Modular Wall Garden

thingiverse

This is a vertical garden designed for those with limited space. You'll need a pallet or wooden slats to hold everything in place. A single mount supports any size vase, from small to large, and I've designed the vases as cubes for ease of printing and a modern look. A hole template ensures consistent spacing between mounts for each vase size. The automatic drip irrigation system is still being developed, but I've already created fixings for the hoses. Air systems tubing (PU) distributes water from a PET bottle with 6mm external and 4mm internal diameters, and a larger reservoir will be added on top. The drip control mechanism uses a ggoss Roller Clamp for Flexible Tubing, which can be found at Thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:174398). I've also included a roller with no axle, allowing you to insert a 3mm metal axle for added stability. The 3D printed axle often breaks, so this modification is necessary. Flexible tubing (10 mm external and 6mm internal diameters) works well with the PU tubing and can be made leak-proof with zip ties. You'll only need a short length of flexible tubing, as it primarily goes through the clamp body (~15 cm). Use one clamp for each vase to ensure adequate water distribution, and drill holes in the clamp body for easy attachment to the pallet. Printing settings remain standard: no special settings are required. Vases can be printed with minimal infill (10-12%) since they'll be exposed to direct sunlight. I've used PETG filament throughout, which provides a leak-proof finish after only two vertical shell loops. Mounts and fixings can be printed in batches to optimize printing time. Future prints will explore the use of ABS, but PETG has proven reliable with this design.