Build Your Own Vertical Tower

Materials

• 4-inch PVC pipe, 5 ft long
• End cap (1)
• 24 small net cups
• 1.5-inch hole saw
• Cocopeat + perlite mix
• Drip emitter at top

Build

Mark 6 levels on the pipe, 4 holes per level (offset 90 degrees). Drill with hole saw. Mount pipe vertically on a heavy planter base. Drop in growing mix. Insert net cups.

Plant

Best crops: lettuce, basil, mint, strawberry, palak. Skip tomato (too heavy) and gourds (need room).

Maintenance

Run drip 5 minutes twice daily. Flush with plain water every Sunday. Refresh top growing mix every 3 months.