Draw the route from the faucet to the last watering point
Mark the supply location, distance to the planting area and the positions of the plants. Split the route into supply tubing that carries water and emitter tubing or individual drippers that release it. This prevents counting every foot in a box as the same kind of usable reach.
Rain Bird GARDENKIT contains 25 feet of distribution tubing and 35 feet of emitter tubing. It does not provide a single 60-foot emitter run. Raindrip R560DP contains 75 feet of quarter-inch supply tubing for distributing individual watering points. Routing around containers and bends uses that same supplied length.
Choose spacing around the plants
GARDENKIT’s 70 pressure-compensating emitters are spaced six inches apart. That creates repeated delivery along the tubing and suits a planned bed pattern. R560DP’s 20 individual drippers each establish a separate point, so containers can be connected according to their positions rather than forced onto a continuous emitter interval.
Neither a kit’s plant count nor a row’s emitter spacing establishes the correct watering duration for every plant. Soil, container size, weather and plant needs can require separate schedules. Grouping plants with similar requirements is more useful than simply connecting every available emitter.
Use nominal flow to understand a schedule
Twenty half-GPH drippers have a nominal combined output of 10 gallons per hour when all operate at their specified conditions. A 15-minute example is one quarter of an hour, giving a nominal total of 2.5 gallons, or 0.125 gallon at each dripper. This arithmetic explains the units; it is not a prescribed watering duration or a measured result for an installation.
Pressure at the faucet, elevation, supply restrictions and the kit’s operating limits still matter. A timer determines when the supply runs. It does not supply missing pressure regulation, filtration or compatible fittings.
Keep the kit’s regulator and extension rules
GARDENKIT includes a 25 psi regulator and filter washer. Rain Bird warns against adding extra tubing to extend this kit because reduced or inconsistent flow can result. A second supported layout is a different decision from attaching spare tubing wherever it reaches.
The DRIPKITBAG assortment provides repair and expansion components for an appropriate existing system. It is not equivalent to a complete new kit with supply hardware and a controller. List the missing component by function before buying an assortment with a large piece count.
Common buying questions
Can I add every spare length of tubing to GARDENKIT?
No. Rain Bird specifically warns against extending this kit with extra tubing because flow can become reduced or inconsistent.
Does a pressure-compensating emitter remove all design limits?
No. It still needs suitable operating pressure and a layout within the product’s specified limits.
