![]() So you just get the seeds, put the seeds in it and it does it’s own thing? Is it a table full of water? or are they growing in dirt? Yeah, that’s one of the problems I’ve personally had, with the models of the Growbots, that were not fully automated, was when I forgot to keep it watered. For consistent growth you just have to keep adding the plant food on a consistent basis. We want to keep the automation cause that’s where people get into trouble, they forget to water it. We’re going to come up with a package to set up in a garage or another spare room that’s convenient you just have to have a water fitting so you can connect the water. You can totally use grow lights, they are becoming much more economical to purchase and to operate, they’re called compact fluorescents, or LEDs. Both of those are pretty economical. I love this idea because it’s going to enable people who want to grow lettuce and vegetables in the winter, could you have it in the winter, is there enough light? I guess you could have grow lights?Ībsolutely. And we’ve had tomatoes, and cucumbers and things like that. ![]() We haven’t had to buy lettuce since early March, kale came in a few weeks, later and that’s been doing fantastic. This particular model, we started on it, and finished this design late last year, actually had it completed early January, and the first plants growing in early February. It’s got 7 years of work on it, multiple versions of it, looking for what worked best. So this Growbot has the small footprint and we can just pick it up with 2 people and move it back to where you want it. Then we moved to Hawaii, and we built this Growbot. So the next one that I built, had a much smaller footprint, and was portable so if we wanted to have a barbecue or the kids want to use the backyard for kickball etc., we could easily move it out of the way and then move it back to the center of yard, where the best light was. I started in California with a really big one, that my wife wasn’t happy with how big it was, it wasn’t portable. I’ve been building prototypes, testing out the technology for about 7 years. Folic acid is in soil and sea water, it’s a naturally occurring substance, source for this is a mineral called leonardite. For getting that salad a day, plus some kale and some other vegetables on less then a dollar a day in plant food, which is just a mixture of bird manure which is guano, seaweed, folic acid, which are all naturally sourced. The core thing is it’s very very easy to use is what I was striving for and also it’s very economical. You can also grow kale, carrots, and other types of root vegetables, there’s an area of that as well. You just put it in your backyard, connect the hose, you put in your seeds, and then about ten days later most of your seeds should have sprouted, so you take off the germination cups, and about 4 weeks later most lettuce is ready to start harvesting. Most of the varieties of lettuce that we recommend that you grow is the kind that perpetually grows new leaves. It uses hydroponics, kind of automation for adding the plant food and adding the water, so you don’t have to think about it. The Growbot, is about the size of a coffee table, and what it does is it grows a salad pretty much everyday in that coffee table are size. Krysta Carmack, was unable to connect without static so she types a few answers here and there. ![]() Greg, I’m originally from NJ, after college did a lot of work in technical sales, taking an engineering degree to kind of help folks develop businesses and technological solutions and deliver those solutions accordingly, as well. ![]() Now you’re in Hawaii, right? Are you all in Hawaii? Went off to travel in the world for a number of years, always stayed in computers, but always had multiple home gardening projects including hydroponics to grow vegetables and stuff when I lived in California and I’ve taken it to a new step here. James Brake is creator. I’m born and raised in Mississippi and spent a lot of time on my grandfather’s farm. ![]()
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