Right, this large metal watering can. Finally got one. Took long enough.
You know why? Because everything else is junk. Plastic junk. You buy one, feels flimsy. Leave it out in the sun? Forget it. Cracks, leaks, handle snaps off. Happened to me three times last year. Three! Just throwing money away.
So I said, enough. Metal. Like my grandad used. Stuff that lasts. Went looking. Should be simple, right? Wrong.
First place I looked, garden center. They had metal ones. Tiny ones, decorative crap. Or huge ones priced like they’re made of silver. Seriously? For watering plants? It’s madness.
Then online. Same story mostly. Pages and pages. Fancy copper ones. Painted ones that’ll chip. Took me ages. Found this one. Galvanized steel. Supposedly tough. Wasn’t cheap, but cheaper than buying three plastic ones again.
Getting it Here and First Impressions
Ordered it. Arrived dented. Of course it did. Packaging was a joke. Just thrown in a box. Sent it back. Waited again. Second one looked okay. Heavy. Real heavy when full. Like, ten liters or something. Definitely a two-hand job.
The handle’s alright. Seems sturdy enough. The spout, the ‘rose’ part, screws on. Hopefully the thread doesn’t strip. Seen that happen too.
- Filled it up.
- Carried it out. Felt the weight.
- Watered the back row.
It does the job. Puts water on plants. Groundbreaking, I know. But the main thing? It doesn’t feel like it’s going to disintegrate in my hands. And fewer trips to the hose, that’s the big win. My back hates those plastic ones – fill, walk, empty, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Still, it’s clumsy. Big metal thing. Easy to bang against pots or doors. Got a few scratches already. Doesn’t bother me. It’s not for display.
It’s like everything these days. You want something decent, you gotta search high and low, pay more than you want, and hope it’s not just clever marketing. This watering can… jury’s still out if it’ll really last. But it feels better. More substantial. Unlike that plastic rubbish they push everywhere. We’ll see next year if it’s rusted through or still holding water. Fingers crossed.
