DIY Home Hydroponics: Indoor Vertical System Set Up & Timelapse

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  • Hoocho Sets up and Time-lapses the DIY Home Indoor Vertical Stacked Hydroponic System Build & Timelapse
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  • @JavivanH
    @JavivanH ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Hoocho seems to be using 3 spiderfarm SF600 in this setup, each one are 74 W. If the photoperiod is 12 hours he is using 2.6 kWh a day in lighting. A pump for a setup this big might be 6 W running 24 hours? that adds 0.14 kWh a day. lighting and water draws 2.8 kWh a day or 87 kWh a month. The system is growing 42 lettuces, so each lettuce requieres 2.07 kWh to grow.
    Multiplying by your energy price you can get your cost per lettuce (for me is about 0.30 €)

    • @zoe..d
      @zoe..d ปีที่แล้ว +2

      hopefully more people see this comment - clearly lots of people chomping at the bit for electricity draw info. even a ball park would help some people in here it seems. nice :)

    • @danboutdoors4584
      @danboutdoors4584 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m running a Spider Farmer SF600 and my cost (it’s through a meter) is less than 30 cents a day for 16 hours on

    • @kevinmiller5467
      @kevinmiller5467 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For me @ $0.10 per kw it comes out to $8.7 for electricity for about 9 pounds of lettuce.

  • @TeamDangerousRacing
    @TeamDangerousRacing ปีที่แล้ว +4

    To fix the shorting problem with the lights, get a spray can of silicone conformal coating for electronics. I'm surprised they aren't already coated.

  • @modal-kkurt4986
    @modal-kkurt4986 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Would be great if you shared the overall cost and electricity used. Also if you could work out how long it takes to recoup your costs at $3 a lettuce that would be awesome! P.s. love your channel and as a fellow Aussie, love the metric system!

    • @danboutdoors4584
      @danboutdoors4584 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m running a Spider Farmer SF600 here and for the last 2 days (this month), to run the light for 16 hours per day has cost 63 cents AUD so under $20 for the month. NFT pump I don’t have a meter on so couldn’t tell you that part.

    • @CriticoolHit
      @CriticoolHit ปีที่แล้ว +7

      3 dollars a lettuce? The cheapest saddest looking lettuce in the grocery store is 8 dollars here. 12 dollars for the "oRgAnIc" heads which look marginally better.
      My system pays for itself nearly every other month.

    • @karlotto8925
      @karlotto8925 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@CriticoolHit Wow that price sounds ridiculous to me. Here in Germany a lettuce costs about 1US$

    • @modal-kkurt4986
      @modal-kkurt4986 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danboutdoors4584 thanks for your info. So a ball park of 30c a day X3 lights would put the system at a very rough $1 a day. Thank you.

    • @modal-kkurt4986
      @modal-kkurt4986 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@karlotto8925 last time I visited Germany I found Bananas cheaper there than where I live which is where they are grown. Australia has some large supermarket chains that are sucking the country dry...

  • @cavit8
    @cavit8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just set up a similar system using a bunch of your techniques from earlier videos (cotton ball propagation FTW) and the fortuitous gifting of a 3 level propagation shelf from a neighbour who needed the room for a new baby. I love with the cotton ball method that it gives enough support to a well-grown seedling by just placing it the channel you don't have to got through a deeper water phase to grow a longer root structure or need the additional support of foam puck. I used 4" PVC because it seemed a good idea at the time but is probably overkill for lettuce which is my main crop. I wish I'd gone to the smaller diameter tubing. I added some taps so I can shut off the draining and retain some solution in the channel if the power goes off to keep the plant friends alive. That based on your power outage video.
    Everything you're doing, even just sharing thoughts and experiences, has gotten me back into hydroponic growing. Thanks for all you're doing.

  • @josiahspackman8754
    @josiahspackman8754 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You're right about power being the biggest Achilles heel for NFT. That, and clogged nutrient feed pipes.
    However, as a medicinal cannabis cultivator using NFTs commercially, we have both fkow sensors on the feed lines as well as a super cheap UPS power supply on each of the pumps. They'll last for the better part of half a day running solidly, and you can even pump water for like 1 min on an 5 off for example (again with a power controller) and it'll extend it even further... Though without lights for two days you won't have much fun 🤣

  • @anthonyrowe6508
    @anthonyrowe6508 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding Hoocho, nice to see you building systems to different needs, well done.

