How does the Floating Gardentm Kitchen Garden Kit Work?
The Kitchen Garden Kit has a square reservoir containing a specially formulated nutrient solution and a closed-cell foam plant bed which floats on the surface of the nutrient solution. Plant roots extend into the nutrient solution where they absorb just the right amount of nutrients for their growth. The roots never dry since they are constantly bathed in the nutrient solution. As the plants respire and liquid is lost by evaporation, the nutrient level drops. A small gap between the planting bed tends to resist algae growth. Oxygen is transferred to the nutrient solution at the air gap, fill port, through the plant net pots, and by periodic addition of fresh nutrient or water. By periodically lifting the planting bed out of the solution and by occasionally emptying the unit and replacing with fresh nutrient, oxygen in the nutrient solution can be kept at an acceptable level.
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