Weedwhacker said:Rick, doesn't that get in the way of mowing? Or is it literally "right around" the house, like right next to the foundation? Or ?
Yes, it does, Sandy. Last weekend I mowed an area that was overgrown and chope4pd a 1/4" feeder in half.
Mostly I try to run it along the edges of beds. I can flip it up ontop of the bed wall while mowing.
They also get in the way of weeding, and can be tripping hazard. I know where they are, and I have to watch carefully where I put my feet anyway, so it doesn't bother me much.
Someone posted an article about a modified spade / edger they made, that let them bury their mainline easily. I can't find that article, thread or post right now. I think that welding was involved.
He or she used the spade-like-tool to cut a slit, and widen it a little. Then, he or she stomped the plastic tubing into the slit, underground, and then stomped the turf back together over it.
Underground Tees could let a stub stick up into the air, maybe lashed to a post or length of rebar. Then you could branch above-ground lines from the stub.
If you have HARD frosts, maybe you have to keep an ability to drain the system before winter. Rigid PVC is like that: it can shatter when water freezes in it. My winters are mild and the polyethylene lines are flexible enough to laugh at them despite being above-ground.