  • @Swissindoorgarden
    @Swissindoorgarden ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Nice setup. Great to see you making more indoor garden videos. Great job and I hope you keep them coming.

  • @Magnus_E
    @Magnus_E ปีที่แล้ว

    spring comes in the Netherlands, joined you again to get ideas for my new endeavours and I'm so so moved by your beautiful inspiring timelapses. Keep up the good work, Sir!

  • @birdmananyweather1681
    @birdmananyweather1681 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hoooochoooooooo, cheers!

  • @DavidJapanese
    @DavidJapanese ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the abrupt but smooth transitions

  • @XaYaZaZa
    @XaYaZaZa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for showing the harvest!!! I really thing more people should show that part of the hydro system so it entices people to try it!

  • @danboutdoors4584
    @danboutdoors4584 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’ve been waiting for this video so impatiently 😂😂😂
    Just started it now and can’t wait to see how it comes out.
    I’ve already built a smaller version which has been running for a few weeks now and is going great.

    • @cybertrouts1
      @cybertrouts1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I too was impatiently waiting, having built one too !!

  • @tateseacrest4609
    @tateseacrest4609 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also ThankYou for making these videos. They are very high quality

  • @dennisshoemaker2789
    @dennisshoemaker2789 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent! Nice work on that one! Thank you for sharing that with us.

  • @danadover2396
    @danadover2396 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to building this design for my family. Thanks for the update!!

  • @bigonprivacy2708
    @bigonprivacy2708 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is EXACTLY the kind of stuff you should be doing! Thank you! Yes, all of us renters need to do this during the winter but we can also set this up outside in the summer without the lights; just buy 1 solar panel, a 12V batter, a small inverter, put all of it in another waterproof bin, and run the watering on a timer using that set up outside!!
    EXCELLENT and THANK YOU Again!!!

  • @BullShite-et2hf
    @BullShite-et2hf ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Job Hoocha/very nice set up.

  • @DDCRExposed
    @DDCRExposed ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Last year, I finally had my first successful Kratky system outdoors in my garden raising lettuce. I'm certainly curious to try out this method to use in my basement where I have the room to do something like this. I'll certainly be checking out the build video next.

  • @michaelmcallister3429
    @michaelmcallister3429 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enjoyed the several videos on DIY indoor home hydroponics. A lot of good information. Will also be looking to future videos that you will have on solar / battery system for hydroponics.

  • @glennscott3267
    @glennscott3267 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome setup! Thanks Hoocho!!

  • @brian420pm
    @brian420pm ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it when you're blown away, great content! 🙏

  • @evermore8888
    @evermore8888 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome results

  • @nakaoconnor1633
    @nakaoconnor1633 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love this channel

  • @jaycweingardt11
    @jaycweingardt11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I built one of these, 3 tier, 4 ft wide, 420w led, and yesterday I gave an entire grocery bag of lettuce to my Mom and it didnt even look like we touched it.
    This design is very good.

  • @DIYPhil
    @DIYPhil ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you very much for all your videos and knowledge that you share

  • @GordGonzola
    @GordGonzola ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work man. Love and respect from Canada eh.

  • @Vissanalla
    @Vissanalla ปีที่แล้ว

    This looks like an amazing setup, im just starting getting into hydroponics and this setup looks perfect for my apartment. Altho I think I will start with buckets and crates first hehe

  • @kaytrim
    @kaytrim ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Only 40 cents in nutritants. 🤯 The end result is just amazing.

  • @user-zs1rr2xz7s
    @user-zs1rr2xz7s ปีที่แล้ว

    这套系统设计的太好了,非常适合我的环境

  • @yoyonoi
    @yoyonoi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great Video!! Great Soundtrack!! King Gizzard FTW !!

  • @leithals1506
    @leithals1506 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the shots of the lettuce over the tunes. Spicy

  • @davidw1324
    @davidw1324 ปีที่แล้ว

    interesting, very interesting. Good video.

