What are the advantages of using a water wand or an adjustable nozzle? LOTS!
Yes, the "pump" handle on our faucets at the garden help control the water flow that comes out but you need even more control when your plants are small and tender, especially when the seedlings start coming up. You don't want to beat your new plants to death when you water them.
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| Shut off valve/water regulator |
Water wands are long so they reach further into your bed and you can direct the water exactly where you want it to go. They also make it easier to get down under the bottom of a plant when the plants get big.
All my water wands have a water regulator/shut off valve on them. In fact, all my hoses have shut off valves to make it easier to control how much water comes out at any given time. If you are standing right next to the faucet the entire time, you wouldn't need a shut off valve but to reach all parts of my bed I have to move around and depending on the plant I'm watering, I adjust the water.
My latest, greatest water wand is from Tractor Supply over on Hwy 278 in Hiram. Besides it being a beautiful color it works like a dream. After Denise tried it out, she really, really wanted it.
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| Ouch! Ouch cry the seedlings! |
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| Oh, much better the seedlings say. |
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| Ahhhhhh.....the seedlings say |
