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Okay, here’s one to add your thoughts to:
Having read this, I was wondering whether one couldn’t build a compact WF-AWTS using a (large) bottle.
I think it’ll be quite easy to do one in my farm setup, but may be more difficult in the normal configuration.
I was thinking of a bottle with the bottom cut off, [...]

Hi all,
Haven’t tried these windowfarms yet but I’ve been reading about hydroponics for years.  I’d like to give this a shot, except I have very little light in my apt.  My windows face East and there’s a giant building 6 feet outside my door, so I get about 2.5 hours of direct sunlight in the [...]

Here is an article from the NYT about regular upside done gardening: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/garden/20tomato.html.
Has anyone considered trying something like it?
I feel like this would be an even more efficient use of space, you could grow fruiting plants out of the bottom and herbs out of the top of any bucket or bottle.
The main problem that people [...]

I was wondering : will the Windowfarm system work if installed on my balcony ? For some reasons, I would like to install this farm outside. Takes less space during the summer.
My balcony is on the north side of the building, so there is no direct sunlight. But I guess I have to consider wind, [...]

Hi!
I’m building a window farm that will be run entirely by gravity and simple machines.  I’m doing fine working out the physics and engineering part, but I have a biology question that I can’t quite seem to find the answer to.
How much nutrient mix per day (not solution, but nutrients themselves) assuming a run-of-the-mill nutrient [...]

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just stumbled across this site and i’m completely fascinated by the idea of a windowfarm!  unfortunately, my funds are pretty limited, so i’m looking for ways to simplify the design.  i don’t know much about hydroponics – but would it be possible to just set up the basic hanging structure and water the plants by [...]

 
I have a very nice window farm.  I built it with two holes on either side of the bottle to allow 2 plants to grow out each side.  This has been working very well and my plants are taking over my window, yay! As I was trimming some dead leaves I started wondering, why have holes [...]

I’m looking for advice on finding a rectangular reservoir, and on running an airlift tube up the center of my bottles instead of up the outside.

So I hate plastic, specifically plastic coming in contact with my food. I was thinking of other recyclable materials to build a window farm out of, any ideas? I have access to a large amount of 16 oz aluminum cans, can anyone think of a really good way to use cans? Any feedback is greatly [...]