Window Farm

A quick look at our window farm. The plants grow in recycled water bottles and hang on top of each other so they drip from one to the next. An old fish tank air pump circulates the the water from the bottom reservoir back up to the top so it is a closed system. Used clay pellots instead of dirt so the plants can grow soilless. Check out windowfarms.org to build your own!

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Science & Technology

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• Windowfarm
• windowfarms
• green solutions
• uban gardening
• recycled materials
• hydroponics
• window gardens
• green revolution
• R&D-I-Y
• vertical hydroponic systems
• living systems
• vertical food-growing gardens
• window farm
• window farm project

[kwakuduahpoku]

good stuff, but what about a cold climate. I live in Montreal and it gets really cold by the windows. Is there a specific set up for cold climates or is it the same?

[hyphenizm]

@liquidxskin19 "Actual" hydroponics is any sort of growing that involves the plant obtaining nutrients from the water and water alone, hence the nutrient rich solutions that are used. Conventional growing involves nutrient rich soil. Trying to grow a plant in a inert medium with plain water, as you may already know, will result in failure. The medium is only there to retain the solution and no other reason.

[pac6010]

@liquidxskin19 Ya maybe by a technicality a soil-less medium can still be considered conventional growing. To me anything that's using only water with nuts is hydroponic growing, real growing happens in dirt with cow shit lol.

[liquidxskin19]

@pac6010

Not trying to under mind anyone here. I went to school for horticulture so I know a thing or two about plants, the difference between growing in soil, a brick of soil-less medium, and actual hydroponics.

This is a manual drip system nothing more nothing less. With that said this is a great idea for anyone living in the city even if it isn't hydro.

[pac6010]

@liquidxskin19 Hydroponics is pretty much anything using water and a soil-less medium so I say this would qualify.

[liquidxskin19]

sorry to say but this is auto feeding or auto watering not hydroponics. if you really want to try hydroponics look into deep water culture it's the easiest form to learn.

[paulism1984]

Nice video and great post! I have a question about the air pump part. Is it like one of those pump systems that one uses in a fish tank that goes from the pump to into the water and it just puts air into the water to makes bubbles? If so, I can quite understand how it can be used to displace water. In any case, where can I buy one of those? A pet store? any help would be appreciated.

[retandom]

@jbvap dude, (or chick, whatever you are) chill, maby you didnt notice but in the vid he blatently states not to ask " how do you start one of these " i was poking fun. the contrsuction is pretty damn simple and i would think even a person with 2 brain cells could muster up the mental capacity to comprehend how it works. now quit being a troll (or go the fuck back under your bridge. )

[jbvap]

@retandom I hate people like you on the internet. You expect people to explain every last thing to you.

YOU'RE ON THE INTERNET!! You can find 100's of videos and articles on this type of stuff. He even gives you a website to go on to find info!

[retandom]

how do u start one of these?