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Allotment of the Future
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Background
Hydroponics is not rocket science – oh wait, it is! NASA
has been using hydroponics to grow food in space, as it
is a resourceful and energy efficient way of growing plants
without soil. Instead, plants are grown with their roots in
an inert material (such as perlite) with a nutrient rich
solution flowing past them. Hydroponics systems are an
option for future growing methods, particularly in small
urban spaces where there is limited access to soil.
The project
For the Allotment of the Future, Sow the City designed
a hydroponics system using PVC piping. We used
Nutrient Film Technology (NFT) where a shallow stream
of nutrient passes through the PVC pipe and is absorbed
by the roots of the plants. The system uses energy
generated by a solar panel that powers the pump to move
the stream of nutrients past the plants. The hydroponics
system is now located in the Printworks rooftop community
garden in central Manchester.
Find out
more about installing your own hydroponics
system here.
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To celebrate Manchester as
the first UK city designated
as European City of Science,
Sow the City developed an
innovative hydroponics
system for the Allotment of
the Future installation.
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