Scott Wilson

Vertical Tower Gardening Scott Wilson

A t?w?r g?rd?n, ?l?? ??ll?d a window farm ?? a ???t?m of v?rt???l hydroponics, which includes ?n A-Fr?m? h?dr???n?? system, h?dr???n?? w?ll and cascades ?f bottles. It ??n b? used for gr?w?ng v?r??u? ?r??? like strawberry, l?ttu??, Swiss ?h?rd, herbs, spinach, k?l?, br????l? and fl?w?r?ng petunia. There are v?r??u? ?nl?n? ??ur??? t? g?t th??? ???t?m?, which can cost ?r?und $500 or m?r?, but ??u ??n bu?ld ??ur ?wn tower garden f?r much l???. It can also b? u??d f?r gr?w?ng ?l?nt? indoors ?f l?ght? ?r? provided ?b?v? the t?w?r, which ?? popular in urban areas w?th only a ?m?ll ????? for g?rd?n?ng. The t?w?r g?rd?n d???gn d???r?b?d h?r? ??n hold 28 plants ??r t?w?r ?nd tw? t?w?r? ??n b? ?l???d ?n a 5-f??t x 5-foot ?????, ?r?du??ng 56 plants at one time (F?gur? 1). The d???gn ??n b? modified ????rd?ng t? preference. F?r ?x?m?l?, t?w?r? ??n b? hung fr?m th? t?? and can dr??n t? a ??ngl? t?nk t? ??ll??t th? nutrient solution. M?t?r??l? l??t?d b?l?w ??n b? f?und ?t a h?rdw?r? store, ?x???t th? net pots wh??h ??n b? purchased from hydroponic d??l?r? ?r ?nl?n?. If tower m?t?r??l is modified, m?k? ?ur? t? u?? f??d gr?d? m?t?r??l.