Burgon & Ball - Growing Gardeners Planting Ruler & Dibber - Seed Sowing Set

Burgon & Ball Growing Gardeners Planting Ruler & Dibber – RHS Endorsed Seed Sowing Set

The Burgon & Ball Growing Gardeners Planting Ruler & Dibber set is an essential educational tool for young growers learning the art of seed sowing. Endorsed by the Royal Horticultural Society, this set takes the guesswork out of plant spacing, ensuring that seedlings have the perfect amount of room to thrive. Crafted from lightweight, sustainable bamboo and featuring charming illustrations, it transforms a technical gardening task into a fun, interactive measuring activity that produces professional-looking rows every time.

Best For: Young gardeners learning about vegetable spacing, seed depth, and the precision required for successful seed starting and transplanting.

Key Features

• RHS Endorsed & Safety Certified: Carries the prestigious RHS accolade and holds CE and UKCA certification, meeting the highest safety and environmental standards for children's educational tools.
• Guided Spacing Illustrations: The 30cm ruler is marked with suggested spacings for popular vegetables, accompanied by colorful, easy-to-understand illustrations to guide young minds.
• Integrated Dibber System: Features 12 precision-drilled holes that allow the included bamboo dibber to pass through, ensuring holes are spaced perfectly and seeds are planted at the correct depth.
• Lightweight Bamboo Construction: Made from FSC®-certified bamboo, the set is easy for small hands to carry and use while remaining durable enough for repeated use in the soil.
• Educational & Practical: Combines basic math and measuring skills with practical horticulture, helping children understand the relationship between space, light, and plant growth.
• Sustainable Materials: A completely natural, plastic-free solution for garden organization that aligns with modern eco-conscious gardening values.

Specifications

• Brand: Burgon & Ball
• Ruler Length: 30cm (12 inches)
• Material: FSC®-certified Bamboo
• Components: 1 x Planting Ruler, 1 x Hand Dibber
• Application: Precision seed sowing and seedling spacing

Ideal For (Uses)

• Vegetable Row Planning: Perfect for creating straight, evenly spaced rows of carrots, radishes, peas, and lettuce in garden beds or large troughs.
• Seed Sowing Accuracy: Helps children learn how deep to plant different seeds by using the dibber to create uniform planting holes.
• Classroom & Home Schooling: An excellent resource for outdoor learning modules focused on biology, measurements, and sustainable food production.
• Encouraging Independent Gardening: Empowers children to manage their own planting projects with minimal adult intervention by providing clear, visual instructions.

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.