Growbag
Encyclopedia
A growbag is a large plastic
bag filled with peat
or a similar growth medium
. It was initially produced in the 1970s. The system was originally invented for home use but has since spread into market garden
ing and farming.
The bag contains enough nutrient
for one year's growing and requires only planting and watering
. Growbags come in varieties suited to specific crops
. They are being used in increasing amounts to bring vegetation into urban areas.
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
bag filled with peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
or a similar growth medium
Growth medium
A growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms or cells, or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens.There are different types of media for growing different types of cells....
. It was initially produced in the 1970s. The system was originally invented for home use but has since spread into market garden
Market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants. It is distinguishable from other types of farming by the diversity of crops grown on a small area of land, typically, from under one acre ...
ing and farming.
The bag contains enough nutrient
Nutrient
A nutrient is a chemical that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism's metabolism which must be taken in from its environment. They are used to build and repair tissues, regulate body processes and are converted to and used as energy...
for one year's growing and requires only planting and watering
Wätering
Wätering is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Lower Saxony...
. Growbags come in varieties suited to specific crops
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
. They are being used in increasing amounts to bring vegetation into urban areas.