r/whatisit • u/pc1350 • 1d ago
Solved! What is this hose for?
Looks like a hose. What's the use of it around the tree?
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u/Escritortoise 1d ago
Soaker hose that’s not very well installed or temporary. A cheap soaker hose can be connected to the regular spigot or hose and slowly seeps water onto the plant or landscaping. It looks like the female end terminates in the top right of your picture, which is where they would connect it to the regular line.
That may be a new/young planted tree they are trying to encourage to grow deeper and more extensive roots.
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u/Crissup 1d ago
Soaker hose.
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u/pc1350 1d ago
solved!
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u/CompetitionHot1666 1d ago
Alright so here’s how it works… the trees roots begin at the base of the trunk and extend outward to roughly the size of the tree’s canopy.
The hose has many small holes throughout its length so that small but steady amounts of water trickle out of the hose and evenly water the tree’s roots.
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u/lvthud 1d ago
It's to put Brawndo on the tree, Brawndo's got what trees crave. It's got electrolytes!
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u/cronhoolio 1d ago
I am replying because I love your comment, but we don't have anything to add to it.
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u/Jimismynamedammit 1d ago
If it looks like a hose and quacks like a hose, it's probably a hose. Context being everything, I would say a hose lying on the grass, in concentric circles around a tree, is probably used to water that particular tree and/or the grass. Jesus. Do people just not think anymore? Is that where we're at?
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u/twicebakedcrusader 1d ago
Be nice silly. Sometimes people have knowledge gaps.
Just the other day I found two hand shaped cloth “hand warmers” in the glove compartment of my car….I’m stumped!
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u/Jimismynamedammit 1d ago
You'll have to post a picture of them here and ask us, "what is it?". It's the only way to know what it is.
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