Going Vertical

Going Vertical

Time to Build
Lesson: 4.4
Level:
Intermediate
Station: Hydroponics
Format: Class Project
Rating:
Intermediate Lesson 4.4 Going Vertical

Lesson Overview

The process of transplanting young starts into the hydroponic towers is simple. In this lesson, students will design a table that will assist them in transplanting starts more efficiently.

Goals

  • Students will be able to transplant seedlings to the hydro towers more efficiently.

Outcomes

Students will design and build a hydroponics table in order to make the transplant process quicker and more efficient.

Teach the Teacher

Tools & Materials

  • CAD software or grid paper

Activity

 

Sometimes efficiency is found in the introduction of supporting systems. In the garden, there are tools that make seeding more efficient than doing it by hand. When it’s time to harvest, there are tools that make short work of it.

In the Lab, there are countless ways to streamline the operation and bring more efficiency to the process. Automation is often used for watering, lighting, and testing.

But one of the most repeated and time intensive activities is transplanting young starts into the ZipGrow towers. Automating the process would produce the most efficient outcome but that may not be financially feasible. So how can the transplanting process be made more efficient without full automation?

Design and build a planting table that makes it easier to stabilize the towers so that the medium can be pulled out and replanted more efficiently.

Related Lessons

Give the Advanced lesson a try now that you’ve completed the Intermediate Lesson! Or revisit the Beginner Lesson as needed.

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