Rain Bird ET256-50S Drip Irrigation Pressure Compensating 1/4" Emitter Tubing, 6" Emitter Spacing, 50 Roll, Brown...

Perfect drip, on uneven terrain works great- couple extra feet per roll. 11/10

After having mistakenly installed an emitter with holes spaced 8 inches apart I bought this, with holes 6 inches apart, that works way better. The tubing seems to be of very good quality plastic and it is a bit rigid so you need to have plenty of staples around to fasten it to the soil to make it go where you want it to go. Also my previous emitter line seemed a bit rigid so maybe that's typical of this kind of tubing. So far it has been working very well.

II have found this very helpful in my veggie garden. Am noticing a flow reduction in some beds. It may be due to our hard water as these lines may be 3 or more years old. We use the unsoftened water for the garden and our water is very high in minerals .One thing to remember is that there is a length limit to the tubing. I usually cut the 50 ft. line in half when I first get it so I am not tempted to try and use all 50 fit. in one row. I believe that would affect performance. Has anyone else had problems with hard water impacting flow?

I purchased this drip tube a while ago but didnt really use it in my garden right away. I think what turned me off in the beginning, was the difficulty of laying it out and inserting barbs, because it isnt very pliable. I decided to work on my irrigation, now that Summer is coming to an end, and do a major overhaul. Im also trying out square foot gardening, which is new to me, and I thought I could do a grid pattern with this drip tubing. I laid it in the sun to make it a little more flexible but its still definitely difficult to work with. I also had these 4 inch long stakes for 1/4 tubing, that I purchased from my local hardware store, and I made my grid. It definitely took a little practice to get it right, but I think I have it figured out now. I wanted to elevate the tubing above the soil and mulch, so that it drips down and doesnt lay in the dirt. I use the stakes to elevate the tubing maybe an inch above the ground and this works like a charm. It is actually pretty awesome and the stiffness of the tubing I think helps it stay elevated. I have my 12 x 12 squares laid out for my square foot gardening in my 2 x 4 bed and the whole bed is perfectly moist from running this for 15 minutes.. Im an urban gardener with a tiny backyard. I decided to post this review because maybe it will help someone else. I have definitely struggled with figuring out irrigation and so Im pretty happy with the set up. The only problem is I cant find those stakes anywhere but my local hardware store but luckily they had a pack of 50. Im using 6-8 stakes per square, which is probably overkill, but I did anyway. Lol .