Winterizing a raised bed drip system takes about 20 minutes. Skipping it can cost $40 or more in cracked fittings, a split pressure regulator, or a timer that no longer holds a schedule once spring arrives. The process has three steps that apply to every zone: shut off the water, remove and store the head … Read more
Raised bed drip irrigation maintenance is not complicated, but the window between “fine” and “failed” closes faster than most gardeners expect. The four failures I see most often in residential raised bed setups are clogged emitters, cracked fittings, corroded timer contacts, and freeze damage, and every one of them is preventable. This guide covers the … Read more
Every drip kit for raised beds ships with a collection of small plastic fittings that are easy to ignore until one of them leaks, pulls out, or turns out to be missing. This article covers the drip irrigation fittings for raised beds used in a standard hose-end setup: what each type does, where it belongs … Read more
Putting together a drip irrigation head assembly for a raised bed takes about five minutes with the right components laid out in front of you. It can take most of a season to understand what went wrong if those components go in the wrong order. This article covers the correct sequence from spigot to mainline, … Read more