Say Goodbye To Cumbersome Hoses With A Hands-Free Tree Watering Tool From Amazon

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Whether it's because you love the look or you took advantage of the mulched ring around one of the trees in your yard, you might have a circular garden this year. But reaching the center of a circular garden design so you can weed and water is often a challenge, especially when it's a tall jungle by the end of the summer. This is part of the reason keyhole gardens have a notch for a path to the middle — but that doesn't help you now. If you're trying to figure out how to water a circular garden without resorting to hand watering, you can say goodbye to cumbersome hoses with the HEYTIMI 360° Tree Water System Watering Ring. It attaches to a hose and waters circular areas in your landscape from the outside in.

The HEYTIMI Tree Watering Ring comes in a two-pack with two sizes and two colors available, starting at $19.99 at the time of writing. The small size is 13 inches when closed and extends to a full 37 inches, sized for young trees. The larger size comes in at 20 inches when closed and extends to 55 inches. The reason tree watering rings are a good idea is that tree roots drink from a wide circle, and if you've planted hostas or other shade loving plants around your trees, it's even more important to water the entire dripline. The HEYTIMI watering ring waters from the outside in, directing its spray toward the center of the ring.

The tree watering ring puts water right at a tree's dripline or the perimeter of a flower bed. Some use a tree watering bag to water young trees, but a tree ring waterer may be more practical if you're also trying to water plants surrounding the tree. Watering bags also aren't designed to irrigate an entire circular flower bed. Another option is a soaker hose in a spiral, but it's hard to set up after everything is grown.

All you have to do to set up the HEYTIMI Tree Watering Ring is connect it to a hose. The set also includes a hose splitter so you can run two rings off the same spigot at once. For large beds, extend the ring to the perimeter with the outlets facing inward, tucked under the outer foliage so it sprays beneath the plants. That way, you never have to step into the bed for watering.

Open the valve gradually and keep an eye out for runoff, since slower watering generally gives the soil more time to absorb the water. Many garden plants need roughly 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week, though the amount varies depending on the plants, precipitation, soil type, temperature, and mulch. After watering, wait about four hours before probing the soil with a screwdriver or trowel down to about six inches to determine whether the water has gone deep enough or if your plantings need more water. Use a hose timer for deep, infrequent waterings that will build deeper root systems and create better drought tolerance.