Vertical Aeroponics Gardening At Kansas City’s Back And Bodyworks Massage

We’re just in the tenth week of our Tower Garden here at Back and Bodyworks Massage in Kansas City.  We’ve really enjoyed watching the plants pop up and take off.  We are at kind of a handicap here in that we cannot leave our Tower Garden outside and we are depending on a grow light and morning sunlight that comes in the window.

Sharon, the Founder of Back and Bodyworks, has a Tower Garden at her home that she is able to keep outside.  Real sunshine I believe makes a world of difference.  That’s why this vertical aeroponic growing system, called the Tower Garden, is perfect for a patio, deck, porch, balcony or rooftop.

Here’s a picture of Sharon’s from two weeks ago.  As you can see it is really full and flourishing.  Here’s a blog post about some other people with Tower Gardens. Vertical Veggies

Tower Garden

Kansas City’s #1 for Massage Grows Vegetables In The Tower Garden – Aeroponic Growing

Look at me GROW!

Ok, Back and Bodyworks Massage is  just beginning our 9th week with the Tower Garden.  Unfortunately because of our location on a busy main street we mostly have to keep the Tower Garden indoors with a grow light on it.

Within the last week it’s like it has taken a gigantic spurt in growing!  The tomato plants have grown at least 4 inches and the lettuce is nearly big enough for a salad!

This is an amazing product and it’s been so much fun watching it grow.

If you are in Kansas City and you need a massage give us a call at 816-420-8800.  We were just voted #1 again in 2012 for massage in Kansas City’s Northland.

Tower Garden in Kansas City At Back and Bodyworks – Aeroponic Gardening Vertical Style!

We’ve just started our 6th week with the Tower Garden.  When indoors it faces an east window so it’s sure to get a lot of morning sunlight.  As I’ve mentioned before, during the night we have a grow light on it.

Progress has been good!  As you can see in this 6 weeks picture there is definite growth in the plants and especially the varieties of lettuce really flourish!

 

 

Back and Bodyworks Vertical Aeroponic Tower Garden

Here’s a video talking about the Tower Garden:

Tower Garden in Kansas City…The Better Way To Eat Healthy – Back and Bodyworks Massage

The better way to eat healthy

You don’t need any experience to use Tower Garden.  And it will fit on your deck, patio, porch or rooftop in large cities.

It’s healthier

Tower Garden helps you eat more fruits and vegetables by letting you grow delicious vine-ripened produce right outside your back door. Grow almost anything you like, including tomatoes, lettuce, basil, peppers, spinach, beans, cucumbers, melons, and herbs. And increase your children’s interest in eating fresh fruits and vegetables by involving them in gardening. Learn more about the health benefits of Tower Garden produce »

It’s easier

Tower Garden is easy to assemble and maintain, and it can be placed in any relatively sunny place outside. There’s no soil, no weeds, and no ground pests to worry about. And you’ll have a full range of customer support to help ensure a successful growing experience, including our online Resource Center. Discover all the ways Tower Garden makes gardening easier »

It’s smarter

Because of its unique aeroponic technology and vertical design, Tower Garden uses less than 10% of the water and land required by traditional, soil-based agriculture. Plus, find out how Tower Garden can save you money on produce »

 

To order a Tower Garden please go to http://www.kc.towergarden.com or contact us here at Back and Bodyworks

What Kind Of Fruits And Vegetable Can You Grow In Tower Garden

What kind of fruits and vegetables can you grow in Tower Garden.  You really aren’t limited except for rooted vegetables like carrots.

 

Fruits & Vegetables

• Amaranth (vegetable type)
• Arugula
• Bayam
• Beans: Lima, bush, pole, shell, fava, green
• Broccoli
• Broccoli Raab
• Brussels Sprouts
• Cabbage and Chinese cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Chard, all types
• Chicory
• Collards
• Cucumbers
• Cress

• Dandelion, Italian
• Eggplant, European and Asian
• Endive
• Escarole
• Garbanzo beans
• Gourds, edible and ornamental
• Kale
• Kinh gioi
• Kohlrabi
• Komatsuna
• Leeks
• Lettuce, all types
• Mesclun Varieties
• Melons, all types

• Misome
• Mizuna
• Mustard Greens
• Ngo Gai
• Okra
• Pak Choy
• Perilla
• Peas, all types
• Peppers, all types
• Radicchio
• Sorrel
• Spinach
• Squash, all types
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes, all types

Herbs

• Angelica
• Anise Hyssop
• Basil, all types
• Bee Balm
• Borage
• Calendula
• Catmint
• Catnip
• Chamomile
• Chervil
• Chives
• Cilantro (Coriander) and Culantro
• Citrus Basil
• Cumin
• Cutting Celery
• Dandelion
• Dill

• Echinacea (Coneflower)
• Epazote
• Feverfew
• Flax
• Garlic Chives
• Goldenseal
• Hyssop
• Lavender
• Leaf Fennel
• Lemon Balm
• Lemon Grass
• Lovage
• Marjoram
• Mexican Mint Marigold
• Milk Thistle
• Mint, all varieties

