Our garden is easy to unbox and install and can be assembled by two people in under 30 minutes! Video Link
Make sure that the area the garden will be placed is flat and level. It's a good idea to place the garden in a well ventilated area of your home, preferably out of direct sunlight!
Structure
The garden is quick to assemble with just 12 bolts to tighten. You will need a 1/2" wrench or ratchet for assembly. Make sure not to overtighten any bolts!
If you are installing wheels onto your garden it will be your first step.
1. Turn the toe kick upside down and attach each wheel using two 1” 5/16” bolts.
2. Attach the Legs to the toe kick using three 2” 5/16” bolts. Once both Legs are attached, it's time to attach the arms to the legs. The arms will hold the grow shelves upright.
3. The Arms attach to the Legs using two bolts 2” 5/16” bolts .
4. Place the grow shelves into the slots on the arm, the shelf should rest within the four posts on the rear on the arm, this is where having two people comes in handy!
5. Lastly place the cabinet onto the toe kick and align the back of the cabinet to the rear of the toe kick.
Plumbing
Now you can place the plastic growing trays into the grow shelves, and connect the plumbing.
When connecting plumbing, the general process is to push the white tubing into the quick connection fitting. Practice disconnecting/connecting the tube to the fitting to get familiar with the feeling of a successful connection.
1. Attach the tubing from each Leg into the Cabinet. The left Leg plumbing connects to the fill port and the right Leg attaches to the drain port under each grow tray
Each plastic grow tray has a fill port (left) and a drain port (right). Inside the grow tray the fill port uses a T fitting to distribute water and the drain port uses a funnel to drain water out while avoiding clogs from roots.
2. The fill tubing under each grow shelf has an on/off valve. Use this valve to regulate flow of water into the shelf. Under normal operation this valve should be open.
3. Place your white grow lids into the lid of the plastic grow trays, orientating the access port to the right of the tray. Make sure you have connected your fill T fitting and funnel
Electrical
Inside the cabinet on the left side is where the power strip for the garden is located. It powers the Lighting System and the Control Box as well as other 120v accessories you may add such as a UV light.
1. Run the power cord for the power strip out of the hole on the back of the cabinet and connect it to a wall outlet.
2. Attach each lighting controller to the right rear side of the grow shelves using the velcro strips. Lighting Controllers attach to the LED grow lights and allow users to dim the brightness up and down.
3. Run the jumper cable for the lighting system out of the same hole on the back of the cabinet. This will be connected to the A wire and then connected to the lower black lighting controller.
Connect the lower shelf LEDs to the lower lighting controller, make sure to plug into the two ports on the bottom of the controller labeled Lights. Don’t plug it into the fan port, it will be full blast brightness all the time.
4. Connect the upper lighting controller using the B wire. Connect the middle LEDs to the lighting controller.
5. Now it’s time to set up the top level LEDs. Attach the three metal rods into the clips on the rear of the upper grow shelf, these clips will allow the rods to slide up and down, adjusting the height of your lights as needed.
Each rod will have 2 LED holding clips. Slide these clips onto the rods, then slide the LEDs into the clips, one at a time.
Connect the upper LEDs to the middle lighting controller.
6. Go ahead and test out your lights. This would be a good time to set up your timer for the lights. The provided timer is very reliable and easy to use, but you can use any timer or smart home controller device to regulate your lighting cycle. The plants grow best with at least 16 hours of light a day.
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