Tower Garden Maintenance
How to Clean the Tower Garden
Harvest Cleaning As you harvest your plants, it's good to wipe down the side of your Tower Garden with a wet rag. This keeps residue and algae from forming.(Don't leave empty ports uncovered or you'll get algae in the water. Cover them with plastic bag material or...
How does pH Affect Your Tower Garden Plants?
pH stands for Potential Hydrogen. It's a measurement used for growing in both soil and soil-less gardening. A balanced pH for water is 7. Anything below 7 is acidic and anything above is alkaline. Most plants do best with a slightly acidic pH of 6, but anywhere...
Insects on the Tower Garden
Oh no! You’ve discovered little monsters all over your indoor Tower Garden. Before you panic, take a deep breath, and relax for a minute, it’s going to be OK. First let’s try to figure out how the insects got there before you try to eradicate them. Here’s a handy checklist.
Weekly Maintenance of the Tower Garden
Initial Tower Garden Setup When you first fill the Tower Garden tank, pour 200ml of Mineral Blend A and 200ml of Mineral Blend B in the tank. Turn on the pump to mix the water. Use the pH test kit to test the pH of the water in the tub. Put 5 ml of water from the...
Harvesting and Cleaning
Once matured, lettuces and herbs can be cut and eaten until the lettuce becomes bitter and/or bolts. It’s good to not cut more than 1/3 of the total plant at a time. I tend to harvest the full plant and wrap it in Saran Wrap for delivery. Using a paint can opener, I’ll pull up on the rockwool just a little to loosen it.