Description
*Stands and Trolley Stands are optional additions and can be purchased here:
• Recommended for 1-2 people, perfect for a small backyard or balcony
• You can grow up to 15 varieties of greens and vegetables.
• We estimate you make your money back in 1 year from saving on the grocery bills - not to mention the better taste!
Features
Protection Canopy:
Our signature canopy protects your plants from pests, elements and weeds. Whilst keeping the bad guys out the permeable mesh allows the rain, air and light in.
Soil Containment:
No possibility of contamination from existing soil. No pilfering of nutrients by nearby trees. No leaching out or overflowing of soil into surrounding area. You control the soil.
Self Watering:
Our unique wicking reservoir reduces watering by up to 80%.
Easy Set Up:
No tools required. Clips together easily, even the kids can do it. Fill with good organic soil mix and you're away.
Mist-Spray Watering:
Clips onto any standard hose fitting for easy watering.
Durable:
Made from UV stabilised polypropylene. A durablec and completely safe food-grade plastic for growing veggies and recyclable. Easily relocatable for temporary residents.
Rapid Growth:
Micro climate canopy enables superior growth of all plants - grow veggies up to 100% faster.
Nutrient Recycling:
Not only does the reservoir capture excess water it also recycles those valuable nutrients in your potting mix.
Container Gardening
An easy to manage contained raised gardening bed is perfect for the home. Control your growth and veggie quality in a separate environment away from the ground and away from the pests.
Self Watering
Veggie health is ensured with our self-watering technology by using a wicking system and watering the plants from below. Plants can last weeks without watering in our Vegepods.
Protective Cover
A greenhouse in our backyard by using a polyethylene knitted mesh to protect crops from UV and pests. The cover also helps manage temperature by allowing water and air to penetrate.
0.5m x 1m of Growing Space
Vegecover Protective Canopy
Self Watering
Ideal for Units, apartments and townhouses. Now you can grow fresh healthy veggies on your balcony.
• Easy set up
• Self-watering
• Easily raised
• Portable
• Easy to fill
| Size | 100cm x 50cm |
|---|---|
| Growing Depth | 26cm |
| Height | 103cm |
| Soil Required | 4 bags (25L) |
The Vegepod Wicking System
The genius wicking system works by pouring water onto the top soil, whereby it filters down to the base of the Vegepod container, taking the soil’s nutrients with it. From there, the soil (or perlite) that fills the perforated basket in the centre of the basin acts as a ‘wick’ which sucks the water back to the plants' roots through a capillary action, thus creating a self-watering system. A major benefit of the wicking system is it recycles the soil's nutrients. The water filtered down contains the nutrients from the soil, and that water is then sucked back up. This results in fewer replacements of the soil and better vegetable growth.
How Often Should I Water the Vegepod?
When the Vegepod first arrives: mist-spray your seedlings for 5 minutes for 10 days. Less if you are planting during rainy months. This will start to soak the soil and fill the reservoir. When your plants are established: If it is cooler, your plants can go for months at a time without being watered (if rain is occasionally falling through oemeabel canopy) - a miracle we know. Otherwise, established plants can go weeks without watering. If it’s the height of summer, we’d say 2 - 3 weeks is the max you’d want to risk. That being said, we’ve seen Vegepods left for 6 weeks in the height of January heat that were still fine. If you’re confused about how the wicking system works or how to assemble the Vegepod generally, head over to this Self Watering Vegepod video, which shows how to assemble a large Pod and how the wicking system works.
How Else Can You Water the Pod?
You can water the plants directly for one. Use a good old fashioned watering can or hose - you don’t even have to lift the lid off, as the protective cover is permeable to wind and rain. Speaking of rain, if it’s raining, again, there’s no need to water as the cover will bring rain in. Alternatively, you can use the Vegepod misting tubes that run along the frame of the microclimate canopy. If you attach a hose to the tubes, a super fine mist spray will water the Vegepod, gently caressing the plants and especially, the growing seedlings. If you really want to ‘set and forget’ the process, hook your hose up to a timer and your plants will be watered automatically.
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