Archive for January, 2007
Hose Reel Revolutions
Sunday, January 28th, 2007A revolution in comfort and convenience – self-winding water hose reels! Hydro Industries’ self-winding hose reels present the ultimate in garden equipment, allowing easy watering followed by simple rewinding of your water hose. No need for manual rewinding – our garden hose reel does all the Hard work for you!
A revolution in hose reel technology […]
No Crank Hose Reels
Sunday, January 28th, 2007A new player in town ?
No Crank Hose Reel
The makers of these no crank hose reels have developed an ingenious device which uses the water pressure of the spigot to retract the hose automatically on all of their no crank hose reel products.
There are no more lazy excuses about difficult cranking for […]
I Need Hose Reels
Thursday, January 18th, 2007I need a good quality garden hose reels… The perennial (excuse the pun) question for any amateur gardener.
Yes you do, and you need a simple to use, high quality, self straightening auto rewinding one at that ! So where do you start?
Self straightening hose reels do exist, but does it work? I recently went […]
Retractable Hose Reel - Reinforced
Thursday, January 18th, 2007Reinforced & Retractable Hose Reel
A reinforced garden hose is an essential garden tool not just for the professional but all us handy gardeners. When using a garden hose that is not a reinforced garden hose we come to expect certain hassles. These hassles have become second nature to us and make watering the […]
Compost and Hose Reels
Sunday, January 14th, 2007Letter from a Reader:
Mid January and the winter frost has thawed and milder weather is creeping its way into the gardens. The green plastic compost bin we setup in November has finally produced some goods.
Since learning on here that egg shells take longer to decompose than anything else I realized it’s probably been ready […]
No Crank Hose Reels
Sunday, January 14th, 2007A new website is (in the process of launching) called No Crank Hose Reels. The site currently gives limited information and claims its final design is on its way.
No Crank hose reels would appear to be a similar concept to the automatic rewinding hose reel products offered by companies such as the Hydro ReelSmart […]
Gardening on a Budget
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Once the buzz of Christmas has passed, the task of paying off bills can leave many gardeners on a strict budget. Gardeners who need to […]
Testing Hose Reels for Sprinkler Coverage
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007There are many types of hose reels on the market with an increasing number of sprinkler attachments, each spreads water at a different rate. The best way to test the quality of yours is to determine where the hose reel and sprinkler deposits the most water. This way you will know where best to […]
