Open source · Ottawa, Canada
Print your garden.
Grow without soil.
3Dponics is a free, open-source kit of 3D-printable models and build guides for efficient, affordable, soil-free gardens — endlessly customizable and built by a global community of makers.
Lettuce in ~30 days
printed · planted · harvested
Featured & exhibited at
15+
Free 3D models
STL & CAD, ready to print
100%
Open source
Download, remix & share
3
Build systems
Drip · Non-circulating · Mini
2015
Award-winning since
CES & IDTechEx recognition
Free & open source
Every model is free to download, print, remix and share. No accounts, no lock-in, ever.
Print it anywhere
Components print on any desktop FDM printer — or order from a print service near you.
How it works
From printer to harvest in three steps
No greenhouse, no soil, no special skills — just a 3D printer and a window.
- 01
Download the models
Grab free, printable CAD/STL files for the system you want to build.
- 02
Print the parts
Print at home on any FDM printer, or order from a service.
- 03
Build & grow
Follow the step-by-step guides, add water and seeds, and start harvesting.
Applications
One system, many possibilities
From K-12 classrooms to makerspaces to research into farming beyond Earth.
STEM Education
A hands-on way to teach biology, chemistry, engineering and 3D printing in K-12 classrooms.
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Maker Movement
Open designs for makers to print, hack and reinvent in their own space.
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Space Farming
Turning a 3D-printed hydroponics system into a fully functional space farm.
Learn more →Recognition
Award-winning, open by design
Top 10 Greenest Gadgets
Named by TechRepublic at International CES, Las Vegas — 2015.
Most Successful Application of 3D Printing
IDTechEx 3D Printing Europe, Berlin — 2015.
Partners & community
Backed by makers & educators
3Dponics has partnered with 3D-printing platforms, hydroponics suppliers, colleges and schools worldwide.