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Drip Irrigation Kits for Raised Beds (Starter)

A drip kit for a raised bed is emitter tubing from a faucet across the soil, so water drips at the plants instead of from a hose. Rain Bird sells kits described for raised beds. This page was not a hands-on test.

Quick picks

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  1. Best for one bed

    Rain Bird GARDENKIT raised bed drip kitAmazon

    Emitter tubing kit that Rain Bird describes for raised beds, run from a faucet across the soil.

    See it on Amazon

  2. Best for hand watering

    Dramm One Touch Rain Wand, 30 in., Blue (14805)Amazon

    A thumb valve sets the flow without squeezing a trigger. The 30 in. wand reaches the back of a bed.

    See it on Amazon

  3. Best for checking moisture

    XLUX Soil Moisture Meter (T10), battery-freeAmazon

    Battery-free probe with a dry-moist-wet dial that reads at root depth.

    See it on Amazon

Rain Bird GARDENKIT raised bed drip kit on Amazon

Black drip tubing joined by a tee fitting, resting on loose garden soil.
Drip tubing and fittings on garden soil. This shows the kind of gear the page is about. It is not a Rain Bird kit. Photo by Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.