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  • From: "lacroverfarm" <farmers AT lacroverfarm.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: RE: drip tape pick-up and storage
  • Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:32:03 -0700


I hang 500' lengths of T-tape from hooks in the fence parallel to the beds.
It gets tangled by the wind, but its easy to pull back to the beds in the
spring after tilling. Test the tape when reusing it - either splice the
holes or replace it. I also flush the tape, and run a weak acid (acetic or
citric ) to clean the emitters. Still, I'd say I don't have many that last
more than 4 yrs. ( This is 1/2" wide 15mil with 12" spacing T-tape ) So I
do take a fair amount to the dump.

-----Original Message-----
From: jjvaughn AT juno.com [mailto:jjvaughn AT juno.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 2:27 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [market-farming] drip tape pick-up and storage


After our first year of irrigation, we are ready to start cleaning up the
garden. Anyone have a favorite method of rolling-storing drip tape(15
t-tape). Or is it easier from a problems standpoint to start over new
again next year.


Hope eveyone has been getting the rains we have got in the last few days.
Maybe there will be hope for cover crops and fall pasture and turning
new ground for next year....

Jim

Jim and Julie Vaughn
Rocky Glade Farm
Eagleville, TN
615-274-3496
jjvaughn AT juno.com

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