What do you imagine in the manufacture of vertical garden? Construction difficulties and its watering system? So, how to plant and what planting medium should be used? Provided all that plants needs, then the plants will grow optimally.
Maybe we ever amazed by hydroponic cultivation system, in which plants can grow in very fertile soil without the use of the media at all.
The secret, plant nutrients (fertilizer) is supplied with over watering plants. Plant roots embedded in various types of growing media used.
Actual planting of the vertical garden system was identical to the hydroponic system. All plants need nutrients supplied through the watering of plants. Various materials can be used as a medium for extra grip and prop roots of the plant body.
Alternative Growing Media
Following growing media we can use to vertical garden:
Rope fibers;
We often see orchids or bromeliads planted in a tree trunk with a stick on a rope-wrapped fibers are wrapped around a tree trunk.
Actually, besides the two types of plants, there are still some types of plants that can be grown using media rope fibers. We can use plastic gutter pipe diameter of 3 inches or more are entwined with rope fibers form a vertical garden.
The types of plants that can be used include kadaka, various types of ferns, begonias, and various types of philodendron. The price is quite affordable.
Rockwoll;
Rockwoll is a sheet-shaped material with a thickness of about 7 cm. This material is commonly used for hydroponics or wall covering media for sound dampening.
This planting medium is highly absorbing water, so that plant roots will be very easy to grow and absorb water from the media. But the media has also become very heavy when it absorbs water. Therefore, for use in a vertical plane that is wide enough needed a very strong construction. The price in the market is about USD 75 /m2.
Vertical Garden Module (LWM)
Actually, besides the two types of plants, there are still some types of plants that can be grown using media rope fibers. We can use plastic gutter pipe diameter of 3 inches or more are entwined with rope fibers form a vertical garden.
The types of plants that can be used include kadaka, various types of ferns, begonias, and various types of philodendron. The price is quite affordable.
Rockwoll;
Rockwoll is a sheet-shaped material with a thickness of about 7 cm. This material is commonly used for hydroponics or wall covering media for sound dampening.
This planting medium is highly absorbing water, so that plant roots will be very easy to grow and absorb water from the media. But the media has also become very heavy when it absorbs water. Therefore, for use in a vertical plane that is wide enough needed a very strong construction. The price in the market is about USD 75 /m2.
Vertical Garden Module (LWM)
VGM (Vertical Garden Module) shaped like a plastic baskets hold the planting medium. This module is very practical and durable for use in long periods of time (10 years). Because the shape of the module we can easily removed and replaced with other plants if it is bored.
This module is very heavy so it is less practical for use at high vertical garden. Its cubical shape also make vertical garden looks rigid.
This module is very heavy so it is less practical for use at high vertical garden. Its cubical shape also make vertical garden looks rigid.
Carpet & Textile
The use of textile or geotextile to the media vertical garden has been widely implemented. Yes, this is an alternative to vertical garden planting medium which are quite good, and even we can use our car carpet material.
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