How to Install Drip Irrigation in Raised Garden Beds (Using Drip Tape)

Drip irrigation saves time, energy, money and water! Follow along and learn how to set up drip irrigation for multiple raised garden beds. Our new automated raised bed drip irrigation system utilizes drip tape, but the skills you’ll learn today can easily be applied to other types of drip emitters too. This video will walk you through everything you need to know - from supplies to the step-by-step process - to feel confident to set up a similar raised bed drip irrigation system of your own. 

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Written article with even more detail, FAQ, and plenty of photos:
https://homesteadandchill.com/install...

Learn how to connect drip irrigation straight to a hose bib or faucet here:
   • How to Connect Drip Irrigation to a Hose B...  


SUPPLIES:

1/2" irrigation tubing, available in 50 to 1000 ft rolls:
https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

PermaLoc Adapter (with on/off valve) to connect 3/4" PVC pipe thread to 1/2" drip tubing (option for 1/2" pipe size available under same link) :
https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

15 PSI pressure regulator (made for 3/4" pipe thread): https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

1/2" Perma-loc elbows: https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

Drip tape (we chose 15 mil thickness, with .25 gph emitters every 6 inches. 0.5 gph would be great too!): https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

Barbed adapters (3.6 mm barbs, to connect 5/8" drip tape to 1/2" tubing header):
https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

Drip Tape end closure clips: https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

Figure 8 end clamps for 1/2" tubing: https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

Hand hole punch tool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y5MV6CP?...

Landscape staples: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EWH0VWS?...

Hose bib timer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VDULGG?...

Hunter Controllers for hard-piped systems: https://aff.dripdepot.com/aff/idevaff...

4-in-1 faucet adapter (used to connect drip to a hose bib or end of garden hose): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076C7G7NF?...


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