Like fresh herbs?There's nothing better than picking your own herbs for cooking,and there is a product in development that is making it easier for the home gardener to have a fresh supply all year long.....without the dirt!Pod is the result of a student collaboration at Victoria University of Wellington,New Zealand.It is a care-free maintenance system that also looks great.
The Pod is a fogponic system where the nutrient solution is vaporized,thus it is more efficiently absorbed by the roots of the plant.In fogponics an ultrasonic fogger is used to create an extremely fine mist.The optimum particle absorption range for plant roots is between 1 and 25 microns in size,and ultrasonic foggers typically create mist from 5 to 10 microns.
The typical lifespan of a ultrasonic fogger is around 6000 hours,meaning it would need to be replaced 2-3 times a year,if continuously active.
