DefiantDandelion on Nostr: I will describe what I see and you can correct me. 1) Shade lattice is used as a ...
I will describe what I see and you can correct me.
1) Shade lattice is used as a base, it is roughly as deep as the water will rise to relative to the plant. Roots grow through the holes.
2) Wire panel provides structure to the raft and plant supports
3) Empty Bottles provide buoyancy and determine the distance from the shade lattice base and the wire panel support.
4) zip ties attach and secure everything together.
If you don’t want the roots of the plant to be directly in the water you place a growing medium between the lattice and the panel. (Soil pot, rockwool, cage, etc) + drop some wicking material from the medium and into the pond.
Bottles can be arranged however required to provide buoyancy where need to balance or support a larger growing medium.
Only challenge I see is that it looks like it can’t really be adjusted after assembled the bottles are large enough they can’t fit through the grid. Not really a problem just means you will need to preplan what the raft will grow and build accordingly.
Alternatively if you placed the bottles in a particular arrangement the ‘gaps’ in where the bottles are could act as the walls for where you place growing mediums.
The soil medium doesn’t look like it will ever dry out. That’s good, but for plants that don’t want to be waterlogged you may need to use suspended aquaponic nets and a wick for the roots to grow down leaving an inch or so for the plants to grow air roots.
1) Shade lattice is used as a base, it is roughly as deep as the water will rise to relative to the plant. Roots grow through the holes.
2) Wire panel provides structure to the raft and plant supports
3) Empty Bottles provide buoyancy and determine the distance from the shade lattice base and the wire panel support.
4) zip ties attach and secure everything together.
If you don’t want the roots of the plant to be directly in the water you place a growing medium between the lattice and the panel. (Soil pot, rockwool, cage, etc) + drop some wicking material from the medium and into the pond.
Bottles can be arranged however required to provide buoyancy where need to balance or support a larger growing medium.
Only challenge I see is that it looks like it can’t really be adjusted after assembled the bottles are large enough they can’t fit through the grid. Not really a problem just means you will need to preplan what the raft will grow and build accordingly.
Alternatively if you placed the bottles in a particular arrangement the ‘gaps’ in where the bottles are could act as the walls for where you place growing mediums.
The soil medium doesn’t look like it will ever dry out. That’s good, but for plants that don’t want to be waterlogged you may need to use suspended aquaponic nets and a wick for the roots to grow down leaving an inch or so for the plants to grow air roots.