Aeroponic Towers: Buy Online on Phooldaan
An aeroponic tower is a vertical, soil-free growing system that feeds plant roots with nutrient mist rather than soil or water. Phooldaan's tower range — Nova 20, Nova 40, and Nova 120 are engineered and assembled in India, starting at ₹3,400, with pan-India shipping. Grow fresh vegetables and herbs at home with 90% less water and no pesticides.
Harvest in 3–4 Weeks
20–120 Plants, 1 Sq Ft Footprint
18W Pump, ₹65/month Power Cost
Food-Grade Materials, India-Tested
Which Aeroponic Tower is Right For You?
NOVA 20
Best for beginners, balconies & small families
20 Plant Capacity
15L Tank
3.5ft Tower Height
12" Base Diameter
2 year Tower Warranty
40 Plant Capacity
20L Tank
5.5ft Tower Height
1ft Base Diameter
2 year Tower Warranty
40 Plant Capacity
60L Tank
5.5ft Tower Height
1ft Base Diameter
2 year Tower Warranty
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Why Choose Phooldaan for Aeroponic Towers?
Skip store-bought greens and grow fresh, pesticide-free vegetables and herbs at home with Phooldaan’s aeroponic towers. Designed for indoor spaces, balconies, kitchens, and rooftops, these vertical farming systems deliver high yields using no soil, minimal water, and zero mess—even in the smallest spaces
Harvest Lettuce in 21 Days
Our internal test on the Nova 20 showed the first lettuce harvest at 21 days from transplant, compared to 45–60 days in soil. Results vary by variety and light conditions.
Your Nova 20 Uses Less Water Than One Cup of Tea Per Day
The closed-loop reservoir recirculates nutrient solution. In our testing across Mumbai and Delhi growing seasons, water refills averaged once every 3–5 days for leafy greens.
Food-Grade, BPA-Free, UV-Stabilised Plastic
Every Phooldaan tower is manufactured from UV-stabilised food-grade plastic built to withstand Indian summers (45°C+) and monsoon humidity without degrading or leaching.
Space-Saving Vertical Design
Grow up instead of out. Aeroponic towers stack multiple plant points vertically, so even small balconies and kitchen corners become productive gardens without clutter.
Minimal Daily Care
Automated misting and low-maintenance design means you spend less time tending plants and more time enjoying your harvest.
How Aeroponic Towers Work
Aeroponic towers are the ultimate solution for people who want real food at home without traditional soil gardening hassles. Compared to conventional farming and pot gardening, aeroponic towers deliver nutrients directly to plant roots using a fine mist.
Step 1: Seed or seedling establishment
Begin with seeds or young plants placed in grow ports.
Step 2: Tower ecosystem
Nutrient-rich mist feeds plant roots suspended inside the vertical tower.
Step 3: Faster growth
Roots receive optimal oxygen from day 1; most leafy greens show visible growth within 5–7 days
Harvest fresh produce
Enjoy leafy greens and herbs right from your home — no soil, pesticides, or heavy watering.
Where to Place Your Aeroponic Tower?
Balconies & Terraces
Best natural light and air exposure
If your balcony faces west in North India, consider the Nova 40 with a 60L reservoir — the larger tank handles higher evaporation rates in summer without daily refills.
Indoor Spaces
Place near windows or add grow lights for year-round growth.
The Nova 35 with integrated grow lights is the only Phooldaan model that runs entirely without sunlight. It's been set up in windowless rooms, server rooms, and offices.
Kitchen Corners
Fresh herbs literally at your fingertips
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The Nova 20's footprint is 30cm × 30cm at the base — smaller than most kitchen appliances.
Rooftop and Greenhouses
High capacity and free sunlight exposure.
The Nova 120 is UV-stabilised for continuous outdoor use. They've been running in Chennai and Ahmedabad summers with no material degradation reported.
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Efficient aeroponic systems are designed to optimise both water and electricity usage. Systems with advanced misting technology ensure minimal water waste and lower operational costs, making them suitable for year-round growing.
