Drip Tape Secret to keeping them straight.

[@CharlesNelson303]

I imagine the tension also helps keep the tap in the main line tighter with the constant tension against the barb. This is a great tip!

[@bootsintheroots]

Thanks for the nice comment.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Setting up drip tape this year so thanks for the tips !!!

[@bootsintheroots]

Hope this helps. As tape stretches, you will have to re-tension the bungees.

[@richardlove4287]

Great idea…this has been a pain in the ass every time I used the drip tape. Cheers.

[@bootsintheroots]

Just remember to check and adjust the tension every so often. Use longer staples if you have really soft ground. It takes a little tweaking based on your ground to get it just right. Cheers.

[@STxFisherman]

Thanks for sharing. Great video.

[@JBNetBreaker]

Great idea man! Thanks for sharing!!

[@bootsintheroots]

You are welcome!

[@reneemorgan9320]

great tip! I use them in raised beds so not running it over such a long distance but genius idea. Do you have any tips for the end piece at the other end constantly coming undone. Where the valve is threaded and drip tape gets pushed into? I have had constant issues with them.

[@bootsintheroots]

Thanks Renee. Does your problem fitting have a barb end and a rotating collar to tighten it down or does the tape just push in to or on to the fitting ?

[@reneemorgan9320]

@@bootsintheroots Yes. It has a threaded end and rotating collar with a green shut off valve. I got it from growers solution but looks like all the ones I have seen.

[@bootsintheroots]

@@reneemorgan9320 A couple things...make sure your pressure is correct, make sure the ends of the drip tape are cut perpendicular to the hose because if they are crooked you can't push it on all the way, wet the drip tape end in and out to help it slide on to fitting, finally, tighten collar by hand first but then another smidgen with a small pliers, be very very easy with the pliers. Without seeing it, that's all I could recommend. Hope it helps, thx for watching. Cheers.

[@reneemorgan9320]

@@bootsintheroots thanks so much!!

[@longcanadianwinter]

Been looking for a way to fix this problem - thanks for the tip!!

[@bootsintheroots]

Glad it helped, I'm still amazed by those sealing tape products.

[@jamesedwards2687]

Thank you for this excellent solution to one of my problems!

[@bootsintheroots]

Glad it helps. Just remember to monitor the tension. You may have to adjust as things shift around. Use Longer staples if ground is soft. Cheers.

[@mrtrzech2456]

Thank youbvery much !

[@bootsintheroots]

Thanks for watching !

[@aaronfrancis276]

A cheaper method we would do back in the Bahamas was just to pull the drip line taut then tie a bowstring knot and pound in a stake at a 45 degree angle about 1 inch from the taught distance. Pull it just a little more over the stick and boom.

[@bootsintheroots]

Thx for your comment. I'm not exactly sure what you are explaining but this type of tape needs a spring type of tension, which the bungee provides, to offset the expansion and contraction during heating and cooling. Thx for watching.

[@richardhays2178]

Another great tip and possibly a problem solved.

[@bootsintheroots]

Good luck. You may need longer staples if your soil is real soft. Put them in at an angle to the pull so they stay put. Cheers.

[@sdot7895]

Toro drip tape is number 1

[@MichaelMcbratney]

Concrete form stakes work better for strength..

[@bootsintheroots]

I'll look into those. 11" staples are better too if ground is soft. Thx for adding your tip! Cheers.

[@sislertx]

After about 100 hours of researching what to buy for tape....i forgot these . Im pushing 80 but its getting so i really hate watering my huge flower beds...even with timers its a pain.

[@northarkboers]

Do you use 8mil or 15mil drip tape?

[@bootsintheroots]

15

[@kirkout7366]

Good show, Boots.

[@bootsintheroots]

Thx Capt

[@sislertx]

I thought u buried most.drip.TAPES ...but what do i know...zero.

[@bootsintheroots]

Hi, although possible, just not the best idea. Too many reasons against doing it. Can't see leaks. Gophers will chew through them underground. Can't tell if each drip port is working until too late to save plant. To make repairs is a mess to dig up several feet either direction of repair. To succession plant, after you've pulled the debris, you'd have to pull all those muddy covered hoses to prep your beds. With above ground just unhook from water source and just slide them to side. Quick, easy and no damage. Even if you are putting fabric over the drip tapes, it's still better than burying. Leaks a bit harder to locate but you can hear water hitting fabric or spot it coming out from side of beds. Repair still easier. Sometimes you have to slit the fabric but that is easy to pin back down. Sure beats having to dig up buried tapes. Hope that helps make your decision. Good question.

[@davelewis2870]

Drip tape is meant to be buried

[@bootsintheroots]

Sure it can be, but most in my circles don't. Also , our location has very rocky ground and would be impossible to bury.

[@bontrix7405]

Not all drip tape can be buried, you get specific tape that's anti- siphon that you can burry