  • @b-allowed-farmeroff1586
    @b-allowed-farmeroff1586 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff thanks for the video

  • @dertythegrower
    @dertythegrower ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good work Hoocho! 💪 lots of people are doing fodder systems now, to do rural small farms.. gettin big in terms of efficient farming animals in deserts, especially.

    • @GordGonzola
      @GordGonzola ปีที่แล้ว

      I 'Think' We just became BEST FRIENDS!

  • @fundemicstudios8042
    @fundemicstudios8042 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Try washing the light with distilled water a few times to get all the salts/residue off of it. Once it thoroughly dries... test it again

  • @hwyjourney7774
    @hwyjourney7774 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful

  • @JulianJP21
    @JulianJP21 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid Man 👍🤙 thanks

  • @ggstuart
    @ggstuart ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have you tried harvesting the outer leaves like Charles Dowding recommends. You can apparently keep harvesting from one plant for months. It might be more practical than growing full heads.

    • @ggstuart
      @ggstuart ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/_pgcvN6TuE8/w-d-xo.html

  • @mikelance7175
    @mikelance7175 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great channel 😮

  • @theancientones3755
    @theancientones3755 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    could you do 1 more video on this setup but put a fish tank at the bottom and do a run on aquaponics to show us the process and results

  • @agu8559
    @agu8559 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey there Hoocho! One other thing to consider about why your top lettuce weighed less than the bottom. With the way you have your nutrient distributing to the pipes, the higher pipes are getting less nutrient flow than the bottom ones due to how much more water weight the pump needs to push to get the nutrient to the top.

  • @court7803
    @court7803 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hoocho you could adapt that a little and use wire shelf racks like the cyclone wire. Or make timber clamps with thumb screws for a quick release on your nft tubes

  • @TheOneSpam
    @TheOneSpam ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!!! Looking forward to off-grid videos too, haha

  • @djSpinege
    @djSpinege ปีที่แล้ว +2

    would be nice to factor in the power draw. amazing harvest :)

  • @cybertrouts1
    @cybertrouts1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WICKED. I have built this system in my kitchen (in a unit). Cotton wool seedlings nearly ready to transplant and try it out. Plan on staggering my grow by 1 x shelf per week. Made it on 4 shelf rack (next size up), have 40l res sideways on bottom shelf and SF300 next to res sideways for seedlings. All fits as an entire system.
    Was thinking of trying a third staggered row in the middle of each shelf, but looking at your results, maybe not...
    Oh, 1 x 120mm USB mini fan per shelf too.
    Can't wait !!!!
    Cheers

    • @XaYaZaZa
      @XaYaZaZa ปีที่แล้ว

      Are there designs for this somewhere?

    • @cybertrouts1
      @cybertrouts1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I studied the original build video and took notes, then made adjustments as required. No "instructions" as such...

  • @newtonj148tke
    @newtonj148tke ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just wanted to say that I love your videos and especially the music. Is this your own personal music? Either way its brilliant and goes beautifully with your edits! Kind of gives me Tool vibes!

    • @MrCrazyChemist
      @MrCrazyChemist ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The band is called king gizzard and the lizard wizard, they have lot's of great music and are incredible to see live

    • @newtonj148tke
      @newtonj148tke ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrCrazyChemist thanks! Definitely gonna check them out!

  • @fiberfarmstead
    @fiberfarmstead ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!! 40 cents🤯

  • @rw-xf4cb
    @rw-xf4cb ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats on breaking the 100K too!

  • @jessmason2112
    @jessmason2112 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice.

  • @Joefrogigolo
    @Joefrogigolo ปีที่แล้ว

    You rock.

  • @Scrambles7
    @Scrambles7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell yeah big dog! I'd assume you would have hydro set ups all throughout the house by now!

  • @downunderfulla6001
    @downunderfulla6001 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome grow.
    Hoocho Question- I’ve always wondered how you calculate your power usage.
    You calculated water usage/nutrient usage to get the overall cost per plant but you didn’t add in the power consumption cost 🍺🍺

  • @belleomalley1022
    @belleomalley1022 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES!!!!