Crop selection also plays a key role in system performance:
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Leafy greens and herbs grow well in all aeroponic systems
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Fruiting plants such as chillies and tomatoes require larger systems like Orbit 36 or Nova 80
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Microgreens thrive in compact towers like Lotus 30
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Aeroponic Towers in India: The Complete Guide to Soil-Free Vertical Farming
Why Indian Homes Are Running Out of Reasons to Grow in Soil
Most Indian families who've tried growing vegetables at home have a story that ends the same way. The spinach came up patchy. The balcony soil dried out in the April heat. The roots rotted through the monsoon. The plastic pots cracked by June. Or they got one decent crop — and couldn't replicate it.
That's not a gardening skill problem. It's a method problem.
Soil-based growing in an Indian urban environment is fighting multiple constraints at once: inconsistent watering, temperature swings from 8°C to 45°C across seasons, hard chlorinated tap water, shallow containers, limited floor space, and commercially available potting mix that often isn't what it claims to be. India is among the most water-stressed countries globally, with urban water availability declining year on year and traditional agriculture consuming close to 80% of the nation's freshwater — most of which is lost before it reaches a root.
Aeroponic towers don't just improve on soil. They remove these constraints entirely. A tower grows plants vertically, with no soil, no standing water, and no seasonal dependency. A small pump delivers nutrient solution as a fine mist at timed intervals. Roots absorb what they need, the remainder drains into the reservoir and recirculates, and the cycle continues — predictably, measurably, repeatably — whether it's February in Shimla or June in Chennai.
For Indian households managing the real pressures of rising vegetable prices, shrinking apartment sizes, and growing awareness of what's actually on commercially farmed produce, this isn't a hobbyist experiment. It's a practical shift in how the kitchen works. Can Home Farming Help During Food Inflation?
The Science That Makes Aeroponics Work
Understanding why aeroponic towers produce results isn't complicated, but it does reframe how you think about plant growth entirely.
Root oxygen is the variable most growers never consider. In soil, oxygen reaches roots through gaps between soil particles. Compact the soil, overwater it, or pack containers too densely — as almost every urban container garden does — and those channels close. Root respiration slows. Nutrient absorption slows with it. The plant looks acceptable for a while, then performance drops with no obvious cause.
In an aeroponic tower, roots hang in open air. Oxygen is always available, not rationed by soil compaction or moisture levels. This is the primary reason aeroponic plants grow faster and produce more uniformly than the same variety grown in soil. It's also why root diseases — which need damp, compacted media to develop — are far less common.
Nutrients arrive at the root surface directly, not through soil chemistry. In soil, a plant accesses nutrients by releasing acid through root tips to break down what's bonded to soil particles. It's slow, energy-intensive, and variable depending on soil composition and microbial activity. In an aeroponic system, nutrients are dissolved in water at precise concentrations and misted straight onto exposed root surfaces. There's no breakdown process. Plants spend less energy feeding and more energy growing.
Phooldaan's towers run on an 18-watt pump — roughly the same draw as a single LED bulb. At standard Indian electricity rates of ₹5–7 per unit, running a Nova 20 continuously for a full month costs approximately ₹65–90. That's the complete electricity cost of growing 20 plants — lettuce, spinach, herbs — from seedling to harvest, through multiple cycles.
Water recirculates. Nothing is wasted. The mist that isn't absorbed by roots drains back into the base reservoir. Compared to soil-based growing — where a significant portion of watering is lost to surface evaporation, runoff, and absorption by the medium itself — aeroponic towers use up to 90% less water for the same yield. A Nova 20 with a 15-litre reservoir needs refilling roughly once every four to five days for leafy greens under normal conditions. In peak summer, every three days. Aeroponic Tower In India
Aeroponics vs Hydroponics vs Soil Farming: A Decision Guide for Indian Growers
This comparison usually gets presented as a technical debate. It's more useful as a decision guide, because the right choice depends entirely on what you're trying to do and what your space actually allows.
Soil growing suits large outdoor spaces, low-budget setups, and growers comfortable with variable results.
The limitations are real — water inefficiency, seasonal dependency, pest and disease pressure from the soil itself, and significant variability in quality — but the initial investment is low and the approach is familiar. For a rural terrace or a garden plot, it still works. For a 4th-floor Mumbai balcony, it reliably doesn't.