• 

  Nettle

• Oregano
• Parsley (leafy types only)
• Passion Flower
• Pleurisy Root
• Pyrethrum
• Rosemary
• Rue
• Sage
• Salad Burnet
• Saltwort
• Savory
• Shiso
• Stevia
• Thyme
• Valerian
• Wormwood
• Mibura

Flowers

Edible Flowers include:

• Calendula
• Carthamus
• Dianthus
• Hyacinth Bean

• Marigolds
• Monarda
• Nasturtiums
• Pansies
• Salvia

• Scarlet Runner Bean
• Sunflowers (dwarf varieties only)
• Violas

Ornamental Flowers include:

• Ageratum
• Agrostemma
• Ammi
• Amaranth, Globe
• Amaranthus
• Artemisia
• Aster
• Bells of Ireland
• Bupleurum
• Cardoon
• Safflower
• Centaurea
• Celosia
• Coleus
• Cosmos

• Craspedia
• Datura
• Delphinium
• Digitalis
• Eucalyptus
• Euphorbia
• Forget-me-not
• Hibiscus
• Impatiens
• Kale, ornamental
• Morning Glory
• Nigella
• Petunia
• Phlox
• Poppy

• Polygonum
• Ptilotus
• Salpiglossis
• Rudbeckia
• Sanvitalia
• Scabiosa
• Snapdragon
• Statice
• Stock
• Strawflower
• Sweet Peas
• Thunbergia
• Verbena
• Yarrow
• Zinnia

What’s The Difference Between Hydroponics and Aeroponics As In The Tower Garden?

With new procedures being developed over the past century in Agriculture, planting has become easier than it was before.

The two main players in the new way of planting fruits and vegetable are  Hydroponics and Aeroponics.  These two techniques have come a long way in developing the agriculture and food production.  But some are still confused on the  difference between the two.

HYDROPONICS:

Very little or no soil is needed for plant growth in the hydroponic method; this means food can be grown in regions with poor soil or little rainfall. Hydroponic farmers place their plants in circulating water filled with nutrients; the roots absorb the nutrients, while the shoots remain above the water.

AEROPONICS:

The aeroponic method eliminates the need for soil and nearly does away with having to use water. Aeroponic plants are suspended in the air, with frequent blasts of liquid nutrients’ mist shot at their roots to keep them moist and enable the plant to grow.

If you would like additional information about the Tower Garden Vertical Aeroponic growing system, please visit  http://kc.towergarden.com.  It can be purchased on-line and shipped directly to your door.  We have one in our lobby if you would like to see it in person at Back and Bodyworks Massage.  Or visit us on Facebook where we are documenting the progress of our Tower Garden

 

 

 

 

Tower Garden – Chef Supplies All Veggies From Tower Garden – Kansas City

Tower Garden at http://www.backandbodyworks.com Aeroponic Gardening. Aeropoinc Vertical Garden

New York restaurateur, John Mooney, is changing the way restaurants think about fresh vegetables for their customers.

Graciously sitting on a rooftop in New York is his farm of Tower Gardens, an vertical aeroponic growing system that requires no dirt, no kneeling, no weeding, no tilling and produces produce in half the time as when using dirt.

Back and Bodyworks Massage promote wellness and eating healthy just as much as we promote massage as part of your monthly health regimen.  That’s one of the reasons we are SOLD on the Tower Garden ! If you would like information through email:  sharon@backandbodyworks.com

Click on this link and enjoy what Cubeme.com has to say about John and his Tower Garden farm!

Tower Garden Progress – Aeroponic Gardening For Decks, Patios, Rooftops And Even Inside

Last Monday, April 9, 2012,  Back and Bodyworks placed the plants in our new Tower Garden.  We’re all really excited to see the weekly progress and how our garden will grow.

The Tower Garden is the newest concept in Aeroponic Gardening.  This amazing garden requires no kneeling, no weed pulling, no dirt just basically sunshine and water!!

Here is a time lapse video of how it can produce in just four weeks.  It is said that fruits and vegetable grow in half the time it takes in soil.

What’s totally unique about these gardens is if you live in an apartment or even a house with a yard so small there’s no room for a garden, these are perfect.  If you have an elderly relative who use to garden and enjoys getting out on their patio, but traditional gardening is out of the question, Tower Garden is your answer.  They fit beautifully on deck, balconies, rooftops or patios.

This is after just one week.

Someone asked, “What kind of things are you growing?”  Oh you wouldn’t believe the variety: Cherry Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Beef Steak Tomatoes, Basil, Green Peppers, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Gourmet Lettuce and some Greens

We will be monitoring the progress of the Tower Garden each week and posting it here.  If you would like more information about the Tower Garden, or would like to purchase on contact sharon@backandbodyworks.com .

Tower Garden

Here’s another video that shows you more information about the Tower Garden at Back and Bodyworks