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2 (or 3) airlift columns from a single outlet air pump! Works!!!

Windowfarms recommend a 4 outlet pump but many people already have a 1 outlet pump and probably would like to use the one they have.  So here I have a video about a method to split the air stream to...

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My simple T-Valve airlift windowfarm

My Skylight T-valve windowfarm. Those version 3.0 designs are way too complicated. I wanted to make something as simple as I possibly could using minimal materials. This is what I have come up with:...

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version d.3 (or; how d’artagnon kicked some trash)

d.3 stands for D’Artagnon’s third system . . . in case people went looking for an “official” set of d.3 plans on the site. Anyhoo . . . Looking through the site and through the plans I felt I wanted...

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The “pretty” window farm is finally complete!

Update: Do NOT use aluminum for the piping as I have. Apparently aluminum will release toxins in the water which will build up in your body. There are also reports of plants dying due to aluminum...

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The Sanders Farm

This isn’t our first hydro build, by far, but it is our first one to be hung in a window! It’s in an east facing window in our living room & we love how it brings the same esthetic as a houseplant,...

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Fine tuning my window farm

Update, March 3rd: Added some pictures and descriptions. When I got this floor standing flower pot reservoir, I started off with a needle airlift. The needle turned out to be really unreliable and the...

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Dripper irrigation. A no pump method to drip water.

I have only done this outside but it probably works good inside too. The advantages are, no pump, can use dirty water, very low tech, can work for a long time unattended. Best vid for understanding it...

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second attempt on completed 4 column Windowfarm

I have finally completed my windowfarm, and transferred my baby plants! So far it was neat watching the plants grow from seeds. I hope they bear fruit. I have 2 spinach plants, 2 different tomatoe...

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A few questions before my first project.

Hey guys, I’m about to start building my first system having looked at the plans for all three versions. I have a few questions about modifications that immediately spring to mind as I’m setting up. 1)...

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The Windowfarm XXL – for public spaces

Proposal for a new version of the Windowfarm: The Windowfarm XXL for public spaces It will be awesome to see this in every school, office, sportsclub etcetera! It can also be used to give empty...

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