Automated aeroponics gardening system

A rotatable, electric powered self-contained vertical plant housing and watering apparatus comprising:

• an elongated plant-housing tower having a closed first end, a second end, a hollow interior and a plurality of plant plug-supporting cups extending outward from a sidewall of the plant-supporting tower;
• a pair of spaced plastic rods located in each of the plant plug-supporting cups with each of the plastic rod having a free end extending through a portion of an interior of the plug-supporting cup to prevent a plant plug from completely sliding through the plant plug-supporting cup;
• a water column supported within the hollow interior of the plant-housing tower in a fixed condition, the water column running from proximal the first end to proximal the second end of the plant-housing tower;
• a self-contained water basin connected to the second end of the plant-housing tower and supporting the plant-housing tower in a rotatably upright condition;
• a centering sheath extending from a lid of the water basin and engaging a portion of a surface of the sidewall of the plant-housing tower to support and vertically stabilize the plant-housing tower;
• a one-piece fitted sleeve covering an exterior surface of the water column and extending from proximal to a first end to proximal to a second end of the water column to alleviate root twists within the plant-housing tower;
• a water pump located within the basin and pushing fluid supported within the basin up the water column for fluid distribution within the elongated plant-housing tower;
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• a motor driving a rotation of the plant-housing tower about the water column and a central axis of the plant-housing tower to provide all sides of the elongated plant-housing tower with equal sun and shade time.

A rotatable, electric powered self-contained vertical plant housing and watering apparatus comprising:

• an elongated plant-housing tower having a closed first end, a second end, a hollow interior and a plurality of plant plug-supporting cups extending outward from a sidewall of the plant-supporting tower with each of the plant plug-supporting cups angled between 35-85 degrees to a length of the tower;
• a pair of spaced plastic rods located in each of the plant plug-supporting cups with each of the plastic rod having a free end extending through a portion of an interior of the plug-supporting cup to prevent a plant plug from completely sliding through the plant plug-supporting cup;
• a water column supported within the hollow interior of the plant-housing tower in a fixed condition, the water column running from proximal the first end to proximal the second end of the plant-housing tower;
• a one-piece fitted sleeve covering an exterior surface of the water column and extending from proximal to a first end to proximal to a second end of the water column to alleviate root twists within the plant-housing tower;
• a self-contained water basin connected to the second end of the plant-housing tower and supporting the plant-housing tower in a rotatably upright condition with the plant-housing tower supported on a load-bearing roller-bearing system located with the water basin;
• a centering sheath extending from a lid of the water basin and engaging a portion of a surface of the sidewall of the plant-housing tower to support and vertically stabilize the plant-housing tower;
• a water pump located within the basin and pushing fluid supported within the basin up the water column for fluid distribution at least proximal to the first end of the plant-housing tower and cascading back to the water basin to promote maximum plant root saturation;
• a water cycle controlling timer turning the water pump on and off at programable intervals;
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• a programable motor driving a rotation of the plant-housing tower about the water column and a central axis of the plant-housing tower at fixed intervals, adjustable intervals, continuously or during only light hours for power conservation to provide all sides of the elongated plant-housing tower with equal sun and shade time, the programable motor including a motor-powered drive gear engaging a plurality of teeth located on a circumference of the plant-housing tower proximal to the second end of the plant-housing tower.