Setup Takes Under an Hour
No irrigation experience needed.
Setup video
Connect it. Place it. Let your garden water itself.
Three steps. That's it.
Lay out the tubing
Run the main line through your bed and cut to length with scissors.
Connect your hose
Screw the connector onto your hose or timer. Hand-tight only.
Water your garden
Turn on the water. Position the sprayers. Walk away.
Everything, in order.
Follow these steps in order. Most people are up and running in under an hour.
Gather these before you begin:
- Scissors or pruning shears
- Access to a standard garden hose
- Your raised garden bed, ready to go
- Hose timer (optional, but worth it)
Tip: If the main tubing feels stiff, leave it in the sun for 5–10 minutes. Warm tubing is much easier to work with.
Remove everything from the box and place it near your raised bed. Separate the components into groups:
- Main tubing
- Prebuilt sprayer lines
- Connectors and fittings
- Stakes
- End cap
Having everything visible before you start makes installation much smoother. Takes about two minutes.
Run the main tubing along the inside edge of your raised bed. You can run it along one side, around the perimeter, or through the center — whatever fits your garden layout.
The tubing does not need to be perfectly straight. Use stakes to hold it roughly in place, but don't fully secure everything yet. You'll want to adjust after testing.
Tip: Leave a few extra inches at the hose-connection end. You can always trim it shorter after you've tested the system.
Take the prebuilt sprayer lines and push them into the main tubing near the plants that need water. Position them near plant roots, spread evenly across the bed, wherever you want coverage.
You should feel each one seat firmly. A gentle tug confirms it's locked in.
Tip: Start with wider spacing. You can always move sprayers closer together after testing — it's easier to add coverage than to deal with oversaturation.
Push the included end cap onto the open end of the main tubing. This seals the system so pressure builds correctly and water flows through the sprayers instead of out the end.
Without it, water will flow straight out of the tube end and bypass the sprayer lines entirely.
Thread the hose connector onto the end of your main tubing, then attach your garden hose. Hand-tight is enough — do not overtighten.
If you're using a hose timer, connect it to the spigot first, then run the hose to uDrip.
Turn on the water and walk through the bed. Check:
- Sprayer coverage looks even across the bed
- Each connector is drip-free
- Tubing is positioned where you want it
Adjust sprayer placement as needed. Most setups only need minor tweaks. If you see a drip at a connector, press the tubing in firmly and check again.
Once the layout looks right:
- Push stakes firmly into the soil
- Tidy up the tubing so it sits flat
- Tuck any extra slack out of the way
You're done. Your raised bed watering system is ready to run.
Quick answers.
No. uDrip was designed for homeowners who have never done irrigation before. If you can connect a garden hose, you can set this up.
Yes. Scissors or pruning shears both work. Straight cuts are best. Cut a little long and trim to fit.
Yes. The layout is fully flexible. Push the small release on the connector, pull the line out, and push it into a new spot. Takes seconds.
Yes. uDrip connects to any standard garden hose using the included connector.
No. Hose timers are sold separately. uDrip is compatible with any standard hose timer.
For most raised beds, 15–30 minutes once or twice a day is a good starting point. Adjust based on your plants, climate, and soil moisture.
Something look off?
Most issues take under a minute to fix.
Weak water flow
- Make sure the end cap is fully installed
- Check for kinked or pinched tubing
- Confirm all connectors are fully pushed in
- Make sure the hose valve is fully open
Uneven watering
- Reposition sprayer lines closer to dry spots
- Reduce spacing between sprayers
- Make sure water pressure is fully on
- Check that each sprayer line is fully seated
Leak at a connector
- Push the tubing all the way in until it stops
- Give it a firm tug to confirm it's locked
- Re-cut the tubing end cleanly if it looks uneven
Works great with a hose timer.
Connect any standard hose timer between your spigot and uDrip, set a schedule, and your garden waters itself — even when you're away. Most hose timers cost between $20 and $40 and take about two minutes to install.
A good starting schedule: early morning, 15–20 minutes, once a day. Adjust based on temperature and your plants.
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Everything you need is in the box. Questions? The setup guide above has you covered.
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