How to Install a Drip Irrigation System in Raised Garden Beds

Drip or low-flow irrigation is one of the most efficient watering methods for raised garden beds. Along with being simple to set up, drip irrigation offers numerous benefits for your container garden, including:

• Reducing evaporation, water loss and water consumption
• Improving overall plant health
• Requiring less time and effort spent on watering

In this video, Emma, also known as the Urban Botanist, explains these benefits in greater detail while demonstrating how to design, customize and install a drip irrigation system for gardens of any size. She breaks down the process into manageable, easy-to-understand steps while touching on the following points:

• The tools and accessories needed to set up a drip irrigation system
• How to plan a drip irrigation layout
• How to connect header hoses and feeder lines
• How to anchor your header hose to your garden bed
• How to install emitters and end caps
• How to control where water is distributed
• How to plug accidental holes