“One mission in my life is to become as self-reliant and independent as I can.” I talked recently about a countertop garden that gives us fresh produce, as well as some other ways to cultivate food indoors. Growing indoors is under-utilized in my opinion. Of course, growing outdoors is ideal for most vegetables and it’s cost-effective but you can grow produce with very little expense and even less time involved,” writes Morgan Rogue at Outdoor Hub.
Morgan always wanted to have a tower. She was shocked by the price when she looked at different options for purchasing a Tower Garden. They offered $50-60 monthly payments, but it was for 12-24 month. The total was between $700 and 1000.
“We recently acquired a 3D printer and my husband said, Why don’t we print one? First, we downloaded and printed a 3D design. You can find 3D models that have been created by others in many places. The creators may have chosen to sell or give them away for free, depending on the type of project.
They then purchased food-grade thread. It’s important to purchase food-grade filament as you’ll be growing food in this tower so you don’t want it to. Here’s what we didn’t 3D print: The tubing for the water, The pump, A 5-gallon bucket & lid, A few screws to screw the tower to the 5-gallon bucket, Grow lights and Seed starting pods. They 3D printed everything else, including the baskets where the plants are kept.
The printed parts cost $173. Outdoor Hub has the complete article.