Just as a bit of a teaser, I thought I'd post some info here about the new growbeds that I'm producing.
They are made from food grade HDPE, the same material they make rainwater tanks from. Dimensions at the base are around 2m x 1m by 0.3m in height, at the top outside edge they are about 2.16m x 1.2m, because of the rounded tops and the flared shape. The flared shape allows for stacking to keep down transport costs, while the rounded tops increases the strength and stability of the bed. The "cut out wedges" in the side also offer the sides of the bed extra strength to stop the sides bowing under heat and weight, these "wedges" will not be visible when the bed is filled with media. There are support ridges in the base as well for extra support in the base.
I've just tested the volume and 500L fills the bed to about 30-40mm from the top edge, a comfortable height to have your media level so that none spills over the sides while planting and harvesting. Because it's made from the same HDPE plastic as rainwater tanks, it will be available in a range of colours, though there will be a couple of standard colours that will be more readily available.
Check with us for current pricing.
The beds will be widely available in the next few weeks, and I'm building a couple of systems using the beds in the next 3 weeks, so I'll take lots of pictures and post them here so that you can see how they look and perform.
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File comment: Horrible grey colour, and the white powder on the sides will not be on the real beds this is just a prototype. The beds will have the same surface appearance as a standard plastic rainwater tank. IMG_9603.JPG [ 46.46 KiB | Viewed 26812 times ] |
Gees I hope not....
