Great video. I know how difficult it is to do things like this. Very informative and pay no attention to the haters you did awesome. Thanks for the tour.
Hi there! And what about the integration with the Fish Tank? The plan is to control with sensors that give me number of how the bacterias colonies are crashing amonia. How can I prepare the fish food to incresase the quality of nutrients for the plants, facing specifics cultures. Here we control that with some Ferro Quelatizado, Farinha de Osso...and others
It really depends on what crops you are growing. There are optimal temperatures, ph balance and nutrients for each crop. For commercial set-ups our team works with the individual to help determine the best crops to grow for their market and then we can give best case production from there if they work within those optimal conditions.
Good question. If each tower grows 10 plants and the avg weight from each tower is 60 oz then 60x450=27K oz or 765kg if the turn is 30 days AFTER seedlings are transplanted. Lot of assumptions about plants in this but move the numbers up or down, then we have to consider opex vs prices. I really like the zipgrow approach but would have to really plan the "right" crops and grow on spec to be successful in my area. No different than any other farm these days.
Just learned about this farm system. Is it possible to go solar off grid to operate the system? Where I am based the electrical supply is not reliable and a solar battery setup is the only thing that makes economic sense. Can you give a ballpark estimate of the electrical power requirement per day?
Nice sistem but what about energy cost? It looks pretty expansive to run. For now a days ,whit actual market price for veg's, I dont see how you can make some money out ov this. Looks more like 1/2 k loss for month. At least in Europe but I don't think in US they give energy for free so I don't know. Answer me maybe I'm wrong
Hello Rapala! You are definitely correct, electricity is a huge factor in deciding to farm indoors. One of the first conversations we have with farmers is what crop they see is profitable and where they would like to market their crop. Certain parts of the world this is much easier than others based on crop availability but our main mission is to localize the food supply and bring food production closer to the consumer. Often times there is a significant cost with transportation of food, so being able to provide a product the same day it was harvested with no transportation cost allows us to create a profitable business regardless of the electricity costs. We are always looking for ways to be more efficient! Thanks for watching
Great video. I know how difficult it is to do things like this. Very informative and pay no attention to the haters you did awesome. Thanks for the tour.
Fabulous system, I absolutely love how this all goes together! The future of agriculture for sure. Thanks for the tour ✌
Looking forward for your next big things in agriculture🌱
Nicely setup. Interested to know about your expenses and profits though.
Thank you for the tour.
Great tour. Thank you.
Very interesting. Thnx for sharing💕
Hi Angus! That's awesome! Will show our students. We absolutely love our Zipgrow education rack at school.
Hi there! And what about the integration with the Fish Tank?
The plan is to control with sensors that give me number of how the bacterias colonies are crashing amonia.
How can I prepare the fish food to incresase the quality of nutrients for the plants, facing specifics cultures.
Here we control that with some Ferro Quelatizado, Farinha de Osso...and others
Looks professional!
Thanks for in depth tour of your farm. Curious to find out with 450 towers. How many kg of vegetable can you get per month?
It really depends on what crops you are growing. There are optimal temperatures, ph balance and nutrients for each crop. For commercial set-ups our team works with the individual to help determine the best crops to grow for their market and then we can give best case production from there if they work within those optimal conditions.
Good question. If each tower grows 10 plants and the avg weight from each tower is 60 oz then 60x450=27K oz or 765kg if the turn is 30 days AFTER seedlings are transplanted. Lot of assumptions about plants in this but move the numbers up or down, then we have to consider opex vs prices. I really like the zipgrow approach but would have to really plan the "right" crops and grow on spec to be successful in my area. No different than any other farm these days.
what is the model of your LED bar light you are using?
Just learned about this farm system. Is it possible to go solar off grid to operate the system? Where I am based the electrical supply is not reliable and a solar battery setup is the only thing that makes economic sense.
Can you give a ballpark estimate of the electrical power requirement per day?
450 tower electricity- Daily KWH breakdown-lights single sided (8') 57.6 . Lights double sided 230.4. LED drivers 17.28. Plumbing 54. Seedling kit 16.8 and germ chamber 12 shelf- 8.64
Thanks for the video, what is the size of the IBC that supports the 450 towers? It looks smaller than 1,000 Litres. thanks
Hello Tom! This is a 1,000 Liter IBC tote
Is humidity much of a problem with an indoor system like this...?
Hello James,
It is definitely a huge consideration and we include sufficient dehumidification systems to help with this
Thanks for watching!
Is he Nate's brother?
Asking the same
And what happen with Nate
That was difficult
Nice sistem but what about energy cost? It looks pretty expansive to run. For now a days ,whit actual market price for veg's, I dont see how you can make some money out ov this. Looks more like 1/2 k loss for month. At least in Europe but I don't think in US they give energy for free so I don't know. Answer me maybe I'm wrong
Hello Rapala!
You are definitely correct, electricity is a huge factor in deciding to farm indoors. One of the first conversations we have with farmers is what crop they see is profitable and where they would like to market their crop. Certain parts of the world this is much easier than others based on crop availability but our main mission is to localize the food supply and bring food production closer to the consumer. Often times there is a significant cost with transportation of food, so being able to provide a product the same day it was harvested with no transportation cost allows us to create a profitable business regardless of the electricity costs. We are always looking for ways to be more efficient!
Thanks for watching
Wtf am I watching mwhahaha