Since my intent is to water each bed, not each plant; the soaker hoses work well. My beds are planted so heavily, it is impractical to attempt to water each plant. By watering the bed, it allows me to replace early season plants with mid season plants and later with late season plants without restructuring my watering system. I do cover my soakers with mulch to protect them from sunlight. The strong sunlight will cause them to break down quickly. I typically only get about two years of service from each hose before requiring replacement.
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