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A-Frame Hydroponics Saves Space, Back
A Gro-Max A-frame packs 80 ft. of row space into less than 50 sq. ft. The 8-ft. long, 10 shelf A-frame stands about 7 ft. tall. With the stepped design, not only do you maximize floor space in your greenhouse or your basement, but you maximize light use as well. Best of all, you don't have to bend over to pick.
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A-Frame Hydroponies Saves Space, Back CROPS New Techniques 34-1-25 A Gro-Max A-frame packs 80 ft. of row space into less than 50 sq. ft. The 8-ft. long, 10 shelf A-frame stands about 7 ft. tall. With the stepped design, not only do you maximize floor space in your greenhouse or your basement, but you maximize light use as well. Best of all, you don't have to bend over to pick.
"Stackable hydroponics use light and space more efficiently and also reduce labor and disease potential," says Barry Goldsher, president, FarmTek. "They can be set up for commercial production inside high tunnels or for personal use inside a basement with grow lights."
The newly introduced units were designed primarily for forced strawberry production. Frame weight limits rule out tomatoes, melons and other tall or heavy production plants. However, that still leaves lots of options.
"You can grow greens, flowers, green beans, herbs, peas and more," says Tracy Cella, Gro-Max specialist. "We expect folks will try lots of different things."
The Gro-Max A-frame shelves are made with 17 gauge galvanized conduit and 18 gauge galvanized roll-form steel with cross bars on every level. The wire shelves are fabricated from 1/8-in. galvanized steel aircraft cable and PolyMax wire stabilizers.
Cella recommends Grodan Grow Slabs or PolyMax Grow Tubes filled with a hydroponics medium such as rock, wool or coir. The basic unit, without growing medium or drip irrigation system, is priced at $369 for a single or $349 for 10 or more.
"You can use our drip irrigation system or design your own system with our drip-fed media-based irrigation components," says Cella. "We have one set up for the 8-ft. long frame that would run $140; however, there may be price fluctuations up or down based on a customer's needs."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, FarmTek, 1440 Field of Dreams Way, Dyersville, Iowa 52040 (ph 563 875-2288; toll free 800 245-9881; www.farmtek.com).
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