Comments on: 10 Unexpectedly Useful Ways To Repurpose Old Garden Hoses

By: Karin Carney

Karin Carney — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:41:12 +0000

In reply to val kisamore. What a brilliant idea!

By: tchofclas

tchofclas — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 09:44:35 +0000

For anyone who uses an electric fencer:
I collect old hoses and cut into short lengths on a table saw. I count the number of wooden posts I am going to attach it to and string that number on my fence wire. I attach it to the post by squeezing the hose with a pair of pliers to flatten it enough to put a 2″ fence staple over it and hammer into post. If you attach it to trees you need to nail a small board to the tree and staple to it or the tree will grow over the staple and you can’t re tighten the wire. It is more work to begin with, but the insulators stand up for years without breaking and fence staples are very cheap to buy compared to the plastic insulators.

By: Joan L.

Joan L. — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 13:00:21 +0000

I’ve used pieces of garden hose to encircle branches or young tree trunks to attach to a sturdy support (fence or stake) until they are no longer needed. Sometimes old pantyhose works too for a season.

By: Ivory

Ivory — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:41:22 +0000

Oh my, I love, love, and love all of these ideas, and plan to use them

By: Sally Godwin

Sally Godwin — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 11:23:34 +0000

I have a cousin who weaves old garden hoses and makes them into sculptures….really! On a more mundane note, I will use this idea for my meat cleaver which doesn’t fit the knife rack, and my special pointed dressmaking/embroidery scissors which I’ve never been able to make any cover that doesn’t wear through very quickly. Thanks for these ideas.

By: Patti

Patti — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 04:14:53 +0000

Love these ideas! Love your site!

By: Carol L

Carol L — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:05:40 +0000

I took an old hose, cut it and used it to ‘link’ a good hose through a hole in my pump house (I have a well.). So when time to bring it in for the winter, I just unscrew the good hose and put it in the pump house, Next spring, just re-hook it up the the already-there hose. No need to thread it through or anything.