Seeking good watering can

kompik

I was looking thru Kawasumi's "The Secret Techniques of Bonsai" and really admired the watering can he has pictured on page 96. It's small (probably less than 1 gal.), maybe stainless steel, has a long, straight spout (looks to be over 2' long), and comes with an alternate watering head.

Frankly, I've never seen anything like this in any garden centers in my area. Could someone clue me in to where I could find a watering can like this, or something similar? Heck, if you like the one you have even better than this kind, let me know what you're using and where you got it.

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BarbaraM

I have a Haws can with a fine spray nozzle. Mine is plastic cuz their metal ones are $$$. I like the medium size. It is easier to lift high and to control flow. It has a long thin kneck that fits better in and around the trees. I keep a basic large metal can nearby to refill the little smaller one. It works nicely.

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bonhe

You can buy Haws watering can on ebay or stonelantern.com. It works very well and the heads are interchanged. Bonhe

kompik

Ah, those Haws cans *are* very similar, thanks guys!

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eeiko321

i can never understand why people get obsessed about watering cans?

i thought they are all the same?

i bought mine at a hardware store...and its got a real fine shower at the end...
its plastic

what difference does it make with a good quality metal one?...
just the name

BarbaraM

Our hardware stores only had large stream heads. The Haws was the first fine stream can with a long kneck I found at a nursery. They showed me the pricy metal one. I spotted the cheaper plastic one. That way I had money for a root hook.

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kompik

I wasn't really hung up on the stainless steel part (though that did add to the "oooh" factor) as I was the general design. I've seen similar cans in other books, but never in person at a store.

Last year I just used showering garden hose attachment, but that didn't give me much control over watering individual trees according to their specific needs (one almost died because I was over-watering it) and it had a habit of knocking the top layer of soil out of some of the smaller pots. (I was using a control valve, but if I choked it back to the right amount of pressure, the shower turned into a heavy dribble instead.) I was using one of my wife's small watering cans, but it's spout is about 1/3 the length I would like.

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Glider

Not really. It's the shape that's important. What they're made of just adds to the 'Oohhh' factor, as kompik says.

The long spout is very important as it means that when watering, the water pressure is maintained (giving a fine spray) right to the end. With shorter spouts, the pressure drops when the main reservoir is empty and the spray turns to a coarse, uneaven flow that can blast soil out of pots.

None really. Just appearance. I use a 4.5 litre long spout Haws with a fine brass rose. The can is green plastic and it'll last forever.

I've seen copper/brass/stainless versions of more or less the same thing (for serious money), but there's no difference in function. However, metal cans are very cold on the hands on cold days and a lot easier to dent/scratch/render unnatractive in a short period of time.

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BarbaraM

Glider, I love your signature quote. Sooooo true.

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