http://topveg.com/2009/07/cheap-drip-irrigation-system/ growing veg, fruit and herbs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://topveg.com/2009/07/cheap-drip-irrigation-system/comment-page-1/#comment-237 TopVeg Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:25:08 +0000 http://topveg.com/?p=2780#comment-237 Hi, thank you for contacting TopVeg. You are right to say that the tape will be damaged if the reaping machine catches it. But gardeners using a hand-held fork (to dig potatoes) will also damage the tape if they are not careful. Because of this I lay the drip line on the surface down the row, and remember where it is, so that I can avoid it when harvesting. The evaporation loss, because it is on the surface, is insignificant. I hope this helps TopVeg Hi, thank you for contacting TopVeg.
You are right to say that the tape will be damaged if the reaping machine catches it. But gardeners using a hand-held fork (to dig potatoes) will also damage the tape if they are not careful.
Because of this I lay the drip line on the surface down the row, and remember where it is, so that I can avoid it when harvesting.
The evaporation loss, because it is on the surface, is insignificant.
I hope this helps
TopVeg

]]> http://topveg.com/2009/07/cheap-drip-irrigation-system/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Vivi Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:27:04 +0000 http://topveg.com/?p=2780#comment-218 Hi, I have some questions about drip tape laid above the ground? Laying down drip tape along roots of crops, cotton etc. Is it more feasible comparing with subsurface irrigation? because drip tape is low cost, and easy to lay down subsurface. Disadvange is while we reap, reaping machine many damage the drip tape. Hope to get your help. Thank you. Best Regards Hi, I have some questions about drip tape laid above the ground? Laying down drip tape along roots of crops, cotton
etc.
Is it more feasible comparing with subsurface irrigation?
because drip tape is low cost, and easy to lay down subsurface.
Disadvange is while we reap, reaping machine many damage the drip tape.
Hope to get your help. Thank you.
Best Regards

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