www.youtube.com/watch Short video above of testing the watering system A small 200l/h pump connected to a hose with 0.5mm diameter holes along its length when the hose is pulled straight the holes all point directly down Also I have starte...
Hello Everybody,Yesterday I just finished my conception for new growing surface. I'm not very good carpenter and I live in a city that is hard to find wooden material. That's why I use my imagination. You can see the pictures bellow. This is ...
Update on Big Project: Buying some bigger motors for making full-scale fish feeders(See Below), and probably ordering LEDs/the PH and Nitrogen Sensors/Solar Panels by next week. So, I cleaned up the gravel for the 30 gallon water part, and in the end...
Hi everyone, There is much to talk about in this week's blog. Because we received the lettuce seeds this week, we started preparing the system for when the lettuce plants are mature. We got the fish in the tank so that they can prepare the water for...
This Blog will Cover How to build a cheap EC meter for your aquaponics/Hydroponics or water quality related projects. We are not going to get into what the ideal value of PPM or EC is, Just cover how to measure and quantify a fluid. www.youtube....
Hi vertical farmers, In the previous post we presented the key issues of our nutrient doser prototype and showed our magnetic liquid level detector. We are still waiting for the delivery of solenoid valves to complete that prototype.In this post...
The building of indoor greenhouse has started and will be ready within 10-15 days. Its a space of 27feetX8FeetX10Feet. It will be cooled by an Air conditioning unit of 1 tonne. The unit has been procured. We are experiencing unusually high temperatur...
Hello Everybody, So I have still not received any kits or seeds because there are problems in the Bulgarian Customers. To receive the seeds I need a "PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE" from the sender. Otherwise I started the job with programming the pl...
Here is an update on the build againsince my last post i have installed the bearings and started work on the rotation this has proven more difficult than expected due to small inaccuracies in the wood to compensate for this i have been gradually sand...
It has been two weeks since my last blog post. In that time I have done a ton of research, and changed my original design a bit. Instead of using PVC pipes for an NFT system in the main grow area, I will be constructing a system of stacked trays buil...
This is supplemental information provided to assist those participating in the Vertical Farming Design Challenge. Full Terms and Conditions can be found here. In the Vertical Farming Design Challenge, we’re giving 15 selected Challengers a Kit o...
Hello Vertical Farming Challengers, and anyone else who happens upon this blog! Well, I've been a bit remiss in both my blog reading and writing. I like to try and support everyone as much as possible and to keep my reports up to date. But ...
The Last Blog was about a water usage monitor, the total usage is a great readout to have but how can we trust it? We could poll the data to IOT Mysql database, or to an sd card, but maybe that is not available for the project and we just need someth...
I am sure a lot of you are also working on ways to keep an eye on water flow, So I thought I would make a blog covering my implementation. I opted for a hall effect flow meter because I salvaged it a while ago and had it handy. It has been up an...
Hi vertical farmers, In the previous post we discussed ways to implement our nutrient doser prototype and simulated its operation while waiting for the delivery of solenoid valves.In this post we will talk about the nutrient doser prototype, the...
Another update on the buildDecided to give you guys a video this timeLet me know if there is anything you would like to know Having difficulties with programming the boards I have gone completely blank and forgotten everything since I last used ...
This week our hardware has arrived - and we will start building the farm. Step 1: Germinating area. The guide posted on germinating indoors is a good help and we will look to follow that. One big question mark is adapting the seeds sent by Eleme...
Hi.In this blog, block diagram of our project is presented and working of the system is explained.Block diagram showing the entire system is shown below as an attachment. The following conventions have been used in the block diagram: Orange colo...
Hi Everyone, This week was more planning with a bit of building on the side. Most of my free time out of work was spent planning for the new material, designs, and extra features we will incorporate into the Mini Plant 2. We are currently in the pr...
So, I am going to create a 1-2 level aquaponic farm with some really small unedible fish- like the ones at the pet store. I guess I will feel bad about giving them away later, but I need to fix up a smaller module to make sure that my parts are right...
YAY!! We are pretty excited and we thank for selecting our project IoT Plant, Soil & Water Management System our team received the kits for the Element 14 Vertical farming design challenge !! We owe sincere Apologies for the delayed blog ...
Hello again.In this blog we will explain the different processes carried out in the 3 stages. Stage 1: Seed treatment stageThe seed treatment stage involves keeping the seeds submerged in nutrient rich medium until the seeds sprout. The medium will a...
