Hydroponic
vertical growing system
Save space and money, go vertical!
The Fruitwise Hydroponics System is an intensive hydroponics
column-system. The hydroponics column incorporates all
the basic hydroponics principles that ensure its success.
The system effectively utilises the vertical space in
the growing area to increase plant populations. Higher
plant populations improve yields under protected-environment
cultivation.
What
is the Fruitwise Hydroponics column?
The concept hinges around a perforated central column.
The column is made up of up to 10 injection-molded segments
that lock together. Each cell is made up of the following
components:
Central core segment
Flexible sleeve
Foam seal
Cable ties (x2)
Each segment has drainage perforations above a leak-proof
shoulder. The sleeve is dragged over the core and tied
off on the shoulder with a cable tie. The cell is filled
with root medium and tied off at the top of the cell.
The sleeve is white on the outside and black on the inside.
How
does it work?
Seedlings or runners are planted into the indicated apertures
on the cell. Sub-lateral pipes branch off the main irrigation
system and run parallel with the column. A self-compensating
dripper is allocated to each cell. A stake is connected
to the dripper with a length of micro-tube and is inserted
into the cell. Excess nutrient solution is recycled via
the interconnecting drainage system.
Physical
Construction
The drainage system is constructed from perforated 65-75mm
LDPE pipe. Staggered double rows are laid down with a
pathway in between. A 1.0m spacing in a row, between the
columns is recommended. The distance between the rows
can be 0.8m and 1.0m in the pathway. This effectively
gives you one column per m2 or alternatively 40 –
50 plants per m2. The rows end in a gutter that drains
the effluent nutrient solution into a collecting tank
that can be recycled. Double trellis wires support the
top of the columns. The trellis wires run parallel with
the drainage system at the height of the upper shoulder
of the top cell in the column. The floor of the growing
area is preferably covered with white plastic.
Product
details
Up to 10 vertical segments
40 – 50 plants per m2
It is self supportive
Each cell is individually irrigated and drained
Excess nutrient solution is recycled
It is space efficient (40 – 50 plants/m2)
Media can be replanted
It is highly water efficient
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Central core segment
