Balcony plants consists of 3 types: drinks a lot (Blue Pea), drinks moderately (Bird Nest Fern, Bonsai) and drinks very little (Aloe Vera). And all from the same 2L water container but with SoliDrip, a non-electric sensor-based irrigation which lets each plant decide how much they want to drink. Result: Minimize watering needs, just need to top up container once […]
SoliDrip non-electric sensor-based irrigation works for a plantation of bananas. The result is very low water usage and high output of bananas. This is achieved with regular feeding of spent coffee grounds and natural protein-based fertilizers. See the shorts of this plantation which uses 100% SoliDrip for irrigation.
Over a land area of 6000 sqft, we have planted soursop, custard apple, payaya, banana, pineapples etc. All irrigated using SoliDrip irrigation with rainwater collected in raised IBC tanks. The result – minimal labor and maximum fruits! Leafy vegetables in modular green houses powered by SoliDrip or AquaTerraEcoponics, green walls using SoliDrip and compost preparation using “Hot-Composting” method. With these […]
Success! Within 30 days, the Caixin is ready for harvest, from seed to harvest! The NUS Agritech Centre uses a substrate mix of biochar, cocopeat, compost, garden soil and liquid fertilizer. The seedlings planted on 11 Dec 2024 after 2 weeks of germination. Planted in Aqua-Terra Ecoponics – a self-sustaining, pest protected, no-electricity “Green House”. On 26 Dec 2024, we […]
NUS team testing vegetables growth with different mixes of biochar
Many different types of edibles including lady’s fingers, wing beans, different types of melons… And super large winter melons! Giving us a harvest of >60kg last Sunday… community volunteers are a happy lot to experience all these! Picture from www.facebook.com/share/p/i5PQ6iHBxGoA1zAq/
The irrigation and planter technologies makes the farm self-sustaining with monthly harvest since April 2024!
Herbs and Fruit Trees entirely irrigated by SoilDrip Fruit trees, climbers, melons are easy with SoliDrip! No need to water, just let the non-electric sensor based drip irrigation do its job! See the fruits of success after 3 months! See the many big melons! Thanks to a community volunteer’s special efforts!
Irrigation systems booth explaining how sustainability is achieved through using sun (for electricity to power farm tools), rain (for watering plants using sensor-based drip irrigation and wick-based watering) and waste (for regenerating soil and fertilisers production). Volunteers registration booth and NParks booth with giveaways of seeds and goody bags! Germination booth run by the volunteers core team! Booth explaining how […]
Front area is ~400 sqm (30m length x 13m width) with wide frontage where we have installed planter beds on the right and a hosting area on the left. In between spaces are 4 trellises with melons and legumes planted using SoilDrip irrigation with rain water collected in raised drums. Success! First harvest of ~5 kg of vegetables grown from […]