Specialty Garden Hose Applications for Your Specialty Needs

Sometimes a standard garden hose just doesn’t do the trick. Every gardener, farmer and homeowner knows that the garden hose is one of your most important tools, but what if you need more than just a good way to get water from your outdoor faucet to where you want to put it? There are a number of specialty garden hose products that may meet your needs.

Cold Weather Watering

Your livestock still need watering when the temperatures drop below freezing. A standard one inch water hose won’t do the trick – standing water freezes in the hose and can cause even worse problems. What’s the solution? A heated garden hose can keep the water moving and the hose blockage free. There are a number of heated garden hose options on the market, but the best one – the GatorHyde Freeze Free Hose, offers some features you won’t find in many. The hose plugs into any GCFI protected extension cord and has an electric cuff to protect the plug for weather damage. Even better, it has some very nifty energy saving features that you won’t find anywhere else. The heated garden hose turns on when the temperatures drop to 35 F. and back off when the air temperature reaches 48 F., so it’s only drawing electricity when you need it.  It’s also drinking water safe, so you can feel comfortable using it to supply water for your RV or to fill water troughs for livestock.

Small Spaces

The wrong garden hose can make it a real challenge to garden in tight spaces like patios and small garden beds. The Mean Green coil garden hose is the perfect solution. The coiled hose is a retractable garden hose that easily stretches to its full length so you can reach all your flowers and lawn, then retracts to its original size for easy storage. In between, the coil garden hose is easier to navigate and maneuver. It’s lightweight, made of durable and safe polyurethane, and won’t ever kink. The industrial strength coil garden hose comes in three colors: green, blue or yellow, and is available in lengths from 15 feet (coiled length just over 2 feet) to 50 feet (coiled length 66 inches).

From drinking safe garden hose to lightweight polyurethane garden hoses, you’ll find garden hose choices that meet all of your need when you shop carefully. Don’t settle for a cheap garden hose from the local big box store. Figure out what you need, and then shop for your ideal garden hose online.

Do You Know Someone Who Could Use a Garden Hose Gift?

A garden hose is generally one of the last things to come to mind when it’s time to buy gifts, but the right garden hose could be the perfect present under some circumstances. Can’t think of a single time when a garden hose would be an appropriate gift? Here are a few times that the right hose for the garden or home just might be the most thoughtful gift you could give.

Housewarming Gift

A high-quality garden hose is one of the most used and useful tools in any homeowners’ garage or tool shed, but many new homeowners don’t think about that hose until the first time they need it. A 1/2 inch garden hose won’t be the most glamorous gift the new homeowner receives, but it will probably be the most useful. Make it even more useful by including a selection of garden hose accessories to go along with the hose. You might include a variable spray nozzle, or a Y-connector that allows you to attach two garden hoses to one outdoor faucet, or look through the selection of garden hose reels to find one that will look great in the new yard.

Wedding or Shower Gift

Again, a garden hose is not the most glamorous gift the happy couple will receive, but it’s definitely a wedding gift that will help them in setting up their new household. Most folks think about the interior when choosing wedding gifts. The bride- and groom-to-be will probably get all the kitchen accessories and appliances they’ll need – including duplicates. There will be towel sets and duvet covers and china and glassware and flatware. Unless they’ve asked specifically, though, it’s not likely that many wedding guests will think of giving them gifts relating to the outside of the home. Trust me. The first time they go to wash the car, water the garden or hose off the driveway, they’ll appreciate your gift of an appropriate garden hose enormously.

New Apartment Gift

You don’t have to own a new home to appreciate a garden hose. People who live in apartments need to wash their cars and hose off their patios, and many garden on the patio or a yard. Acoil garden hose is an excellent choice for apartment dwellers who garden in tight spaces. If they don’t have access to an outdoor faucet, consider including an adapter that will allow them to attach the garden hose to the kitchen or bathroom faucet.

A garden hose may not seem like much of a gift, but there are definitely situations when it’s a gift that will be greatly appreciated and see a lot of use.