It’s so easy, and you don’t need to put an extra station in or a regulator. I have done the following procedure numerous times when adding a drip system to an existing zones. I just ordered 2 Rain Bird Irrigation Riser Adapter Drip and Sprinkler Watering, Female 1/2" Male Pipe Thread x 1/4" Barbed End, 1/2" x 1/2" x, Black pieces (you can order it from lowes, Amazon, or Home Depot for $4 each). You dig up a sprinkler head near where your pot is make sure the hole is a little deeper and wider than the pop up sprinkler so when you unscrew the head, you want any water in the line to be able to drain back in the pipe. Attach a drip hose line to the adapter and make it long enough to go up into the middle of your pot. Mark the top of the sprinkler so when you screw the head back on it is positioned the sway way it was before removal. Unscrew the head and let it drain. Screw on the adapter and position the drip line up. Then screw on the sprinkler head and align the head based on your mark. Fill the hole with dirt.
Now bury the drip line or put it under your mulch and run it up into your pot.
Now you will need a drip system bubbler or spray in your pot. I have used both. You can buy a bubbler head that restricts the amount of water per minute. I have had many plants in a large pot that required me to put a drip splitter that allowed me to put multiple bubblers in 1 pot. Bubblers are < $1. Pretty easy
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