Hydroponic Tomato Experiment / Tomato 3 way
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- I show you how to make a simple Kratky container to grow a tomato plant. We also try it in a traditional garden and an NFT system. I usually grow just leafy greens but people have been asking me about other veggies. Going to give this a try.
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I am so thrilled and excited to get started in hydroponic gardening and I couldn't have chosen a better teacher than you to learn from!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge; a very selfless contribution to our needy planet. I will keep you apprised of my success, positive thinking due to your help.
Thank you so much! I am so excited that we live in a time that we can share information with people all over the world in a matter of moments. Thank you for the kind words and good luck with the gardening!
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Thank you so much, you really help me out !
I am new to hydroponics but I am learning so much! Just wanted to say thank you for all you do
Thank you so much Dianna. Much more to come. Nice to meet you!
This is one of the best step by step videos out there. Great job!
I like that your approach is often experimental. That’s how I do it also. But with the healthy food scarcity I see looming ahead I want to make fewer and fewer mistakes. I want enough for my family to have plus to help out neighbors a little.
I have new videos with tomatoes coming soon. I had good results with the new experiments.
your video's are wonderful, so down to earth, easy to understand, thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love to garden, can't wait to get started on the hydroponic garden system.
Thank you very much. I get excited when I hear someone is going to give hydroponics a try.
I consider you a new friend Mike and I am so grateful for your sharing, caring attitude.
Thanks much, always great making new friends!
I’m just getting into this gardening. I’m excited. I’m in Texas but I also spend 5 months of the year in Michigan. June through October. So I’m excited to have growing time in Texas and Michigan
🐶 we love tomatoes! Thanks for sharing
Farm Life Oregon Thanks for watching! Going to check your channel, always curious about Oregon. Have an awesome weekend!
You are very inspiring . I am surely going to try this season in Canada .
Thank you for your awesome videos! The pool noodle isn't toxic or the dye in the noodle, I hope not for your sake you've been eating that gorgeous food. I will give it a try! And really appreciate the explanation of the drill bit, didn't know, I always use a utility knife.
I have just found your video. I like it very much therefore I will start to grow my hydroponic green. So good to share you knowledge with us. Thank you very much.
Thank you and I appreciate your interest. Have an awesome day!
Love your dog...
Thank you for Showing the plant hydro ponic.
Thank you!!!
Thank you for the reply. Your information channel is so helpful. Grateful
Appreciate you watching.
Just found you. This would be so good for seniors and inner city folks. Love the recycle and experimenting too. Thanks
Molly Leonard Thank you! We are going to try to introduce this to more people like that this year.
This video has given me few ideas. Thanks again.
Awesome! Have fun!
once you drill your hole for checking the water level you should hot glue that plastic ring on the pool noodle to keep out any rain water so it doesn't get contaminates in your nutrient water and keeps it from over flowing in case it rains really hard or for a long stretch of time :)
I've learned a lot here and I'm looking forward to your new content.
Thank you Caroline😎🌱🌱🌱
Thank you for the knowledge. I wish I could give this video more than 1 like!
Thank you, that is more than enough! I appreciate you!! 😎🖒
Another issue solved, top heavy plants need an inverted tomato cage. Excellent thanks
What I like is no weeds!!!! I have above ground in Naples Fl. but sun is killer in the summer... Hydroponics is awesome and I am going to put somewhere out of the sun so I can grow year round. I love your dogs!!
The doggies said Thank you! Yeah, no weeds for the win!! Thanks for sharing!.
Very informative thank you
I’m interested to start with a non circulating system (tube) to see how I get on. I notice you say you barely need to top up the water. I live in the Caribbean and I’m pretty sure the water will evaporate quickly. Do I just top up with fresh water as and when? Do you think algae will be an issue?
Nice, so simple! Thanks!
Thank you too!
I also keep the Subway salad containers. They make good seed starters.
Great idea! 😎🖒🌱
I just started some but I bought the aero gardens I bought four of them and I was shocked within a few days I already have plans I’m gonna catch your videos and see what I can learn I’m excited to be able to grow I have a whole room in my house that I could use my doctor wants me to eat a plant-based diet I might as well grow my own
Awesome, sounds great!! Hope you do well with the diet. We will be posting some recipes soon.😎🌱🌱
This video is so great!
Thank You, glad you enjoyed it.
I love you so much because of your videos thankies 🥰🤗
Thank you Olly, that made my day!! 😎✌❤
Hi Mike do you have any videos to show how you make your drain containers?
If it wasn't for you, I would have Never started in Hydroponics! Thank you so very much!!
Awesome! Thank you donna, you rock! Happy gardening!
Hi just found your channel and loving it. Is there an update on the three different ways of growing tomatoes.
No, the next few videos have them here and there. The one in the soil did best, still got lots of tomatoes off all of them. Going to do this again this year except with plants I start as seed. These were three I got from a florist and were on clearance. Thanks for watching. Let me know if you have any other questions.
I didn't see this mentioned in the comments, my apologies if it was. I noticed that you mixed the MB, Epsom, and Calcium Nitrate all together and then added water. The way this nutrient should be mixed is first dissolve the Masterblend in Part 'A', then in another container mix the Calcium Nitrate as Part 'B'. Then go back and add your Epsom Salts to part 'A'. When everything has had a chance to dissolve, then you mix Parts A and B. (It's my simplified understanding that if you mix the dry powder together before dissolving, the calcium nitrate does not play nice and they do not allow each other to dissolve properly. I need to spend some time researching this further, I was told to do this by our fertilizer manufacturer.) I'm going to use your idea of the tote for one tomato plant and see how it goes, thanks for that.
