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Plant roots suspended in nutrient-enriched water

Plant roots suspended in air with nutrient-enriched water

Recirculating aquaculture, recycling waste water to fertilze plants

This cutting edge aeroponic technology allows 44 plants to grow in 6 square feet. Aeroponics is a form of hydroponics in which plant roots are suspended in air and intermittently soaked with a nutrient-rich, mineral based solution. A nutrient solution flows onto the roots of the plants and then drips down into a reservoir where it is then recirculated. Research suggests that aeroponic systems maximize oxygen availability at the root zone, thus helping to maximize plant growth.

We use the Tower Garden® Aeroponics growing system. This means the plants use as little a 5 percent of the nutrients and

water that is commonly used in conventional and organic farming. The Tower Garden® is made in the USA and is the only vertical growing system made from food safe plastic that has been UV stabilized for years of outdoor use.

Ideal for growing everything from gourmet lettuces and herbs, to edible flowers, to beautiful vine ripened tomatoes, strawberries, and more.

Within an NFT system, a thin film of nutrient solution flows through the tray (as seen above), these trays do not contain any form of solid planting medium. This system allows the roots to rest partly in air, constantly obsorbing oxygen and nutrients, and thus optimizing plant growth.

Different sized trays may be used for growing: flowers, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, strawberries, lettuce, herbs, or other leafy greens.

The 'Dutch Bucket' system is used for cultivation of vine crops that hang vertically with support strings. Within the bucket sits the growing media, in which plants are positioned with the optimal space required. Each plant receives nutrients by drip irragation located at the base of the plant.

Our Dutch Bucket solutions are ideal for growing fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and other vine vegetables.

Raft beds allow plant roots to float in the water while the plants receive sunlight from above and nutrients from the water. Floating raft beds may be used in conjunction with aquaculture to create an aquaponic system. These systems work best with growing fresh lettuces, salad green mixes, herbs, and other leafy greens.

Using this technology, the plant roots are fully submerged in water. A nutrient airstone provides oxygen to the roots of the plants.

Aquaponics combines aquaculture (fish farming) and hydroponics (soil-less plant culture). Within an aquaponics system, a natural microbial process breaks down fish excrements, creating a nutrient-rich water

which acts as a source of organic fertilzer for the growing plants. The plants consume the nutrients, purifying the water that the fish live in.