60mm and 75mm NFT growpots.
This growpot provides the necessary support and aeration for hydroponic crops. Growpots are filled with a sterile media such as pumice, vermiculite, perlite or a combination of each.
Seeds are then planted into each pot.
The growpots can then be placed in an Ebb and Flow propagation table until the seeds germinate or else they can be placed directly into an NFT system where the media will remain moist due to capillary action. As the plants grow their root systems will fill the growpots and spread through the base of the pot into the NFT channel. The root system will then be exposed to the nutrient film as it flows along the channel, providing full nutrition for plant growth.
Mature, plants, such as lettuce can be harvested and sold while still in the growpots. This extends the shelf life of the plant because the roots remain undamaged whilst still maintaining moisture around the root zone.
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