Strategies for growing soilless lettuce #lettuce #towergarden #verticalfarming #gardening #farming

[bhargavreddy]

I tried this for a year. What i learnt.
1)yes it does require less area more yield.
2)you need 24/7 electric supply.
3)it should have a specific range of fertilizer in the water or might die due to low/high concentrations.
4)needs a constant check every 2 days.
5)water levels need to be constant. Or the conc of fertilizer might increase with evaporation.
6)water flow should pretty much be constant.
7) oxygen content of water is important.
8)checks on fungal growth.
9)if living in a hot climate better have a green house or a green net covering.
10)controlling the plant nutrition is difficult without automation if not they usually lack core minerals that u get from soil.
11)very low tolerance to weather change.
12)they need long exposure of sunlight (but a cooler climate) to grow fast.

[RottenInDenmarkOrginal]

NOTE: THIS IS A JOB! And them veg are going to taste different from soil grown veg!

[andrinjohn]

Please give us a complete tutorial about cost and inside of tower (all parts shown on camera inside parts especially ) connection including electricity and nutrition liquid details

[nokiot]

I love how they don’t say how difficult keeping liquid nutrient balance is in a system like this.

[kingslayerkat]

I worked at a pot farm and we used rock wool. I HATED IT. It was basically fiberglass, it was dusty and itchy, and if it got up your nose you were fucked.
The plants hated it too, they all grew consistently smaller and STUNK.

[philip]

Nothing beats the perfect nutrients from the soil 🥰

[stancaolteanu]

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[mimiayele]

This is such a timely way of growing food. Please let us know where you got your materials/seeds can you grow it indoors?

[ptczote]

We just did the same thing, but with soil. You can build the towers yourself, wind an irrigation hose around the inside, fill with soil and compost materials, and add seeds or seedlings. No need to spend so much or require specific products or energy. We have a 790 acre farm, and these are starting to take over for most of our low light plants.

[satojuliet]

Less nutrients compared to the one grown in soil.

[agnostos]

These videos are more soothing than soothing video itself

[sameelshamnad]

The discipline it requires to achieve the results is quite amazing.

[mercedesarrollo]

Felicidades por tu talento 👏 😊 💜 👍 ♥️ 😉 👏 😊 💜 👍 ♥️ 😉 👏 😊 💜 👍

[Xainfinen]

I like to know the nutrient level of those lettuces.

[prashantsinghbhadawar]

this is why we study soil (physical, chemical composition), and crops's chemical compo, etc. sothat we can directle use thing like basalt rock and mass produce it

[sirociper]

Thanks for not boring us with all of the important details. I like learning just enough about something to still know absolutely nothing about it.

[kjmergen]

"water twice a day" almost literally illegal in half the US rn

[ClipCoyote]

How does it go from rock wool square to vertical in planters?

[bellacasa]

I did this when I was living in Maryland 10yrs ago and fungal infections was our biggest problem. Also, the hard water will eventually create problem to the water pump, and the maintenance takes more time for us than we would like to spend on. Another issue no one mention was the add-ons that you have to buy it you want to grow them indoors. We had to buy one those UV light and installed them on our ceilings to give these hydroponic garden the right amount of lights in the winter. We sold ours on the Craigslist a year and a half later, and I feel so relief after getting rid of it. However, this also gives me more appreciation to the farmer's we buy our produce from.

When it comes to price, the water and electric bills combine per month is still cheaper than buying lettuce weekly at the grocery stores in Maryland. However, the fertilizer, seeds, filter, and maintenance takes up more time and money for us.

To those who wonder how it taste: our Romaine lettuce taste very similar to the ones you get from the store. However, our arugula doesn't have that kick that you will get from growing in the soil. We didn't grow tomato because the community we joined said to us that the tomato won't taste good with just water and fertilizer.

Is a great system to own if you live in a city and want some reasonable greens in the winter. Or if you have a passion towards grow plants.

[giacomofrattini]

May i suggest you to make your own with bamboo? Especially if from local bamboo forests