Vertefarm is dedicated to deliciously fresh green leafy vegetables – safely and cleanly, right in your home. It’s no secret that vegetables play a crucial role in a balanced diet, yet they can be challenging to preserve. Studies have shown that the longer vegetables are stored, the more their nutrient content deteriorates. Vertefarm ensures “plant to plate” freshness, with no compromise on nutrition or safety. Our hydroponic system eliminates the need for growing in the ground and thus pesticides, providing a clean and healthy environment for your greens to thrive.
- Hydroponics for cleanliness – no dirt
- 48 Growing pots for more plants
- Root recirculating drip irrigation
- UV light sterilizes water every 30 minutes
- Full-spectrum grow lights
- Automatic control of water and light
Easy to build
Hydroponic Seedlings Introduction
Why Vertefarm Hydroponics Seedlings?
When cultivating your own seedlings, it’s crucial to manage the growing environment meticulously, including temperature, humidity, and vernalization, to meet the specific germination requirements of various plant species. This process demands patience, as detailed in numerous online cultivation guides.
Alternatively, purchasing pre-grown seedlings offers a convenient and cost-effective solution. Retailers like Vertefarm E-Store provide a range of seedlings suitable for immediate planting.
It’s advisable to avoid soil-grown seedlings to prevent the introduction of soil-borne pests and pathogens. Vertefarm Home Garden is designed as a hydroponic system to provide clean planting environment indoors, soil-grown seedlings should never be used on it.
Seedlings for Beginner’s Quick Start
Currently, Vertefarm E-Store offers lettuce seedlings to expedite your home farming endeavours. We provide three package options: 16, 32 and 48 heads, featuring a random selection from 4-6 lettuce varieties. These seedlings are cultivated in 1” by 1” rockwool substrates for 14-21 days post-germination, exclusively using non-GMO seeds for optimal quality.
DIY Seedlings
If you want to cultivate seedlings by yourself, you can explore the network for needed knowledge or skills. Here is a free short paper that may be helpful.
Hydroponic Nutrients Introduction
Plants need 17 essential elements, categorized into basic elements, macronutrients, and micronutrients.
Basic elements (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen) form over 90% of a plant’s dry weight, sourced from water and air.
Macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, calcium, magnesium) and micronutrients (iron, boron, chlorine, manganese, zinc, copper, molybdenum, nickel) are supplied via nutrient solutions.
Vertefarm is optimized for hydroponic systems; thus, it is essential to use hydroponic-specific nutrient solutions available online. These solutions consist of soluble inorganic salts for direct absorption by plants, unlike soil-based fertilizers which require microbial decomposition to be utilized.
Vertefarm features UV disinfection to maintain water purity, rendering organic fertilizers ineffective as there are no bacteria to convert them into inorganic forms.
For nutrient solutions, choose those with explicit ingredient labels, ideally suited for leafy vegetables.
Vertefarm E-Store offers a selection of recommended hydroponic nutrients for your convenience.
