Vertical Aeroponic Technology See How Tower Garden® Works
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2021
- This video illustrates how Tower Garden growing system uses aeroponics-the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil-to produce more colorful, better tasting and incredibly nutritious fruit, vegetables and herbs.
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This is amazing! I am curious tho, wouldn't a nutrient solution, especially in the reservoir, lead to bacterial and fungal growth? Wouldnt want the roots to rot
We use a earth based mineral blend. Plus with the circulation of the water and the fact that the tower is made of opaque food grade plastic we do not get bacteria or fungus in the water
Great question! The system is closed and opaque so algae does not grow. We use a earth based mineral solution so bacteria and fungus are extremely rare. However, as the Towers each have their own reservoir, if fungus or bacteria does occur, it is contained to just the one Tower!
What are the cares period and cleaning ptocoles to keep it optimal ?
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@@ghismart01 We go over how to clean it here. livingtowers.com/how-to-clean-tower-garden/
And here is the maintenance we suggest. livingtowers.com/tower-garden-maintenance/
Hmmm think ill have to make one of these and try it out
HI i love this idea and i am new to agriculture . what is the nutrient mix that you mentioned ? is it something we buy from you or we make make it on our own separately. ?
If you have multiple towers does each tower need its own pump or can one pump run a line to multiple towers?
Each Tower has it's own pump. You can hook up a gravity feed system to larger projects so each Tower is filled automatically.
@@LivingTowers what's a gravity feed system
@@katherineprevost2283 Great question! You will have two tanks. One with nutrient mix A and the other with B. These are connected to a dosertron which doses the minerals with water and fills the gravity tank. The gravity tank is a large barrel that contains your mixed nutrients and is a little higher than your Tower Garden reservoirs. Each tower has a float and when the float goes down the solution from the gravity tank fills the reservoir. 🙂
Can we use vermiwash instead of mineral blend
Hello I have a question, when we talk about traditional soil culivation, we need nitrifying (or more) soil bacteria and fungus that live in symbiosis with the plants to be grown, is this the same for hydroponic and aeroponic method ? can we totally make the vegetable growing without these bacteria and fungus that transform nutrients ?
The microorganism that added into soil is preferly to increase the fertility of the soil, especially for fixing many nutrients and to fix the structure of the soil. But when u use aeroponic it's not mecessary to put these microorganisms, because the nutrient will fully provided by the fertilizer.
Is that special apparatus that distributes the water maybe just a disc with small holes, like it is shown in the video? ;-)
It's called a shower cap.
How is the timing for the pump determined? Is it preset with an estimation or is their any way to monitor, considering the water uptake would change based on the plant, growth stage and climate? Also, if its meant to be in the sun, how is the plastic being protected from sun damage?
The pumps on the residential Towers are pre set. This is a result of years of testing and seeing what works best in all environments. This is the same timing Tower Farms have been using all across the US for around 15 years. :-) Plants take up what they need. Watering more often doesn't make them grow any faster, just like adding more nutrients doesn't either.
The Tower is made from a USDA-approved, virgin ABS plastic that is opaque and double UV stabilized, protecting it from the damaging rays of the sun.
@@LivingTowers I'm not really worried about overwatering, but the concern is of under watering. Once the foliage size increases wouldn't it need more water as transpiration increases? Or is it set from the beginning to the maximum needed for a fully grown plant?
@@aleenaprasannan2146 Underwatering is not something I've ever seen in the 14 years we've been growing Towers, both commercially and at home. You have to remember, as a plant gets bigger, so does its root system. Therefore the amount of water and nutrients it can absorb increases.
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I take that to mean the plants are being over watered until they reach a mature size. A recipe for sub optimal growth, not to mention waste of electricity.
How many days after the water inside it should be changed?
Approximately every 30-60 days is optimal.
The bigger thing,,, society it self changes, as farming becomes a city job. I think I like farming communities better...
How long can the plants survive with a power failure? Have you considered a solar / battery option?
