I use one like you describe. The timer is inside a GH and used all year. I have it set to water the SFG boxes for 20min every 7th day. It has worked out very well and a better description and results are in my journal.


John

Here is a link that might be useful: Johns Journal

Hi John,
Thanks for your response! So it is safe then to just leave the faucet on?

I used a soaker hose with a timer when I was on vacation for a couple of weeks. I found it worked very well. I had mine set to three days a week for 30 minutes. I think that might have been too much though. You'll probably just need to experiment to see what is sufficient for your garden. Yes, there's no problem leaving the faucet turned on, unless you have a leak :) I have two 4 x 4 beds and one long hose, so I found it difficult to get the hose positioned as I would have liked. I discovered the following web site that shows how to make a DIY irrigation system with a soaker hose. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems like it wouldn't be too difficult and would solve the problem I had with positioning of the hose. I just have to figure out how to adapt it to have four pieces of house instead of two.

Here is a link that might be useful: The $8.16 Do-It-Yourself Garden Irrigator

Thanks wilkili, that was a great link! I think i'll have to try it!

Aimee