  • @rossg-d7780
    @rossg-d7780 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome build :) you can DIY a coated circuit board using clear nail polish. I don't own an SF300 but I'd guess you could probably get away with just painting over the LEDs and power connections (on the board itself) to make it at least somewhat water resistant. It'd take time but shouldn't cost much and I doubt it would affect the PAR too negatively. You wouldn't want to start showering it with water but it should hold up against the extra moisture from the transpiration. You could test how it affects the PAR relatively on the semi-dead board, if it's not bad then might be worth trying it out on your others to see saves them from the moisture!
    Cheers

    • @danadover2396
      @danadover2396 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting idea. But i would be afraid of any heat from the lights causing possible fumes from the polish. It might not but that would be my concern.

  • @wenetwork7420
    @wenetwork7420 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very similar to the one that I am about to start putting together using a fish tank on the bottom, and everything except for our refrigerators in our house is on solar

  • @larsdahlberg5893
    @larsdahlberg5893 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gr8 video. Now, how long time from planting the seeds to plants ready for harvest?

  • @EviLEwoK666
    @EviLEwoK666 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hiya Hoocho. Love the content mate. Just discovered your channel recently and really enjoying watching your back library so far.
    Looking at this unit, can I ask some noob questions?
    Why did you need to feed a separate line from the pump (via distributor) to each of the pipe runs?
    Why not just run 1 feed line to each of the top runs and then have them feed through the rest (on each team) back to the res?
    Is it because the top plants would get most of the nutrient and the bottom ones would get bugger all, or does it not matter, due to the constant flow, and mainly come down to aesthetics?
    I'm just about to start dabbling in this sort of stuff and this setup (or maybe the pet bowl or table top one?) seems like a good and easy one to cut my teeth on.

  • @047z
    @047z ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the king giz inclusion. Polygondwanaland slaps

  • @yrich5737
    @yrich5737 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you think of a use for the roots? Animal feed maybe?

  • @erich1394
    @erich1394 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheap workaround for power outages - especially short ones: weak little usb fountain pump plugged into a power brick.

  • @tomate4799
    @tomate4799 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice system and viexeo. Is it loud? I would sleep in the same room. Is it suitable for basil?

  • @jarrydthurling1961
    @jarrydthurling1961 ปีที่แล้ว

    No idea if it is on your radar or not, but some inverters operate as a back up for when their grid goes down. Ie on a renogy inverter, you can have something plugged in, running from the mains power and if that fails the inverter should kick in without disrupting the supply.

  • @christianblicher1358
    @christianblicher1358 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey hooch!
    How much power do you think want in to the pump and lights for at full lettuce grow?

  • @rw-xf4cb
    @rw-xf4cb ปีที่แล้ว

    wonder if paper towel could be used over cotton wool - would take some time for cotton to breakdown, certainly better than manmade components, though the cotton is heavily bleached.

  • @brianshaw2914
    @brianshaw2914 ปีที่แล้ว

    my trend of gardening has been gravity self water, and if pump needed, 12v solar...i have same power outage issues....

  • @honeybadger6127
    @honeybadger6127 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how to do you deal with algae buildup inside of the PVC after months of use?

  • @cdrbvgewvplxsghjuytunurqwfgxvc
    @cdrbvgewvplxsghjuytunurqwfgxvc ปีที่แล้ว

    I have built one. One problem is that the roots quite easily can plug the canal so that the water overflows. Works great otherwise for my lettuce.

  • @steveandtedssmallspacegard8587
    @steveandtedssmallspacegard8587 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, do you know the flow rate into each rail of 7 lettuces?

  • @csiebester
    @csiebester ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you think it would be a bad idea to run the PVC back and forth across the shelves in a continuous S and just have the water go in the top and come out the bottom after running through the entire system? Why/why not.

  • @kencrypt2535
    @kencrypt2535 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you videos but let me ask you something have you ever tried using a pool noodle to hold the base of the plant in there in the hole?

  • @gerdancs
    @gerdancs ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you ever tried let only one leaf on roots at harvesting and let the roots make new plant with that one lefaf's helping? Could do they that? Or they cant renegerate a whole plant again? Those roots look so nice.

  • @Pneumaticcannon
    @Pneumaticcannon ปีที่แล้ว

    What off grid energy solution are you looking at ? Solar ? Battery storage ? Are you planning to have the lights running off grid or just say the NFT pump ?