It's going to depend on the temperature, wind, size of the plant, and whether the tower is inside or outside. When we had a hurricane approaching a few years ago, I brought my Tower inside and didn't even plug it in. I took it back outside the next day, plugged it in and everything was fine. Plants will start to wilt after around 30 minutes or so (depending on temperature, wind, size etc), but bounce back as long as not too much time has passed. This is around 6 hours, but again it depends on the factors I've already mentioned.
You can absolutely use solar. We've looked into it but a solar system that powers just the Tower would cost around the same price as the Tower itself, so many don't bother with that. WE often go to shows and fairs and use a deep-cycle marine battery with an invertor to power the Towers for the weekend.
Does the pump run constant or it timed like aquaponics?
Had a question. what is used to plant seeds? I heard its coconut husk but how is it fertile to plant?
We use Rockwool
could you also shed light on the effects of plastic material used in these hydroponic tower. does the plastic chemical gets absorbed by these plants, eventually reaching human foodchain ?
@@Vkend not with the Tower Garden. The plastic used in the Tower Garden is a virgin ABS plastic, approved in the US and Canada to be used for growing food.
I love it
Thank you!
Do your system have a lid at the top to keep the water clean.
Yes! The system is closed, so the only open spaces are the ports where the plants are growing.
What is the general or average cost of setting up a tower? And am I able to use it even though I don't have that much of an education? How about the maintenance of a tower and its cost? I would like to know please and thank you QwQ
A Tower Garden FLEX is $670 and includes everything you need to grow. If you are in the US we also ship you your first 20 seedlings FREE too! We have lots of resources and help you every step of the way. You do not need any experience to grow a Tower Garden. We had no horticultural experience when we started 14 years ago 🙂. We would love to help you get started!
how much electricity do these pumps require? hows your electric bill?
Over the years the pumps have been between 17 and 23 watts. Before the rate increases much of the country has seen this summer, a tower garden would cost roughly $15 a year in electricity.
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Can I put it outside or it has to be inside? Wondering about pests.
The crops need UV light, so the Tower needs to be in full sun or you will need to use grow lights. Bugs can and do happen inside. Unless the Tower is growing in a completely controlled environment, bugs are always a possibility. It's harder for natural predators to get inside so if you do end up with bugs inside it can often be tougher to deal with.
My biggest tip, whether growing inside or outside, is to check your Tower daily. Just a quick, 15-second once-over. It's much easier to deal with bugs before they multiply.
I want these, but not for thousands of dollars.
The price varies depending on what you purchase. An individual unit starts at 670 US dollars. The more Towers you buy for a commercial system, the lower the cost per tower. Every commercial court is very different as there are so many different factors. Depends on the the greenhouse the climate the layout and more
the drip system means that this is hydroponics tho?
Yes and no. It can be considered aeroponics because the roots are not submerged in water.
@@LivingTowers This is called a drip hydroponic system, it is not aeroponics. Actual aeroponics uses an aerosol with the entire concept being that the fine particles absorb nearly instantly in the roots to allow for minimal standing water to resist algae formation and root rot, but maximum oxygen exposure to encourage root development over green growth. I don't remember the exact particle size but aeroponics is easily recognizable as it forms a cloud rather than a typical irrigation spray.
This is genious!
We think so too! Let us know if you have any other questions. We would love to help you get growing.
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Are the seeds last feed considered ‘organic’?
You can use any seeds you like. The tower tonic isn't organic. They're are very few organic hydronic nutrients. To be organic out needs to come from plants or animals, and that can leave a stinky mess in hydroponic systems.
What kind of pump should be use?
The pump comes with the Tower. ☺️ It has a 5 year warranty too
continuous watering.?? Is the submersible pump is in action at all time???
yup!
What type of Organic nutrient solution for the plants?
We use the patented Tower Garden Mineral Blend. You can read about it here. bit.ly/41Ki9Gn
How much is power consumption? Is it cost effective?
The submersible pump is around 24w. You can put that into an electric calculator online, with your electricity rate and get the annual cost. It's usually less than $20 a year
How about adding a long cotton rope and then attaching it to the roots, now we can replace the pump !!!
