Guest guest Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 In the past, I've recommended Mel Batholemew's soil based " Square Foot Gardening " (SFG) as an efficient way for one to grow one's own food plants. This nifty airoponics system just came to my attention. My gut feel is that the Tower Garden is more innitially expensive, however, one benefits from its tower design. Mel's basic design is the 4'x4' raised bed, with upto 16 growing squares. The Tower appears to be @ 2.5'x2.5' with upto 20 growing sites. SFG states more food plants, where the Tower states less, but, does include edible flowers. SFG uses easily obtainable fertilizer, whereas the Tower uses proprietary liquids. With SFG, one can grow all organic. The Tower sells their own " gourmet seeds " . Given the holiday, I haven't been able to get more information from the Tower folks. I'll wait until next week. My gut feel is that SFG needs more attention than the Tower. Where one doesn't have land and / or has age and / or physical limitations, the Tower seems to be the better choice, providing that more than the stated plants can be grown. http://www.towergarden.com http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialTowerGarden Bruce ____________________________________________________________ 5 Best Diet Pills of 2012 Find out which diet pills tested highest for weight loss. Free report. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ff62e4b8d6b72e4b0e73st53vuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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