How to Build a Raised Garden Bed with Drip Irrigation - Inexpensive & Easy

How to build a raised garden bed and install a raised bed drip irrigation system, step by step, on a budget. I cover the wood I use, a simple 4x4 raised bed design, leveling on a slope, filling it with organic compost, and every drip irrigation part you need to water raised beds automatically.

This DIY raised garden bed build is the same setup I still use in my New Hampshire garden. The drip section walks through the 1/2" mainline, 1/4" emitter line, fittings, filter, pressure regulator and timer, with the full parts list below.

📲 PLAN WHAT GOES IN YOUR NEW RAISED BED:
PlanMyGarden maps your beds square by square and builds your planting schedule from your ZIP code's frost dates. Try it free: planmygarden.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_me…
→ Best raised bed soil mix: planmygarden.com/blog/raised-bed-soil-mix?utm_s…

⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:21 Benefits of raised beds
0:37 Wood selection
1:03 4x4 raised bed design
1:50 Leveling a bed on a slope
2:30 Prepping for soil
2:46 Organic compost and soil tips
4:02 Drip irrigation benefits (DripWorks)
5:13 Drip irrigation plan and diagram
5:56 Drip parts overview
6:37 Installing drip irrigation

💦 DRIP IRRIGATION PARTS I USE, DripWorks (use code OBGARDENING for 5% off):
→ DripWorks home: dripworks.com/?ref=lfw3jygn
→ Raised bed drip kit (medium): dripworks.com/garden-bed-irrigation-kit-medium?…

1/2" mainline parts:
→ Mainline tubing: dripworks.com/1-2-polyethylene-mainline-tubing-…
→ Elbow: dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-elbow?ref=lfw3jygn
→ Coupler: dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-coupler?ref=lfw3jygn
→ Tee: dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-tee?ref=lfw3jygn
→ End cap (I use these on my bed headers): dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-end-cap?ref=lfw3jygn
→ On/off valve: dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-coupler-with-valve?r…
→ Tubing clamps: dripworks.com/tubing-clamps?ref=lfw3jygn

1/4" emitter line parts:
→ 6" emitter dripline: dripworks.com/soaker-dripline-6-spacing?ref=lfw…
→ Goof plugs: dripworks.com/1-4-goof-plugs-for-repair-two-way…
→ Transfer barbs (mainline to 1/4" line): dripworks.com/1-4-transfer-barbs?ref=lfw3jygn
→ Key punch tool: dripworks.com/key-punch?ref=lfw3jygn

At the spigot:
→ Y filter: dripworks.com/irritec-deluxe-hose-thread-filter…
→ Pressure regulator: dripworks.com/senninger-lawn-garden-regulators-…
→ Female hose start: dripworks.com/1-2-easy-loc-female-hose-start?re…
→ Raindrip water timer (the best one I've tested): amzn.to/2yB5XeG
→ Brass hose quick connects: amzn.to/3dQ7hgq
→ Blow-out adapter for winterizing lines: amzn.to/3ru77U9

🌱 RAISED BEDS + GARDEN GRIDS, Garden In Minutes (use code OBG7 for 7% off):
→ Garden In Minutes home: gardeninminutes.pxf.io/VOAKka
→ Garden Grid watering systems: gardeninminutes.pxf.io/oN5vKn
→ Metal raised garden beds: gardeninminutes.pxf.io/xJrv3R

🌾 ORGANIC SEEDS + PLANTS, Wood Prairie Family Farm (use code PMG5 for 5% off):
→ Organic vegetable seeds: woodprairie.com/category/the-organic-garden/org…
→ Organic seed potatoes and garlic: woodprairie.com/?ref=8m1zgm5v

📚 GARDENING BOOKS I RECOMMEND
→ All New Square Foot Gardening: amzn.to/2ZJOFus
→ The New Organic Grower (Eliot Coleman): amzn.to/3dauJoB
→ The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: amzn.to/2M9ahIN
→ The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener: amzn.to/2X9jDKF

🎥 WATCH NEXT
→ Winterize your drip irrigation: youtube.com/watch?v=m0j8XT74Hik
→ Add a water spigot anywhere in your yard: youtu.be/nhBx2H3jjh8
→ Garden Grid raised bed irrigation review: youtu.be/DP05uip9dr4
→ Build a raised bed trellis: youtu.be/wOck6XVKrac

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