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Instructions
Let's Get Growing!
To Start. Slide the flat 4 1/2 inch "grate" pieces from the parts kits down into both open ends of the "U" shaped walls in the bottom of the planter.
Join the top and bottom sections of the planter together with the spouts together on the same side.
FIRMLY snap the eight posts in place at the bottom of the assembled planter.
Pour some potting mix into the top of the planter and fill and pack the two rectangular holes in the bottom where the grates are. This is where the water will wick upwards.
Add more potting mix until the planter is about 1/2 full then thoroughly wet the mix with water. Be sure the potting mix makes good contact with the mix in the rectangular holes below. A little mix may fall through the round holes in the bottom but that's okay.
Finish filling the planter with potting mix flush with the very top rim, wetting it down as you go.
Ready to Plant
Un-fold the green Nutrient Patch. The fertilizer tubes are attached to the bottom and numbered cut-out slits are printed down each side. Keep the fertilizer tubes attached to the cover and COMPLETELY DRY BEFORE USE. Even the slightest amount of water will melt them.
Look at the planting guide diagrams and decide what plants you want to grow and how many to use. Use scissors to cut out one numbered slit for each recommended plant or seed.
When you are ready to plant, completely soak the top of the potting mix with water and IMMEDIATELY lay the Nutrient Patch cover - tube side down on top of the soil. The flaps should extend evenly toward the side of the planter and the fertilizer tubes should run down the center.
Firmly press down on the top of the cover to sink the tubes into the wet soil.
Carefully lift each side flap and spray water on the sides of the fertilizer tubes. This will start melting the tubes to activate and release the fertilizer in a stripe.
To Plant Your Plants genlty lift the side flaps of the Nutrient Patch cover and plant your plants into the soil under the slits you cut out earlier. Plant them as deep as you would in the ground and close to the planter sides. Add a little water around each plant to remove any air spaces from the roots. Replace the flaps with the slit around each plant stem.
Secure the cover by pushing the four spikes through the cover and into the soil.
That's it; fill the water well from the outside spout and you're done. (Don't let the well go dry!) The Nutrient Patch should stay on top of the soil for the entire growth period to insture that your plants grow healthy and productive.