You can easily replace the pump in the reservoir, without a cotton rope. ☺️
How temperature and humidity will control??
You don't. You grow crops depending on the conditions where you are growing.
Meaning, you need to put the pump on going 24/7?..
I see questions like. The cost of electricity per harvest and the cost of the added nutrients in the water per harvest.
No, not at all. The Tower Garden comes with a pre-programmed timer. Simply plug the pump into the timer, the timer into the outlet and select I for indoor or O for outdoor.
Do we need electricity 24*7 hour ?
Yes, but the timer only runs the pump 2 minutes in and 12 minutes off
If we have to give fertilizer, how will we give it, because it will get stuck in the motor pump
We use a concentrated liquid blend that is added to the reservoir. It doesn't clog the pump.
who can guarantee that the tonic or whatever chemicals are better than soil fertilizer from
animals
Great question! The University of Mississippi completed a study comparing yield, phenolic and flavonoids of Produce grown in the Tower garden with Tower Tonic and the same crops grown in the ground. Results can be found here!
www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/253875/
Can you please let me know how many hours per day should the motor that pumps up water be running ?
You plug the pump into the timer. The pre-programmed timer is set to I for Inside growing or O for Outside growing.
@@LivingTowers what if there is no timer n has to be manual
Can using overhead sprinkler system work for this?
Unfortuantely not. It's a closed system so very little water from an overhead sprinkler or rain would get into it.
@@LivingTowers can we use just plain rain water instead?
@@haparcheledupwar yes you can. Rain water tends to be acidic so you will likely have to raise the pH a little
@@LivingTowers so faucet water is way to go?
@@haparcheledupwar you don't want to use softened water. If using city water we recommend a filter to remove the chlorine or chloramine. Rain water is fine, you need need to be aware that the pH will be a fair bit lower to start.
Does the pump need batteries to work? How long do they lasts?
Pumps plug into electrical outlet
It plugs into an outlet.
The pumps are pretty tough and generally last 5 or more years. They do have a 5 year warranty. 🙂
@@LivingTowers hi, do the pump needs to be running 24x7 or can I add a timer ?
@@IvanMr they come with a timer. They run 2 minutes on and 15 off
E o preço da energia elétrica?
That will vary by location.
I think best where is using solar
But they required electricity which is not available everywhere
This is my dream
We can help you whenever you are ready!
@@LivingTowerscan u help me.. How can we plant without motor
@@raihanathbeevi8290 you need a pump.
so the pump works on electricity ..isn't that expensive ?
Yes it needs electricity. It's a 20w pump so you're looking at less than $20 a year in electricity. ☺️ If your family are like mine, you probably spend more each year on lights that are left on in unoccupied rooms. 😉
Can vertical hydoponic use soil too instead just water?
Yes but water and air cleaner unless you like that’s dirt taste 👅 I say go for it worse that can happen is you have a full harvest of food 🍱 ahaha
It uses a growing medium which you’re welcome to google the several of them
No, no soil. It would was away into the reservoir and clog up the pump.
@@cariboucreates7988 We use rockwool, but some people choose to use Coco Coir. 🙂
All lies since in theory you could use no medium and have the roots suspended and hanged getting sprayed but I’m no Botanist
Electric consumption?
It's a low-wattage pump (
How much?
You can see the options at www.livingtowersflkeys.com/tower-garden/#whatistowergarden
Isn't that plastic is toxic?
A lot of plastic can be, but the Tower Garden is made from a virgin ABS plastic that is BPA free and approved for just with food on the US and Canada. 🌱
thank you for such an inspiring video my nigga!
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Nice but when temperature outside is to high your plants will die.
Not necessarily! Our Tower farm is in South Florida, and before that central Florida in a greenhouse. The greenhouse would reach temperatures of up to 110. We didn't use cooling either.
However, it is important to drop the strength of the nutrients and grow heat resistant varieties.
