I was online looking at small hydro system and one really caught my eye. It was a hydro system, but the 6 grow block section was built on a carousel that rotates around the light and when it gets to the bottom it goes through a nutrient system allowing the cubes to stay wet. Not sure how fast the thing turns, but it seemed like a nice system if you have a small amount of space to work with. I can imagine running one of these on my patio during the winter. The only concern is the plants getting sick from turning all day long.
Here is some info from their site.
Increase growing space
grow in the circle with a design that greatly increases your square foot growing area. The Volksgarden® unit, for example, can grow up to 80 plants in just 8 sq.ft. of floor space.
Maximize light capture
the same cylindrical design captures almost all of the lumens emitted by your light source, ultimately saving money and minimizing your time to harvest.
Optimize water and feeding
the cylinder rotates slowly through the feeding trough allowing plant medium to absorb only the water and nutrients needed. This results in strong, healthy, and pure growth.
Produce high yield plants
effect on plants being constantly rotated, 360 degrees is known as orbitropism. This effect combined with gravity’s influence on plants, compresses the plant, producing more internodes, or flowering sites with shorter and stronger growth. You get more harvest per plant!
Here is some info from their site.
Increase growing space
grow in the circle with a design that greatly increases your square foot growing area. The Volksgarden® unit, for example, can grow up to 80 plants in just 8 sq.ft. of floor space.
Maximize light capture
the same cylindrical design captures almost all of the lumens emitted by your light source, ultimately saving money and minimizing your time to harvest.
Optimize water and feeding
the cylinder rotates slowly through the feeding trough allowing plant medium to absorb only the water and nutrients needed. This results in strong, healthy, and pure growth.
Produce high yield plants
effect on plants being constantly rotated, 360 degrees is known as orbitropism. This effect combined with gravity’s influence on plants, compresses the plant, producing more internodes, or flowering sites with shorter and stronger growth. You get more harvest per plant!
