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- From: Barking Cat Farm <barkingcatfarm AT mindspring.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:31:04 -0500
Our drip tape runs are long (within the specs), and we aren't irrigating a
great number of runs at any given time. We used to use the method shown in
the short video posted by Lucy, and it works great. Might have to try what
Bill suggested, as that might be a bit quicker for me personally to
accomplish (anything that will get me out of the hotter-than-Africa Texas
heat quicker by even a moment these days is worth it). However, because we
have need to flush our lines often due to heavy algae and iron bacteria
issues with our pond, we use tape loc couplers with valves from dripworks.
That allows us to very quickly flush out the lines without having to wrestle
with a pressured run of t-tape to untie the knot, flush, retie. Maybe I'm
just less coordinated that some of y'all, but that part never goes well for
me. I end up having to hike to the head end, shut off the water to that run,
hike back down to the knotted end (did I mention we have long runs?), tie the
knot, hike back up to the head end to turn the run back on.
They are $1.55 each (less if bought in higher volumes), and maybe can be had
for cheaper elsewhere. Just thought I'd offer another method that might fit
better for some folks' needs. I realize ours won't be the popular method, as
it costs more money. But since we don't have to have a lot of them, since
they can be reused over and over, and since they save us (right now) precious
time in the field/heat, they work best for us.
Laurie in NE TX, where we are, I _pray_, in our hottest week of the year. If
it gets any hotter, we might start spontaneously combusting.
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[Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Richard Robinson, 08/03/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape, Wiediger, Alison, 08/03/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape, Etienne Goyer, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
William H Shoemaker, 08/03/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape, Joan Vibert, 08/03/2011
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
clearviewfarm, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Owsley lucy, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Barking Cat Farm, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
idyllwild farm, 08/03/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape, Todd Lister, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
idyllwild farm, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Barking Cat Farm, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Owsley lucy, 08/03/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] sealing off drip tape,
Wyatt Jones, 08/04/2011
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[Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
Richard Stewart, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
William H Shoemaker, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
Etienne Goyer, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
William H Shoemaker, 08/04/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass, Etienne Goyer, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
William H Shoemaker, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
Etienne Goyer, 08/04/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
William H Shoemaker, 08/04/2011
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[Market-farming] Pesticide Drift = Tresspass,
Richard Stewart, 08/04/2011
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