Haws Plastic Outdoor Watering Can, 1.6-Gallon/6-Liter, Green

Haws V120 Practican Plastic Watering CanIn a drought, this can't be beat. Been using watering cans for 40 years - This is the best watering can I have ever used. Here's why:1: The rose. When turned down, it perfectly wets a gallon sized black pot. By that I mean that it actually wets the soil without spilling much around the outside of the pot, which is important when trying to save water in a drought, or keep your deck from rotting away from excess water. The oval shape of the rose makes it maneuver easily through the tomato plant stems to get all the soil wet in larger pots. And it wets the soil thoroughly, too, without over-watering, because there are enough holes in the rose, and they are properly spaced apart so I was able to be very precise, and there was very little water running out of the bottom of the pots. When you're watering over 200 plants, that makes a big difference. I have used many different watering cans over the years, but every one of them glugged out too much when full and overshot the pots, wasting water and fertilizer, and disturbing the soil and roots. I just watered all my plants with this Haws Practican - more than half of them with this rose (the others with the right angle downspout) and the soil is evenly wet, the deck is mostly dry, the veggies and flowers are happy, and there is very little overflow water in the pot trays to attract mosquitoes.Note about the rose - I did not attempt to force the rose (or the right angle downspout) completely onto the spout end. I pushed it on about half way, out of fear of cracking it, because of comments in other reviews. It did not leak. It did not crack. It was tight enough and did not fall off. I'm careful with them, and grateful to the other reviewers.Note about watering technique - When you're done watering each plant, keep the entire rose over the plant as you tip the can up to stop the water flow. That will keep the water in the plant and off the deck.2: The handle. The watering can handle is NOT over the top of and blocking the fill hole, making this can so easy to fill and mix, I had to mention it. It is really well balanced, too, and the handles are well placed. The only problem I've had with it is in trying to pour water into it from the smaller bucket I use to collect hot water that isn't hot yet (for watering plants in the drought) - but I'm getting better at it. I bought the 24 inch wooden spoon to thoroughly mix fertilizer in the water. I think an 18 inch spoon would work well, too, but our kitchen spoons are too short..3: The right angle downspout. This allowed me to be so precise, I was able to water 3 inch wide, tiny pots without spilling or over-watering, even when the can was full. The spout allows me to water directly over dirt and avoid watering leaves and causing spills. For comparison, I have a little watering can for indoor plants, and even with it's small size and tiny little openings, I have never used it without water splashing out and getting in surprising places I didn't want it to be. I'll be using this Haws can indoors from now on.4: The size. At 1 ½ gal, the size is just right. The last time I watered the plants, I used my old 2 gal (16 pounds when full) watering can and I filled that can 16 times to water all the plants. I knew I was spilling a lot of water, but I didn't realize just how much. Today I filled the new Haws can 14 times to water the same plants, (12 pounds each fill). Considering that the Haws can is 1 ½ gallons, I used about 21 gallons. With the old can, I used 32 gallons, so I was wasting 11 gallons every time I watered. In a drought, that's a big deal! Plus, I'm not as strong as I used to be and so holding 2 gallons of water out far away from my body to water a plant in the back is difficult. Now that I'm such an old coot, smaller is better. The can is British, but a US gallon and a half is about 6 liters, which is marked on the can.Also, in comparing my old can to the new - the old can leaked with the rose attached, and watered too broad an area through the rose, which left almost as much water outside the pots as in, and yet it did not actually wet the plants enough because the holes in the old rose are too few and too far apart. Without the rose, the stream of water was too strong to control. This is what is wrong with all the watering cans I have used in the past. The HAWS PRACTICAN WATERING CAN SOLVED ALL THESE PROBLEMS BEAUTIFULLY! But this might be the best part - I not only used less water, I carried less water! At 8 pounds a gallon, I carried 256 pounds of water to do the job with my old can. With the new Haws can, I carried just 168 pounds of water to do the same job. It didn't take as long and I'm not as tired. Nor are my shoulders sore. But the plants are properly wet and the deck is mostly dry.5: The quality of the can. The plastic is thick in the right places, but still lightweight. I didn't feel any flex in the plastic when full, either, and I found no thin spots. It's plastic, not resin, so I think I'll keep it inside, away from direct sun and heat, to prolong it's life, because I NEVER WANT TO BE WITHOUT IT AGAIN. All these years I've wondered why I couldn't get the plants watered without mess, it just didn't seem like it should be that hard, yet was always impossible. Now I know it wasn't me, it was the can. This is a great tool that OUT-DID MY EXPECTATIONS and is worth every penny.cUpdate -Much to my dismay, the downspout cracked in less than a month, even though I was being so careful not to push it on too far. I had already ordered a replacement rose and downspout, so I am using that now. I no longer put the rose and downspout on the holders on the can, as that seemed to be the cause of the crack in the soft plastic stem of the downspout. Seems the holders have sharp edges and are a little too fat for the attachments.What I did to resolve this problem is wrap 2 cable ties around the stem of both the rose and downspout, and pulled them tight enough to add support but not distort the shape. I used 2 because a single cable tie didn't provide enough support. If you try this, be careful - the first one I tried I made too tight and I almost tore it trying to use it. So far, this is working. It makes it a bit harder to put on and take off the can, but I can live with that. I water all the plants that need the rose first, then change to the downspout and water the rest, which turns out to be easier and faster than changing attachments multiple times between plants.I still love this can and love using it. I have since also bought the 700 ml indoor can and the Conservatory 2.25 liter can, and love them both, too. I had hoped the Conservatory can would have the 3/8 inch spout and rose that the 700 ml can has, but no. I wish there was more information in the description about the spout sizes - this is what I've found:700 ml 3/8" spout, comes with a tiny, truly wonderful rose for indoor plants, very gentle rain2.25 liter 5/8" spout, with downspout that reduces to 3/8 inch flow, and a round rose, gentle rain6 liter 5/8" spout, with downspout that reduces to 3/8 inch flow, and a large oval round rose, gentle rainI have put a single cable tie on the 3/8" rose, and 2 cable ties, right next to each other and close to the edge on the 5/8 inch rose and downspout. The attachments don't "snap" on the can, they require a little finesse. I'm willing because I've tried so many other cans over the years, and I still find this Haws design to be superior.

