How can you grow plants with sound? Indoor farming specialists at LettUs Grow have developed a method of growing plants using ultrasonics and water instead of soil. This innovation has the potential to increase domestic food production and conserve natural resources, by applying this technology to growing inside vertical farms of greenhouses.
Read MoreAeroponics and hydroponics are both methods of growing food without soil. Hydroponics is more commonly used both in commercial and domestic setups. Both systems provide the nutrients usually accessed by the plant through soil by adding them to a water solution - how this solution is delivered to the plant roots is where the two systems differ.
In this blog, we explain the main differences between hydroponics and aeroponics, whilst also exploring the benefits and disadvantages of both systems.
Read MoreAeroponics is a method of growing that doesn’t use soil. Instead, plant roots are irrigated with a nutrient-dense mist. This allows for access to greater oxygen levels and prevents water logging - resulting in higher yields and faster growth rates. There are many different types of crop you can grow in an aeroponic system and many of these make a good business case, as well as boasting impressive environmental benefits. Here are some of the crops you can grow in an aeroponic system…
Read MoreHydroponic growing - you’ve probably heard of it. Hydroponic systems are the most common in vertical farms - you might have seen them in your local urban farm or in the increasingly popular grow-at-home kits you can buy. In this system, plant roots are immersed in a solution of water and nutrients, instead of using soil. However, there are other methods of soilless growing - at LettUs Grow we use aeroponic systems.
So, what is aeroponics? What are the benefits of growing this way instead?
Read MoreVertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi, but there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new research laying out radical ways of putting food on our plates.
Read MoreThe aeroponic origin story is deeply rooted in space and science fiction. In space, crews must utilise all resources to their fullest potential, reducing, reusing and recycling everything they take with them. While the problems faced by astronauts may seem a million miles away, the answers to their problems can provide some really down to earth solutions to issues facing humanity today.
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