Hydroponics is a reasonable step away from soil
For growers who want more control over nutrients and cleaner conditions. Plants grow in or are continuously fed with nutrient-rich water. Results are more consistent than soil, and space efficiency improves. The limitation is oxygen: roots in constant water have less access to oxygen than roots in air, which restricts growth rates unless additional aeration is added. Hydroponic systems are also harder to troubleshoot for beginners — problems develop faster in a water environment than in soil, and a pH or EC error can damage an entire crop within 48 hours.
Aeroponics delivers the highest yield per square foot, the lowest water usage, and the most consistent results
Of the three methods. It requires precise initial setup — pH, EC, nutrient concentration — but modern aeroponic towers automate the misting cycle, and the monitoring required is less daily labour than most people expect. The honest limitation is crop range: aeroponics is exceptional for leafy greens, herbs, and some fruiting plants, but is not suited to large fruiting vegetables like full-size tomatoes, brinjal, or okra in a home tower setup.
For the Indian urban household growing what it actually consumes most — spinach, lettuce, coriander, mint, basil — the crop range match is strong. Aeroponics vs Hydroponics: Which Growing System is Better?
Indoor vs Outdoor Aeroponic Towers — What Your Space Actually Determines
The first question from most buyers isn't which tower to choose. It's where to put it. And the answer to that determines everything else.
Outdoor towers — balconies, terraces, rooftops — are the more common setup.
The Nova 20 and Lotus 30 are the two most widely used outdoor home systems. They run on sunlight, handle Indian heat up to 42°C (the UV-stabilised food-grade material holds up in direct outdoor exposure), and require no artificial lighting. The Nova 20 fits in a 30cm × 30cm footprint — smaller than a standard floor fan. Both have been in continuous operation on balconies in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru through multiple summer and monsoon cycles.
The Indian monsoon is the main outdoor challenge. High ambient humidity from June through September slows some crops and increases the risk of fungal issues on leaves. The practical response is crop selection — shifting toward mint, basil, and kale during monsoon months rather than trying to push lettuce through peak humidity — and positioning the tower where natural airflow prevents moisture from settling. For terrace setups where carrying water is a factor, the Nova 40 with a 60-litre reservoir or the Lotus 60 reduces maintenance frequency significantly. Outdoor Aeroponic Tower
Indoor towers solve a different problem.
If your apartment doesn't get direct sunlight, or you want to grow year-round in a fully controlled environment, the Nova 35 with integrated grow lights is the purpose-built answer. It runs entirely without sunlight. The grow lights operate on a built-in timer — you set it once. There's no manual light cycle management. The Nova 35 has been installed in windowless rooms, offices, studio kitchens, and shared living spaces. The pump sound on both the Nova 35 and Nova 20 is comparable to a small aquarium pump — not disruptive at night. Indoor Aeroponic Tower
For apartment setups where the goal is fresh produce without any outdoor space, the indoor configuration is the complete answer. Home Use Aeroponic Towers
For households or institutions looking to scale — adding plant capacity without adding floor space — Phooldaan's modular configurations allow multiple towers to share a single reservoir and pump. The plant count grows; the complexity doesn't. Stackable Aeroponic Tower Vertical Aeroponic Tower
Reservoir Size and the Reality of Daily Maintenance
This is the factor buyers most consistently underestimate before purchase and immediately understand after it.
The reservoir — the water tank at the tower's base — determines how often you need to top up nutrient solution. In practical household terms, this is the difference between a system that fits into daily life and one that creates friction.
The Nova 20 runs on a 15-litre reservoir. In moderate Indian conditions — October through February — that requires a refill every four to five days. During peak summer, when ambient temperatures are high and plants are drawing more water, every two to three days. If your balcony requires carrying water from inside, that frequency matters.
The Nova 40 with a 60-litre reservoir extends comfortable maintenance intervals to once a week or longer for most crops. The Lotus 60, also with a 60-litre reservoir, operates similarly. For terrace setups, schools, or any situation where someone other than yourself is managing the system, the larger reservoir is almost always worth the additional cost.
