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Urban farming with efficient water use home growing of your own healthy organic salads
In February 2015 Mr. Bill McNeese created a planting place for salads. He uses a wooden box but you can also do this in the soil. With the Groasis Waterboxx plantcocoon® he produces organic salads in healthy soil instead of producing hydroponic. Look at his amazing results of organic food without using pesticides while using only half a gallon of water each day.
Make 4 holes of Ø 4.8mm – put a wick through them
Use and connect capillary mats
Spread the capillary mats
Make a LxWxH 120 inch (300 cm) x 24 inch (60 cm) x 24 inch (60 cm) planting place with 10 inch (25 cm) of soil depth (it can also be put on he soil) - mats are 2 inches (5 cm) below roots
Take polystyrene plus aluminium foil and design 6 x 6 inch (15 x 15 cm) squares - make an opening in center – plate cools down the soil and prevents evaporation of scarce water
Detail of isolation board with plants planted in holes on Februay 28 - 2015
Put the anti-evaporation cover under the Groasis Waterboxx plantcocoon®
Put the Groasis Waterboxx plantcocoon® over the plant
Detail of all kinds of plants
Produce your own salads - February 28, 2015
Mixed greens and flowers
Check the water level - add approximately 0,3 gallon/day (1,5 liter) after the start and approximately half a gallon/day (2 liters) after a few weeks when the plants are bigger
Detail of growth one week after planting - March 5, 2015