harvst Terrace User manual
Your “Terrace” mini greenhouse
Setup and assembly guide.
Document version 1
Terrace model 1.x
Contents
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1 x Left end panel
Tools and small parts
1 x Right end panel
Bolt and fixings kit
1 x Front timber base board with double
plastic channel
4mm allen key, 8mm spanner
1 x Rear timber base board with single
plastic channel
1 x Lid assembly
1 x Control unit
2 x Front crossbar with double plastic
channel, for above doors
2 x Black temp/moisture sensor
4 x Rear panel (black)
1 x Y-splitter for sensors
2 x Rear panel joining strip (H-section)
Solar panel or mains power supply
1 x Front shelf assembly with pipe
Water valves with connecting cable
1 x Rear shelf (30mm angle)
1 x Rear upright (20mm square section)
Optional:
1 x Crossbar (30mm angle)
Water pump with hose attached
1 x Automatic lid opener
Water tank
2 x Front door
Water level sensor
1 x Front upright (25mm box section with
bracket on top)
Rainwater collection pipe (10mm inside
diameter)
1 x Lid prop
1. Prepare the location
Your Harvster will need level ground to sit on. You can put it directly on grass, on a
raised bed, or a hard standing like concrete or brick. If your foundation is not flat and
level, your lid and doors won't operate smoothly, so it's worth putting the effort in
now.
The rainwater collection system also requires a flat and level base. A slope of 5% (1 in
20) is just about OK.
Sunshine
Put your Harvster somewhere that gets as much sun as possible; grow lights will help
germinate seeds and provide a bit of top-up light, but they are not a complete
substitute for the sun. The solar panel (if you’re running off grid) can be placed up to
3m away from the main unit.
Power
Mains power is not needed unless you add heaters and/or grow lights. If you do add
mains power, you will need to work with a registered electrician to install an outside
power socket, or position your Harvster within 5m of an indoor power socket. The
mains powered Harvst control units come with 5m of cable.
Water
If you have a garden hose, you can run a tee’d connection to your Harvster. It can be as
far as you like from the tap.
If you don’t have a hose, you’ll need a pump, and a water tank of some sort. You can
use the Harvster tank, or a water butt if there’s one within 2m of your Harvster. If you
live in an area that doesn’t get much rain, you might want to consider running a gutter
offshoot from another roof onto your Harvster to collect more rainwater.
Base
Harvsters can be placed directly on the ground, on an existing raised bed, or on one of
our Harvster raised beds. Consider how much soil depth you want to have for your
plants. At least 25cm (10”) is wise for many vegetables that are suitable for growing in a
Harvster.
A 40cm raised bed under the largest Harvster (1.2m * 2m / 4’ * 7’) will take about 500kg
of soil / compost. That’s about 10 wheelbarrows full - this will vary based on the type of
soil you get and how moist it is.
Containers are great for growing in; the Harvster is designed to take standard 600mm
euro stacking crates.
2. Attach baseboards to end panels
Parts
2 x pre-assembled end panel
2 x timber base board
8 x 50mm furniture bolt
The base board with the double black
plastic track is on the front of the
Harvster. The ribs on the timber face
out.
The base board with the single black
plastic track is on the back of the
Harvster.
Attach the timber base boards to the
end panels, using the furniture bolts.
Tighten the screws well.
3. Fit the rear shelf
Parts
1 x 30mm aluminium shelf
2 x 20mm M5 bolt and nut
The rear shelf (without the irrigation
pipe) is fitted to the bottom of the
plastic blocks using a single bolt at the
end of each shelf.
4. Fit the front shelf
Parts
1 x Front shelf
2 x 20mm M5 bolt and nut
The front shelf is the angle aluminium
with a black pipe connected.
The twin water valves will fit on the
right later.
Fit the shelf to the brackets in the same
way as you fitted the rear shelf, and do
the nuts up tightly.
5. Fit water valves
Parts
1 x twin water valves
1 x jubilee/pipe clip
Fit the water valves to the right end of
the pipe on the front shelf. The snap-on
hose connector faces backwards
towards the rear of the greenhouse, so
that the bottom outlet plugs into the
front shelf pipe.
