G-Towers

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Intro

  • See playlist from Larry Athey - [1]

Sourcing

  • Reticulated Urethane foam, artificial soil medium, open pore filter type material, 20-25 Pores Per Inch (PPI), very course.
  • Keith Pavlansky, kpavlansky@hibco.com
  • Larry Athey suggests 2"x3-1/2"x3' pieces, cost of $1/board-foot, or $1.75 per piece, minimum order quantity (MOQ) of $300.

Videos

Example small-scale G-Tower based home aquaponics system that only requires a 4x4 foot corner in any room.

Hibco Plastics materials - artificial soil medium foam explained - interview of Hibco's Keith Pavlansky by David Cunningham of Smart Grow Technologies.

How to plant the G-Towers with no need for netpots or commercially manufactured plant starter plugs.