You do not need a timer for raised bed drip irrigation to work. You need a timer for it to work without you thinking about it every day. Whether that distinction matters depends entirely on your garden situation, and the honest answer is that for some gardeners a timer adds nothing, while for others it … Read more
Rain Bird makes one primary hose-end timer for residential drip use, the 1ZEHTMR, and it is the timer Rain Bird recommends alongside both the GARDENKIT and their landscape drip kits. It runs a 7-day digital schedule with run times up to 6 hours per cycle, connects directly to a standard 3/4-inch garden hose thread, and … Read more
Orbit sells three different hose-end timers, and the one that usually ends up in a raised bed gardener’s cart is not always the one that fits the job. The single-outlet digital model handles most automated drip schedules cleanly and covers the majority of raised bed situations. The analog dial version looks similar on the shelf … Read more