10th Feb 2012
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Power Plant Growing Machine

Seed it, feed it, leave it

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Showing the insides of the Power Plant Growing Machine

No soil! Just add water and nutrients

Living in cyberspace means we’re rarely exposed to dirt (no sniggering at the back). In fact we hate the soily, mucky stuff. But that doesn’t affect our ability to grow herbs, flowers and fruit because we use the Power Plant Growing Machine.

A result of pioneering NASA technology (what wasted billions?) this mains-powered box of magic lets you grow plants, all season, without soil. Monty flippin’ Don! It’s ideal for all you garden-less concrete jungle-ites. You’ll be snipping off bits of basil, admiring your pansies and scoffing strawberries before you can say ‘aeroponics’.

Aero-what? Ah yes, aeroponics is the name given to the growing technique utilised by the Power Plant. A nifty internal microjet system constantly sprays roots with super-oxygenated, nutrient rich water so crops grow bigger and stronger. It’s a bit like a mini rainforest minus the bulldozers and Sting. Cool, eh!

Getting started...

Placing seeds in the grow sponge Description Description

Place your seeds into the
grow sponge

Place the card seed cover for a couple of days

Finally place the humidadomes over each group of sprouts

All you do is add water to a special nutrient mix (included) and pour it over the spongy strip that sits below the brim of the Power Plant. Next, sow your seeds on the sponge, replace the lid, stick the whole shebang on the window sill, sit back and dream of Alan Titchmarsh. Mmm…Alan covered in fresh coriander!

The Power Plant Growing Machine on a window sill

I think these herbs are ready!


Where were we? Oh yes, once the shoots appear, maintenance is minimal. This means you can spend more time deciding how best to use those herbs, peppers and berries, and less time worrying if your crops are dead. You can even use the Power Plant to grow flowers. And once you’ve eaten/admired one crop you can re-use this mean green growing machine again and again.

An ideal gift for dirty hand haters and anyone who lives in a garden-free flat, the Power Plant is set to become a kitchen essential for herb lovers (we said no sniggering at the back) and fans of fruit, veg and flowers. And that’s pretty much everyone, isn’t it? ‘Scuse us, Alan’s just brushing off the last of that coriander.

All the bits and pieces...

The contents of the Power Plant Growing Machine


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Please note:
  • The Power Plant Growing Machine needs to be powered by the mains at all times during the process, and is only available for delivery in the UK
Features:
  • No bugs, no worms, no dirt
  • You can grow any plant indoors all season long
  • Crops are often larger than soil grown plants
  • Very low maintenance gardening
  • Sponges can be re-used once you've harvested the crops
Dimensions:
  • Power Plant approximately 20cm (W) x 15.5cm (L) x 7cm (D)
  • Packaging approximately 24cm (W) x 18.5cm (H) x 14.8cm (D)
Contents:
  • 1x Growing system
  • 1x Nutrient mix
  • 2x Grow sponges
  • 1x Pump
  • 12volt power supply
  • 3x Humidadomes
  • 1x Instruction Booklet

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The unpacking and planting of the great power plant, (soiless) planting system.
JULIAN TOSELAND, Derbyshire - 17th Aug 2009

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Press Reviews...

press review The device can be used to grow fruits such as strawberries and small vegetables .. and is also perfect for herbs such as basil and coriander. Weeding is non-existent and bad weather such as frost won't cause damage as it's an indoor machine. Even the most dreadful gardener couldn't possibly kill off plants in one of these.
Mail Online - Nov '09
press review "The power plant uses technology invented by Nasa for astronauts to grow fresh fruit and vegetables while in space."
Daily Mail - Sep '09

Visitor Reviews...

