Incredible! I think that having a mix or\f vertical farming plus regular soil-based crops would be ideal. Hope to see it available in my country someday as well.
For us who live in developing countries, solar panels are expensive, electricity is not always available so would not be a viable option.Lots of investment required.
But it's still a good idea. If there are developing countries that already provide subsidised items to farmers, they could add these things too along with skill training
great if you're in city where water is at a premium, but for 600 quid a pop i think i'll stick with terracotta over plastic. people should check out kratky method first rather than laying down a few grand on these. sustainable is a bit of a stretch imo.
"Once I planted my first seed and saw it germinate and grow then harvest I became obsessed"... Yup that's how farmers are made❤ lol🤠 This is amazing but as a flower farmer just getting started on my first year building my farm the only thing is where's the connection to the ground and nature because one of the things i enjoy most building a flower farm is getting into the ground and working with soil and compost and live stock all the smells and sounds of the farm is my obsession #farmlife
Something to think about with the sheer convenience that technology adds is that we are becoming more and more sedentary so while its awesome to be able to grow like this, we need to find new ways to stay active and motivated to move around.
Using technology like this is helpful for different types of people, that don't have enough time because of their work schedule etc. I'm all for soil farming and that's what I'm doing but the more types of growing there are available, the more people are going to do it that would otherwise never have done so, which is the best case scenario. Soil growing's definitely for me, though. I love my lush biodiversity-filled workout at the green area.
I wanted to try hydroponic type towers for all my leafy greens to free up space in my garden and to try and get summer harvest of greens in our florida summer. But couldn't get pass growing out the seedlings in rockwool or coco coir. I do perfectly fine at growing from seed in soil, so I didn't understand the troubles with hydroponic growing.
Wt ever new technology idea we grow greens vegetables cant even match with the soil grown that smell the 1st drop rain or water fall on soil along with plants make more special also direct contact with soil and ourself build more happiness
Though it looks interesting, I’m confused on the nutrient side. From my understanding, you have too many “consumables” with aeroponics (or aquaponics). Will this not add up overtime if you use it just to grow your own food? Or it just used water with no additional use of other products? Also, is it possible to grow something like onions, or potatoes or something similar? Or this is one of the “limitations” let’s say? I am genuinely interested to at least understand this.
Let me preface this comment by saying that I have not yet tried this type yet, but have invested a lot of type researching how things like aeroponics and hydroponics systems work. I don't think that crops that would normally grow underneath the soil (such as potatoes, onions, garlic) would be suitable for aeroponics in general. Hydroponics might allow onions and garlic, but I don't see any other way than the regular to plant potatoes since the actual harvestable parts are underneath soil. As for the consumables, I'm guessing this is something that's just part of this type of agriculture. It's easy and great for growing lots of crops in smaller areas, but you'll need some extra things which otherwise would be covered by the nutrition found in typical soils. So unless you have a way to make your own plant nutrients you would most likely need to restock on some of these things. Cheers!
@@TheCorgiLoaf Most root vegetables can be grown with genuine aeroponics. The reason its not possible with the Tower Garden is its hydroponic, not aeroponic. The tower garden provides a maximum of 1.9L of root space per plant. This is the reason why you can only have one tomato plant per tier, not 4 :)
This is clever but I cant imagine its as good as growing in soil - the nutrients which are naturally present and the fact that its more sustainable and regenerative to grow in soil
Been following these guys for a while. I absolutely love what they do and the knowledge they share. I would love to have a few towers eventually but gotta save up some dosh first coz they are pricy (I totally understand why) plus then gotta get them shipped to Australia lol
And each tower costs between $200 and $700 each. That’s a lot of expensive plastic. And it’s still plastic. An ultimately poisonous substance. So, it’s been tested for ten years. Then what?
There are problems with most new ideas, hopefully its one of those plastics that don't leach into the environment & that it lasts, if this is the case which it is, it's honestly one of of the best solutions..What are you doing to try & help the World?
@@klarasmetana3136 I would recommend people build the towers themselves from completely non-toxic materials that will last a lifetime. According to the video, the towers pictured have only been tested to be non-toxic for ten years.
You can grwo almost any crop with aeroponics, including root vegetables. The Tower Garden is hydroponic, not aeroponic. The root space in the tower garden is limited to 1.9L per plant, this is why he suggests growing lettuce and herbs. If you grow something like tomatoes in the tower you`d only be able to have one plant in each tier (not four) due to the limited space for the roots.
God created all the plants, the seeds, the soil, the sun, the water. Praise God. You haven't improved 😕 on God. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof. Be thankful to God for all of this. Most humans are.