Back 2 Basics Part Eight! Aeroponics²
In our previous articles “Back 2 Basics Part Seks!…” and “ Electronic Ultrasonic Aeroponic Fogaponic Nutrient Delivery” we dipped into the world of aeroponics growing and also explained the basics of how to build simple individual growth chambers that could be exploited to aid in the process of “cloning” plants or used in the growing of plants to full maturity. Now we will expand on those thoughts and re-introduce the concept of modular extensions that can allow for astronomic increases in efficiency and productivity using a simplistic systematic approach.
The basis for modular expansions is the use of a central ionic fertilizer nutrient solution reservoir that is used to feed any number of modules, these modules being the trays or containers that the plants and/or media substrate are housed in.
Please feel free to take a moment out of your busy schedule to peruse the accompanying graphical representation of the building blocks of a modular aeroponics unit (note the similarity of this picture to some of our previous illustrations, this resemblance is not at all by random chance, we have purposefully repeated the modular conceptual theme to emphasize it’s usefulness). The reservoir exhibited below the growth chamber would be filled with nutrient solution and the solution subsequently pumped under pressure through hoses and/or tubes to the misting/atomizing/fogging nozzles that would disperse the fertilizer via droplets in the atmosphere for the plants’ roots to absorb. Any excess liquid would then be returned to the reservoir via more hoses and/or tubes and fittings. The solution would be topped-up, refreshed, and monitored regularly to maintain optimal growth conditions for the plants.
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