After the first attempt with the triangle of tubes, time to build a proper vertical tower.

Build

I bought a 100mm diameter PVC drainage pipe and cut it to 1.5m. I then made 2 rows of opposing slots along the full length of the tube, rotating a quarter turn between each slot. …

I got into hydroponics and built my first version of a “hydroponic tower”.

The build

A very simple setup using salvaged parts:

• 50mm diameter tube drilled with 40mm holes (to fit the net cups)
• elbow fittings to assemble 3 tubes into a triangle
• a pump to circulate the water upward
• a bucket to collect the …