Drip irrigation dry spots in a raised bed can show up even when every emitter is clean and the pressure checks out fine, because the problem usually isn’t the equipment, it’s the layout. This guide covers four specific causes behind raised bed drip irrigation uneven coverage: emitters lined up at the same spot on every … 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
If you’ve asked how far apart to run drip lines in a raised bed, you’ve probably gotten the same answer everywhere: 12 inches. That number is a fine starting point for loam soil, but it can leave dry strips in a raised bed filled with sandy or perlite-heavy mix. In this guide I break raised … Read more