Garden watering can -
This is a common
garden tool that every gardener has. As a rule, this device is completely ignored, but exactly until it is time to replace it. And here comes the problem: a new garden watering can almost always be worse than the old. Let's try to determine why this is happening. And learn how to choose the right inventory.
Strength of habit
A person gets used to his garden tool and adapts to it. If you recall, the same thing happens with new shovels, pitchforks, rakes: at first the equipment seems terribly uncomfortable, but after a while it passes. Naturally, if there are no frank flaws in the design that interfere with normal operation. Garden watering can is no exception, and over time you can get used to the new acquisition. Those gardeners whose habituation process is particularly painful are advised to purchase a container of the same shape and size as the old one.
Plastic or metal
Before you stop on one or another model, you need to decide on the material. So, a metal watering can (garden) or plastic - which is better? Both the one and the other have their pros and cons, so let us dwell on each.
A metal watering can is either a galvanized garden watering can, or a watering can made of ordinary sheet iron. They are easy to distinguish in appearance: the galvanized container pleases with a natural metallic luster, the sheet iron sprinkler is always painted in order to protect it from corrosion. However, you shouldn’t particularly rely on the protective zinc coating or on the paint layer - the metal garden watering can sooner or later rust and flow. Most often, welds are damaged - these are the most vulnerable places. Nevertheless, a metal watering can can be repaired, but it is better to immediately replace the plastic container with a new one. Another minus of watering from metal is a lot of weight.
A plastic garden watering can against a metal background looks more preferable, however, only at first glance. Here, too, there are pitfalls: some plastic containers can easily deform under the weight of water, from temperature extremes and other factors. The fact is that plastic is different. Watering cans, like many other household equipment - buckets, bathtubs, containers - are made of polypropylene or polyethylene. Polypropylene is highly susceptible to negative environmental factors, it can deform even from sunlight, so you should not buy a container of this material. You can recognize a product from polypropylene by marking "PP". High-pressure polyethylene is a more reliable and durable material; it can be recognized by the “HDPE” marking.
Dimensions
The garden watering can should be selected individually, for each person. A healthy man will easily tolerate a 10-12-liter capacity, a woman or teenager is better to take a smaller amount of watering - 6-8 liters. The diameter of the nose of the diffuser should not exceed 2.5 cm, otherwise the pressure will be too strong. It is worth paying attention to the diffuser itself - it must be removable, with trapezoidal frequent holes.
Last tip. An experienced gardener is never limited to one watering can, he always has several of them - for all occasions. Therefore, get yourself a few watering cans of different volumes and with a different water supply system, or buy one, but with different nozzles.