Solar Powered Vertical Drip Hydroponics with French Ironwork Details *Updated!*

Step 3 Water Lines

The general idea is that a large tube runs up from the pump and across the top - you can use the small holes in the vertical black connectors to tie it into place. Holes are punched into this large tube to accommodate each plant - an irrigation connector goes into each hole and then onto a piece of 1/4" tubing that runs from there to the larger hole on the box around the rockwool cube. Slide an adjustable hose clamp onto each piece of tubing so that you can reduce the water flow to each plant to make sure all of the plants get enough water. This also lets you shut off water to a location completely if it doesn't have an active plant in it. It will probably take some time and attention to get this all balanced out but then it should be set. I filled mine with plain water first. I balanced out the water flow and found all of the places water seeped at the bottom. Once it all dried I filled the gaps with aquarium sealer.

I tested this out in a smaller version before - the water absorbs into the rockwool and runs over the roots. It seems to be plenty to keep the plants healthy and happy.