A parallel drip layout works well for beds planted in rows, but a 4×4 bed packed with 16 different plants in a square foot pattern is a different problem entirely. A grid layout runs drip lines in two directions through the bed, putting emitters within reach of every planting square. This article covers when a … Read more
The number of drip lines a raised bed needs comes down to two things: bed width and line spacing. Divide one by the other and you have your answer. For most standard raised beds, that resolves to somewhere between 2 and 6 lines. This article breaks it down by bed size, explains what shifts the … Read more
Most raised bed drip irrigation problems trace back to one thing: nobody planned the layout before buying parts. In this guide I walk through the design decisions that actually determine how a system waters, line spacing, how many driplines a bed needs, how layout looks different for a grid planting versus parallel rows, and when … Read more