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RE: Hydroponics - RE-think Gardening!
A wonderful idea. As we age, getting out into the garden can be a real adventure! If you cannot get to the garden, then let the garden get to you! I have seen similar harvester planters at our local Palmers Garden Centre in Miramar, a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. Just be careful that soil bacteria is not released into the air when you are disturbing the plants.
I do not keep any soil plants in my home at this time so I won't contaminate and infest the hydroponic plants. If I did get pests I would have to remove all my plants, sterilize everything and start again, but that would be a loss for me. I currently have 6 heads of lettuce, 2 heads of kale, 2 basil plants, 2 arugula plants, 1 head of Bok Choi, various varieties of flowers and 2 very promising pepper plants - that's a lot to lose! And I'm ALWAYS HUNGRY!!! LOL!
Wow, you really are passionate about your hydroponics! Good for you. I'll have a go myself, just on a much smaller scale to begin with. This form of food harvesting will become mainstream in the next few years, when vegetables become more expensive to be commercially grown outdoors.