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Vertical pallet planter, slightly different Airlift method.in a 14 inch high...
I am doing a couple of vertical pallet planters and changed the airlift to suit the planters. In this case, the next planter will have 2 wooden legs in plastic buckets. The water will drip down the...
View ArticleA few questions before my first project.
Hey guys, I’m about to start building my first system having looked at the plans for all three versions. I have a few questions about modifications that immediately spring to mind as I’m setting up. 1)...
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What’s the longest your window farm survived? Water beads?
Hello, I’ve attempted my first window farm this week as a prototype for class. It’s been a bit difficult to find proper supplies in Hong Kong due to language barriers. Challenges and questions I’ve...
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First Farm!
Hi All, After much research, advice from you, shopping, scrounging, pondering, trial, and error, I have a nice completed window farm! The total set up My happy tomato plant
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The Nuts and Bolts
Here, I am going to highlight the nitty-gritty parts of the operation. This is where it all starts. For the resevoir exit, I drilled a hole in a rubbermaid and secured a small piece of tubing into it...
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Adding some color…First window farm
An engineering student developed this version of the window farm using 2 L soda bottles, for our model greenhouse in Boulder, Colorado. I wanted to make it both attractive and functional, so I – along...
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Cutting 1″ holes in the bottom of my brittle Bottles!!!
Hello all. Even with a ‘hole drill bit’ I am having a very hard time getting a hole in the bottom of my bottles. I am using a borrowed drill so I’m anxious about running the drill for an extended...
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Bottles are good to go.
Thanks to all the great info, videos, and photos here on OWF, I’ve completed the first step of building my window farm. I’ve got one column of bottles done. Drilling that bottom hole went a LOT...
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Africanised Windowfarm
Internal piping to eliminate leaks. Built in muffler. No-drip system that decreases water loss. Sprouts at the office (Non-toxic paint on the inside) (These were taken a week or so ago – mid...
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Small set-up, but it’s a good start.
My system is pretty much a ‘light-weight’ compared to so many of the amazing four, to six column set-ups I’ve seen here. But it’s a start. Tomatoes and Cilantro. Am transferring lettuce this...
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