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  • From: <clearviewfarm AT bluefrog.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape
  • Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 13:08:28 -0700

Knot(s) to you! I tie one, two, or three knots next to each other, each
one-half inch before they break ;-)). I find that the tighter you can make
the knot, without breaking, the less apt they are to leak. The thickness of
the tape matters as well as how hot it is out when you tie the knot(s). The
hotter it is, the softer the tape and the easier it is to make it tight and
the thicker the tape the harder it is to make a tight knot. I've tried
taping the ends and other widgets, but never was satisfied with any of them.
For me, tying tight is as good as any method.

Kurt Forman
Clearview Farm
Palmyra, NY 14522

--- wshoemak AT illinois.edu wrote:

From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 14:57:07 -0500

Cut a piece of the end about 2" long. Fold the end of the tape over twice,
about 1.5" each time. Then fold it in half the other way, lengthwise. Then
slip the cut-off piece of the tubing over the folded tape. It'll hold. Often
it won't leak at all.

Bill
William H. Shoemaker
Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops
University of Illinois - Crop Sciences
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174
630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610
wshoemak AT illinois.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 2:39 PM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape

I think I remember someone on this list describing a simple way to seal off
the open end
of a length of drip tape. I tried today to do so by folding the tape over
itself a couple
times, and holding it tight with electrical tape, but no luck. Any better
ideas?

thanks, Richard

Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com

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