The 3Dponics Drip System is a system of growing plants using techniques that replace the soil is also called soilless agriculture; these techniques are called Hydroponics, besides the implementation of parts produced in 3D printers and recyclable materials, among others.

The list below names the tools that were implemented in developing 3Dponics, which are:

3D-printed silencer
Rubber tubing (about 10 ft)
Four empty plastic bottles (2 L recommended)
20 zip ties (approx.)
Four 3D-printed drip nozzles
Water reservoir (8 L capacity)
3D-printed conduit
Air pump
Growth medium

Step 1: DOWNLOAD DIGITAL FILES

Basic parts you need to build our 4-bottle vertical hydroponics system:

4 drip nozzles

1 silencer

1 conduit

You can find these all these in thingverse or another page to download 3D models.

Step 2: PRINT THE PARTS

Print the digital files you downloaded in Step 1.

Step 3: PREPARE THE PLASTIC BOTTLES

Cut the bottoms off the plastic bottles. Punch four holes along the edges of each bottle, making sure that they’re lined up nicely with each other.

Step 4: ATTACH THE BOTTLES

Screw the drip nozzles onto the plastic bottles like you would a bottle cap. Flip the bottles over so that the nozzles are pointing down.

Fill each bottle halfway with the pre-soaked growth medium, carefully add the plants, and cover with more growth medium.

Step 5: PREPARE THE RESERVOIR

Fill your reservoir with water. Place it on the floor, underneath the bottles. Turn on the air pump and carefully submerge the conduit, rubber tubing, and bamboo sticks into the reservoir.