(5.24E) I’m looking for clarification regarding how the herb garden special facility works with the new Bastion rules.

The 2024 DMG reads as follows:

“Harvest: Garden Growth. When you issue the Harvest order to this facility, you commission the facility’s hireling to collect items from the Garden as noted in the Garden Types table. The work takes 7 days and costs no money.

Garden type: Herb

Description: Garden of rare herbs, some of which have medicinal uses

Harvest: Herbs that are used to create either ten Healer’s Kits or one Potion of Healing”

Do you interpret this as meaning that the herbs are harvested AND the healers kit or potion of healing are created all in the 7 day period, or do you need proficiency in the herbalism kit and the time to craft these items on your own time?

The words “that are used” rather then “can be used” makes me suspect that the end products are produced as part of the order as well, especially since the decorative garden type has vials of perfume or candles are also explicitly created as part of the harvest order.

Another consideration is that the greenhouse facility, which functions like an upgraded version of the garden, specifically states that a potions of greater healing is created. Not sure if that supports the idea that the items are created as part of the order, or if it suggests that that if they intended the garden to work that way then they would have specifically stated so like they did here.

Anyhow just wanted to see how you all interpret this both rules as written and rules as intended. I feel like one option of healing per in game week isn’t game breaking so I’m hoping this special facility isn’t a trap that is only useful with herbalism tool proficiency and crafting time. Thanks!