Melnor Mini Oscillator on Step Spike, Black, Metal, Oscillating Style, Up to 4000 sq. ft. Coverage

I didn't know how much I needed this in my life until I used it. I live in a very urban environment, so I already don't have a lot of yard. And it is naturally divided into even smaller plots by quite large and old trees (by urban standards, of course). And there's also a public sidewalk to take into consideration; don't want to be raining on unsuspecting passersby! But almost all of it is planted out and needs watered often as the trees hoover up any of that rare moisture that makes it through the canopy to the ground. So it has meant a fair amount of time and energy hauling about a hose to individually water every plant. I'd never even considered a sprinkler due to the size of my yards. It would just be overkill and definitely spraying innocent pedestrians. But then I just happened to come across this while looking at unrelated gardening supplies. You know how Amazon be. And it clicked for me that this might be the solution I didn't know existed! At that price point I was sure going to find out. And it absolutely is! It's very easy to dial in a watering area, just play with it a few minutes. And while it will sometimes sort of "drift" from where you originally set it, either by wind or fluctuating water pressure, you do still have a fairly exact zone of watering. Just stick it in the ground (the spike works a treat and does double function as home security) and fiddle with it for a few and then you can go on about your business and let it do the work. Now, this can still be set to water a fairly large area. And there is a connector on each side, so these can be linked with hoses into a multi-unit set up, if need be. So even if you have a large suburban tract that needs a riding mower to handle, you may still find a use for this wee beastie. Especially if you have some part of it that needs watered more often in a smaller area.

We replanted our front lawn this summer. We had a standard back and forth sprinkler that we had to move at least 6 times each time we watered our lawn, which was twice a day. Almost 2 1/2 hours each time. I saw these on Amazon, the reviews looked good, so I ordered 2 of them. Total game changer. We put them in two spots in our lawn, and never moved them once all summer. With the exception of when we were able to start mowing the new grass, we would pull it out, mow the area and stick it right back in. There are so many different ways to adjust these. And 2 was plenty to water our entire front lawn without moving them. The reason for the 4* is because even though we didn't move them, for some reason we would have to readjust them each time we watered. Some of that did have to do with setting the water distribution at the right amount. The is a big part of getting just the right function of them.

Doesn’t feel like it will survive many seasons, but I think it should still around for 2-3 years. Works exactly as advertised. I like the metal stake as it’s easy to push into the soil. The mechanism is great and widely customizable.

This does a great job It can be used in many different size areas. I use one in my back yard (wide) and one on my parkway (narrow) It's a good value

Oscillates well, and is well constructed, but 4 stars because I feel the "4000 sq. ft." coverage is exaggerated; obviously water pressure affects this, but I estimate I get perhaps 1500-2000 sq. ft.