#CityGrownUrbanFarming #2 Creating a future through blood, sweat and tears
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Hey guys, glad to see you here at our second #CityGrownUrbanFarming post; stick around as we continue to delve into and explore the world of vertical farming. Now, in my previous post we’ve talked about what ignited the idea and fueled us to pursue this field or profession, if you will, to address the few issues that we’re facing now and in the near future.
The fabrication
Let's get started, this is where all the fun begins. It took us a couple of weeks of planning and coordinating our schedules before proceeding as well as gathering the required materials and tools, courtesy of @cklai. I apologise for not snapping hundreds of photos wherever we went and everything we got but I reckon these would do.
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With all the wooden frame work sorted out, we moved on to work on what we call “grow pipes”; what we did was get a few PVC pipes and made incisions according to the calculations. Keeping in mind that we will be utilising an unused wall at my balcony, it wasn’t feasible to have four columns of slots hence, two columns was ideal; to maximise the exposure-time of the crops to sunlight.
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The assembly
We could now finally test-fit and assemble the system with everything ready and in place. It wasn’t easy as it’s the first time for all of us, everyone has their firsts, right?
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So, after the system frame checks out to be within tolerance and parametres, we installed the drain-pipe at the bottom, aligned the grow pipes and fastened them. The purpose of the drain-pipe is to make sure that water doesn’t build up in the grow pipes, circulation as well as making maintenance easier.
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After two days of labour-intensive sawing and drilling, we were happy with the our Mark I system. This is where all the tests and experiments will be carried out, different methods of germination, logging down the duration from germination to sprouting and so on.
Still, we couldn’t call it a day before testing out our pump to ensure the water pressure and flow are as planned, so we filled up the container and hit the switch.
It's a wrap!
So there you have it guys! This wraps up our #CityGrownUrbanFarming fabrication and assembly instalment. It may seem easy and smooth sailing from the photos, it definitely pushed our critical thinking and patience to the limits from all the endless trial and errors; I'm happy and proud of us that we made it through regardless. Next up, we’ll get into the successes and fails of our germinations in my coming update, thanks for stopping by. Also, don't forget to hit that follow and upvote button to stay updated with the progress of #CityGrownUrbanFarming!
Oh by the way, as an added bonus for following #CityGrownUrbanFarming, I'll be doing a "How To Hydroponics 101" in the next instalment. So stay tuned!
Cheers
This is just great. Now we have have greenery every way not only in the rural areas. With creativity, we can overcome space constraints and even grow our own food right here in the city.
Thank you @positivesteem for reading, yup that is what we are trying to achieve
Bro awesome job... update us on the progress..
Thanks for following my updates bro, I'll keep them coming 😄
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Thank you @bitgeek, appreciate it
Looking forward to your next installment 😀😎
Haha glad you enjoyed @bitrocker2020! 😄
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Nice work there eric! Would love to see vege growing on that!
Thanks @kimzwarch, @cklai was also a big part of this
Nice, look forward to it. In the meantime, u can also utilize #archisteem tag that me and @cklai initiated :)
Wow! will definitely follow. Gardening is my thing too :)
Glad you enjoyed @dance4rain, looking forward to reading yours soon!
please follow and upvote me and i will upvote you. thanks. greetings
Hey there @eric-isaiah! really love the work you've done here! Especially moulding that pipe!! Nice work!! Would love to work with you when the opportunity comes up and if you would have me of course! In architecture, we always talk about urban farming and vertical farming, but we mostly work and do the research behind our computer, its really nice to see you work hands on with it! Not only did you make it work but it looks amazing! Im pretty excited to see the end product!
Thanks @gloriarchee, sorry I missed your comment; steemit should really have a notifications system going by now. I’m really glad you enjoyed the post and in fact, I was first introduced to urban and vertical farming by @cklai who also happened to be an architect. We’d love to have you when the time is right! Cheers
Oh no worries @eric-isaiah! Would love to join you and @cklai on your future projects when the time is right 😉 looking forward to more of your post!
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Wow, really nice looking system! Looking forward to many updates!
Thank you @lynxki, more to come soon
So cool that so many people are interested in hydroponics. Living in Malmö, Sweden and recently took a course in hydroponics. Have not set up a system yet though, but so looking forward to it.
Please steem about it so I can read your journey too! Looking forward to it 😄