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About
PowerPots are exciting new small scale hydroponic (growing in water) systems that let you grow-from-seed many edible plants like herbs, chillies, small tomatoes, etc. They can also be used to grow eye-catching display plants for home, office, restaurants and other retail spaces and with their 'glow in the dark' mood lighting they are sure to get attention:
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Save money, grow your own: Fed up with the price of shop bought herbs or buying them in pots only to have them die on you a few weeks later? PowerPots are designed to be simple to use and maximise produce for a given space. PowerPots come complete with two replaceable seed trays allowing you to enjoy 12-18 months of growing, produce will always be fresh on demand and save you money over shop bought.
-One supplied seed tray is for growing herbs and smaller plants;
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The 2nd seed tray for larger single plants like chillies, tomatoes and pumpkins (yes we have a pumpkin growing in ours, also see our Facebook link below for many more photos);
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Their minimalist art-deco inspired design 'brings a little bling to growing' while avoiding the mess of growing in soil. The clear root viewport allows you to see your plants roots growing down into the nutrient rich water and check the plants health like never before. It's an amazing unseen world hidden beneath the soil until now.
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And due to the incredible capacity of the PowerPot to 'grow big' you do not have to transplant your seedlings once they have got going: this is a ‘seed-to-fruit’ all in one device not just a simple propagator so no messy re-potting required.
Hydroponics: key advantages over soil based growing:
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- Very efficient -roots have 100% access to nutrients
- A lot less water usage -around 1/10th of soil based
- Plants typically grow twice as fast
- Vitamin content can be up to 50% higher
- Effective, targetted use of nutrients and feeds
- Easy to harvest -using the 'cut and come again' technique herbs keep on delivering!
- Less mess than soil -a lot less, no more blackened fingernails!
PowerPots measure a neat 14cm (/5.5") cubed and holds around 1.5 Litres (/2.5 Pints) of nutrient solution when full (a simple mix of tap water and liquid plant feed). This size hydroponic system is roughly equivalent to a plant pot ten times as big filled with soil, it's a modern day grow bag in a tiny pot that can sit on your windowsill and produce masses of produce and we are including 2 seed trays that will give you 12-18 months of growing your own delicious, tasty herbs and other plants in it.
"I've been trialling an early prototype PowerPot for about 12 months now to grow my first ever plants: chillies and the results are amazing. I've had to cut the thing back several times as it was just getting too big and have had several bumper crops already with a third on the way. I've used them in my cooking and they taste great!" -ShaunW.
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(model shown is an early pre-FaceRing type with test multi-seed tray)
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Key PowerPot Features
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Key Feature Details:
- Strong 4mm thick acrylic case manufactured by an aquarium producer.
- Long life whisper quiet brushless motor. Note: Air pump motors used in some 'bubble' systems tend to be brushed variety which have a much shorter lifespan.
- An inbuilt multi-colour LED light allows the PowerPot to become a bit of a chameleon and blend in with its environment, or simply change the colour to suite your mood, roots also look great when highlighted and water flow can be mesmerising to watch.
- Customisable ‘Facerings’* in a choice of colours -good looks as standard.
- Safety feature: low voltage powered ("USB"=5v) -we took a decision early on to keep dangerous mains voltages as far away from a watery product as possible…
- Safety feature -work in progress: Magnetic coupler for USB power cable. No fear of pulling the unit off your windowsill as the magnetic power coupler will simply pop-off if the cable is tugged accidentally.
*The PowerPot design has interchangeable snap-on coloured "Facerings" that allows you to customise the look and feel of your pot even when the internal light is off, these attach to the round crystal clear viewport that lets you view your roots:
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We are going to be making the 3D printer .stl files for all the parts available so you will be able to print your own and have some 'specials' available like this Halloween Facering with more to come...;
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Note: Due to its small size it is not suitable to use as an aquarium/aquaponic setup, although we have some small aquatic snails in an experimental unit that seem quite happy...
