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Your “Terrace” mini greenhouse Setup and assembly guide. Document version 5 Terrace model 2.x ...
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Contents Check that your package contains the following parts. If anything is missing, get back to us as soon as possible : hello@harvst.co.uk Frame parts Tools and small parts 1 x Left end panel Bolt and fixings kit 1 x Right end panel ...
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Ensure your WiFi network name and password are handy. Turn on your Harvst control unit. It will start beeping fast and the red LED will be on. If, after 10 seconds, no previous WiFi connection has been found, the unit will ...
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If you don’t have a hose, you’ll need a pump, and a water tank of some sort. You can use the Harvst tank, or a water butt if there’s one within 2m of your greenhouse. If you live in an area that doesn’t get much rain, you might want to consider running a gutter ...
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Parts 2. Attach baseboards to end panels 2 x pre-assembled end panels 2 x timber base boards 8 x 50mm furniture bolt and barrel nuts The base board with the d ouble black plastic track is on the f ront of the greenhouse.
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1 x jubilee/pipe clip The snap-on hose connector faces See photos at: backwards towards the rear of the https://www.harvst.co.uk/setup greenhouse, so that the b ottom outlet plugs into the front shelf pipe. Secure the valve to the pipe with a ...
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6. Fit the front upright Parts 1 x square box section with black plastic moulding. 2 x 55mm M5 bolt and nuts 2 x penny washer 2 x M5 washer and nut Bolt the front upright loosely to the inside of the front base board using the ...
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8. Fit the rear upright Parts 1 x 20mm bar (approx 85cm) 1 x 8mm M5 button-head bolt 1 x M5 square nut The bar will have a screw in one end. This is the t op . ...
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Parts 9. Fit the rear panels 4 x Black rear panel 2 x Black plastic H-section 2 x cable tie From behind, drop the four black panels into the slot on the rear base panel, and outwards into the slots in the end panel uprights. ...
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10. Fit front bars and doors Parts 2 x Door bar (25mm box section with twin black plastic track) 2 x Door panel 1 x Door handle 2 x M5 pozidrive 16mm bolts, 2 nylock nuts and washers ...
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11. Screw in the mister nozzles Parts 7 x Yellow mister nozzle 1 x Lid assembly Screw the yellow mister nozzles into the pre-punched holes in the black pipe which runs underneath the ridge (attached to the lid assembly) ...
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13. Fit the lid prop Parts Fit the lid prop to the left hand side of 1 x 83cm aluminium section the front shelf. It fits to the front side of 1 x M5 * 10mm cap head bolt the shelf with the bolt securing through ...
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The top of the lid opener arm is held to the lid using an M5 x 30mm bolt with a See photo at www.harvst.co.uk/setup nylok nut. to get the orientation correct. ...
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Mount the control system Once you’re happy that the control unit connects to WiFi indoors near your WiFi router, you can install it into your greenhouse. At the top right of the rear panels you’ll see four holes. Use M5 x 20mm bolts with washers and nuts on the rear, to fix the control unit to the rear panel. ...
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Mount and connect the solar panel If your greenhouse is solar powered, you will have received a solar power kit: 1 x Solar panel 1 x Mounting bracket 4 x self tapping screws 1 x M5 x 8mm bolt and nylock nut ...
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Self watering Connecting the pump and tank (optional) If you don’t have a garden hose that you can leave connected permanently to your mini greenhouse, you can use a tank and water pump. The low voltage submersible pump is powered by the control unit, and the tank can be filled using the greenhouse gutters so ...
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It will stay awake for 5 minutes. From your Harvst dashboard, click the “access device directly” button, and you’ll be taken to a grey screen which is the control box itself. Here you can click “water now” to ...
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Environmental sensors Soil moisture and temperature sensors Your smart greenhouse comes with two black dual-purpose sensors, which will measure soil moisture as well as soil temperature. These are best placed in an area where the temperature and moisture doesn’t change too fast; such as a large container of soil, or the ground.
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Soil moisture sensing The Harvst smart garden system is fitted with sensors that detect the c apacitance of the soil, in other words how much the presence of the soil affects a small electric field set up around the sensor. The water content of the soil will affect the capacitance; ...
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(it has three sockets on the left hand side). The top two connectors are for heaters; zone 1 at the top and zone 2 below it. Into these connectors you can plug Harvst heater pads. The bottom connector is for Harvst waterproof LED grow lights, which are ...
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Heat settings You might want to set seedling trays at 20 °C to germinate peppers, and salad grow tubs at 15 °C. Read more online about the best growing temperatures for different crops. The large tubs at the bottom of a greenhouse could be set to 15 °C, but might not achieve that temperature if it’s very cold outside.
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Lighting The Harvst heated greenhouses support low-voltage waterproof grow lights, to help your seedlings grow stronger, and to help plants grow better in the darker months of the year. Up to 4 grow lights can be fitted, using a splitter connected to the lower outlet on the ...
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Perhaps salads, herbs or micro-greens. In a tall Harvst greenhouse (Yard model) , this would typically be the middle shelf. In the Terrace model, you might want to set one side of the shelf for mid-level crops and one side for seedlings. ...
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4mm micro irrigation plugs. If your Harvst smart greenhouse is connected to a garden hose, you’ll have a lot more pressure and will have the ability to power more outlets. In reality, if you’re using the ...
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