Ebb and Flow hydroponic table on the drain cycle. Pump turned off and all trays are draining into each other in series and out into the fish pond. The plants are being started for our green drinks that Laura makes daily.

A little less than 2 months later, the Basil plant is still growing and even the bottom leaves are still healthy! We left this in the aggressive growth stage, there is no reason to move the basil to the flowering stage. Once trimmed the basil will continue to grow! We refrained from eating it so that we could see how well it would do without intervention…but I am calling this experiment a success and pesto will be had…this weekend!!

Basic run down on NFT systems (Nutrient Film Technique)
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Raw footage of Fred “Farmer Fred” Burkey of University of Florida – Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences talking about Sustainable Garden Supply’s Vertical Aeroponic System – Airgrown Towers. Fred explains why he bought the towers and what he has noticed so far. This system was designed for both residential and commercial applications. Residential towers hold 30 plants while Commercial towers hold 60 plants. This vertical design optimizes the use of space. For example, each residential tower can produce as much as up to 45 square feet of dirt. In one commercial setting, where one grower was cultivating 2000-2500 plants in his greenhouse, we were able to put over 9000 plants in the same space. This is a closed-loop system which means it’s very efficient since it keeps on recycling the water/nutrient solution until the plants’root absorb it. We have achieve up to 99% water efficiency. Furthermore, there is no agricultural run-off to pollute the earth as you would have in traditional agriculture. Since we use no dirt or expensive growing medium, we do not use harsh herbicide. That’s right, no more wasting your time weeding with this system! Another advantage of aeroponic is the growth rate. We have experienced as much as 45% faster growth rate than in dirt. For example, we have produced a full head of lettuce in 21 days, 50 days for broccoli, a mere 6 weeks for cucumbers! This system allows you to grow most vegetables like lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, squash, pumpkin …

My deep hydroponic tank for growing plants. Volume 60l, filling time 3min., time release 11min. Pump Sicce Syncra 2.0 (2150 l/h, 2m, 32W), pipes 1″ and 32mm, all in plastic (polypropylen, novodur (rigid PVC), plasticized PVC), epoxy glued two-component adhesive…
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