For saving space and soil, this method also has several
other benefits, including no soil-borne diseases, no
weeds to pull and no soil to till, run-of-the-mill side
benefits of soil-less gardening.

Autopot System

The Autopot System is a patented technique of hydroponic that differs from conventional methods in a number of respects that make it versatile, effective, inexpensive to run, capable of operating in a wide range of locations where conventional hydroponic will not be effective and capable of being used by everyone from school age upward. It is the ideal way for busy people to experience the benefits of gardening, and provides a huge return in pleasure and produce without a heavy commitment in time or the problems of requiring a specific program of attention.


Hydroponics Guide
Photo: autopot.com.au

An award winning invention
In 1992 at the Royal Melbourne Show, the Autopot System was awarded a first prize and a special prize in the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria farm invention competition for the most innovative use of water. The system has also won the Australian Inventors Society (Victorian division) first prize for the best invention of the year as an automatic watering system.

The system defined
Briefly, it is a fully automatic, unpowered watering and feeding system capable of supplying the needs of a huge range of plants. There are applications suited to growing a single plant in a single pot, right through to applications suited to growing a wide range of different plants in literally thousands of containers in multi hectare installations.

from: autopot.com.au

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