Gardens 2022

[Eugen]

Got some drip irrigation tape from my mother in law she brought it from Europe. Very easy to setup and put away at the end of the season. It's annoying that you cannot find this here.

Tested it this evening. I really like it. Can go a long way with even dripping the whole length.


https://vimeo.com/723893443

[JSinMO]

I’ve used a couple of different types of sprinklers, but not a soaker hose or drip line. That one looks like it works pretty good.

[Eugen]

@JSinMO I have tried a few kinds of sprinklers. I've been told that the plants are more susceptible to disease if they get wet often.

Tried soaker hoses. The problem with them I find is that they will soak a lot near the supply end and past 30-40 feet very little. Got very frustrated with them, after investing more than $100 in it.

My in laws have had veggie gardens all their life and they use these dripping hoses/tape. Very cheap there too.

[DavidBarkey]

The soaker hoes I got this year are working very well .https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B001IK ... UTF8&psc=1
Paid $26 each for 4 hoses in the spring . there now $56 each . run them off a 4 tap manifold and do 4 row at same time with a mechanical timer . Same hose had still be at a resonable cost when buying a package of 4- 10

[Eugen]

If it works for you that's good. I looked last year for a source for drip tape in Canada and couldn't find. What do you know, now it's available and at a great price. 1000 ft for $135 it's even better than mine, thicker wall.

https://www.irrigationdirect.ca/p1-1508 ... 100ft.html

[DavidBarkey]

If it works for you that's good. I looked last year for a source for drip tape in Canada and couldn't find. What do you know, now it's available and at a great price. 1000 ft for $135 it's even better than mine, thicker wall.


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https://www.irrigationdirect.ca/p1-1508 ... 100ft.html

wow that a great price . How does it work ? It says an emitter every 8" flow rate 2.5gph

[Eugen]

wow that a great price . How does it work ? It says an emitter every 8" flow rate 2.5gph

I agree, it's a great price and when mine are bust I'll buy from these people if still around. They also have free shipping over 170 something dollars.

The specs should also mention the flow rate per unit of length and at what pressure. For instance mine says 1350 LPH per 100M at 0.55 bar. I'm pretty sure the one online is very similar to what I have. I can tell you that in terms of water delivery the one I got kills the soaker hose which is uneven in delivery, and in my opinion is slower. I'll post another video that shows the dripping, it's pretty clear how it works. When I hooked up mine to the garden hose I did not give it full pressure, obviously. They mention pressure regulators on that site, but I found that just opening the inline valve a little gives it just enough pressure to drip nicely.


There's another company in Canada, Dubois something, that has many varieties of drip tape, including cheaper 6mil like I have, not sure what the shipping prices are.

Another thing I really like about this product is that it rolls in a small package when the season is over.

[Eugen]

@DavidBarkey maybe you get a better idea from this longer clip. Pressure is on the low side, and this is about 50 feet from the feeding end.




https://vimeo.com/724092332

[DavidBarkey]

The stuff I am using is not like most soaker hoses . It goes flat like your when not pressurized . It is perforated pvc core with a tight weave fabric over it . Very consistent over its length . It seams to be a hybread between the tape/emitter and soaker hose . It is easy to disconnect and move to the next row or for weeding . What is the tape like fore moving around ? It would be nice to have enough to not need to move it .

[Eugen]

Sounds like your soaker hose is much better than the solid one I got from Costco a couple years ago.

Tape is light and easy to move. How many rows and how long do you have?

One thing I don't know about the tape is resistance to uv and in general how it lasts in time. I'll ask my in laws.

It works well buried under 6 inches of soil though, which would give it uv protection,