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How do I send personal messages? Whenever I try a random member ends up in the ’to’ line totally unrelated to the person the message was intended for.
Anyway, I was trying to send you a message to suggest that windowfarms.org should start selling merch to raise money and to promote the cause. What are you thoughts?
In reply to - britta commented on the blog post To boldly go … R&DIY at work. I love it. Leave it to windowfarmers. If you tell them there’s something they can’t do, that’s the first thing they’ll work on! Nice going, samenrahmen. We did actually grow a sweet potato plant in one of the eyebeam systems. The plant itself did [...] · View -
Travis wrote a new blog post: 1-month update on my WF 3 years ago · View
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A satisfying update on my windowfarm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxNmkNX6wfA
new to site–cannot locate the download instructions on construction. also–in the other areas–there is part of a blog–but–don’t understand how to see the rest of it? Geezer in mcminnville
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Travis commented on the blog post Airlift Window Farm (plastic-free) 3 years ago · View
Just watched the video and checked out all your pictures. This set-up is amazing and very attractive, great job!!
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Travis commented on the blog post my window farm 2-week update 3 years ago · View
It’s nice because you can have plants that need shade as the deep water culture while having the ones of above in the sun.
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Travis wrote a new blog post: my window farm 2-week update 3 years ago · View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wIIYKs9hfg
Here’s what my WF looks like after 2 weeks. Everything is coming along nicely, especially the spinach.
Please feel free to ask questions, leave comments and make suggestions.
-Travis
No suggestion from me looks really good…..good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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very nice! I’m using dyna-gro 7-9-5 GROW, it’s an 11oz. bottle that cost about $6. I can get away with using only a grow-type nutrient solution because my plants (spinach, cilantro, micro greens) don’t bloom. For the peppers you’ll need to switch from a grow to a bloom solution after a month or two.
In reply to - Jennifer Cimperman posted an update: Okay, it;s up and running and my seedlings are in! I made a suspension system to be able to raise and lower my plants as my plants grow. I couldn’t find my hemp twine so I used yarn…but of course as soon as I finished putting on the yarn, I found [...] · View -
hows the basil turning out? I have planted any yet, but I want to.
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Hey guys here’s my window farm so far….
This looks great! Can’t wait to get started on one!
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Travis wrote a new blog post: Pumice as a grow medium 3 years ago · View
I bought a big bag of “premium organic pumice” to use as my grow medium because it was only $4.00 for a 4-quart bag. It’s working just fine so far but I definitely would NOT recommend it to others. Smaller pieces fall through the net pots, it has a lot of dust that settles in [...]
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Travis commented on the blog post New improved milkcarton windowfarm – the milkblock! 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Wow this system is awesome!!! Does anyone know the electricity cost to run grow lights per month? Obviously it depends on a lot, but just ball park…
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Thanks! I got all the kinks worked out now. No, the reservoir doubles as kind of its own system. The fourth net pot sits in the reservoir suspended in the nutrient solution and the water drips through the pot back into the system. And since the pump has two outputs and I’m only using one for the airlift, I’m using the other one for an air stone in the reservoir so when the roots of the plants in the fourth net pot grow into the water, they won’t suffocate. I’ll make another video when my plants are more impressive. -Travis
In reply to - Travis wrote a new blog post: My first window farm Here’s my first window farm, although it’s not fully planted yet and hasn’t sprouted or anything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywk8yL8zXqU Please give me some feedback on my design and how to improve my airlift. Thanks! -Travis · View -
Great! what part of Portland? Do you know of any groups or organizations with anything to do with windowfarms in Portland?
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Travis commented on the blog post My first window farm 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I added the caps with tubes running from each one down to the next one. Now I just need to get my airlift to work consistently. The air pressure seems to be too much because after a few minutes of running, the air begins to bubble out the bottom instead [...]
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Travis commented on the blog post My first window farm 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Wow that’s a great idea thanks!!
Lorne: The net pots are just sitting inside the 2-liter bottle tops, and the whole thing is hung up using zipties.
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Travis wrote a new blog post: My first window farm 3 years, 1 month ago · View
Here’s my first window farm, although it’s not fully planted yet and hasn’t sprouted or anything:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywk8yL8zXqU
Please give me some feedback on my design and how to improve my airlift.
Thanks!
-Travis
That is awesome! I love how you integrated it with the blinds. So is the idea that are you moving the water from the coffee container into the bottle a few times per day? You could also try attaching some of the air tubing to the cap of the bottom bottle and have the air tubing run into your reservoir bottle. That would close the loop for you. Are you getting any splashing as the water drips onto the pumice below? Where did you get the pumice? I don;t know of anyone trying pumice before? Can you write about it in another post tagged with hydroponic medium and let us know how it works over time? Can you test the water circulating through the pumice and see if it has a neutral ph? Finally, I would move your little growplug that you planted from out of the drip stream. Try moving it to the side inside it’s container. If the water drips directly on it, it might be too much for the little seedling. Congratulations! So happy to see troubleshooting your airlift worked and you found the water depth issue at cause. I’m loving it. -Britta
Thanks! I got all the kinks worked out now. No, the reservoir doubles as kind of its own system. The fourth net pot sits in the reservoir suspended in the nutrient solution and the water drips through the pot back into the system. And since the pump has two outputs and I’m only using one for the airlift, I’m using the other one for an air stone in the reservoir so when the roots of the plants in the fourth net pot grow into the water, they won’t suffocate. I’ll make another video when my plants are more impressive. -Travis
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Here’s my window farm v1.0: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywk8yL8zXqU
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Hey guys, where is everyone from?
I am from Keizer (Salem) but have been living in Portland for the past 2 years.
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