Gardena Soaker Hose Connection Set: Fittings for The Gardena Soaker Hose, Connection Unit with Control Valve for Soaker Start and Water Stop for Soaker Stop (1989-20)

Brilliant soaker hose for watering plants and fruits. Used in conjunction with the raised hose holders , so good. Water flow to the whole of the hose, excellent performance. Perfect fit for my strawberry bed, zig-zagged hose the full length of the bed and water flow performance is consistent along the full length of hose. Excellent price for a top quality item and it's a Gardenia item so it's going to last, I have a normal Gardenia hose over five years and it's still performs perfectly.

The media could not be loaded. Nice soakerhose, this made a real difference last year in my raised walled and very dry border. I installed two of these and feed both with a 3 way connector which you can briefly see in the picture. Our water pressure is pretty average, and the border is on a slope, but it appears to be watering everywhere equally. Surpassed expectations, and saves much time watering.

I was surprised when I found this gardena soaker hose. I had brought a number of these hoses in the past and all were very poor .When I saw this one I thought that. I must give it a go as I have a very large border and I had spent a considerable sum of money on plants and bags of pebbles to try and keep it damp. when the parcel arrived my Husband said this is the same as you have had before and was no good ,Then he saw that it was a gardena and said I suppose it is with a try.I laid it on the border the other day and the first thing I found it was a lot more flexible and would take the bends much more readily.when I turned. it on and what a surprise to find that it was certainly putting more water through so I thought that it must have a lot more Holes than other makes .Yes they might be dearer than other makes but it is worth it in the long run.

The holes are very small so the spread is limited.

I have just bought and installed this after testing. I first uncoiled it and left it straightened out on the lawn. On testing with full mains tap pressure the hose leaked out uniformly well along its whole length, with an occasional very small jet here and there. The valve supplied at one end can reduce the flow if needed. I threaded it in loops around a bed of mixed shrubs and perennials. The hose bends easily so you can loop it back on itself within a foot or so to get more uniform coverage for watering. It was easy to hack out a shallow trench for it (I used one of those tiny Roughneck pickaxes) and secure it with garden staples. I noted that if you do get a kink during this process it is not easy to get it out completely, so I kept the hose on full water pressure while finally laying it. Then covered it with mulch, with occasional markers so I don't forget where it runs when I next stick a border spade or fork in. All went well and I will report back at the end of the summer........... November 2019: 2 hoses performed well during the year and I'm adding another two.

I so wish that I had originally installed the Gardenia product than waste my time and effort on inferior products!Better late than never comes to mind!

Really easy to use and setup. I connect this with a Gardena Select Irrigation Control timer and it works perfectly. The water sips out quite evenly along the 15m hose. I have a slight elevation in my patch but have not noticed any bias as a result of the incline due to gravity. I recommend this product for people who likes to avoid just spraying water on soil and wants to a achieve a more control, water saving irrigation.

hose split and fell apart after 2 months use. Amazon website directed me to Gardena directly for the product support and 5 year warranty. Contacted Gardena, tried by phone and no answer, tried by email and sent photos etc. they replied saying it "looks likes your water pressure is too high" so must have caused the damage. Now im not sure how you can tell that from the picture and considering our water pressure is low here at approx 0.5 bar that would not be considered high at all. It fell apart when picking it up from the flower bed after 2 months use so it didnt freeze over the winter.Gardena pushed me back to Amazon saying its not their responsibility to refund or replace even though the advert says "Scope of delivery includes: One Gardena soaker hose (15 m), one fittings set, 5 years Gardena warranty, made in Germany". Literally no warranty on this fragile product. Wont be buying any Gardena products again after this experience.