Huge efforts go toward finding new solutions to increasing plant yield when all too often the increased yield will do little more than cover the development cost. Far too common, the more sophisticated the technology, or the more high-tech the know how, the less likely it is to be of use where it is really needed. Increased technology usually amounts to increased in capital cost and requires an increased level of expertise to maintain and service. Yet the parts of the world where increased food production is a matter of life and death, all too often do not even have the capacity to supply electricity, much less to afford it!

This is where the Autopot technology excels. It is so simple and yet so effective in solving the food production problems around the world.

Where water is scarce, the Autopot Systems is so efficient in terms of water usage that there is absolutely no waste.

Where there is no electricity, the Autopot Systems fits in nicely as it will work perfectly by gravitational flow to automate the system. If pumping is an option, the amount of energy required is so small that a single car battery powered by the sun would be sufficient to produce 25 tons of tomatoes annually!

Where the soil is poor, the Autopot Systems would have no problems producing good crops out of pure sand or gravels.

Where there is lack of intellects, the Autopot System is so user friendly that even a child can operate the system successfully.

What about different crops? No problems, we are yet to find a plant that would not thrive in the Autopot Systems. We have great successes with plant varieties ranging from tomatoes to lettuces, orchids and even cacti will grow happily next to a tomato plant in the same Autopot outfit.




Why plants grow so well in the Autopot Systems.

A further advantage is in the way in which water is delivered to the plant. Many Hydroponic systems recognize the fact that nature conditioned most plants to get alternating cycles of moisture so that they start out wet and then gradually dry out before it rains again to supply more moisture. If the water comes too frequently before the plant has dried out the growth of the plant is inhibited. And if the plant dries out completely and stays that way for a period longer than it is conditioned to tolerate, it will either die completely or suffer a severe setback in its growth pattern.


The common conventional hydroponic system using media are drip to waste and ebb and flow. In a variety of ways and under a variety of systems of control, a water/nutrient mix is supplied to the plants in the system. The control at its simplest is manual, and at its most complicated, computer controlled. Even in the most comprehensive computer controlled Nutrient Film (NFT) systems, the cycle is normally dictated by the needs of the thirstiest of the plants in the system, so the average plant will get more water/nutrient than it needs which is usually also more than is good for it. This is done on the basis that a bit too much water, while perhaps not the ultimate in supplying the best growth rate, is better than too little water. There’s an old farmers saying that “you can always grow something in mud but you can’t grow anything in dust”.


Another side problem with conventional hydroponic is that all systems recirculate nutrient which very often accounts for the nutrient becoming corrupted and spreads disease problems through the entire system. To alleviate this problem it is standard practice to constantly monitor and balance the pH and CF level of nutrient which requires a significant investment in both equipment and time, or in many professional systems, excess water and nutrient is run to waste.


How an Autopot system can be of benefit to you.

Hobby growers will gain the following benefits:

Control of over watering and under watering. Look at the various house plants that you have. If you are an average hobbyist many of them will be in poor condition. Usually because of over or under watering through over eagerness to prevent drying out or because you were busy and forgot to water.

Control of over or under feeding. A common problem. And one that is hard to handle. Too little feeding and the plant will not perform. Too much is likely to kill the plant stone dead. The Autopot Systems provides an exact does every time the plant gets water.

A solution of the time problem. Especially in summer when many plants need water two or more times a day to give the best results.

The ability to take a vacation. Every Autopot Systems is designed to give a long period of watering and even the systems with relatively small storage tanks can be switched over to larger tanks for the period that you are away.

Avoidance of the drip problem. Particularly with hanging baskets used indoors, excess watering can be a problem. With the Autopot Systems, there is no run off, hence you are able to put one pot plant below another.



Commercial growers gain the following benefits:

Water conservation. The cost of purification or supply of good quality water is one that increases as time goes by. The Autopot Systems is the most water efficient system available.

Avoidance of recycling costs. Particularly where legal or financial constraints dictate the elimination of pollution by run off or the cost of water supply is high, the Autopot Systems shines. No capital cost for pumps, ponds, disposal and treatment. No running costs in fuel or power for pumping.

Avoiding overhead watering problems. Plants that need sub-irrigating to avoid damage to flower or foliage love the Autopot Systems.