Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This week we narrowly missed a windstorm before planting out the Farm Wall at the Laramie Travel Inn.
Our crops in this Farm Wall include chocolate mint, Red Rubin Basil, nasturtium, and lettuce. The basil required some pruning. By taking the top of the plant off, we direct the growth to the side branches. This will allow the plant to grow bushier, grow more, and look better!
We also directed the mint upwards to grow back into the media so that it will grow out full and look neat.
We built this Farm Wall on the existing sign rather than bolting the brackets into a brick wall. The custom frame is sturdy, and we don't have to deal with crumbling brick which can be a problem on very old buildings.
Next time, we'll see the installs at Coffey Engineering.
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Connect with Bright Agrotech:
Website: brightagrotech.com
Facebook: facebook.com/BrightAgrotech
Farm Wall Site: farmwall.co/laramie
Twitter: twitter.com/BrightAgrotech
Instagram: instagram.com/zipgrow
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Music:
I Will Not Let You Let Me Down (Instrumental Version)
by: Josh Woodward
CC BY 3.0
This week we narrowly missed a windstorm before planting out the Farm Wall at the Laramie Travel Inn.
Our crops in this Farm Wall include chocolate mint, Red Rubin Basil, nasturtium, and lettuce. The basil required some pruning. By taking the top of the plant off, we direct the growth to the side branches. This will allow the plant to grow bushier, grow more, and look better!
We also directed the mint upwards to grow back into the media so that it will grow out full and look neat.
We built this Farm Wall on the existing sign rather than bolting the brackets into a brick wall. The custom frame is sturdy, and we don't have to deal with crumbling brick which can be a problem on very old buildings.
Next time, we'll see the installs at Coffey Engineering.
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Connect with Bright Agrotech:
Website: brightagrotech.com
Facebook: facebook.com/BrightAgrotech
Farm Wall Site: farmwall.co/laramie
Twitter: twitter.com/BrightAgrotech
Instagram: instagram.com/zipgrow
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Music:
I Will Not Let You Let Me Down (Instrumental Version)
by: Josh Woodward
CC BY 3.0






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Many CEA business owners wish to hire the growing talent and falsely assume that they dont need to learn to farm. However, farm owners need to be familiar with their facilities, climate, and growing even if they aren’t going to be working much in the farm themselves.
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