Hydroponics : Urban Gardening Cutified

When it comes to eco design, turns out, ‘green’ concept has oh, so many shades. Environmentally conscious lifestyle teaches to think broader and tackle various issues creatively, not clinging only to the iconic Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

In the line of green routines, there’s one hot trend hard to miss: DIY everything is fueling the ‘grow it yourself’ methods to bring gardening into the life of urban jungle inhabitants. Making the dinner from freshly cut greens, that you proudly grown yourself is our new joy of cooking. Aside from benefits of conscious eating, this practice reduces food waste and makes homemade food case quite appealing against the environmentally non-friendly ordering ins. More good news: there’s just the right green design for the cause appeared on the market.

IKEA announced this year its first in a lineup of compact hydroponic systems for urban indoor gardening. Hydroponics offers a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil. To be completely honest, there are already other solutions and the market becomes overcrowded as every player aims to bring hydroponic to a mainstream household. But in typically IKEA manner, the company brought a naturally adoring sense of style to their product.

The new KRYDDA/VÄXER is designed to introduce small, entry-level hydroponic systems with affordably classic appearance. On top of it, it’s solar powered: the growing tray is equipped with a solar lamp and built-in water consumption sensor. The first in the series of systems launched in the UK might be limited in functions, but with such cutified concept, hopefully it won’t take long to literally bring gardening into every home.

谈到生态设计，原来“环保”概念有这么多的形态。环境意识的生活方式可以广泛和创造性地解决各种问题，而不只是老生常谈的“3R（减少，再利用，再循环）”。

不难发现环保常规的热门趋势是：DIY一切助长自己成长的方法，将园艺带入城市居民的生活。从用新鲜摘取的蔬菜做晚餐，因新的烹饪乐趣而自豪。除了有机食品的好处，这种做法可以减少食物浪费，自制食品而不是订购环境不友好的现成的。更多好消息：应运而生的环保设计出现在市场上。

宜家宣布，今年首次运用城市室内园艺水培系统。水培植物生长提供了在水中没有土壤的环境里矿物质营养溶液的方法。老实说，已经有其他的解决方案，市场变得过度拥挤，每个人的目标是把水培运用到家庭。但在通常情况下，宜家自己的产品有自然崇拜的风格意识。

新的KRYDDA/VÄXER旨在介绍小型入门级水培系统实惠经典的外观。此外，它的太阳能:越来越多配有太阳能灯和内置的用水量传感器。第一个系统在英国推出的系列功能可能有限，但其概念，希望给每个家庭带来园艺不会花太长时间。