Planning to run your line in loops rather than straight sections? Planning to put pots on top of it or burying it with potentially compacted soil on top? BluSoak 1.0 has an inner half-round line that makes it more flexible and also lets water flow through when a heavy weight on top. BluSoak 2.0 lets more water out with low pressures so we normally use it with Blumat-controlled systems for high water use plants.
Planning to run your line in loops rather than straight sections? Planning to put pots on top of it or burying it with potentially compacted soil on top? BluSoak 1.0 has an inner half-round line that makes it more flexible and also lets water flow through when a heavy weight on top. BluSoak 2.0 lets more water out with low pressures so we normally use it with Blumat-controlled systems for high water use plants.
DescriptionAssembly piece that will insert into a 1/2" poly line. Flow rate is limited to 2GPM. Valve will control flow to Blusoak fitting. To be used with Blusoak material, not with Tropf Blumats.
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Just add water and your favorite compost tea mix. This kit includes a high quality, FDA-approved 5 gallon bucket (HDPE) drilled and adapted to make teas. It uses our BluSoak tubing with thousands of holes so it won't easily clog up like air stones and other methods of getting the air into the water. Compost teas increase the microbial life in your soil or planting mix, add easy-to-absorb nutrients, and feed the beneficial microbes as well as the plants themselves. Instead of being destroyed by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fumigants, and herbicides; your soil's micro-organisms will thrive and proliferate!
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A DIY Compost Tea makerJust get a 5 gallon bucket, drill two 1/2" holes, and use these parts to quickly make your own compost tea maker. Compost teas increase the microbial life in your soil or planting mix, add easy-to-absorb nutrients, and feed the beneficial microbes as well as the plants themselves. Instead of being destroyed by chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fumigants, and herbicides; your soil's micro-organisms will thrive and proliferate! This kit uses our BluSoak tubing with thousands of holes so it won’t easily clog up like air stones.Not that mechanically inclined or too busy to make your own? Just order our $68 put-together kit, FE17019.
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Connect your Blu Carrot Soaker Hose to 1/2" or 3/4" (please specify) supply line. Includes a handy quick connect on/off valve.
Link to Soaker Hose Benefits Video
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Use this convenient end plug to put an end to your BluSoak soaker hose/drip tape line.
Alternatively you can knot the end of your BluSoak, but this is a much easier, better looking, and more efficient method to putting an end to the drip tape.
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This BluSoak Locking Tee with a Female Thread connects your regular NPT Hose Bibb, easy way to install a BluSoak system without carrots or sensors.
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Connect your Blu Carrot Soaker Hose to a 3mm Blumat line quickly and easily with this adapter.
This allows you to connect a Blumat sensor to your BluSoak 2.0 Drip Tape to allow it to detect when the soil is wet enough, and stop feeding the BluSoak with water. When the soil dries near the carrots, then the Blumat carrot (sensor) will begin to feed water back in to the BluSoak line. If the BluSoak isn't close enough to the sensor, make sure to use a distribution dripper (IG15557) in between the sensor and this fitting (example picture shown in third image). Link to Soaker Hose Benefits Video
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Connect your BluSoak directly to a 1/2" Male Pipe Thread. Comes with a Valve that allows you to stop water flow. These also work great for putting at the end of your BluSoak line as a flush line, simply open the valve to purge water/air out.
Use our 3/4" FHT to 1/2" MPT fittings (IG15620) and connect it directly to your hose. Make sure you reduce the pressure if not using a Flow Controller, pressure needs to be below 10psi if your trying to use our Soaker Hose, ideal is 3psi.
Link to Soaker Hose Benefits Video
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Manometers (IG16217):
Use this manometer at the end of your water supply lines in gravity systems to make sure there is enough pressure and to adjust carrots for maximum flow rate. Water should go up 4'-5' in the clear tube with carrots all the way open. (Then adjust down to normal setting.) This can also help adjust Blumat sensors in pressurized systems but shouldn't be needed if the BluSoak Flow controllers are installed.
Installation Instructions:
Attach IG16217 Measuring tool to the end of your water supply line. If with a good valve (globe valves hardest to find but work the best) you can adjust the water level in the tube until it's 2-3' up. At that point, the soaker hose when on will use about 1/4 gallon per foot per 24 hours. The amount of water is in the same ratio as the water level - e.g. if you double the height, you will double the water flow.
Components
This Kit Includes:
8 Feet of Clear Vinyl Tubing
1 Soaker Hose Connector/Valve
2 in of 8mm Black Supply Line
1 Blumat Elbow
Description
Traditional drip irrigation systems generally emit water in one or two places. This distributes moisture unevenly, hindering plant growth, and making sensors inaccurate. Blusoak plant rings even out the moisture creating consistent conditions for the Blumat sensors to monitor.
The Blumat sensor gives you precise control over the moisture content in your container. You can easily change the moisture setting if you have temperature, humidity, or life cycle changes. All the components in this kit can function at very low pressure allowing for gravity systems as well as pressurized sources. What You Might Need (Not included in kit):
Connection to your water source (either thru-hull bulkhead fitting for gravity systems, a pressure reducer, or a Blumat pump for larger systems)
8mm Supply tube to connect your water source to your Blumats
Additional Hold-Down stakes or 3mm tubing
Fittings (tee's, elbows, couplers, etc.)
Instructions for plant ring set up are here. To properly install the Blumat Sensor, see the Tropf Blumat Installation Guide here.
Components
This Kit Includes:
5’ of Blusoak 2.0 Drip Tape (IG18206)
3mm to Blusoak Tee (IG18838)
3’ of 3mm Drip Tube (IG16021)
1 Maxi 9” Blumat Sensor (IG14618)
Blumat Protective Cap (IG15510)
3 BluSoak Stakes, Mega (IG16320)
BluSoak to 8mm Barbed Adapter (AG15807)
Description
BluSoak Drip Tape Hold-Down Stake Long Mega by the bulk, purchase whatever quantity you want. The are cheaper than most stakes found on the market but work much better for holding down soaker hose / drip tape. This comes in a pack of 100.
They also do not rust because they are made of high quality plastic rather then metal.
Approximately, 7" tall, and 1" wide.
Description
BluSoak Drip Tape Hold-Down Stake Long Mega by the bulk, purchase whatever quantity you want. The are cheaper than most stakes found on the market but work much better for holding down soaker hose / drip tape.
They also do not rust because they are made of high quality plastic rather then metal.
Approximately, 7" tall, and 1" wide.
Description
BluSoak Drip Tape, Mega by the bulk, purchase whatever quantity you want. The are cheaper than most stakes found on the market but work much better for holding down soaker hose / drip tape.
They also do not rust because they are made of high quality plastic rather than metal.
Approximately, 5" tall, and 1" wide.
Description
50 count package BluSoak Drip Tape Hold-Down Stake Long Mega by the bulk, purchase whatever quantity you want. The are cheaper than most stakes found on the market but work much better for holding down soaker hose / drip tape. They also do not rust because they are made of high quality plastic rather than metal. Approximately, 7" tall, and 1" wide.
