Estimated Delivery between October 19 and October 21.
A vertical hydroponic tower for a balcony or a patio corner, where floor space runs out long before ambition does. Water sits in the base tub, a submersible pump lifts it to the top, and it trickles back down past every set of roots on the way.
Five, seven or nine tiers, each with a green base. Five tiers stands about 41.3 in (105 cm), seven tiers about 53.1 in (135 cm) and nine tiers about 65 in (165 cm), all on a base roughly 21 in across. A pump, controller, seedling tray and planting sponges come with it.
Best for salad leaves, lettuce, herbs and strawberries. Nutrient solution and seeds are not included, and it needs mains power. The design may vary slightly between production runs.
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A vertical growing tower in 5, 7 or 9 tiers, with pump, controller and seedling tray included.
A balcony or a patio corner gives you a square metre of floor and nothing else. A tower takes that square metre and stacks the growing sites upward instead of spreading them out, which is the only real way to increase what a small outdoor space produces.
Water sits in the base tub. A submersible pump lifts it to the top and it trickles back down past every set of roots on the way, so all the tiers are fed from one reservoir and one pump.
It suits lettuce, salad leaves, herbs and strawberries — things that stay compact and crop over weeks rather than needing depth for a root or a tuber.
This is the largest and most involved thing we sell. It needs a power supply, a level surface, and somewhere it can drip.
Assemble the base tub and stack the tiers, checking as you go that the whole column stands vertical. A tower leaning even slightly will run water down one side.
Set the pump in the tub and run its pipe up the centre to the top.
Start seeds in the supplied seedling tray using the planting sponges. Do not put bare seed straight into the tower.
Once each seedling has visible roots through the sponge, move it into one of the tower's cups.
Fill the tub with water, add hydroponic nutrient at the rate on your bottle, and switch on.
Use the controller to cycle the pump rather than running it continuously.
Top up the tub as the level drops, and empty and refill it completely every couple of weeks.
Nutrient solution and seeds are not included.
Sizes: 5, 7 or 9 tiers, each with a green base tub
Heights: five tiers about 41.3 in (105 cm), seven tiers about 53.1 in (135 cm), nine tiers about 65 in (165 cm)
Base diameter: about 21 in (53 cm) on every size
Included: tower and base tub, submersible pump, controller, seedling tray and planting sponges
Plug: US, EU or UK
Not included: seeds, nutrient solution, plants
The nine-tier tower has 36 growing sites. Design details and colour may vary slightly between production runs.
Two decisions: how tall, and which plug. The base tub is green on every version, and the column is white.
On height, measure before you choose. Five tiers stands about 41.3 in (105 cm), seven tiers about 53.1 in (135 cm) and nine tiers about 65 in (165 cm). The base is the same 21 in across on all three, so the taller ones are proportionally more top-heavy. Nine tiers is above most balcony railings and will catch wind; if the spot is exposed, or you want to reach the top cups without a step, take one of the shorter two.
The plug option should match your country's outlets. Choose the US plug for North America.
It needs mains power. If it is going outdoors, the socket and any extension must be rated for outdoor use — that is your side of the setup, not something supplied here.
A filled tower is heavy and top-loaded. Stand it somewhere level and sheltered from strong wind.
Nutrient solution and seeds are not included.
Direct sun on the tub encourages algae. Keeping the base shaded helps.
Drain it before a hard frost. Water left in the tub and pipework will freeze.
Appearance and colour may be updated between batches, so what arrives may differ in detail from the photographs.
How tall is it?
About 41.3 in (105 cm) for five tiers, 53.1 in (135 cm) for seven and 65 in (165 cm) for nine. The base is roughly 21 in across on all three.
How many plants does it hold?
The supplier shows 36 growing sites on the nine-tier, which is four per tier. It does not publish counts for the five- and seven-tier versions, so we would rather not state them as fact.
Can it live outside?
It is designed for a balcony or patio, but it runs on mains electricity, so the socket and any cable you use must be suitable for outdoor conditions. Drain it before frost.
Do I need nutrients?
Yes. There is no soil, so everything the plants need arrives in the water. Nutrient solution is not included.
What grows well in it?
Salad leaves, lettuce, herbs and strawberries. Root crops and anything tall or heavy are not suited to a side-mounted cup.
Does it come with a light?
No. It is designed to use daylight, so it needs a genuinely bright position.
Why you'll love it
Height instead of floor space. Up to 36 growing sites on a base about 21 in across.
Pump and controller included. Plus a seedling tray and sponges to raise the plants first.
Three heights. About 41, 53 or 65 in tall, so it can suit a balcony or a full patio corner.
Start the seedlings before the tower
The single most common way a tower disappoints is being filled with seed rather than with seedlings. A seed dropped into a cup on the side of a column gets a trickle of water passing by for a few seconds every cycle, which is not the steady moisture it needs to germinate. Most of them simply never come up.
That is what the seedling tray in the box is for. Sow into the damp sponges, keep the tray somewhere warm and bright, and wait until you can see white roots coming through the sides of the sponge. Only then does the plug go into the tower.
It adds two or three weeks at the start of the season and it is the difference between a tower that fills out and one with a dozen empty cups.
Stagger the sowing while you are at it. A tray sown all at once gives you thirty lettuces in the same fortnight. Sowing a few every week gives you salad for months, which is presumably the point.
A quick guide for your growing space
Warmth
Seeds germinate within a temperature range rather than at one magic number, and a cold windowsill in February is often the whole reason nothing comes up. Somewhere that stays at normal room temperature is usually enough.
Humidity
A clear dome holds moisture around seedlings while they root, but still, damp air is also how mould gets started. Open the vent once the seedlings are up, and let the surface dry a little between waterings.
Short days
Winter is when a grow light earns its keep. Put it on a timer and give a consistent day length rather than leaving it on around the clock, because plants use the dark hours too.
Small spaces
Growing indoors is mostly a question of surface. A tray on a shelf, a light clipped over one pot, or a tower that stacks upward all trade floor space for height.