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Some more ideas of how you could customise your growing experience with our free downloads;
Level indicator:
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Add-on side panels:
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Prototypes and Design Evolution
The design has come quite a way since the earliest concept sketch which only included a simple slit to indicate water level. There was no inbuilt lighting at this stage but early on we took the decision to make the unit USB powered;
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We bought a vacuum forming machine to experiment on the critical seed tray design in 2015. A big "breakthrough" was the purchase of a 3D printer in 2016 which turbo-charged the iterative design/development process by allowing us to print our own product parts and also 3D molds for the vacuum former. Our 3D printed parts include the pump/filter unit, feet, spout and currently the Facerings (we will move to injection moulding for this part for added quality and speed of delivery.)
We will be providing these 3D printer component files if you want spares or design your own. We have made a pumpkin-face design for Halloween! (See photo section.)
3D printed / manufactured parts, we have our own production line going now;
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Click on the PowerPot image below to take a closer look in 3D:
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VictoryGrow 'baselined' the PowerPot design in 2017 and expanded our relationship with key partners to bring this design to market, here is the very first Production Line run of seed trays:
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We are now ready to share this idea with The World!
Watch "The Drawn World": an animated video of one of the earlier prototype units in action: https://www.facebook.com/hydroplanter/videos/83...
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Perks
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EarlyBird: big discount, June delivery, 12-18 months growing with two seed trays
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PowerPotx1: discount, 12-18 months growing with two seed tray
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PowerPotx2: two discounted units, 4 trays, twice the yield, twice the looks!
+there is also a "thanks for helping" hi-res picture file download for Donations which will also be included in all physical perks, a unique stunning piece of artwork by Tokyo-based designer Amershin Reinhart. The hi-res version is 20Mb and shows a robot tending their PowerPot in a futuristic urban landscape;
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What comes in the box?
-Included as standard in all shipped units you get:
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PowerPot base unit {acrylic case, pump, filter unit, LED, remote}
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Two 'drop-in' seed trays {multi-plant, single-plant} = 12-18 months growing
- Interchangeable Facering
- Power supply: USB charger with correct mains pins for your country
- 2m/6ft USB power cable*
- PH test strips
- Cleaning kit
- Instructions
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3D printer design file access for all parts / upgrades / specials.
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"UberJuice" liquid plant food sample, herb seeds**
*EarlyBird units will ship early with a USB to micro-USB connector
**VictoryGrow may have to exclude these items from delivery to certain countries due to import/export restrictions on this type of item.
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Meet The Team:
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Nick and Basil: VictoryGrow Founder and lover of fresh Basil on my pizzas... Finding solutions to problems is my middle name, with a BSc in IT and over 20 years experience helping to take over the World with mobile technologies it's time to focus on growing real living stuff with bling using the minimum of fuss, space and mess. This Campaign gets the ball rolling on the new unique PowerPot. Please come along on this journey and let's make a great solution together!
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Sami the Plant Doctor: With a 'PhD in Plants' Sami is well placed to act as Scientific Adviser and helps to keep me designing in the right direction also coming up with some great ideas along the way. "Lollipop seedsticks" -you need a big brain to come up with something like that!
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Mr. "DoItAll" aka Shaun: With an inherent capacity to get stuff organised and done beyond that of mere mortals Shaun is looking after the overall plan and its execution. He has an Electronics Degree, MA and even a keen stone sculptor and lover of concrete in his spare time as well as always having three phones on hand!
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Anne: the long suffering partner and star of the promotional video (check out those nails!) Anne has 'put up' with my increasingly serious hobby over the years and now helps with Finance and Marketing parts. As well as having a Maths Degree from Oxford she is a pivot-table wizard when required and has recently discovered that growing plants in soil gets her lovely fingernails messed up which she hates. PowerPots will solve that problem hands down...!
-Together we are "The Four Amigos" !
The Impact
It's time for change, ultimately we would like the PowerPot to be just the start of a home growing revolution getting us back to an appreciation of what exactly goes into the food we eat. Tasty home cooked meals full of goodness and nutrition from freshly cut herbs, chillies and tomatoes is a small step down that road...
