Thisisme- Yes it does go from hose connection to hose connection. I bought one about 12 years ago and about three years ago I hit it with a mower and I hunted for a new one and they weren't making them. Last spring, I saw them again and I bought two. I use one and keep the other in storage. I use them with my drip lines in my high tunnels. I run the hose to my filter and pressure regulator, then connect it to the pressure regulator and backflow regulator then connect this whole think to the header line. It looks like a kid got loose in the plumbing department! Even better when I attach it to a timer, just to get another device in there. I did the math to calculate the fertilizer application, but most of the time it is an educated guess and what has worked before. Go out and find on on Saturday. Jay

fm, Thank you for providing that info. The info was very complete. It also serves to illustrate that you can take a simple process of fertilizing your lawn by hand and turn it into a complicated and costly process with any number of parts that can have problems and make it difficult to discern was fertilizer rate you are applying to the plants. Also over time will clog your drip irrigation system with precipitated salts. JMHO Aloha

Thanks Mike Gleason!!! I don't know how I missed this thread for so long. I am an avid supporter of the EZ-Flo fertilizing method hooked up to my drip irrigation system that I made from parts from Drip Works. I have a basic fertilizing mix that is lovingly named "John's Jungle Juice" by my sister who also uses and swears by it.I mix it up by the gallon and use it in the EZ-Flo container. I hook up a hose to the faucet outside and then hook up a backflow preventer valve to the end of that hose. Then I attach a short hose to the backflow valve and hook the other end of that small hose to an in-line filter. This filter prevents large particles from clogging up the system and shrubblers to each plant. I then hook the small hose end from the filter to the drip irrigation system for each bed. Then I just turn on the water and let it run. It's really quite simple to do once you have done it a time or two to get the hang of it. Also, the DripWorks pieces are very reasonably priced and they are delivered very quickly when you order them. I generally fertilize about 25 roses at a time. It is such a time and labor saver that I can't believe more people don't use it. I always have lots of visitors to my roses and when I show them the EZ-FLO/DRIP IRRIGATION system I use they think it is wonderful and many people build a system of their own similar to mine if they have enough plants to warrant it. OF course, you can use it for other plants besides roses just as well. You can also use it for fertilizing or watering container grown plants as well if you just get the right equimpment from Drip Works. The folks at Drip Works will work with you to make up a system for your particular needs. I started with their basic Rose Irrigation system and went on from there. My basic "Jungle Juice" recipe is as follows: To a GALLON of water I add these supplements according to the manufacturers suggested amounts per gallon doubled or tripled as I see fit. You use your own judgement for how concentrated you want the mixture. Be sure to mix this well so that all the granular supplements are dissolved completely. Response Fish Emulsion Epsom Salts Superthrive Liquid Iron Miracle-Gro granular Any High Acid granular supplement/fertilizer I can find on sale at the local nursery or big box store. They usually say for "Acid Loving Plants", and that is the key. I do experiment with other additives from time to time to see if it improves the "juice". This year, at different times, I am going to add a seaweed based fert and Monty's Joy Juice to see if there is any improvement noted. I have tried a couple of others in the past but didn't notice any improvement so I quit using them. I have never had this mixture burn or harm my roses in any way so far. I generally let the EZ-FLO run for approximately two hours per bed and that seems to do the trick. That usually uses up all of the "Jungle Juice" in the EZ-FLO container. You can tell by the change of color of the liquid in the container. My roses love this stuff and I can proudly and honestly say that this fertilizing makes my roses much healthier to the point that I only have to spray for BS and PM about every 6 weeks. I have even been able to go every eight weeks many times and still not see any fungal infections. I think it is all due to the roses being as healthy as they possibly can be. I don't winter protect my roses either, and I see very little damage, and I think that is because I make sure my roses go into winter as healthy as possible. In the long run I think this saves me money and labor besides giving me very healthy and beautiful roses. Both the blooms and the foliage benefit from my fertilizing system. If you have questions, please just ask me. My e-mail is Jojomood@sbcglobal.net . Please note that I don't do this to make money for myself or anyone else. I just do it and pass it along because I love the roses and enjoy helping others get the most out of their roses. John

Seems like I saw some drip irrigation supplies at Lowe's at 1604 and Blanco the other day. Try the Raindrip site for an educational on basic techniques. The only way I can think of to water container plants with drip irrigation is to run 1/4th " poly lines off the main poly line (typically 1/2") and attach emitters to the secondary lines. I believe Fanick's uses a similar system to water some of their shrubs. You have to use backflow devices, pressure regulators and, to prevent our water deposits from clogging the emitters, filters. This can be a tedious business, and I gave up on it, in favor of soaker hoses, years ago. The connectors you use to plug the 1/4th" lines to the main lines frequently blow out, and the emitters frequently clog. You can get hoses with built-in emitters, but they frequently fail too, with a shrill, whistling sound. You might want to experiment some, before you implement a comprehensive system.