Lechuza Kratky - A hydroponic cover

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<p>A few months ago I saw the <a href="https://toot.berlin/tags/Kratky">#Kratky</a> planting method. Since I wanted to grow the basil for my Neapolitan pizzas myself, I had to try it out right away and started with some <a href="https://www.printables.com/model/13836-aerojar-with-plant-support">tinfoil-wrapped mason jars</a>. That worked well, but was imho too messy on the windowsill and offered a bad used-space to usable-space ratio.&nbsp;</p><p>That's why I took some plant pots I already had and designed a hydroponic cover that can hold up to 8 aerogarden-like plant pods. I can now repot and rotate cuttings individually.</p><p>You can use the original water level indicator with the new cover and there's a hole to easily refill water and a cap for it, to minimize the evaporation.</p><p>At the beginning you can use pods that hold some stone wool to let the seeds germinize. When the plants have grown, you can always cut them off above a branch and let them re-root in one of the pods. This creates a cycle and you always get fresh plants.</p><p>Pods to germinize: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32613">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32613</a>&nbsp;<br>Pods for cuttings: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777717">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4777717</a><br>Plant pot: LECHUZA 15467 DELTA 10</p><p>Printed upside down as provided in the STL files, no supports needed. I printed mine with a 0.8mm nozzle and .32 layer height to save some time. I also uploaded a version split in half (left and right) to use on smaller printers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>