Indoor Gardening Blog
How to Hire a Grant Writer for Hydroponic Classroom Gardening
When hiring a grant writer or grant consultant, a nonprofit organization needs to make informed, ethical, and effective decisions. In this 10-part video series, Steve Koontz, owner of Keep It Watered, talked with Sheena Weller, owner of Weller Grant Services, about...
Can a Tower Garden Be Used to Propagate Plants?
Students at Washington Elementary School in Warsaw, Indiana, are going to find out. Steve was at Washington on Monday to teach 6th grade students about growing plants in a Tower Garden. Thought of as hydroponics, a Tower Garden is actually an aeroponic growing system...
Can a Library Use Hydroponics?
Yes! Last week I started an 11 week, hydroponic class at the Warsaw Community Public Library. We set up a Tower Garden and 3 LetPot gardening systems. Participants planted several varieties of lettuces, herbs, and flowers to grow in the library. In about 6 weeks,...
Tower Gardens and Special Needs: A Zoom Call with Dani Bassous
Steve Koontz, owner of Keep It Watered, talked with Dani Bassous, self-contained special education teacher in Wabash, Indiana, about how Dani uses a Tower Garden in her classroom. This is Dani's eleventh year of teaching. The past nine have been in Wabash. The year...
Help Finding a Grant with Sheena Weller
How to Find a Grant Having trouble finding a grant for a Tower Garden, LetPot, or other hydroponic growing system for your school? In this video, Steve Koontz, owner of Keep It Watered, talks with Sheena Weller, founder of Weller Grant Services, about how schools can...
Help with Your Classroom Garden with Jenn Ponder of BLL Culinary Gardens
Jenn is the owner and president of B.L.L. Culinary Gardens, a business specializing in organic culinary garden installations. With expertise in plant selection, garden design, and maintenance, Jenn ensures each garden enhances her clients' lifestyles and brings nature...
Meet Jill with the Bilateral Educator Exchange Program
I met Jill Woerner on Alignable.com and had a great, hour-long phone conversation with her about the Bilateral Educator Exchange (BEE) Program. The BEE Program is a 1:1 teacher exchange program where each U.S. educator is paired with an educator from either Southern...
Cleaning the Tower Garden Flex
Here's a quick video on using Citric Acid to clean the Tower Garden Flex.You'll also want to take the cap off the pump and wash out the pump.
How to Harvest Lettuce in a Tower Garden
Harvesting Lettuce Growing in a Clip Harvesting lettuce with a grow clip is a lot easier than with the netpots. Find the grow clip underneath the lettuce. Wiggle it a tad and pull up. The roots will be quite long. Use scissors to cut off the roots. Be careful you...
How Much Energy does a Tower Garden Take to Run?
A Tower Garden is designed to be very energy efficient. The lights are LED. The pump only runs a few minutes an hour and water is recycled. The cost of running a Tower Garden will depend on your local utility costs. But here are the specs so you can determine your...