How to: cleaning tubes?
I started window farming last Christmas and things look really promising so far (meaning, I haven’t killed anything yet). Just wondering, how do you clean the insides of the tubes you’re using to...
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The Sanders Farm
This isn’t our first hydro build, by far, but it is our first one to be hung in a window! It’s in an east facing window in our living room & we love how it brings the same esthetic as a houseplant,...
View Articleis the tubing safe?
hey all - So I needed to get more tubing for my window farm. I asked the hardware guy about the small script on the current tubing I am using that reads “do not use for ice makers.” He explained that...
View ArticleAir Backflow Problems with T-Joints
A few days ago I noticed some problems with my setup: when the pump would turn on sometimes the airflow would go back down through the source tube and start bubbling up the reservoir rather than...
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The dreaded algae
So, now it has happened to me to. Algae has started to grow in my windowfarm, or rather in the tubes. I knew it would eventually start to grow algae because the tubes are transparent, but that was what...
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Dripper irrigation. A no pump method to drip water.
I have only done this outside but it probably works good inside too. The advantages are, no pump, can use dirty water, very low tech, can work for a long time unattended. Best vid for understanding it...
View ArticleComments on Parts
Hi everybody, I’ve just about finished construction on a 2-column windowfarm, and I am just waiting for my seedlings to get big enough to put them in. I’ll post some pictures when it’s up and running....
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New Windowfarm and Airlift solution
Starting from Scratch-ish A few days ago I started building my first window farm. Bottle plant holders are the only recycled part of this system – everything else I was able to gather from a local...
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What’s the longest your window farm survived? Water beads?
Hello, I’ve attempted my first window farm this week as a prototype for class. It’s been a bit difficult to find proper supplies in Hong Kong due to language barriers. Challenges and questions I’ve...
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The Nuts and Bolts
Here, I am going to highlight the nitty-gritty parts of the operation. This is where it all starts. For the resevoir exit, I drilled a hole in a rubbermaid and secured a small piece of tubing into it...
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