how to make your own window farm eel ilal ae UslLimsy cic) ABOUT THE AIR LIFT WINDOW FARM: This Window Farm is a ‘mini version of the other models that is designed to he easy ta assemble tor folks wno-want to try out a windowlarm but are not quite ready to build the structure needed for larger windowtarms, This system grows three ptants and casts less than $30. Tne basic configuration includes thre bottles that act ag plant holders, a bottom reservoir to cagturaihald water, and tubing to mave water through the system. It alsa utilizes a small air pump that uses water ciplacement to elevate the water up ta the top of the system, where it can then trickle down through each part. BEFORE BUILDING: Check for updates on our windowlarms.org and look for ‘comments.as you pian. MATERIALS | Serta er Things you may fave at home: x4 1.5 Liter Poland Spring Eco-Shape Water Botles 381 1 Gallon Poland Spring E¢o-Shape Water Botta ‘String oF Fishing Line = Nail, or Eyehiook Duet Tape, Paint or Thick Fabric Large Zip Tes (1' lang) *Walar 5 Piants with al din shaken out of roots (or seeds!) ‘Sports Store: +2 Air Moedles - Tube Pump Adapters Mardware Store oF Specially Rubber Store( eg. Ganal Rubber) : ue] SIF" Outside Dianmotor 1" Inside Diamotor Kuritoc Reinforced +12 1/4" Outside Diameter 1/8 inside Diameter vinyl Tube +x] 5/8" Outside Diameter 1/4" Inside Diameter '3'6" rod oF dowel Plumber's tape (tefion) Hydroponic Source, such as homeharvest.com: 39 3" Diameter Net Cups += x81 Tree Bark starter cubes, @.g. Root Fit brand [if you are grow ing plants fram 866d) Liters Hydrotion Expanded Clay Pellets + 82 of. bolle of Hydroponic Plant Nutrients, ¢.9. Sugar Peak Petco PET Store “Petco 2-way Alr pump for 13+/108-gallon Aquariuens Model 8903, (with dial) - comes with two one way air valves yours does nat have any. buy them separately) TOOLS Cratt Supply Stare: Created by Ania Wagner, lan Hays, *Selesore. Box Culter or xhcto Knile Brita Riley and Rebecca Bray Paper for making stencils, Inspired by Jackson Supertorest ‘Sharpie or ather felt pen For mare information, go to windowfarms.org‘STEP ONE: Gathst all ha materials and tools you will need to make your Window Farm, From ieft ta ight String oF fishing wire 1.5 Poland Spring Eco-shapa bottle (9.of tham) Duct Tape Masking Tape Zip ties Ublity Keite Shapia Tubes One-way air valves Plumber's tetlon tape STEP TW Using the cap of one af the 1.5 Liter bottles, begin tracing in the center an the bottom of each 1.5 Liter bettie with a sharpie, Using the sharpie line as your marker, use your xActo knife and begin cutting out the circle. Do this far each bottie. STEP THREE: Print out the template provided on the last page of the PDF and ttace it onto the bottom part of the bottle bellow the canter. Use your xActo knife to cut out the hole for each 1.5 Liter bottle,‘STEP FOUR: Now we need to create an entrance for the pumping tubes in the 1 Gallon/ Reservoir Battle. Use the cap from this bottle to trace a sircla onto the top shoulder, Then cut it oul with your wActo. Thi is the hole where the lit tube will be inserted. ‘STEP FIVE: ‘The top af the botties, which will now become the bottorn, need to bbe covered so that the roots do nat phatosynthesize, You can use fabric or paint 1 do this, but we suggest using Lape to wrap the bottle. Please look at tha photo in step ten to see how high on the bottle the tape needs to go, STEP SIK: ‘Once you have wrapped the bottle we can start to stack the bboties. Greate a stack with ine three bottles by nesting the mouth cof of the bottla inte the cut hole of the base of the neat bottle, Us- the long zip fies, fasten togather the battle slack, the rod, and the airlift tuba (3/8 Inside Diameter Pubber Tubs st 4°6" long),