What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigation setup?
 

On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:28:39 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote:

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 16:01:21 -0700, Oren wrote:

(Mohave Desert 117 degree F today!!!!!!!)

Yikes. It was only about 95 or so here in the Silicon Valley, and
*that* is blazing hot (for us)!

Current events:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/weather

What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigationsetup?
 

On 6/28/2013 9:12 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:26:05 -0700, chaniarts wrote:

if the pressure is too low, the loss due to using 1/2" poly for such a
long length may be too high to get much pressure at the end.

I would think my pressure is too high and it might be popping out the
1/4" feeder lines ...


there are barbed fittings that go into the 1/2 tube, where you then
attach the 1/4 line to that fitting. so no, i've never seen high
pressure affect these connections.

What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigationsetup?
 

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:45:46 -0700, Oren wrote:

Do they get the soft "plumes" in the spring or are they always the
same, as in your photo?

Here is a picture I snapped today of the grass that might be foxtail:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/9...512dbde4_c.jpg

There *are* "plumes" and the grass grows in clumps.

They're kind of blue, when well watered - but not when not.
(My sprinklers are not fully working yet ... but I'm working on them
as we speak.)

PS: Picturepush seems to now require registration, so, I'm trying
flickr instead.

What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigationsetup?
 

On Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:36:18 -0700, chaniarts wrote:

no, i've never seen high
pressure affect these connections.

Thanks for that advice.

I have two areas of this poly tubing (both in sad shape).

1. A short strip of Oleander about 300 feet long.
2. Small garden plots, about 10 feet long by 4 feet wide.

What my plan is, is:

For the Oleander, I'll just connect the 300 feet of 5/8" tubing
to the existing 30 feet of 5/8" tubing which is already connected
to a working sprinkler station.

Then, I will see about connecting the 300 feet of 1/2" tubing,
which doesn't appear (yet) to be tied to anything that I can find.

For the garden plots, which both now have MHT male hose threads,
when the wife isn't looking, I'll rig up a "ladder" of something.

That something will be either soaker hose or drilled pvc pipe,
or poly tubing (but I prefer the first two because they're stronger).

When/if I get that project done, I will update the team!

What are my options for fixing this chewed up drip irrigation setup?
 

On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 19:36:28 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote:

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:45:46 -0700, Oren wrote:

Do they get the soft "plumes" in the spring or are they always the
same, as in your photo?

Here is a picture I snapped today of the grass that might be foxtail:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/9...512dbde4_c.jpg

There *are* "plumes" and the grass grows in clumps.

They're kind of blue, when well watered - but not when not.
(My sprinklers are not fully working yet ... but I'm working on them
as we speak.)

PS: Picturepush seems to now require registration, so, I'm trying
flickr instead.

Definitely an ornamental grass. Which variety is a WAG.

This is "Blue Fescue"...

http://www.greengatefarms.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-242.jpg

Another aka Blue Foxtail Fescue

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vQwCsGQLRFM/s/750/750/Festuca-glauca-Blaufuchs-G017342.jpg