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I'm thinking that I'd need to seal the end of the soaker hose so the pressure is applied through the weight of the water and if I adjust the flow at the valve I should be able to control the flow through each hose.Yes this is correct, I use drip hoses outside sometimes when I want a nice thorough soaking, the far end always comes out at a much slower rate than the end closest to the spigot due to the loss of pressure as it goes down the line. I'm not sure drip hoses would work at all without pressure to be honest.
I don't spend very long watering my pots, I'll put in 1/3 gallon water / food in 3 times as quickly as it is gone from the top I'll flood it again, If it leaks out the side or quickly goes to the bottom so be it, I make sure my pots are well saturated before I'm done and I'll suck up anything left in the trays after they sit for a bit