Nutraponics Tower Garden – Entry-Level Hydroponic Growing System for 64 Plants – Indoor/Outdoor Vertical Garden with Analog Watering Control, Leak-Proof Design & Quiet Submersible Pump

I am new to hydroponic growing, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect with this vertical hydroponics system. I do have quite a bit of experience with gardening and farming in general, as owning a farm is my part-time job. I set this unit up a few days ago and have been quite impressed with what it has to offer. Although my plants have just barely been planted so I can’t comment yet on yields or productivity, I have to say that putting the tower together was a breeze. It’s set up in my basement due to space constraints in the rest of my house, but it’s attractive enough that I wouldn’t mind even having it in my living room. It’s very lightweight - probably less than 30 lbs - and everything snapped together easily. It took less than an hour to assemble and I was able to do it myself. The only difficulty I had was with the water pipe but once I read the instructions for the unit and played around with it a bit, it wasn’t bad at all. I’m horrible at putting together just about anything (just ask my husband) so this feature of the hydroponics tower was a major plus for me. I’ve also been impressed with how durable this unit seems. Even though it’s made primarily of plastic, it doesn't’ seem flimsy and it’s also easy to clean. I’m currently using it to grow just a few herbs and spinach, since the summer is underway and I have lots of plants outside, but I’m looking forward to trying other plants (like tomatoes) in it this winter. So far so good - I haven’t run into any issues at all. I love all the built-in features (the timer is a huge plus) and I’m very impressed with the affordability and quality of this growing tower.

The product design is definitely intended for indoor use and the internal components are sound. The system functions as a gravity supported NFT system that uses gravity to move water and nutrients from the top down. The initial packaging was pretty good however I never received any of the seeds with the growing media that was provided. So I needed to purchase some, however that is not really that big of a deal. The construction was fairly straight forward just ensure that the clips are properly orientated so that the tower is as solid as it can be. The instructions need a major overhaul, there were multiple typos and some of the construction concepts were difficult to follow. However after building out the base of the tower it is simply rinse and repeat until you complete the top. I do like how modular the design is, I opted to go for the 80 cup design and I could scale down if I ever wanted which is nice. For the price point I would like to have seen a little more attention to deal with the execution of materials that comes with the tower. While all the components seem to be working fine right now, only time will tell to see how they hold up. I would also like more information in terms of the growing of the plant material - such as nutritional requirements, lighting, and timer settings. I am transplanting my product today and will post an update whenever I harvest the first crop.

Anyone considering buying this, DON'T! If I could give it negative stars, I wouldn't hesitate to do so! DO NOT purchase this product. It works horribly and Amazon only has a 30 day return policy on this. It takes longer than 30 days to grow the seeds, transfer them to the tower and begin to see some/any results. Amazon, this product should have a 60 to 90 day return policy or be removed from your website. Growing the seed into small plants @ 3 Weeks, transplanting the small plants into the tower 1 day, waiting for any activity on the plants for growth @ 2 Weeks. We filled about 8 of the of the 64 pots with plants purchased from Home Depot and transfered them from dirt to the Net Cup, and 14 with plants that were grown from seeds into the Net Cups. From the attached pictures, you can see the results. I had to fill the unit with 4 gallons of water and nutrients every other day (yes, I checked the system for leaks before putting it together and after final assembly). The system never ran dry, but got low (I was able to look inside the unit when removing the top lid to run a Ph on the water every day). We used this outside to take advantage of the sun rather than using grow lights inside to conserve on energy. I don't know how well the system works inside with the grow lights, but I can only imagine the cost of the electricity used on this system with the grow lights. Every plant we put into this system died. Complete waste of money and time, and Amazon only allows 30 days to return the tower when it takes longer to use it and see results. By far the worst product on the market! This system does not work outdoors (as all the advertisements on the companies website state it does)! Amazon, only allows the buyer to return this Nutraponics NFT-based 64 Pots ($600 plus tax) system within 30 days, but you can't see any results until well after the 30 period. It takes longer than the 30 days to use and evaluate it, it is a piece of crap! Look for other companies that sell towers or make your own if you want to do hydroponics farming. Huge waste of money and time. BIG BIG Mistake and waste of money! To Amazon support team, thank you for helping me to resolve the return of this item and understanding that 30 day's is not enough time to use/test this system.

At this price, you should be getting plastic that has some « give » like bucket plastic. Instead it’s made of brittle plastic. Also no way to fill the unit from the bottom. So imagine trying to haphazardly fill it from above -i’ll sooner diy an easy to build bucket system.