The Gingerly Tower · At Your Business
A grow your guests can see.
A managed outdoor hydroponic tower installed at your restaurant, bar, hotel, or shop. Patio, courtyard, rooftop, or outdoor dining. We plant it, feed it, and harvest it on a recurring visit. Your team cuts what they need.
The Service
A working herb garden on your patio, without the labor of one.
The Tower, the maintenance, the expertise. All on us. What stays with you is the freshness, the visual, and a piece of the property that earns its keep.
Outdoor only, natural light.
The Tower lives outside in the sun. Patio, courtyard, rooftop, outdoor bar, sidewalk seating. Roughly 30 by 30 inches of footprint with at least six hours of direct sun a day.
Weekly or biweekly visits.
We test the water, top up nutrients, replace anything struggling, and prune for steady output. Cadence is set based on the install and the harvest demand your kitchen runs.
A plant fails, we replace it.
Failures happen in any growing system. Yours are our problem, not yours. Replacement seedlings are part of the service, not an upcharge.
Ideas for the Tower
A few things that thrive in a tower.
Towers do well with small, frequently harvested crops. The list below is a starting point. If something else is on your menu, tell us. We can usually source the seed and try it. Anything that doesn't fit a tower, we can grow on the farm and deliver.
Pair a Tower with our wholesale deliveries when your menu needs more volume than a tower can supply. Same farm, two surfaces.
Common Questions
What restaurants usually ask first.
Where does it go?
Outdoors. Patio, courtyard, rooftop, outdoor dining or bar area, sidewalk seating. Anywhere with at least six hours of direct sunlight a day. Footprint is roughly 30 by 30 inches.
What does the Tower need from us, operationally?
Power, a small outdoor footprint, sun, and access for a service visit. That's it. The system is self-contained. Your staff doesn't need to do anything between visits.
How much produce can one Tower realistically supply?
A single Tower carries up to 20 plants, with the FLEX extension kits getting that to 40 across 10 sections tall. Crops are harvest-ready about three weeks after transplant. For most restaurants that's enough for presence-level fresh herbs daily, not high-volume service. That's where the wholesale pairing comes in.
How is aeroponic different from regular hydroponic?
Aeroponic means the roots hang in air and nutrients are delivered as a fine mist instead of through soil or constant water. Up to 98% less water than soil-based growing, plants up to three times faster, no soil mess, and no pest pressure that comes with ground crops. We use aeroponic for the Towers and hydroponic flood tables on the farm.
What happens with hurricanes or hard freezes?
We coordinate with you to move the Tower to a protected spot or shelter it in place. For normal Lowcountry weather the Tower handles itself.
What if a plant dies or the system fails?
Replacements are part of the service. If a plant struggles or finishes its cycle, we swap it on the next visit at no charge. For system issues, we respond within 24 hours during the work week, sooner for emergencies.
What does it cost?
Pricing depends on Tower count, service cadence, and whether you pair it with wholesale. We work this out in a short conversation so you only pay for the shape that fits your kitchen. Reach out and we'll walk through it.
How long until we'd be cutting herbs?
From install to first harvest is roughly three to four weeks depending on the crop. Faster herbs like basil and mint hit usable size sooner than slower greens. We can stagger plantings so something is always ready to cut.
Do you brand the Tower?
Lightly. A small Gingerly mark and a QR code at the base point your curious guests to our site. We don't cover the Tower in our branding. The plants are the point.