When comparing towers on price, the honest calculation includes not just ₹ per plant site but how much management time per week you're building into your routine. The lower-maintenance models cost more upfront. Over a growing season, the time difference can be meaningful. Aeroponic Tower with Reservoir
What Grows Best in an Indian Aeroponic Tower
The crop question has a more honest and focused answer for India than global aeroponic guides typically give.
Leafy greens are the primary use case, and the results are measurably faster than soil.
Lettuce — multiple varieties — is the crop aeroponic systems are most optimised for. First harvest from transplant typically comes at 21–25 days in good conditions. Spinach runs 25–30 days to a first full cut. Kale is reliable and tolerates temperature variation better than lettuce. Arugula is fast-growing and productive in compact spaces.
Indian culinary herbs are one of the strongest use cases for urban Indian households.
Mint, coriander, and basil are all well-suited to aeroponic towers. Mint is particularly vigorous — once established, it can be partially harvested every two to three weeks for months from a single planting. Coriander, grown from seed in a germination tray, reaches usable size at 18–22 days in healthy conditions — faster than most home growers expect. Basil takes four to six weeks to first harvest but produces continuously if the upper leaves are cut and the lower plant is left to grow.
Growing fresh coriander at home — cutting what's needed each day rather than buying bundles that wilt within 48 hours — is one of the most immediately practical things an aeroponic tower does for an Indian kitchen. Aeroponic Tower for Herbs
Strawberries are viable with some attention
The Nova 60 is better suited to strawberries than others in the market, as their wider plant spacings accommodate fruiting plants. For most of India, the October–February window is the practical growing season for strawberries.
What doesn't work
Full-size tomatoes, brinjal, okra, and most large fruiting vegetables are not practical in a home aeroponic tower. The towers aren't designed for the root mass and structural weight of mature fruiting plants. That said, using an aeroponic tower for seed germination and early seedling development before transplanting these crops outdoors is a legitimate and effective approach — aeroponic germination produces faster root development and stronger seedlings than soil starting. Seed Germination for Aeroponics
Nutrients and Water Quality in Indian Conditions
Indian tap water is not neutral, and this matters more in aeroponics than in soil growing. Without the buffering effect of soil chemistry, whatever your baseline water contains goes directly into the nutrient solution that reaches roots.
Tap water TDS across Indian cities ranges from 150 ppm in some mountain-region towns to 600+ ppm in hard-water areas like parts of Bengaluru, coastal cities, and high-salinity zones. Before adding any nutrients, you need to know your baseline TDS. A basic TDS meter — included in Phooldaan's starter kits — gives you a reading in seconds. Target total TDS after nutrients are added is 600–900 ppm for leafy greens, 500–750 ppm for most herbs.
pH is the other variable. Indian tap water pH ranges from 6.5 to 8.5 across regions and seasons. The target for an aeroponic root zone is 5.5–6.5. If your water runs alkaline — common in hard-water cities — a few drops of pH-down solution per reservoir fill brings it into range. Both checks together take about five minutes once you've done it two or three times.
The most common nutrient mistake among Indian beginners is starting with concentrated nutrients in the first week after transplanting. New root systems coming off germination plugs need time to adapt to the misting environment. Start at 30–40% of full nutrient concentration in the first week, then build up over ten days. Aeroponic Nutrients Guide for Beginners
The Real Cost of Owning an Aeroponic Tower in India
Aeroponic towers aren't free, but the actual cost picture looks different from the upfront price.
Phooldaan's range starts at ₹3,400 for the Nova 20. The Nova 40 (20L) is ₹4,000; Nova 40 (60L) is ₹5,400; Nova 35 with grow lights is ₹5,500. Lotus 30 and Lotus 60 sit in the mid and upper home range respectively. The Nova 120 is Phooldaan's commercial-grade system.
Beyond the tower: nutrient solution, pH adjustment, and a TDS meter are the recurring costs. The kit packages include starter nutrients and coco disc growing media, so the first crop doesn't require a separate purchase.
