After a whole month and a half's social quarantine (including 2 sleepless nights at uni and 3 sacrificial declines to party invites) I have finally accomplished this sustainability project.
Here's my appearance model which took me 2.5 consecutive days - literally - to construct. Thank god I was given some credit for it when our lecturer requested to display it outside our lab.
Basically this vertical herb garden is an integrated development of a worm farm and hydroponic system to competently reduce convenience barriers and simultaneously improve environmental and personal well-being.
1) Worm Farm
Ÿ Reduce kitchen scraps
Ÿ Worm tea produced is an indefinite natural source of fertilizer providing adequate nutrients including nitrogen which is usually an external requirement
Ÿ Eliminates the need for extra composting (which produces undesirable odour)
Ÿ Natural repellent for aphids, spider mites, scale and white flies
Ÿ Help fight common diseases and fungal infections and other common pathogens without the use of toxic chemicals
2) Hydroponic Herb Garden
Ÿ No meddling with soil and dirt
Ÿ Grows faster and healthier than normal soil-based planters
Ÿ Avoids weeds and pests
3) Rainwater Reservoir
Ÿ Utilizes natural resource
Ÿ No need to check pH level or distill other sources of water
Ÿ Reduce leakage through pipe system
DESIGN OUTCOME:
Ÿ Consumes no electrical energy
Ÿ Provides fresh homemade culinary herbs for kitchen use
Ÿ Low maintenance
Ÿ Eliminates the risk of over-drowning the herbs
Ÿ Readily available nutrients
Ÿ The single vertical unit can act as one miniature herb garden or more can be added as a modular system on a bigger scale
Here's my appearance model which took me 2.5 consecutive days - literally - to construct. Thank god I was given some credit for it when our lecturer requested to display it outside our lab.
Basically this vertical herb garden is an integrated development of a worm farm and hydroponic system to competently reduce convenience barriers and simultaneously improve environmental and personal well-being.
1) Worm Farm
Ÿ Reduce kitchen scraps
Ÿ Worm tea produced is an indefinite natural source of fertilizer providing adequate nutrients including nitrogen which is usually an external requirement
Ÿ Eliminates the need for extra composting (which produces undesirable odour)
Ÿ Natural repellent for aphids, spider mites, scale and white flies
Ÿ Help fight common diseases and fungal infections and other common pathogens without the use of toxic chemicals
2) Hydroponic Herb Garden
Ÿ No meddling with soil and dirt
Ÿ Grows faster and healthier than normal soil-based planters
Ÿ Avoids weeds and pests
3) Rainwater Reservoir
Ÿ Utilizes natural resource
Ÿ No need to check pH level or distill other sources of water
Ÿ Reduce leakage through pipe system
DESIGN OUTCOME:
Ÿ Consumes no electrical energy
Ÿ Provides fresh homemade culinary herbs for kitchen use
Ÿ Low maintenance
Ÿ Eliminates the risk of over-drowning the herbs
Ÿ Readily available nutrients
Ÿ The single vertical unit can act as one miniature herb garden or more can be added as a modular system on a bigger scale
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