6. Fit front upright
Parts
1 x square box section with
black plastic moulding.
2 x 55mm M5 bolt
2 x penny washer
2 x M5 washer and nut
Bolt it loosely to the inside of the front
base board using the large penny
washer on the outside, and a small
washer and nut on the inside.
The riveted bracket faces inside the
Harvster. Tighten the bolts later once
you have aligned it vertically.
7. Fit cross-brace
Parts
1 x 60cm aluminium angle
1 x 55mm M5 bolt and nut
2 x 12mm M5 bolt and nut
3 x M5 washer
This part holds the front upright
securely to the two shelves, running
from the front of the greenhouse to the
rear.
Slide the cross brace between the
bottom of the front shelf and the black
water pipe, then, using a 55mm bolt,
attach the front to the right hand side
of the front upright (as you are looking
at the front of the Harvster).
Use an M5 * 8mm bolt and nut to
secure the cross brace to the bottom of
the front and rear shelves.
The holes are extra large for
adjustment of the lid catch.
8. Fit the rear upright
Parts
1 x 20mm bar (84cm)
1 x 40mm M5 bolt
1 x M5 washer & nut
Place the bar onto the stub in the
middle of the rear base board, and bolt
it to the middle of the rear shelf.
9. Fit the rear panels
Use the supplied punch to put holes in
the black rear panels.
Parts
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.
Slide the H-section down between the
panels. It doesn't matter whether the
long leg is inside or outside.
The cable ties are used to hold the
H-section to the shelves.
Punch a hole either side of the
H-section, so that you can thread the
cable ties through the double holes in
the rear shelf.
10. Fit front bars and doors
The left hand door goes on the inside
track. The right hand door (with both
handles fitted the same way) goes in the
front track:
Parts
2 x Door bar (25mm box
section with twin black
plastic track)
2 x Door panel
1 x Door handle w/bolts
Put the doors in as per the drawing on
the left. The right hand door has a
sticker at the top right.
Once the doors are in, put in the
support bars which have the track in
which the top of the doors slide.
On the left hand door, you’ll see two
holes for mounting the small handle.
Bolt the handle to the door using two
M5 x 12mm bolts, with a washer and
nut on the inside of the door.
The right hand door doesn’t have a
small handle; you can use the long
handle attached to the side of the
door.
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)
Set the arrow on the nozzle facing
forwards (towards you) for the nozzle
to be on. Twist it sideways to turn that
nozzle off.
12. Fit the lid
This step can take a bit of time. Don't
rush it.
Parts
1 x Pre assembled lid
3 x M5 30mm bolts
Place the lid onto the top of the unit
with the pipes facing down at the rear
of the greenhouse.
Slot the top of the rear panels into the
base of the ridge piece.
Align the holes in the end of the ridge
piece with the threaded holes in the
top of the end panel uprights.
The 30mm bolts drop down through
the ridge into the uprights. Take care
not to strip the threads in the top of the
end panels.
When everything is lined up, tighten
down the bolts.
13. Fit the lid prop
Parts
1 x 83cm aluminium section
1 x M5 * 12mm bolt
1 x Nylok nut
Fit the lid prop to the right hand side of
the front shelf. It rests on top of the
cross bar on the right hand panel.
14. Connect the mister hose
Parts
1 x 53cm water hose
1 x Steel pipe clip
TIP :
Warm the ends of the hose in hot
water for a few seconds to soften them.
Push the hose onto the ridge irrigation
pipe, and then onto the rear port of the
twin water valve which is fitted to the
front shelf.
Tighten up the pipe clip around the
water valve.
15. Assemble the lid opener
Parts
1 x Automatic lid opener
This opener is shown with a bracket on
the end of the lifter arm (at top). We
have removed this and fitted it to the
lid of the greenhouse.
This will open the lid of your Harvster
when it gets hot, thanks to wax melting
inside the black cylinder.
Follow the assembly instructions
supplied with the opener to put the
black cylinder into the mechanism.
The temperature at which it opens
depends on how far in the black
cylinder has been screwed. Fully in, the
lid will start to open at around 20C.
Fully out, it’s nearer 30C.
WARNING : this part is springy and
may catch your fingers if you let go
of it unexpectedly while open.
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