Monthly running cost for an operational Nova 20: approximately ₹65–90 in electricity. Nutrients for 20 plants over a month add another ₹150–250 depending on how many harvest cycles you run. Total monthly operating cost: under ₹400.
Buying equivalent fresh produce — lettuce, spinach, coriander, mint, basil — from a market or quick-commerce app for four weeks in any Indian city costs ₹600–1,200 in most households, with pesticide exposure, plastic packaging, and a two-day shelf life included. The payback period on a Nova 20 at full production is three to six months for most households. Aeroponic Tower Price in India: Full Cost Breakdown, Monthly Running Costs & ROI Aeroponic Tower Price
The Complete Phooldaan Tower Range — Choosing What's Right for Your Setup
Phooldaan's systems aren't competing products. They're a progression — designed so that a beginner on a Nova 20 is using the same growing logic as an advanced user on a Nova 120, at different scale and output.
Nova 20 — The Starting Point
20 plant sites. 15L reservoir. 18W pump. 30cm × 30cm footprint. The right choice for first-time aeroponic growers, singles or couples wanting daily herbs and greens, balconies with limited space, and households wanting to test the system before committing to higher capacity. Most growers see first lettuce harvest at 21–25 days from transplant. Nova 20
Nova 40 — The Family System
40 plant sites, choice between 20L and 60L reservoir. The 20L is right for active home growers who check the system regularly. The 60L is the choice for terrace setups, schools, or households where weekly maintenance is more practical than every two to three days. For families of four or more who want to reduce produce purchases meaningfully, the Nova 40 is the standard recommendation. Nova 40
Nova 120 — Commercial and Institutional
120 plant sites. Used by schools, restaurants, corporate campuses, and professional growers. Run in staggered batches, it produces daily harvests rather than a single large harvest per cycle. It's also the starting point for anyone building a multi-tower growing operation. Nova 120
For those still deciding, the kit approach — getting a complete tower with everything included for the first crop — removes the setup uncertainty that stops most people before the first harvest. Aeroponic Tower Kit
From Purchase to First Harvest — What the First 30 Days Actually Look Like
Most people expect the first weeks of aeroponic growing to be more complicated than they are.
Days 1–3: fill the reservoir, adjust pH, dissolve nutrients to target TDS, place germinated seedlings into the grow ports, turn on the pump. The system runs from here.
Days 4–10: root development phase. There isn't much visible above the surface. Plants may look briefly stressed as they adjust from the germination medium to the misting environment. This is normal and temporary. Root development underground — visible through the base of the tower — is happening faster than it would in soil.
Days 11–20: visible growth accelerates. By day 14, most lettuce varieties in a healthy aeroponic system are visibly larger than the same variety in soil at the same age.
Days 21–30: first harvest. Cut the outer leaves, leave the centre growing. Most aeroponic leafy greens, managed as cut-and-come-again crops, will produce five to eight harvests over their productive lifetime before going to seed.
The most common beginner mistake is over-monitoring and over-adjusting. Once setup is correct, the daily commitment is a 30-second visual check. Weekly is when you measure TDS and pH and top up the reservoir. Growing happens between those interventions. How to Start Aeroponic Farming At Home? Aeroponic Tower for Home
When Aeroponic Growing Becomes More Than a Kitchen Garden
This question comes up more often than most aeroponic guides address, and it deserves a direct answer.
A single Nova 120 at full capacity — staggered planting, consistent cycles — produces roughly 8–12 kg of leafy greens per month depending on variety and conditions. At fresh market prices for premium pesticide-free greens in Indian cities — ₹80–200 per kg — that represents ₹640–2,400 in produce value per month from one tower.
The more common small-business structure is a multi-tower setup: three to five Nova 120 units or a combination of Lotus 60 and Nova 120 systems in a dedicated space — spare room, covered terrace, converted garage — supplying regular customers directly. Restaurants, premium subscription boxes, organic retailers, corporate cafeterias, and residential welfare associations are the active buyer categories in Indian urban markets.