Shame, good idea but uses power for the pump. Back to growing old skool.😅
For the future. I read 1 square kilometre of aeroponics can feed 49,210 people they just relied on sweet potatoes.
I hate sweet potatoes.
So with variety, lets say 20,000.
So that's 395,000 square kilometres, or 39,500,000 hectares. That's FAR below 1.6 billion hectares needed for crops, and 3.2 billion for livestock. And thats if we triple the aeroponic size fir livestock if possible.
a giant electric bill?
Not at all! It's a low wattage pump (
@@LivingTowers $20 per yer /tower? if so then a 1000 tower costs $20,000 its not cheap buddy, difinitely not from where i see it. love ur effort, keep it up
@@SamYamn Generally less than $15 per year per tower. There are no 1000 Tower Farms yet, but they might be more suited to the hanging system with one central reservoir. :-)
Lol, with the 1000 tower u can amazingly get dolars more than its cost for a year @@SamYamn
Standalone solar pannel solves this problem lol
Amazing! But the old-school in me prefers plants planted in soil ...feels safe 😌
@@atomizer2665 I think your statement was meant to be a new comment not a reply to miranda. There saying they want to grow there stuff in dirt. Also what there showing is a vertical hydroponic system that can easily be made at home and are intended for space constraint apartments or just a fun hobby that will out produce what can be grown in the ground. the ground is still superior when done correctly as far as plant health goes but production and production speed goes to hydroponics or the one you add the fish into it as well aquaponics i think. you can build whats shown in the video easily with some pvc pipes.
They use all sort of chemicals in the soil for pest, selective weed killer or fungicide and so many more, I’d rather do this
@@COCCOMOJOE Soil grown is not proven superior. You can create Optimal settings via hydroponics that you can't contend with via soil grown. Example. Indoor year round crops with No Pests etc. Exact nutrient requirements and ways to Easily check their levels for Optimal growth and Nutrient retention. Soil grown is generally "easier" as there's less steps involved. You do however Have a lot more issues and failures out of Any given harvest. So arguably, unless you're lazy or suck at it, Hydroponics should be Way more productive.and healthy than soil grown. Good luck though.
Yes.. Tower Gardens are cute but expensive and they do nit grow fast as it says nor is the produce more. Expensive hobby. Need 2 Tower gardens needed to feed 1 person. Do not waste your money and time. Not a smart way
But no soil in between lettuces and no pesticides
Organic means no solutions. Just use water.
Water and 100% natrual manure
We use water and the Tower Garden mineral blend.
@@MG007. We use water and the Tower Garden mineral blend.
@@LivingTowers
Ok 👍 👌
Well shortcuts could be expensive.
What takes 4 months to grow, if grown in 1 month, could be commercially viable but not as healthy, no matter which neutrients' solution you grow it with.
The Tower Garden company wanted to know for sure, so inner of the first things they did was have the University of Mississippi conduct a study. The study found that plants grown in a Tower Garden with the Tower Garden Mineral Blend show a higher product yield and comparable antioxidant properties (using DPPH and cell-based assays) to those grown in the soil.
You can read the full study here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/253875/
plants dont really need o2 they need co2
The leaves need co2. Roots need o2
The site doesn't load. Also it would be helpful if you add the in front of it so it becomes a link.
I've fixed it. Thanks for the heads up 🙂
continuous watering.?? Is the submersible pump is in action at all time???
The tower comes with a pre-programmed timer so it's not running all the time. 😊
How temperature and humidity will control??
No need. Just grow crops that will grow in those conditions. We grow year-round in South Florida.
What is the general or average cost of setting up a tower? And am I able to use it even though I don't have that much of an education? How about the maintenance of a tower and its cost? I would like to know please and thank you QwQ
Hey Roger! A Tower Garden FLEX is $670. You wil need water, weeds, electricity and Mineral Blend. That's going to cost you around $110 a year. We have lots of resources to help you, we're in the final stages of launching our online workshop too. But if you buy a Tower through us we will add you to our text campaign to send you the info as you'll need it. We are also just a phone call away!