  • @jayham26
    @jayham26 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hate to say it but that's not a knife. I really like all your videos. There very informative and definitely we share the same intellect with wanting to build and learn through trial and error. I really appreciate time laps by the way.

  • @SitrucSickle
    @SitrucSickle 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey hoocos mate love your stuff... I am new to this... but something I would love to see u experiment with.. solar...
    I have a solar oxygen pump...
    I'm testing with ur Dr. krakesy oxyponics set up the bonus is... it has a battery bank. Also a solar water fountain pump that could be used for flood and drain system. All tho is is direct light pump not batrey banked..
    I comment on this particular video due to the black out you had.😊 keen to hear back from. U. Shane.

  • @markswierbinski9245
    @markswierbinski9245 ปีที่แล้ว

    what brand of PH tester do you use and what is your preferred choice of of liquid fertilizer

  • @kaletsugas
    @kaletsugas 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good system. What is the diameter of the white pipe?

  • @fixitmoditbreakit7982
    @fixitmoditbreakit7982 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would standard T5 fluorescent tubes work for lighting? I have some Cool white 6000k tubes and holders laying around be good to save money on the lights

  • @jesperandersen9841
    @jesperandersen9841 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m a beginner to Hydroponics. Heard you mention “food safe” containers before. What about piping? Should I be getting something specific here?
    Also, what would you suggest as propagation media? I’m from Scandinavia, so it can be limiting / expensive to get some types

  • @belleomalley1022
    @belleomalley1022 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would any greens be good for this system, Hooch? Or just lettuce?

  • @JonathanMiguelMabini
    @JonathanMiguelMabini ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, how many wattages are those grow lights? lights are on for 16 hours based on Daily Light Integral, right?

  • @Stop4MotionMakr
    @Stop4MotionMakr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how many days was this? And if you just leave the root system in and don't trim the lettuce all the way to the pipe, can you just keep regrowing them indefinitely?

  • @beecee7359
    @beecee7359 ปีที่แล้ว

    Decided sch40 pvc should be safe for this but I'm still concerned about the tote...... Is there a good for safe sump solution? Was thinking of lining the tote might work....

  • @generalawareness101
    @generalawareness101 ปีที่แล้ว

    My tomato had fruit (ber got the first and the other two I ate and grabbed their seeds). I took the seeds from the first fruit, and put them in water to remove their coatings, only to find they all sprouted in the water in a day or so. OOPS. I rushed to get them into dirt, and 3 went into hydro. Within 5 weeks they are all now flowering and the kratky one has a baby tomato with a lot of other flowers. All indoors in winter as hydro is a no-no here (as I found out last summer) between June and Sept due to the heat and the root rot that comes (water temps are just too high). This tells me that kratky is indeed a viable method for tomatoes.

  • @edenshii
    @edenshii ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there a right temperature for these lettuces? I am in a tropical country with 40C heat index.

  • @milescabia
    @milescabia 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you think it's possible to grow Asparagus with RGGS?

  • @tzarsense
    @tzarsense 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did you automate SF600's switching on and off for exactly for 16 hrs and 8 hrs respectively? Did you do it manually or there's a device i need to purchase from Spider farms?

  • @N1ghtR1der666
    @N1ghtR1der666 ปีที่แล้ว

    how long do your pumps last? do they get gummed up with nutrient buildup or something?

  • @jamesbatzel9862
    @jamesbatzel9862 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the green on the cotton? Is it algae or just color from the nutrient solution?

  • @p.s.240
    @p.s.240 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would filling the NFT channels with hydroton help act as a buffer when there are blackouts? My short term solution was to flip the elbows at the end of my NFT channels up and fill the channels up with water. Not ideal. Had root rot before that so i do not know if it affected anything. I am putting off buying a larger air pump for now. It is too expensive where I am located. fosetyl aluminium helps cure root rot in my experience. I may need to apply at the start and not part way through the lettuce grow. Soil based Pesticides and Fungicides in recirculating systems is something that concerns me. They can not wash lower into the water table like with soil but I have not had time to research the topic well.

