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.

A recycling system

AEROPONICS. A recycling system.

This is a technique that was developed initially for use in space where plants are grown with no media, suspended in air and the root systems sprayed with a nutrient solution.

Aeroponics system
Photo: home.aone.net.au

Other than the manual system, all those listed need pumps to operate. Timers and computerised systems are common. The need for constant maintenance and monitoring of nutrient is a regular routine.

There is one other system that gives automation without the need for power, pumps, computers or timers, that is water efficient, ecologically unobtrusive, effective and suited to a wide range of uses.

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