The entry cost for a three-tower serious setup is recoverable within one to two growing seasons at market sale prices. Growing costs are predictable. Cycles are consistent. Unlike conventional farming, an aeroponic operation doesn't lose a season to monsoon flooding, soil disease, or erratic irrigation. The key variable is always the sales channel, not the growing capacity. Can Aeroponic Farming Become A Profitable Side Business?
Buying an Aeroponic Tower in India — What to Verify Before You Order?
The aeroponic tower market in India has expanded significantly in the last three years. Alongside purpose-built systems, there are now imported towers, DIY kits, and fabricator-assembled units across e-commerce platforms. A few things are worth verifying before any purchase.
Material certification.
The tower structure that holds food plants should be BPA-free and food-grade. This matters because the misting environment continuously contacts the material. Phooldaan's towers are manufactured from UV-stabilised food-grade plastic — a food safety specification and a structural requirement for continuous outdoor exposure in Indian climates.
Pump quality and spare parts.
The pump is the only mechanical component in the system. Its reliability determines whether the tower runs or fails. A pump failure mid-crop with no available spare means losing the entire growing cycle. Phooldaan's pump spare parts are available directly — not through a third-party distributor with unpredictable lead times.
After-sales support that answers specific questions.
Nutrient ratios, crop problems, pH management, and misting intervals are questions that come up in the first three months. A supplier who can answer these for your specific tower, your water source, and your local climate is a different kind of resource from a generic FAQ page.
Tested for Indian conditions, not just sold in India.
Phooldaan's systems are engineered for Indian power supply (220V, variable), Indian water hardness, Indian temperature extremes, and Indian crop preferences. That's a product specification that imported systems designed for European or North American conditions don't meet by default. Where to Buy Aeroponic Towers in India: Top 7 Sellers and Online Stores
The Environmental Case for Growing Food at Home
The food supply chain most Indian households depend on — commercially farmed produce transported hundreds of kilometres, stored cold, packaged in plastic, and sold through multiple intermediary steps — is resource-intensive, fragile, and adds cost at every stage before anything reaches a kitchen.
Home aeroponic growing doesn't replace that chain. A Nova 20 growing 20 plants of spinach, lettuce, and coriander isn't a complete food sovereignty solution. But it replaces a portion of the most frequently purchased, most perishable, most heavily packaged produce category with something grown within arm's reach of where it's eaten.
The water saving is real and measurable. A Nova 20 uses a fraction of what the equivalent soil crop requires. Pesticide exposure is zero — no soil means no soil-borne pest vector, no reason to spray anything. Food miles are effectively zero. Packaging for those specific crops is eliminated entirely.
For India specifically — where water table depletion is accelerating in multiple states, where pesticide residue in vegetables is a documented public health concern, and where urban food supply chains proved genuinely fragile during 2020–2021 — localised, soil-free, water-efficient growing at home isn't idealism. It's practical risk reduction with a measurable cost-to-benefit ratio.
Phooldaan's position is that this should be practical for people with ordinary homes, ordinary budgets, and no prior growing experience. The systems are in daily use in thousands of Indian homes across every climate zone. The learning curve is shorter than it looks from the outside, and the first harvest — on day 21 or 22, cutting the outer leaves of a lettuce that didn't exist a month ago — changes how you think about both gardening and where your food comes from.
Vertical Farming and Aeroponic Towers
Aeroponic towers are a specialised form of vertical farming, a practice that increases food output by stacking growing areas vertically rather than spreading horizontally.
Vertical farming enables:
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Higher yields per square foot
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Reduced land dependency
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Proximity to consumers
Aeroponics enhances vertical farming by removing the weight, mess, and variability of soil, allowing lighter structures and more precise control.
This combination makes aeroponic towers one of the most efficient vertical farming solutions currently available for Indian conditions.
Crops Best Suited for Aeroponic Towers
Aeroponics is particularly effective for crops that benefit from high oxygen availability and rapid nutrient uptake.
Leafy Greens
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Lettuce
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Spinach
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Kale
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Arugula
Culinary Herbs
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Basil
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Mint
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Coriander
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Parsley
Specialty Crops
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Strawberries
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Swiss chard
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Exotic salad greens
For crop-specific guidance, refer to Top Vegetables for Aeroponic Towers