Binding: Lawn & Patio
Brand: The PlantFurniture Co
Color: Green
EAN: 0023055510034
Feature: Includes clear PVC liner
Item Dimensions: Array
Label: The PlantFurniture Co
Manufacturer: The PlantFurniture Co
Material Type: wood
Model: 1003
Publisher: The PlantFurniture Co
Studio: The PlantFurniture Co

• Includes clear PVC liner
• Reversible -- herb design only on one side
• Adjustable height
• Anti-scratch pads
• Assembly required

Grow an herb garden year around -- right in your kitchen with the new Herb Garden Plant Light. Growing Box. Slim styling fits perfectly on a counter or shelf, making it easy to grow fresh herbs for your culinary delights. Crafted from light green, lacquered wood, it has an herb motif stenciled on one side or your can turn it over and see no stenceling. Two specially-engineered, plant-spectrum compact fluorescent tubes bathe plants in just the right light for growing. As plants mature, you can adjust the height in increments from 16" to 23". The high quality solid-state ballast wont flicker or buzz. A clear PVC liner makes the unit water-tight and prevents leaks. Component parts are UL approved. The Herb Garden Plant Light. Growing Box. measures 29" long by 8.5" wide. Plants and pots not included.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Good concept, questionable execution on the idea...
Comment: This is a handsome looking unit from the picture and it looks good in a kitchen too. However, given it's cost, I was disappointed by the quality of materials and instructions provided.

This type of lighting could be expensive and in this arena, I think it's a good product. However, the finish is very inexpensive and in my opinion poor quality. The wood is also inexpensive and even the cord and swith on the cord seems to be an area where the manufacturer cut some corners.

The assemble instructions that came with mine were very poor photocopies with equally poorly written materials. I had to assemble and disassemble the unit a few times to get it right. Interestingly, there were actually TWO sets of instructions for assembly included with different part names, letters or numbers, neither of which had diagrams that were highly resolved enough to see except for one.

I think this is a nice unit for growing herbs, but their are others out there and some are even less expensive. There is also a similar unit to this which is a different color, but they are basically the same and my comments hold for both.

I must say that overall, I am somewhat disappointed with this purchase. For this kind of money, I expect better quality and better enclosed materials. I realize it's possible I got bad photocopies, but I'm sure I got the same finish, power cord, switch and parts that others will get.

I advise that you shop around and see what you can get for your money. There is one unit which I haven't set up yet called AeroGarden which is also sold on Amazon. Chef's seem to like it and my understanding is that you can grow herbs and vegetables up to five times faster with this method. I bought one, but didn't set it up yet. I will review it when I get a chance to see how it performs.

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