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Hydroponic Vertical Veggie Grower

There is sunshine all year round in LA. Time to make use of it
and bring the 'Farm to Table Revolution' home.

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  • Inspiration: The Rain Tower
  • Inspiration: Tower Garden
  • Inspiration: Solar Aquaponics
  • Inspiration: Enviroscape LA
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vertical gardening hydroponic vegetables Plants growing gardening water saving

This project was created on 02/22/2016 and last updated 9 years ago.

Description

I like organic veggies, but I'm not very green thumbed. Would like to keep the plants alive and tasty, but also water/time/effort efficient. Don't really want to deal with soil or compost on my patio. Want to keep space for a massive hammock. The only way is up!

I've looked at quite a few systems, but essentially I'll be picking bits from each to make my 'home grown' solution. I'll cite the sources along the way.

This is hydroponics without the grow lights. Not aquaponics as there are no fish involved in the making of this project.

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  • 1 × 6' of PVC pipe (4")
  • 1 × Pond pump http://www.amazon.com/PonicsPump-PP40006-Submersible-Hydroponics-Aquaponics/dp/B006M6MU90?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage
  • 1 × 6' of plastic food grade tubing (1/2")
  • 1 × 5 gallon bucket
  • 1 × Irrigation barbed valve http://www.amazon.com/Rain-Bird-BVAL50-1S-Irrigation-Barbed/dp/B00J9Q2SOM?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage

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    Jasmine Brackett • 07/09/2016 at 01:35 • 0 comments

    I'm being a bit lazy and can't be bothered to download the photos from g+ and reupload them one by one here. However, for those of you who are really interested, check out

    https://goo.gl/photos/iqxNSW2EKMBwfeTm6

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zakqwy wrote 02/23/2016 at 17:12 • point

I have a few friends in Mpls that have worked on similar projects, but they're horizontal. I like the tube design--hand-bent using a heat gun? How to you keep the water under control?

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Jasmine Brackett wrote 02/23/2016 at 17:47 • point

Hey Zakqwy! Yes, hand bent using a heat gun and an old rolling pin. Very stinky. I'll post some pics of the process when I get a chance. 

I have a 5 gallon bucket which I'm going to use as the reservoir and a base for the upright pipe. I've also got a small pump that should circulate the water up to 6ft at slightly more than the desired flow rate, I need to work out a slight regulator. Not sorted that part out yet, but my seeds have started to germinate, so I'll work on it one night this week. Stay tuned.

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Kyle Gabriel wrote 07/08/2016 at 17:39 • point

Hi Jasmine,

I have an idea for your regulator (which i used in an automated irrigation project of mine). Essentially, you would split your water output from the pump. One split goes to your plants, and the other goes through a hose and valve, than back into your water container. This allows you to redirect a certain amount of the output water (by opening/closing the valve), which will affect your other output's flow to the plants. This allows your pump to run at it's rated speed, which is sometimes better than trying to modulate the motor. It's also a much simpler and safer approach than building a motor controller.

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