VictoryGrow is committed to providing unique, sustainable and chic home growing solutions. Our motto is 'growing by design' and our products will always be designed to be the most chic, most energy, water and nutrient efficient way to grow stuff available.
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Risks & Challenges
We have spent a lot of time over the last year ensuring a viable product offering, lowering manufacturing risks by designing and sampling smaller quantities of units and recently trial shipping by sea (testing import logistics) with our new global transport partner Shippo.
In 2017 we grew relationships with the various logistics and manufacturing parties both here in the UK and overseas to bring this idea from concept/prototype to market. At each step we have overcome the obstacles but there are still a few key things on our To-do list:
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Product Compliance: as of 05/05/2018 we have achieved European CE product compliance.
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Product Retail Packaging and Final Fulfilment: We have a sourced a packaging company that is 'on standby' to provide these services. The retail packaging is shaping up and we think you will like our design idea!
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Production Capacity will need to be scaled if we get a large IndieGoGo response; we plan to make an initial order for 1000 units and have a phased delivery of Perks/assembled units starting within weeks of receiving the first shipment into the UK. Additional future-delivery dated Perks may be made available. All Perks will be delivered strictly on a first-order first delivered basis.
Use of Funds
We are looking for an initial funding target of $19,500. The sum sought is relatively low so the chances of it being met are high in order to get this product out to as many people as possible and build a community of PowerPot users. When the funding goal is met all Perk-derived funding will go into the 1000 unit-order pot, VictoryGrow will make up any shortfall guaranteeing your Perk.
Timeline
At this point we expect EarlyBird/Early Delivery units to commence delivery mid-June 2018 with the main bulk of remaining deliveries arriving in UK for final assembly before being dispatched to you from August onwards. Shipping by sea to UK of a bulk order is a good way to keep overall prices down and we have already a done a trial of this earlier this year.
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Stretch Goals
Additional items will be made available when we hit the following funding goals:
- $25,000+: Upgrade August-delivery PowerPot Perks to Mag Connect for free.
- $50,000+: We will include an extra FaceRing in each Perk.
- $100,000+: We will start development of the "WinterLite GrowLED" and include a 50% discount in each Perk, should then be ready for Winter 2018/19.
Other Ways You Can Help
Every little helps and even though you may not want to own a PowerPot we appreciate any support you can give us and have come up with a special Foundation Help Perk that gets you an electronic copy of a unique piece of artwork by Tokyo-based designer Amershin Reinhart.
Please also follow us on Facebook and Instagram:
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Frequently Asked Questions (/FAQ)
Please have a read of our Facebook FAQ where many questions about the product are already answered, we will continue to keep this up-to-date as new questions arise so if you don't see an answer here please get in touch and "Follow-Us", thanks;
FAQ click here: https://www.facebook.com/hydroplanter/posts/162...
IndieGoGo specific questions
Can I get multiple perks?
Yes! You can back our campaign as many times as you want, choosing as many perks as you want.
Can I change my perk?
Unfortunately, not during the campaign. But before we send you your gear, we'll send you an email with a link to a system that will help you manage your perk, input your shipping information, and purchase add-ons if you choose.
When you ship, will you please declare a lesser value on the customs form?
No.
What's the warranty?
We intend to supply PowerPots with a 1 year limited liability warranty that protects you against manufacturing defects.
I've changed my mind. Can I get a refund?
Once the Campaign target has been met, Indiegogo's policy is No Refunds. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about this. When your contribution is deposited into our account, it comes from Indiegogo, not from you. So if we were to refund your contribution, it wouldn't make it back to you. Please see Indiegogo's rules here.
How much is packing and shipping?
There is a standard flat fee for packing rolled up into the prices below and the shipping charge really depends on where you live. We will ship final assembled Product from our logistics warehouse in England via UK or International Standard Service rates with Royal Mail, total prices are as follows;
- United Kingdom : $9
- European Union : $16 (This includes all the usual plus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Vatican City State)
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Rest Of World : $22 (Inc. North and South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Far East and South Asia.
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Press Kit
Press Release, Contacts and Gallery/Hi-Res print image files can be found here:
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