Window
farm design
These two photos are taken, on what we are going to be basing our
design on for our window farms.
Ø Why?
I think these to are
very good window farms, because both of them are very inexpensive which means its easy to make them, and the materials and most of the equipment can be bought at a close by store
or found at home, which is very efficient for us. There are also some cons to these two. One I know of is that
the pump system is usually expensive but in our group I have thought of an idea
to use straws and a the watering system and see if it will work, by letting a tap drip very slowly, and then our plant will not die from lack of water, and will also not drown as the water will run through all of the plants, making it very efficient.
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A drawing done by Jonathan Border, showing his blueprint / design on how we are going to be able to to make our window farm. (Water slowly drips through tap, through 3, 2 liter coke bottles, which drip into each other, which is collected by the bucket at the bottom, and then pumped up, with pumps to the top of the water way, which will be recycled, by pumps.) 
Photo drawn by Jonathan Border, showing new design, on the window farm that we will be making. It will be recycling water, by reusing the water that was used in the top bucket, and using the remainder water after dripping through the whole window garden again.
Rock: we use the rocks to filter the water coming through so it doesn’t
come gushing out
Gauze: it is out second filter has the same purpose as the rocks bunt
takes out more dirt from the water.
Bottles: the bottles are to hold the soil and the plants in
Plank: to hold the bottles in place
Top water bucket: to realise a slow dip of water down the plants
Collecting bucket to collect the remaining water and reuse when the top
bucket is out of water
Soil: for the plant to have a healthy growth.
Plants: we have tomatoes at the top basils in the middle and parsley at
the bottom.
BASIL
I’ve
personally chosen basil because this is a rather simple and quick plant to
grow.
Basil
growing conditions:
Ø Where: Basil is a wonderful addition to a container garden.
It thrives in well-drained soil, positioned in a sunny window. In the garden,
plant basil among your tomatoes.
Ø Basil is easy to sow from
seed and is relatively quick to germinate. When planting from seed, plant seeds
about six weeks before the last frost.
Ø Sun: Basil grows well in warm
environments that receive about six hours of sun each day.
Ø Water: Give basil water
when the soil is dry to the touch, doing your best to water the plant at its
base and not all over its leaves.
My conclusion is that basil will be a great and simple plant
to grow in your window farm
Lawrence Masha
References
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Tomatoes
Facts:
1. Tomatoes are the fruit of the tomato plant. They originated in the
South American Andes around the area of modern day Peru and was first used as a food by the Aztec's in Southern Mexico.
2. Because the tomato has seeds and grows from a flowering plant botanically it is classed as a fruit not a vegetable.
In cooler climates
tomatoes are usually grown in glasshouses (greenhouses).
3. Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, an antioxidant that is good for the heart and effective against certain cancers. Cooked tomatoes are
actually better for you than raw ones, as more beneficial chemicals are
released. Tomatoes are also packed with vitamins A and C, calcium, potassium
4. Tomatoes are very popular in
Mediterranean cuisines such as Italian. They are important ingredient in pizza
and pasta sauces.
Why am I using tomatoes?
I am growing tomatoes because they are a very
delicious and they are rich in taste and they are just one of my favourite
fruits.
 
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PARSLEY
Parsley is a type of herbaceous plant that belongs to the same family as celery, carrot and cumin (Apiece). Exact origin of parsley is unknown. Some researchers believe that parsley originates from Sardinia. Cultivation of parsley started 2000 years ago. This plant can be found around the world today. Parsley prefers areas that provide partial shade and well-drained soil, rich in minerals. Taste of parsley depends on the type of soil and climate conditions. Parsley is one the most popular spices in the world. Other than that, parsley is used in cosmetic, pharmaceutical and medical industry.
WATER
SYSTEM
The water garden will be watered through a
large bucket sitting at the top of the window garden
with a small slit in it, letting the water
slowly drop through the top bucket, over a long period of time.
After the water is finished at the top of
the bucket (2-3 days) there will be one boy from the group sent to either
manually pump the remainder water from the bottom to the top, or just collect
the water from the bottom, and lift up the bucket and pour the remainder of
water to the top bucket, with a combination of fresh water from the tap. We are
choosing this method, because we are recycling water, as well as not over
complicating the design as a whole.
YES, the design we are building for our
window garden will be a recyclable one, and we will be ending up using the
excess water that would have dripped through from the top all the way through
the plants, to the bottom bucket, with a combination of fresh water, so
the top bucket will be full, and the plants also need fresh water to grow
better. The window gardens will definitely need to have the water reused, as
South Africa is facing a terrible drought at the moment, and we need to
save as much water as we possibly can do.
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BUILDING PROCESS
LAWRENCE MASHA: Supplied the group with the bottles, and also the bucket, with a joined group work in building the actual window garden.
JONATHON BORDER: Brought the gauze, as well as the rocks, and also partook in the combined effort of the building of the window garden.
JOSEPH PEPLER: Brought the the plank for the structure, as well as the plan to build the window garden, and also took part in the combined effort in the building process of the window garden
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LIGHT
The light from the greenroom, will have a massive effect on the plants. It will increase the plant growth significantly as the plant will be going through photosynthesis, meaning that it will definitely grow though the holiday, although the light can also be very deadly, as if there is too much light, and too little water, the plants can very easily die over the holidays. The light will make the plant grow.
Some videos on how to make nice inexpinsive window gardens
Ø these are great videos
that we used for some tip on how to construct really simple but good window
gardens.
Lawrence
Masha
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