Tower Garden Support
Tower Gardens are sold by independent Juice Plus/Tower Garden distributors. If you purchase Tower Gardens for your school or home through me, I will personally help you with setup and training free of charge. If you purchased through another distributor and need support, I have Tower Garden training and support options.
What Seeds are Best in a Tower Garden?
What Seeds are Best in a Tower Garden? I've been asked where to find Tower Garden seeds. In reality, there are no special Tower Garden seeds. A plant grown in a Tower Garden uses the same seeds as a plant grown in soil. I also don’t feel the need to purchase seeds...
Preparing Your Home for Indoor Plants
5 things I wish I could have told the builder
Plants are usually an afterthought in the initial design of a home. I was talking with a lady recently who said she doesn’t have any good places to put plants in her home. This is all too common. Many people get into a new…
How Often do You Water Your Indoor Plants?
We have several plants we care for in a local business. One morning a large, split leaf philodendron had a new leaf emerge that had turned yellow. I knew this had to do with watering, but didn’t know if the problem was overwatering or underwatering. The plant was in a...
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...
How to Germinate Seeds in Rockwool for the Tower Garden
Text and photos for the seed starting procedure are below. We also have a video version for $4.95. This video course will take you step-by-step through planting seeds and growing good seedlings for the Tower Garden. It will also show you how to involve your students...
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.
Can I Grow Tomatoes Indoors on the Tower Garden?
When I first started growing on a Tower Garden, I tried growing tomatoes inside that came with the Tower Garden. They were leggy (cue the “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” music here) and attracted insects. I switched to lettuce and did much better, but never...