Hydroponic Gardens @ Circadea


40 Plants per person   DWC  NFT  Aeroponics  
Beans Spinach  Cucumbers   Mushrooms  (Next to Trees) Cherry Tomatoes
Spread Sheet

Beans, Herbs, Spinach   Area Required per person around 200 sq ft.  ~14x14
36 plants per 60 sq. ft. conventional flat garden.  Which comes to around 120 plants.
Vertical garden.   40 Plants per person.

NFT System Overview

Video I


 
zip Grow
Installing Plants
4 Tower Wall $1000

                    
Fish Tank Foam

Alegi


Speaker Filter Foam
Generally, around 200 sq. ft per person would be needed to have a self sustainable garden. So, to feed a family of 4, you would need around 800 sq. ft. of garden or greenhouse space. With greenhouse set-ups, many growers start with a Nutrient Film Technique system, as it is one of the easiest ways to maximize space. NFT systems consist of a reservoir that holds nutrients and water and shallow troughs that hold the plants. A pump directs water from the reservoir through the plant troughs. In NFT, the general rule of thumb is that a single 4.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 table (50 sq. ft), can hold six 4 ft. long channels, which equates to about 36 plants per table. So, with more space you can yield a decent amount of food! With an NFT hydroponic garden, you can grow vegetable staples such as arugula, butterhead lettuce, collard greens, kale, spinach, mustard greens, and swiss chard. Hydroponic lettuce spacing for optimum growth is vital with the normal space ranging from 6 to 8 inches apart.

Nutrient Film Technique: Lettuce, strawberries Ebb and Flow System: Basil, tomatoes, beans
Waterfarm kits: Squash, cucumbers

Also important to consider is how you’d like to add more food groups to your garden. Greens can only cover a certain portion of a diet, so if you want more self-sufficiency it might be a good idea to expand into growing legumes using systems besides NFT. Beans thrive in an Ebb and Flow system, in which the plants sit in a heavy support medium such as clay pellets or gravel, and the roots are periodically “flooded” with a nutrient solution that is eventually drained back into the reservoir. The set-up for this may be a little more difficult than NFT, but beans grow pretty easily and quickly once it is up and running.




Info
Days...
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Lettuce  42

Spinach 45

Beans  60

Tomatoes Cherry  45


Cucumbers 60



28 Plants  $523 at home depot.  
1 person 1-2
2 2-4
3 3-6

Kit:


Transportable Slot type with foam

3D Print
End Caps
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Dutch Bucket
Uniseal


Grommet

30 minutes 3 times a day.

45 minute to an hour 3 times a day,