  • @lukecarneal3227
    @lukecarneal3227 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks great, Hoocho. I've got a similar NFT rack system in my house, pumping out about 100 heads per week. What EC and pH do you run your res at for an indoor grow like this?

    • @Gary-uy9mr
      @Gary-uy9mr ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100 a week??? Wow, how many plants are you running at any given time?

  • @CriticoolHit
    @CriticoolHit ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you using beneficial bactera or a sterile system? I can't recall you ever mentioning how you combat pyth and other waterborns. But you never have any temp control or air stones so you must be doing something right?

  • @lonniepee9804
    @lonniepee9804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shrink-wrap the fixture so that the plants can't touch the diodes?

  • @kfox5301
    @kfox5301 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the hole spacing for this?

  • @bizzledood
    @bizzledood ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, love the system. I would love to see a design or recommendations for something that you can continually stagger planting on. 10 pounds of lettuce in one sitting is a bit much for any household :)

    • @DirectCherry
      @DirectCherry ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why wouldn't this work for stagger planting? If you cover the unplanted holes, you can plant a few lettuce a day or a row a week, for example. Then, as you stagger harvest, just replant what you take.

    • @DM-sc4zy
      @DM-sc4zy ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't only grow lettuce, grow some herbs, chives and coriander, bok choi and you will find not too much at all. in fact i find it not sufficient for my household. The cost to run the grow lights and pump though - that's another issue.

    • @bizzledood
      @bizzledood ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DirectCherry didn't really look like those roots were coming apart. Maybe you could do a row at a time

  • @sswanber
    @sswanber 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im new to this whole thing debatinf how to start... is this abojt as complicated as the bucket sysem

  • @TwistedGorillaFab
    @TwistedGorillaFab ปีที่แล้ว

    So how many days to harvest?

  • @sublimal2
    @sublimal2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like others I would also like to know total running cost, especially electricity.
    I have attempted to collate the electricity used:
    SF300 (240V input +/-5%): 33.47 W * 16h * 3 units = 1606.56 Wh
    40cm pedestal fan: ~40-50 W * 24h = 1200 Wh
    Kegland KL15905 2000L/H pump: 45W * 24h = 1080 Wh
    Total (sum) power = 3.88656 kWh/day
    Lettuce: 7 plants * 2 rows * 3 shelves = 42
    Timelapse: 2023-02-04 - 2023-02-22? = ~3 weeks?
    Standard lettuce maturity: 28-56 days = 4-8 weeks
    Assuming 4 week: 3.88656 kWh/day * 7 days * 4 weeks / 42 plants
    Total power = 2.59104 kWh / mature plant
    My mains general supply is AU$0.21395/kWh
    = AU$0.83152 /day total run cost
    = AU$0.55435 /mature plant, assuming 4 week
    You'd also have to eat 1.5 lettuce/day to keep up with growth

    • @xperyskop2475
      @xperyskop2475 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the UK electricity is around 35pence per kWh 40cents USA

  • @GizmosShop
    @GizmosShop 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please compare with elfsys?

  • @t.d.5804
    @t.d.5804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greetings from Germany, we got PV on our roof and electricity costs are nearly zero (except winter). Started setting up my indoor garden last months, got a 3D printed tower in the kitchen which serves salad and herbs. Now tomatoes and others in the tent this summer. Would like to know which fertilizer is recommended (N-K-P and other ratios), got some liquid stuff which causes a bad taste to cucumbers and others veggies. I dont know which works for veggies

    • @harleysdad8352
      @harleysdad8352 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I use masterblend, calcium nitrate and epsom salts. Not sure if the masterblend is available in Deutschland. Works great on lettuce and on dwarf tomatoes although the tomatoes are just flowering so I haven't gotten to taste them.

  • @mollybaker4339
    @mollybaker4339 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you ever get powdery mildew on your lettuce? Here in Indiana, USA we get it every fall without fail. The plants still have it and I've deep cleaned (all plants removed) and sprayed with Zerotol2.0 and sprayed the new plants with Cease and Milstop and I still have powdery mildew.

    • @Gary-uy9mr
      @Gary-uy9mr ปีที่แล้ว

      I only get it on the rockwool I use sometimes, I just hit it with hydrogenperoxide.