Nice size and comes with two spout attachments. The brass one works really well at producing a gentle spray for flowers and plants. The smaller one is very handy for more precision watering in pots or raised beds. I would have given it a higher rating but the smaller spout attachment cracked almost as soon as I touched it. Seems like quality of the plastic seam weld wasn't up to par. I fixed it easily enough with some waterproof tape. Otherwise the material quality is adequate.

UPDATE: I've been using the Haws watering can for about two weeks. Although my objections and comments in my initial review still stand, I feel that I was too harsh in my overall appraisal. Watering with the rose does deliver a gentle 'rain' on the plants. Now that I've had a little practice, I can control the water flow reasonably well. The can holds enough water to irrigate several plants at a time, which is helpful. The problem with the fit of the rose and the downspout tips is a concern, but with a preventative step of tape wrap or zip ties as mention in my review and others, it looks like problems can be prevented. The overall quality of this product is not very good, but it does function OK. I've added one star to my review to bring my appraisal to "average".Others have written about the manufacturing flaw that results in the rose or downspout splitting at the seam. As others have also noted, Haws points this flaw out in a slip of paper tucked in the can. Thanks to the suggestion of at least one buyer, I put several wraps of vinyl tape around each attachment before I tried either on the spout. So far I have not split either attachment on this first day of use.Haws says, "The manufacturer has changed their molds...." as though Haws has nothing to do with it. What? What surprised me was that it is only the spout that is too large to allow the rose to seat properly. The two 'stubs' that provide a place to store the attachments are exactly the right size:. Both the rose and the downspout fit over those perfectly. Poor quality control is the problem.Functionally, the watering can is merely passible. Given so many five star reviews based on the gentle and controlled watering capabilities, I almost wonder if I got the same can. I was very surprised to see that the rose does not have nearly as many holes as I would have expected. A Dramm water nozzle has many, many more. It is possible to get a gentle shower with the rose facing up, but it is very difficult to control. In addition, when first tipping to pour, you get a waterfall effect, exactly what you don't want. Perhaps it is a matter of learning to control the pouring process...but I am inclined to think it is more related to the design and manufacture of this can.I would strongly suggest anyone looking for a can for watering bonsai plants to consider other options. It was a mistake to try to save a few dollars over the more expensive Japanese cans. And an even a bigger mistake to pay nearly $50 for this product.

This is a lightweight balanced watering can. Liked well enough that I bought a second one and expect to get years of use out of both. Only one caution, heed the note included about not forcing either of the attachments further down the neck of the can. Although it is very sturdy material you can tear the plastic over time. I overdid it it once and damaged one attachment. I am now successfully following directions! Both attachments are very useful and sturdy.