Hydroponic Planting Tower With Horizontal Grow Platform

The horizontal platform for growing plants in a soilless environment comprising:

• a top portion;
• a bottom portion configured to receive and store a fluid;
• and
• a floating valve system configured to control the amount of said cycling through said horizontal grow platform bottom portion, said floating valve system comprising a buoyant structure having a fluid holding structure sized and shaped to receive and hold a predetermined volume of a fluid positioned on a first surface;
• a shaped float member having a release orifice arranged on a second opposing surface, said fluid holding structure having an opening positioned within a bottom wall of said fluid holding structure and sized and shaped to allow fluid to travel between said first surface and said second opposing surface;
• and a shaped float member seat sized and shaped to receive said shaped float member.

A method of planting or growing plants in a soilless environment comprising the steps of:

• using a horizontal grow platform comprising a top portion having one or more plant growth containers and a bottom portion having a floating valve system configured to control the amount of said fluid entering or exiting said horizontal grow platform bottom portion, said valve system comprising a buoyant structure having a fluid holding structure sized and shaped to receive and hold a predetermined volume of a fluid positioned on a first surface;
• a shaped float member having a release orifice arranged on a second opposing surface, said fluid holding structure having an opening positioned within a bottom wall of said fluid holding structure and sized and shaped to allow fluid to travel between said first surface and said second opposing surface;
• and a shaped float member seat sized and shaped to receive said shaped float member;
• placing one or more plant based seeds within said at least one or more grow containers;
• and
• cycling fluid through said horizontal grow platform.