Last week, we talked about watering your lawn and garden, and mentioned drip irrigation and soaker hoses. Let’s look at them a little more this week. Your typical garden hose is a solid piece of ...

Q. We have a strawberry patch in a raised plot. We watered it this year with a soaker hose, lying back and forth across the patch. We obviously did not water them enough. When using a soaker hose, is ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A Rancho Park gardener’s recent letter raised the question of whether a ...

The other day I noticed someone watering a drought-stressed tree by shooting water at it from the end of a hose. They had the right idea, but they were doing it wrong. Most trees, even ...

DALLAS — In North Texas, the fluctuating weather can make a big impact on the foundation of a home. After weeks of rain, the DFW area is now seeing extreme heat. "This is the fifth day in a row that ...

FIELD OF STREAMS -- St. Thomas More High second baseman Daniel Duhon takes in the scene in the bottom of the seventh inning as lawn sprinklers burst to life Tuesday, May 1, 2007, during a playoff ...

I found your old answer about the safety of garden hoses and the advice to use a rubber soaker hose. With more current information coming out about heavy metals and other industrial chemicals in ...