FAQs

Food Safe Polypropylene #5, like what yogurt containers are made of - except we use a lot more of it.

All production is now in the US.

Buy a 3/4" steel conduit and drive into the ground then place a 1" PVC pipe over then stack your planters. The center hole on the 18" diameter planters fits a 1" PVC pipe perfectly. Raise them off the ground & rotate with a 1" PVC coupling. It’s easy!

For hydroponics we recommend mixing perlite with coco peat but using all coco peat works great too. Using soil works great too. These are not just hydroponic planters as many customers have asked.

You just water from the top, or send water to the top if you decide to incorporate a pump. Each stackable planter has drainage holes in the center and the water will disperse to hit all the roots on the way down. This is called a flow-through design and is what is best for your plants. Most planters suggest drilling holes in the bottom; we have already done the work for you. Flow-through prevents root rot and disease.

Water until you see the bottom dripping. This means the layers above are all saturated 🙂

When you plant looks like it needs it. But seriously when the soil looks dry or is dry give it a drink. Plants appreciate the water when the sun is cooking them.

Yes. Use a 1" PVC at the top of each tower to run a tube over the top. This tube will attach your submersible pump in your reservoir. If you add a timer (recommended) you can set it for automatic watering.

 Basically, you add nutrients to your water and then you water your plants. It’s like mixing Kool-aid with a powder nutrient. With soil the fertilizer is already in the soil, but with hydroponics the food is in the water. Instead of soil, you can use coco peat and perlite. The growing mediums are for plant support and do not suffocate your roots. The growing mediums do not have plant food in them; again, the food is added to the water.

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Yes. Soil or Soilless Growing Medium.

As high as you want to harvest. Eight 13" Pots from ground = 44" Tall

Yes of course. Most customers do this.

Yes, and the pots can also rotate around a 3/4" PVC Pipe. Use a 3/4" PVC coupling to raise the pots off the ground at your desired height. Drive a 1/2" conduit in the ground 2" first, then place the PVC Pipe over the conduit.

You will need a timer, submersible pump, tubing, and a water reservoir. Structural materials will include PVC pipe and conduit.

As a general rule, set the timer to feed 3 times a day (10am, 2pm, 6pm) at 3-4 minute intervals. You can not over-water, but you can waste nutrients. Adjust watering settings as desired. When the growing medium is dry and your plants could use a drink, then water them.

Just like any other planter - you fill it with soil & plants then you stack them up. The difference is that now you are watering one planter and taking care of all the plants below. Maintaining a garden just got a lot easier.