Now, anyone can grow the BEST tomatoes in containers...and conserve water.
Mission
Right around the time a barrel of oil was around $150 USD I stumbled upon an article from an "expert" saying that the solution to resolve hunger was to give more money to poor countries in order to buy more tractors and more agrochemicals! So wrong! Then a thought popped into mind: " Do something! No matter what! Anything is better than nothing! ". Mission: increasing awareness of hydroponics and aquaponics as key tools in fighting hunger around the world.
Roger Pilon, Editor
Hello everyone! How I got into hydroponics is a long story...let's just say that it involves a lot of tedious farm work as a child, unsuccessful 'dirt' gardens of my own and a near electrocution from a semi-submersible hydroponic pump. I've learned that hydroponic gardening is the only way to garden for me and I've been working at it for several years now. I've built ebb/flow, nft, Mittleider, wick and passive systems and I'm always on the lookout for the easiest and most efficient means of hydroponic gardening...If you have questions, I would be more than happy to answer them...
Recently, gardening friend Ray Newstead, alerted me to his innovative "EarthTainer" self-watering design. Newstead could not find any commercial container growing solutions with an integrated cage sturdy enough to grow heirloom tomatoes, so he designed his own system.
When I saw his EarthTainer design I responded immediately with enthusiasm. One of its primary merits is that the EarthTainer holds 10 gallons of water and can go several days before needing replenishment. Also, no water is wasted, as it is a self contained, closed loop "eco-system" that most efficiently uses precious water. And it is a system that is easy to build and replicate for little cost.
We then arranged to film the construction of an EarthTainer, made by the two of us, with the intention of sharing the idea as well as the plans for building the EarthTrainer with gardeners around the world... as "Freeware."
Gary Ibsen
Review: This site is a perfect example of adding value to the Internet and in particular, to the hydroponics world. Some people are givers and Gary Ibsen from tomatofest.com and the inventor Ray Newstead are certainly part of them. If you have been looking for a KISS hydroponics system then you have found one. Is is based on the wick system but with a unique twist! You will get 3 videos and and a set of very detailed instructions on how to build it in PDF file. Excellent! Excellent and excellent! Hydroponics: rated 5 Design: rated 5 Roger Pilon, Editor
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