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visitor avatar Hi the company who make these has started making them again will you stock the item again ? Many thanks Daryll.
Daryll, Nottingham - 19th October 2011
Firebox says: Hi Daryll, thank you for your enquiry. We are actually looking into this at the moment! It was a very popular product. Check back on the site soon. The best way to keep up to date on new products and offers is to join our Facebook group or sign up to our regular newsletter. In the meantime we do have a similar product available, the Click and Grow. Check it out, it may be just what you're looking for.
visitor avatar This product says "not available"; - will you be selling any more - also can we get replacement "nutrients" that come with it?
Toni, Barnsley - 21st December 2010
Firebox says: I'm afraid we don't have plans to be stocking it again soon. Any standard nutrients will work with it, which you can buy from garden and plant centres.
visitor avatar Just a few quick question, how many plants/seeds can you grow/sow at one time? What type of sponges can you use to replace the one that comes with the kit?
Lindsay, Aberdeen - 21st November 2010
Firebox says: It depends on the size of the plant, I'm afraid! You can get a sense of the size from the photos. Any large sponge will do the job.
visitor avatar Ordered this item at yesterday at 14:30 and it arrived this morning, thats insane seeing as its coming over seas (last weeks order of the slush cup took same time. Item was very well packaged as usual and free sweets again, thanks. Item took around 2 minutes to set up and get on the window sill. Will be interesting to see how it does as I sowed chillis in a pot 2 days before. Decided to use this to grow some red chillis. If its good I will get another for strawberrys. I dont usual write reviews for firms but the whole shopping, postage and customer service of firebox is the best I have experienced and 95% of my goods come from the net. Shame you don't have a shop in Jersey as I think you would make millions.
Ross, Jersey - 26th August 2010
visitor avatar Got given one for my birthday and was getting some really nice chilli plants going but the motor seems to have blown so now the plants are dying. Probably best to just stick to a pot of soil...gutted :(.
Emma, Birmingham - 17th August 2010
Firebox says: Your product has a years warranty. Please contact us on info@firebox.com with your details and we'll be in touch!
visitor avatar I acknowledge this is a very reliable product, however I am aware that the company that supply these also make a larger version, the 'pro' version. Will these be available on firebox in the future?
Josh, Harrogate - 14th August 2010
Firebox says: Behind the scenes negotiations have taken place between us and the suppliers but at the moment we don't have a confirmed due date. As soon as we know more it'll be posted on the product page.
visitor avatar I wouldn't agree with the "almost silent" statement but it doesn't bother me, I have it in my room at the moment and if anything its quite relaxing heh all you can hear is running water, for those saying the nutrients don't come with instructions (for me at least) they where printed on the plastic package the bottle comes in, though it took me a while to realize as I did just rip that open not realizing it had anything written on it at first (1 teaspoon per gallon of water), looks promising can't wait for the seeds to sprout, great for those like me who don't have a suitable garden and cant be bothered messing around with soil and watering in the house.
Josh, Chester - 18th July 2010
visitor avatar This was brought for me at Christmas, and I planted Jalapeņo peppers, I'm totally amazed how clever this is! I did however leave it planted for 6 months... and the roots are overgrown like mad now after I've just taken it apart, they were all over the water tank and had taken over! Can I purchase replacement sponges, as my pepper plant dominated it with the roots! I should put a photo up, I took one just now after taking it apart!
James Dingle, Jersey - 28th June 2010
Firebox says: Sorry we don't sell replacement sponges but you could get a large sponge from a hardware store and then just cut it to size.
visitor avatar I bought this for my mum for Mothers day and its great. She loves her garden and this has allowed her to start off a lot more plants indoors in the perfect conditions and then move them outdoors when they are ready. Since she got it it hasn't stopped growing plants, they grow a lot faster than they do in the greenhouse outside. One small problem with the Power Plant is the sponge, the roots are very hard to remove from the sponge and most of them end up left in the sponge, however apart from this its a great product and well worth the price.
Brendan Warren, Hayle, Cornwall - 22nd June 2010
visitor avatar I'm desperate for one of these but I'm concerned that I'll get one and won't be able to get refils such as the nutrient, sponges and all that malarkey. When you say most garden centres do you mean just to get like babybio or the exact stuff it comes with?
Becks, Leeds - 3rd June 2010
Firebox says: You can really use most nutrient mixes available but the garden centres should also be able to advise of the best one for the particular plants you are growing. The sponges again are just standard foam.
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