The Second Life of Old Hoses

This happens much more often than we would like: the garden hose again becomes unusable. Perhaps it leaks, holes appear, or is too prone to bends to do its job.



There is hardly a single cottage where there would not be a leaky watering hose. Before you throw it away, learn about ways to give a leaky hose a second life. Some of them can be called purely artistic, but there are also really useful ones.



The most practical ideas of garden hose recycling, which are easy to implement with your own hands, "Site" It offers the attention of frugal readers.





Tell us which ones you managed to use in your garden.

Old hoses.

1. Basket
   What can I do? hose? First of all, excellent shopping baskets. They are easy to wash and pass air due to the lumens between the weaving.
   
   
   
   For this purpose, thin and very soft hoses are better suited. It is easier to work with them, such a craft will look neat, and its weight will not be too large. During weaving, the walls of the basket are fastened with wire or cable ties.
   
   
   
   
   
   The bottom of the basket can be separately weaved from a watering hose, or you can use a piece of plastic. In hose baskets, it is convenient to store and carry vegetables and fruits, and you can use them as garden pots for flowers.
   
   
2. Garden mat
   From an old hose it is easy to make a durable, durable and not afraid of moisture and dirt mat.
   
   
   
   Choose any shape, but practice shows that round and oval mats look best and are easiest to manufacture, since they tend to twist.
   
   
3. The original fence
   A wicker is a hedge of rods or branches. A strong and beautiful weave of watering hose will protect the garden paths, highlight the flower bed, protect the beds, and (the cherry on the cake) will cause the envy of neighbors.
   
   
   
   Pillars of thin metal pipes or wooden blocks are dug into the ground. Then a hose is weaved between them. This is done on the same principle as weaving baskets. Such a fence will serve you for many years. And if there are several hoses, and they are of different colors, then it can become a real decoration of the suburban area.
   
   
4. Outdoor furniture items
   Flexible hoses can decorate garden furniture. It looks simple, but at the same time is not afraid of moisture and does not require special care.
   
   
   
5. Drip watering
   If there is a pump or running water on the site, then the old hose can be turned into a drip irrigation system. Measure the required length of the hose by the size of the bed and make small holes in it at the same distances.
   
   
   
   If the plants are already planted, you can apply a hose and make holes at each bush. Block one end of the hose and connect the second to the water supply system. Water in this structure can be supplied as needed. So each seedling can get the necessary moisture.
   
   
6. Comfortable pens
   Metal buckets that summer residents use in their farm, as a rule, have thin metal handles, painfully clinging to the palm of their hands when carrying. To correct the situation will help a small piece of watering hose.
   
   
   
   Cut off the required length of the hose and make a longitudinal incision in this piece. Put it on a pen and fix it with scotch. Now it will be much more convenient to wear water. The same piece of hose will serve as removable protection for the blades of an axe or saw.
   
   
7. Flexible support for young trees
   Instead of using twine, wire or plastic to keep tree seedlings upright, use pieces of hose, putting them around areas in contact with the bark, so as not to injure the young tree.
   
   
   
8. Great shock absorber.
   It happens that unfixed garage doors touch the car door. The result is chipped paint or scratches. Make some basic shock absorbers. Put the pieces of hose on the floor in those places where the doors open, and fix with screws. These rubber bands will be an excellent limiter to the opening of the gate and protect the car from unexpected damage.
9. Hose art
   In skilled hands. rubber-hose They can be the basis for a variety of decorations.
   
   
   
   Flowers, dragonflies and even horses made of flexible hoses and dry grass will please babies and help to emphasize the natural charm of the garden plot.
   
   

In addition to those listed, there are still many options for using old hoses in the country. You can fantasize and independently come up with interesting ideas that will help to use already used watering equipment.