First-Generation Aeroponic Tower · Initial Validation

Experiment objective

This trial is not intended to prove that aeroponics is “advanced.” It asks three practical questions:

1. Can the root system grow steadily?
2. Can the misting system operate reliably over time?
3. What yield can one actual crop cycle produce?

Design parameters

• Tower height: 2.0 m
• Tower outside diameter: 160 mm
• Design capacity: 54 plant sites
• Structure: 9 levels × 6 openings
• Offset between adjacent levels: 30°
• Current phase: MVP / part of the two-tower engineering validation

Planned records

This experiment will continuously record:

• transplanting date
• harvest date
• surviving plants
• total yield
• plant weight
• water use
• energy use
• EC / pH
• pressure
• light
• number of failures
• downtime
• nutrient and consumable cost

Decision rule

All conclusions will be based on measured results.

If performance falls short, the failed record will remain public instead of being deleted or reframed.

Current status

On 2026-09-06, the project owner confirmed that both towers have 9 × 6 radial openings of 38 mm diameter per tower and the frame is complete. Piping has not been installed, and control-box procurement is in progress. This is an owner-reported progress update, not a hydraulic or structural acceptance test.

This record covers the 54 design sites on XQ-T1; the two-tower project has 108 sites in total. Actual planting counts and cultivation results are still pending. Automatic insulation-curtain rolling is a technical alternative and is not being implemented at this stage.

Real cultivation data will be added after the experiment begins.