How often should you drain and store your garden hoses?
Grumpty's answer
Every 12 months
Why bother
Water left in freezes and splits the hose and the pipe. A thorough-tier job. Skippable when life's busy, worth it when it isn't.
Why it's a range
Drain before the first hard freeze. Frost-free climates can skip it.
When to start thinking about it
Give yourself about 7 days' notice. That's when Grumpty starts grumbling, so it doesn't land on you the day it's due. Mark it done and Grumpty sets the next one, every 12 months, so you can go back to forgetting it exists.
Let Grumpty remember it for you
Add it once. Grumpty tracks the date, grumbles when it's due, and rolls it forward the moment you mark it done. No spreadsheets, no sticky notes, no forgetting.
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