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Top Layer: External Size (mm): 746 (l) x 746 (w) x 300 (d)Internal Size (mm): 146 (l) x 146 (w) x 300 (d)Bottom Layer:External Size (mm): 1428 (l) x 1428 (w) x 300 (d)Internal Size (mm): 828 (l) x 828 (w) x 300 (d)Kit Includes: 8 Standard and 8 Corner PlantersApprox Soil Capacity: 296 litres combined plus central area on bottom layer.View Colours: Granite, Olive Green, Mint Green
Photos: By the lovely Geoff Marston.
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The Herb Pyramid is the ideal kit for growing delicious kitchen herbs, veg, salad and flowers.
Rough Assembly Guide
This rough guide is for the Home Allotment Kit 7: Herb Pyramid raised bed starter kit.Please note, this assembly requires extra work to the other kits we offer and is a general guide only.
Step One:
Decide where you would like to build your creation and clear a level space. If placing on a lawn you may wish to lay anti-weed fabric to stop weeds coming up through the centre of the bottom layer.
Step Two
Slide together the bottom layer and place.
Step Three
Fill the centre of the bottom layer with soil ensuring it's well compacted and cover with gravel.
Step Four
Place 8 small bedding trays (shown here in green) around the inside of the central bottom layer and fill them with soil.
Optional: If you're planning on having herbs in the centre of the very top layer, sink a small flower pot filled with soil in the bottom layer to provide good root access to the herbs above.
Step Five
Use small sheets of polystyrene or wood on top of the gravel in the bottom layer . Ensure they are cut to a suitable shape which will provide a platform for the top layer to sit on.
Note: Leave a hole if you are sinking a plant pot as mentioned in step four.
Step Six
Slide the top layer together and place. Fill centre of top layer with soil if you plan to plant herbs in the very centre of the top layer.
Step Seven
Fill planters with soil and plant your herbs.
Step Eight
Either plant a herb in the centre of the top layer (as per the optional step above), or perhaps plant a herb in a pot (pictured: bay tree) and place that on the very top to create a third layer.
Finish off with topping up each planter section with gravel.
Geoff’s Top Tip
Put sun-loving herbs on the top and south facing side, and those that prefer shade on the north side.
For more photos visit Geoffs Flikr page.
Download the printable version here.
Dimensions (feet and mm)
Top Layer (mm)External: 746 (l) x 746 (w) x 300 (d)Internal: 146 (l) x 146 (w) x 300 (d)
Bottom Layer (mm)External: 1428 (l) x 1428 (w) x 300 (d)Internal: 828 (l) x 828 (w) x 300 (d)
Top Layer (feet)External: 2.45 (l) x 2.45 (w) x 0.98 (d)Internal: 0.48 (l) x 0.48 (w) x 0.98 (d)
Bottom Layer (feet)External: 4.69 (l) x 4.69 (w) x 0.98 (d)Internal: 2.72 (l) x 2.72 (w) x 0.98 (d)
Material Information
Manufactured from EPS - a material which has been used in gardening for decades, most commonly for seed trays where the thermal properties have ensured strong seedlings and healthy plant development.
EPS is a fantastic material for gardening - be an EPS expert and learn more about the benefits.
Assembly of Planters
To set-up the raised bed kit, simply slide the planters together.
The Cultivation Station raised bed system is easy to set-up and enables you to grow a wide range of vegetables, herbs and flowers.
Looks great planted up with different varieties of strawberries. I've put a cane in the centre to support fleece while it is still cold and the net to protect the fruit later, so it is very easy to cover. Easy to put together and light to move about. Holds good depth of soil/compost. Prompt delivery and good customer service. Only drawback might be that it could be easily damaged, but I've positioned it so that I won't catch it with the wheelbarrow and will be careful when using the trowel or hand fork in it, so hopefully it will last a good few years.
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