Tower Garden Maintenance

Vegetable Tower Garden Maintenance

Written by Alex R and Ashley L

          When we came back from the holiday break our vegetable Tower Garden needed some maintenance. The water level in the water tank was low and the pH needed adjustment. This is how we do it so that we continue to get vegetables and herbs from our garden.  

To start off with filling or refilling and checking the pH level of the Tower Garden, we needed to make sure that we had all the materials which include a 4L water jug, stir stick, 150ml measure, Tonic A, Tonic B, Acid solution, Base solution, and pH tester kit. 

After gathering the materials, we started by filling the 4-litre empty jug with water. Once it was filled then we measured out 25ml Tonic A and 25ml B which is good for 4L of water. In our case we needed to fill the Garden multiple times which added up to 200 ml of Tonic A and B. When we put Tonic A and B into the 4-liter jug we then added the water to the Tower Garden and stirred it around to make sure that the nutrient solutions were evenly distributed in the water tank.  

          To check the pH of the tank water  we took out 5ml of water out of the tank and added five drops of the pH solution. The pH level should be between 5.5 and 6.5, ideally 6. If it is not between those numbers then you can add more of either the base or acid to the tower garden depending on what your level of pH is. Our first test showed the pH to below at 4.5.  Every time you need to add more of either the base or acid to bring the pH to the correct level, you will need to check the pH level again until it is at the ideal pH. It took us a few times to get the pH level right, but after a few tries, we got it to where we wanted which was pH 6. 

   Now our tower garden is restored so it can continue to support the vegetable growth. Soon we will be replanting some more vegetables. Our latest edible vegetable is a cucumber that is almost ready for harvest! We also have kale and basil which we are still harvesting. 

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