Worlds First Vertical Rotating
Growing System (RGS)
The World’s first hydroponic Vertical Rotating Growing System (RGS) has been developed by A&B Hydroponics International Pty Ltd. The rotating system is a new hydroponic system that will produce crops such as strawberries in a more economically & cost effective method than previously used. This proven technology produces more kilograms of crop per square metre than ever before and can easily be transformed for use in growing many other crops such as lettuces, tomatoes, flowers, all herb varieties, mushrooms & fodder for animals.
In conditions where resources and land are expensive, the added cost of building greenhouses, heating, electricity, material & management can contribute to make the overall costs for growing crops hydroponically a prohibitive & expensive exercise. Using the RGS enables less land to be used & a smaller area to heat or cool, while achieving high crop levels compared to traditional hydroponics.
Please scroll down for further information on benefits of the RGS & examples of production figures
The RGS rotates as and when required, with watering regulated by a small motor. It is suitable for growing general vegetables, such as iceberg lettuce, fancy lettuce, strawberries, herbs, tomatoes & fodder for animals to name a few. The RGS is supported with either 8, 16, 18, 20 or more galvanised troughs, depending on the type of crop being grown. For further information concerning the fodder RGS, please refer to the "Fodder page" above.
Typically, to produce approx 17,100 kilos of strawberries requires a land area (traditional grower in hydroponics) of approximately 3000 m2, compared to the RGS where only 320 m2 is required.
You can save 90% in land costs, with further savings carried through onto site preparation, concrete flooring, greenhouse, connection of electricity & water to site.
There are many advantages of the RGS, they include;
*figures will vary on size of greenhouse
Following are examples, for each of the produce that can be produced within a 320m2 greenhouse.