Alternative uses for flexible/extendable hose (vacuum cleaner)

[veggiechicken]

Thanks Sno and All for your contributions!!
Now here's a silly question - but it is me so what else would you expect
Imagine this hose is laid horizontally in a greenhouse bed. OK, so far?
Where would the seep holes be, on the top, the bottom or the sides - or doesn't it matter?

[redser]

You could put them on the bottom and bury it a bit, stop the water evaporating away. It would seep down and out in a triangle sorta way.

[snohare]

Not a silly question at all, Veggie ! Not like you, really...
It's a question I have pondered at length. (Pardon the inadvertent pun. )
The more impermeable the substrate in which the pipe is laid is, the more you are free to drill holes in the bottom, or extra holes in general, in order to allow water to drain out faster.
I would be inclined to have a more impermeable layer (but not waterproof, of course) beneath the pipe, with soil that I know is keen to suck up moisture next to it. I'd put four rows of holes in the pipe, at 3,5,7 and 9 o'clock as you look at the pipe end on.
It would depend on what you are growing of course. For the likes of carrots, I think that having the water going from the bottom of the pipe might be a good thing, making the roots stretch ever further downwards towards the damp...of course you would expect a few groovy carrots when they hit the pipe, but hey, you might start a fashionable trend.
For tatties, fewer but larger holes, at the recommended distances for planting.

[veggiechicken]

Remember this? Here's one use for the vacuum hose
Connecting 2 sides of the guttering on the GH to run into a single water butt It works too

[Glutton4...]

Ha! That's fab.

[Bren In Pots]

I like that idea

[lottie dolly]

They would also maybe transport water from 1 butt to another,have seen the same idea,only with a much larger with,

[Potstubsdustbins]

OK VC grab your spanners you've got a start.

8-00am Monday.

Potty

[Bigmallly]

Nice bit of thinking outside the box VC.

[veggiechicken]

OK VC grab your spanners you've got a start.

8-00am Monday.

Potty

Nice bit of thinking outside the box VC.

Thank you but I have to confess that my only involvement was to find the bits and pieces and hold them in place as required
But I thought I should share it as its such a good idea

Phew - hope that means I don't have start work at 8am

[Bill HH]

The best suggestions have gone, so now I am left with the silly ones:

Connect it from your GH to shed and use as a voice pipe "She cant take much more o this capn"

Swing it round your head, it makes a good bird scaring noise.

Keep a long snake in it.

For men only, tape it to your fiddly bits and run it down you trouser leg, then you'll have no need to stop digging to run for a pee.

I'm done.

[george356]

For men only, tape it to your fiddly bits and run it down you trouser leg, then you'll have no need to stop digging to run for a pee.

I'm done.

I LIKE this

[veggiechicken]

What makes you think that ladies couldn't use something similar too. Much more discreet than hiding behind the shed

[Snadger]

Very ingenious veggie and good use of recycled material.

I've got the simple alternative though.............two water butts!

[Potstubsdustbins]

It's not the 8am start you should worry about it's the time you will have to start out to get here.

No overnight lodge allowance I am afraid.

Potty (tight as a ducks bum and that's water tight).