Fixing the drip line to the citrus after punching a hole through it for drip line stake

The first image shows a big rut made by the large volume of  water caused by the hole in the drip line.

The next images is of clearing the rock  away to make the repairs.

Next dig down until you find the problem. I found a hole in two drip lines, so make sure you check all lines in the area so you don't have to dig it up again!

Now cut out the section of drip line with the holes in it.

Replace the cut out section with new 1/8" drip line and a in-line connector at each end.
Make sure to pay attention and not let any dirt get insdie the open drip line.

Now that you have made your repairs, turn on the water and check for leaks. As you can see we have water flowing out of our emmitters and zero leaks. Next bury the lines and put everything back how it was and nobody will ever know you made a bonehead move and poked holes in your drip line - unless you post it online on your blog HA HA HA!!!

Planting some more cactus in the morning!

I plan on planting more cactus in the morning along a wall that gets a lot of sun. I plan on planting a few of what I now know are called "pinecone cactus". They are thos gray looking cactus that get a beautiful white flower. I'll post some photos after I get them in the ground to show you, however I did take a picture of one or two mixed in with other cactus cuttings a while back if you wanted to look there.

Also, I will be making a repair to a drip line that I punched a hole through while extending my citrus tree drip lines. I noticed a large river of water had made a groove into the new steer manure mulch I added last weekend, so tomorrow I will have to explore a little and find out where and how I did that. I'm thinking I poked a hole in the smaller drip line while trying to install the drip line stakes I needed to keep the emitters at the right place without ever moving...we'll soon see :)