[NA] Question about drip irrigation systems

[TangoWhiskey]

I know somebody here probably knows the answer to this. I built some raised garden beds for my wife... we'd like to install drip irrigation for them.

I have a now-unused (due to bed placement) riser for our underground sprinkler system. I'm wondering if there is an adapter I can put on the riser, along with a backflow and pressure reducer, to use the existing water supply/timer to drip irrigate these beds, instead of buying a timer to work off a hose bib.

 

[mikea]

I know somebody here probably knows the answer to this. I built some raised garden beds for my wife... we'd like to install drip irrigation for them.

I have a now-unused (due to bed placement) riser for our underground sprinkler system. I'm wondering if there is an adapter I can put on the riser, along with a backflow and pressure reducer, to use the existing water supply/timer to drip irrigate these beds, instead of buying a timer to work off a hose bib.

I thought so.

Watch!

http://search.thisoldhouse.com/search.html?type=et:q+and+a;&search=drip+irrigation&x=23&y=12

 

[TangoWhiskey]

I thought so.

What did you think?? You lost me.

I'm watching the videos now, these seem to be for an underground drip system. What I'm looking to do is use one head/riser on an existing sprinkler system zone to tie in above-ground drip irrigation like this:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=LawnGarden/DripIrrigation.html#3

This may not work, not just because of the pressure and fitting differences, but also because the garden beds may need more or less duration/frequency of watering than the lawn zone the riser I want to use is in.

Right now I'm just wondering if it's possible to replace one sprinkler head with a riser, and use that riser to provide drip water to the raised beds when said zone is running.

 

[mikea]

What did you think?? You lost me.

I'm watching the videos now, these seem to be for an underground drip system. What I'm looking to do is use one head/riser on an existing sprinkler system zone to tie in above-ground drip irrigation like this:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=LawnGarden/DripIrrigation.html#3

This may not work, not just because of the pressure and fitting differences, but also because the garden beds may need more or less duration/frequency of watering than the lawn zone the riser I want to use is in.

Right now I'm just wondering if it's possible to replace one sprinkler head with a riser, and use that riser to provide drip water to the raised beds when said zone is running.

Sorry. I just remembered I had seen the drip system on there. I should have updated the message when I realized it wasn't going to answer your question. It seemed to me that it was just like a sprinkler system.

I also just thought UI'd like to set one up for my flowers. I have just used a bunch of soak hoses.