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To create cascading drainage, we
recommend drilling the holes on the left
side for 2 bins and on the right side for the
other 2 bins. These bins should be inserted
into the frame with the drain holes in an
alternating fashion (left, right, left, right).
TIPS FOR WHEN YOU’VE DRILLED
A DRAIN HOLE
Gardening Indoors or on a Patio Deck?
Install the supplied Drain Plug (part 13).
a. Using the drain plug in the lowest
bottom bin prevents water drainage
and allows you to garden indoors,
or on your patio deck, with your
OUTLAND Vertical Garden.
b. Removing the drain plug allows
excess water to drain out of the lowest
plastic planter bin. When indoor, or
patio gardening, place a tray under the
bottom bin before removing the drain
plug.
Outdoor Gardening? No need to install
the drain plug. Gardening without the
drain plug allows excess rain water to flow
through the bins to the ground below.
DRAINAGE LAYER
Some gardeners recommend placing
approximately one inch of drainage filler
(pottery, shells, gravel, etc.) at the bottom
of the planter bin, before adding the soil.
This is optional. The bottom of the planter
bins have raised features denoting the
drainage layer line.
TIP: Why add a drainage layer? Some
people do this to help prevent root rot.
What this does is create a small water
reservoir below the soil line. As the plant
roots will prefer to stay in the soil above,
they won’t sit in accumulated water, where
they can potentially grow root fungus.
The water in the lower drainage reservoir
will eventually evaporate up through the
soil, keeping the soil moist. If the planter
has a drain hole placed 1-1/8 inch from the
bottom, a one inch water reservoir can
be maintained and the layer of drainage
material will minimize soil being washed
through the hole.
5/16” (8mm)
Drill Hole
Recommended Drainage Hole
1-1
/8
”
(2
9 m
m)
IMPORTANT:
FACE THIS WAY FRONT. Ensure the
drain holes are placed front facing on
the hangers so water drains into each
bin below, in a cascading fashion, as
shown in the illustration. Otherwise,
water drainage will occur on the ground
(or floor) below.
FACE DRAIN HOLES TO THE FRONT
AND ON ALTERNATING SIDES
(CASCADING DRAINAGE)
Drain Plug
Drainage
Layer Line
