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Recently Signed Up? How To Use This Site!
2:24 pm in Featured Post, Getting Started by Windowfarms
1. Sign Up. If you would like to be a windowfarmer or just participate in the discussion, please register for the site using the gray bar at the top of the page.
2. Get Set Up. Once you have registered and signed in, more options will appear in drop down menus on that top gray bar. Under My Posts click ‘Dashboard’. You’ll find links to edit your profile.
3. Explore the Site. This whole site is one big forum and we use blog posts to start new threads. Use the tabs on the upper right to navigate.
Home: Browse most recent posts.
Groups: Meet Windowfarmers in your area.
Windowfarmers: Lookup individual members.
Activity: See the most recent site activity.
Also use the Category list and Tag Cloud on the right.
4. Post Something! Tell us what you are up to. Post a question or a concern. Roll over My Posts on the gray bar at the top of the page, and click ‘New Post’. Don’t forget to Categorize it and, if you wish, give it a few Tags. This will help later users find your posts and will help the community answer one another’s questions.
5. Engage with other people on the site. Comment on other windowfarmer’s posts or send them messages.
6. Questions? If you are confused about how to use the site or have suggestions that will make the site better, don’t hesitate to email britta@windowfarms.org
Hi all my new friends. I’ve been doing hydroponics for about and year now and looking forward to trying something new. Its the perfect time of the year to start my 1st window farm. Looking forward to learning new things from all of you.
Hi guys, I just registered to the site, but I can’t make posts.
Hello Windowfarmers. Just joined and looking forward to learning how to window farm in Phoenix, AZ where we have plenty of sun (and unfortunately lots of heat from June ~ Sept). I have been interested in hydroponics after learning how to spell it. Looking forward to reading the blogs moving from newbie to beginner.
hi just joined looking forward to start building window farming frames and learn how to grow veggies
Hi, my name is Michael Campbell and I am from Barbados in the West Indies. I am a trained Agriculturalist(retired) with some 25 years practical experience in the field of agriculture- crops, farm machinery, extension and farm management. I am still active with the Ministry of Agriculture on the island as a Crop Production Enumerator, to make it simple I collect crop production information on a monthly basis.
Hi all members. I just joined looking forward to start building window farm kit inn my house.
Hello all! I live in Maine where we have a large hydroponic operation growing tomatoes year round and sold in local grocery stores. They are expanding and experimenting with other crops as well. That gave me the impetus to start learning about this method of growing. I just setup a traditional soil based mini greenhouse in our kitchen with grow lights and heat mats to continue greens production through the Maine winter. We have outdoor low tunnels and cold frames as well for root crops. I am still harvesting greens and turnips, bok choy,, Swiss chard and lettuce outside. We refuse to support the corporate food Industrial systems that are killing us.
Hello,
How can I find other people or a group in Paris (France) ?
Hello everyone.
Finally set-up my two-column Windowfarm starter kit a couple of days back. I am now wondering if I have set it up with a correct water flow as it seems that there is too much water flowing down on one column even at the lowest pump setting. On the other hand, the other column does not get any water flow at the lowest pump setting. Increasing the pump setting to get water flowing on the other column further aggravates the strong water flow on the opposite column. Tried adjusting all the tubes and connections but still the same results. I obviously have to get water to all pots in both columns, as a result, water transfer from pot to pot for one column is a continuous flow of pouring water for about 3 seconds at 2 second- intervals. The other column gets a little less only because of longer intervals. I can not seem to just get the water to drip at a consistent rate and volume regardless of how much adjustments I do at the pump settings and the tube connections. Three pots containing the baby plants included in the starter kit have already died (2 for the strong water flow column, one for the weak water flow column) as a result. I did follow the timer setting suggested on the set-up instructions (15 mins./hr.).
Any advice on what to do and what should be the ideal and correct waterflow (i.e. just a few intermittent drops/drips every couple of seconds or a faster, almost continuous flow of drops of water), and also how to attain this, would be greatly appreciated. Hope to get some help, otherwise I’ll soon end up eating clay pellets instead of healthy leaves.
Thank you.
Hey everybody, seems like a great site! Looking for the “window farm for dummies” link so I can get started here in Miami where there is a ton of sun most of the time. I do live in a house and can utilize space alongside the back. Mainly, want to window farm, and traditionally plant for as much of our food as is practically possible. I hate Monsanto, GMO foods and the way they’re hidden in just about everything, Enough is enough.
Looking to have fun with my plant, nurture them, love them so they love me back…and save $$ too!
Now if I can find my way here I can start….
Isis,
These are the links you are looking for:
http://www.windowfarms.com/how-does-a-windowfarm-work/
http://www.windowfarms.com/what-is-a-windowfarm/
http://www.windowfarms.com/what-grows-well/
Build your own:
http://www.windowfarms.com/build-your-own/
this is the message a get when I click to new post: You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.
??? what is the problem?
I have the same problem about not being able to post.
I had to approve Dan’s post to this page. Spam settings maybe too high. Not really sure.
Hi all,
I have a greenhouse 100×30 in the North Georgia Mountains and have been dying to convert to hydroponics but much too costly! Has anyone treid expanding the windowfarm concept to a green house??
Hi Everyone,
Been tinkering around with the pump the last few days until I finally constructed a WF yesterday (only a 2 bottle version, though). Seems I really like the 2 check valve method around the T valve the best (thanks community for answers). Now the water is properly forced out the tube to the planters vs. bubbling back into the supply tank (which was very frustrating). Btw, I didn’t paint the bottom of the bottles but instead found opaque white plastic containers that I cut off and fit the clear plastic bottles into…works like a charm & no painting! Also, the white containers help hold the clear bottles upright if you disassemble the WF to clean…very helpful. I will post pics later in the week. Happy farming!
Hi, I can’t figure out how to post a question on the main page. Can anyone advise?
No, and I have a really simple question, too. Let me know if you figure it out!
This site is ridiculously hard to navigate. I am just trying to find instructions of the different types of system but every time i come back to the site it takes me a least 10 minutes to figure out how I found it last time.