Interesting Vertical Hydroponic Gardening System
September 19th, 2010This requires electricity, but not much. It might be a way for some of you—who can’t/won’t leave urban areas—to grow a lot of high quality food on a very small footprint.
The Tower Garden costs a mint, but this seems pretty easy to do as a DIY type of project.
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This is just incredible, I wonder if they ship internationally?
The electricity thing doesn’t put me off but did anyone notice their “proprietary tonics” that you (continually) need to purchase from them? I wonder how long one of those tonics last for?
Otherwise looks like a fantastic idea!
You could probably use standard hydroponic nutrients.
Or, make your own out of sea water:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/091131170X/cryptogoncom-20
That’s very cool. Reminds me of my rooftop garden from four years ago before I had trees removed for an in-ground garden. While not as elegant or productive as this hydroponic system, my rooftop garden wasn’t nearly as expensive and didn’t require special nutrients. It was also fairly low-maintenance. I used Earthboxes as well as simple containers, and it was more than plentiful for my small family. Picture:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/5006568233_f36b0a25dc.jpg