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Hollywood, MD

I just wanted to pass along that I ordered the T-Tape "Row Crop Kit" from http://www.dripworks.com. It is so much better than the drip hoses I used last year. It was super easy to set up and you can cut it and configure it to match your patch perfectly. Thanks to guys on this forum that mentioned it or I would have never found it. I highly recommend it to anyone.

5/27/2008 11:09:57 PM

Westford, MA

Are you using the 8" On Center or the 12" OC?
It sounds like a great system especially if you've got low water pressure in the patch.
Did you bury the system?
If so how deep?
If not how did you tack it down?

Good Luck
kevin

5/28/2008 10:35:17 AM

Hollywood, MD

The row crop kit includes the 8" on center tape. I ran a line of tape from the stump of each plant straight out to where I expect the main vine to end. So, with my setup, there will be irrigation along the main vine of each plant.

I did not bury it, just laid it right on the ground. I don't see a benefit in burying plus I would probably damage with a hoe or something if I couldn't see it.

The row crop kit comes with 20 U-shaped hold downs to hold down the T-tape and main tubing feedline.

5/28/2008 12:24:49 PM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

A.J.,

You'll find that teeing off your main line tubing with more tubing parallel to the main that running the tape is easier parallel with the secondaries. You'll really see the benefit when burying vines(if you do so). You also won't have to fish the tape in and out of leaves and over vines.

5/28/2008 9:12:49 PM