I have to add my 2 US cents in on the side of Lord Byron. I have been using underground soaker hoses for my 1400 sq ft garden for the last 10 years. Bought 500 ft from a wholesale nursery supply catalog and have reused them without problems. In our hot Nebraska summers I pray for hot dry weather. My plants are watered from below and need only infrequent watering. I lay down a 3 or 4 inch layer of grass clippings and weeds don't have a chance. L.B. is right about the added work up front but I have a system down using a grape hoe to dig the trenches after tilling which works well. Good Luck! Vince in Nebraska praying for hot weather and peppers BTW Thanks for the peppers Janie