Garden Tower Solutions and More!
So some of you have seen these amazing things you can buy to drastically increase the space efficiency of your garden. Instead of lots of plastic pots you have to water individually, you have one big tower that can water all the plants at once.
You might have seen products like this:
Grow 53 Plants in 4 Sq Ft with a Garden Tower Vertical Container Garden
That's great, but what if you don't want to shell out so much money?
Here is one solution:
Building A Composting Garden Tower
But I've just seen a new innovative Solution from Open Source Ecology
They are working on a system that 3D prints these towers using a printer they have designed. What is particularly nice it that the pieces will fit with standardized PVC piping so you can integrate it with materials you probably already have available.
Check it out!
They also have a 3D Printer Building Workshop coming up in August. Might be a nice distraction to get you away from all the Crypto drama that will be happening around then:
3D Printer Construction Set Workshop - August 2017
Now what if we combine that idea with this idea?
Precious Plastic - Promo
Precious Plastic Official Website
And finally maybe we add those two with this one:
THE OCEAN CLEANUP - The Beginning
The Ocean Cleanup Official Website
Now that would be a nice garden.
If you mixed it with Aquaponics you could also ensure the quality of your own fish or just establish nice relationships between them and plants reducing, if not eliminating their need for fertilizers!
Aquaponics For Profit
Now the oceans would have a bit less plastic, the fish would get to stay there. People could be empowered to have the best technologies for creating their own products, which could be used to grow food from compost, fish waste and recycled materials all readily available to most people around the world. And then you could use the printer to make more useful things you might need. Hmm, interesting.
I know people don't tend to read everything or watch all the material provided, but posts like this, aren't for the Highway Steemers, it's for people who want to think, learn and discover new things.
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Lastly, here is an update with the Ocean Cleanup Project, if you were wondering what has happened since it started.
The video is from just a few months ago,
Boyan Slat: How we will rid the oceans of plastic (May 2017)
Hope this helps anyone wondering how to deal with plastic in the ocean, finding a market/use for reused plastic, address fish population decline, are concerned with the quality of seafood being exposed to increasing amounts of toxins in the wild, how to print your own garden tower or perhaps, were just trying to find a solution for all those kitchen herbs that are crowding your balcony.
Now those would be some Sustainable Strawberries.
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Great post. So much information, the ocean clean up is a massive issue. The beaches around the world that are made of eroded plastic and not sand says it all. I've always wanted a green house but my garden isn't big enough. Was wondering if I could grow strawberries or other fruit in those vertical containers?
Absolutely! you don't need very much space at all. there is even an open source project on how to make automatic window gardens from recycled materials and common components. Even a balcony can be a lot.
Thats good to know. Going to give it a go on the weekend. Thanks for the information.
You're welcome! and good luck!