The Best Garden Hose We Tested Is Longer and More Affordable Than Amazon’s Best-Seller

Published on May 31, 2025 05:00AM EDT

Warmer weather is here, and for many of us, that means it’s gardening season. Whether you’re into vegetables or flowers, raised beds or in-ground gardens, you’re going to need a way to water those precious plants. 

You have a few options for watering, including watering cans and traditional garden hoses. Sometimes hoses are particularly heavy, tough to unravel, and overall clunky to use, but there are options that work well and make watering easy, including the Flexzilla Garden Hose, an Amazon best-seller and shopper-favorite. But we like the Kotto Expandable Garden Hose—an option that’s beloved by testers and currently on sale—even more.

Kotto Expandable Garden Hose

After putting 37 garden hoses to the test, Kotto’s expandable garden hose won the “Best Overall” award. You can choose from five lengths, ranging from 25 feet to 150 feet, to reach even the most remote corners of your lawn or garden. And right now, every size is on sale, starting at $23.

One of its biggest bonuses is that it’s lightweight. At 5.5 pounds, we found it was particularly easy to tote around the yard to give thirsty plants a quenching drink. Plus, we noticed it never leaked or kinked while we were using it either.

Another highlight? We like that the Kotto garden hose actually shrinks when you’re not using it. If you opt for the 100-foot model (the option we tested), it’ll shrink down to just 33 feet, saving you storage space and hassle. And lengthening it is a cinch—just hook it up to the faucet; the water pressure flowing into the hose will enlarge it for you. Because it expands, just make sure to let it drain fully before winding it up and storing it to make the process quick and easy.

The Kotto hose comes with a storage bag, extra o-rings, a wall mount holder, and a 10-function spray nozzle. By contrast, the Flexzilla hose doesn’t include any extras—not even a spray nozzle—which makes the Kotto hose stand out even more. 

If your watering options are clunky or make watering your plants a pain, now is a great time to try our best-tested Kotto Expandable Garden Hose. You can also keep scrolling below for even  more options from Walmart.

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Fitt 50-Foot Force Pro Commercial Grade Garden Hose