Home gardening in any available spaces from home is fast becoming a new trend thanks to stay-at-home during coronavirus lockdown.
Does coronavirus pandemic brought something new, something different into your lives? We sure feel so. Lockdown has not merely shut down major cities, state and international borders, it has also shut us out from our usual grocer shopping fun, limiting access to our favourite and fresh supply. Probably you’ve started to rethink where to get our food grown closer to home, or from home – just to be a little more prepared than usual.
There is no better than time than now to get into homesteading and reawaken your interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home. However, you might be one of the many urban dwellers who have or always said this: “It’s too hard. I live in a condo. I don’t have a balcony, and absolutely no garden.” Yeah, with most of us living in high-rise buildings such as condominiums and apartments with no outdoor area, growing greens doesn’t really look possible. Hey, city farmers, ICYMI you can now take up any home gardening with aeroponics – a very user-friendly indoor vertical farming method that you should check it out.
Growing greens in the air – for real?
You might have heard before of another form of gardening, hydroponics. So, are they the same? While both hydroponics and aeroponics are indoor farming and neither uses soil to grow plants, aeroponics seems to be a more practical solution for a very limited space in high-rise homes, even in a 200sf studio! Hydroponics uses water as a growing medium, which means it is less flexible and needs a dedicated substantial growing area. Aeroponics requires no growing medium at all, thus in the event you need to free some space and move the plants, you’ll get to transplant easily without causing shock to the greens.
Now, what is really aeroponics and what’s so great about it? In aeroponics, the plants are suspended in a dark enclosure and fed with nutrient-dense droplets periodically onto the exposed roots. It requires minimal space and water but it gives the roots maximum oxygen and space to grow. In addition, nutrient and water absorption is more effective when growing plants aeroponically, and this means that you will need less fertilizer. These translate to faster growth, better yield, stronger and healthier produces compared to traditional soil-based farming. In short, you do less to get more.
Good news for veggie lovers, nearly any plants can be successfully grown on home aeroponics system, especially vegetables, which makes it possible to grow crops indoors year-round. Leafy greens like lettuce and herbs are among the best suited plants, as well as vine plants such as tomatoes, eggplants, and strawberries.
Is aeroponics for me – and everyone?
The answer is yes, although IRL we can’t say there are no effort to put at all. Growing with aeroponics is not difficult though it could be hard to understand and set up by beginners. The system also requires constant maintenance to ensure the roots are consistently misted and thoroughly clean in its moist environment. Don’t worry, it’s pretty much easy to maintain once you have picked up the rhythm.
Ready to plant – right away?
The benefits of aeroponics farming far outweigh its drawbacks and once you start experimenting, you may find this is the most creative and innovative solution for your fresh vegetables and herbs dream. If you are still concerned about the difficulty of setting up the system, check out our SMART Aeroponics System Kit, which comes with full set of gears to help you assemble quickly and start gardening right away.
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