No problem. I het this question often. I am trying to show beginners the easiest way. Always better to go by the manufacturer's instructions. I have been doing it this way for 6 yrs. All of the plants in my videos have been grown this way. If you mix the dry together and leave it sit for a while, or days, the calcium nitrate will absorb moisture and turn hard as a rock that can't dissolve. I only mix right before I toss it in the water.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks for that.
Indeed, I'm only basing that on advice the rep from the fertilizer company told me. And as you point out, they say not to store the fertilizer mixed with calcium nitrate as well.
After starting with the MaxiGro product that does not require a second part, I just assumed I could mix it all together. However I'm thinking that perhaps the reason the MaxiGro is just one part is it does not have enough calcium nitrate to worry about forming insoluble precipitates when mixed with magnesium and phosphate salts when you mix it with water. So the formation of insoluble precipitates seems to be the consequence of trying to dissolve calcium nitrate in the presence of phosphate and magnesium.
So I decided to do a simple test using a nutrient blend similar to what the MB w/ calcium nitrate mix is. I filled three measuring cups with RO water. In the first I put 1l, and in the next 2 I put 500ml each. Then to the first I added a dry nutrient mix of 1G of 7-11-27 fertilizer, .7g calcium nitrate, and .4g epsom salts and mixed it. In the next I added the 1G of 7-11-27, then into the third I mixed .7g of calcium nitrate, and stirred them. I then went back and added the epson salt to the 7-11-27. I then combined jars #2 and #3 into one. My resulting TDS were too high to read on both, so then I cut each with 50% RO water and measured again. In the first I had an EC of 4, and on the second I got an EC of 4.4. This would seem to indicate I got slightly higher dissolved solids in the second batch, and this was also indicated visually with the presence of some undissolved particles on the bottom of the first jar. My guess is then that either method of mixing will give you a working nutrient solution. However if you have the time, and want maximum efficiency (EG, maximum amount of dissolved solids), then you are probably best off to mix the NPK fertilizer in one vessel, and your Calcium Nitrate in another before blending them together. Anecdotally, in retrospect I think I noticed that the MaxiGro did not seem to dissolve as readily in water as does the 2 part mix I prepare now.
Thanks, really appreciate the work. That is too much for some of my viewers to do. I will point them to this comment if they have questions. I like the respectful way you answered. Most just told me I could not do it and hen got upset when I told them there were 2 1/2 years of videos saying otherwise. To be honest, off grid non circulating is not the best way to go, but it is the easiest for some. I will make another video explaining this. Have an awesome day my friend!
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks again Mike,
That little experiment was far from accurate in that it's pretty hard to get precise weights from a kitchen scale when you are dealing with fractions of a gram. Also, I just remembered that the meter was measuring a range between 4 and 4.4 on the EC, so in reality your advantage in dissolving solids in 2 parts could theoretically be as low as 1 or 2%. I also wondered if I had mixed with a wand blender the nutrient in first 1l jar would have dissolved better, or used water at a higher temperature. I was a good earning experience however, and I'm tempted to do it again with 5 gal of room temperature RO water where I could probably see more accurate results. Whatever they may be though, it would seem you would get less than a 10% advantage in terms of all your nutrient dissolving by using one method over the other.
Dont know if you tried this or not but it seems like you could install downward facing tees with a capped pipe going downwards for the long roots to grow into. This could reduce or eliminate blocking the flow pipes
I'm in a really hot place. Do you think if I did NFT and made some kind of sunblock for the pipes it would stay cool enough ?
Try dwarf verities, i had good results on my window with dwarf tomatoes. i grew red robins but didn't like them as much for they were a bit to acidic for my taste now I'm trying to sprout some Tiny Tim for i hear they are sweet.
Very cool.
Thanks, and fun.
New sub I liked your video. I use the Kratky system too :) I can't wait to see how these 3 differ in growth :) Thank you so much for sharing :)
Benja's Uber 1337 Hobby Cool, nice to meet you! You have a pretty interesting channel too, I will check out some of your vids tonight when I am through with work. 😎🖒
Thanks a lot for checking out the channel :) Does your dog every stay clean? I would think with that white fur and all that dirt he would have to have a bath every 5 mins :) Thanks for responding :)
Haha, no, she loves to roll in the dirt. Thanks for stopping by. How is your Kratky hydroponics coming?
It is off to a very slow start :) Really had it up and running 2 or so years ago was getting tomatoes and everything then had a rough few years but trying to get it back up and going :) my biggest issue is not changing the hydro solution out :) I should have some lettuce and tomatoes up and growing soon though :)
@@KeepOnGrowin tip for dog that likes to roll in dirt. After washing him ans he is still damp, spray him down with horse show sheen aka laser sheen and let him dry laying on towel or rug. Make sure he doesn't lay wet on slippery floor or on bath tub or that surface will be extremely dangerous for fall risk cuz it will be coated with the lazer sheen. When the dog is dry, he will smell very good and the dirt will come off very easily. You will just have to brush him off with a soft brush and he'll look like you just bathed him. You'll thank me later.
Hi Mike. Who could ever get bored with you?
Haha, thanks Betty! 😃💚🌱🌱
Thanks so much for your videos! I am a newbie. Watched the video on the 5 things needed to get started. Ordered the Masterblend. Do I also need to get calcium nitrate and epsom salt?
Yes, there is a link for calcium nitrate and the epsom salt you can get at a drugstore.
Suckers from tomatoes plants can make some great clones in your hydro system!
Thanks
Welcome
Look forward to see them love maters growing Mike. I enjoy the community and making friends here as well. Video is very nice and thanks for sharing your thoughts and future plans. :O)
Hydroponic Gardening & More with Brent Thanks brother, love the community too!
Grew some tomatoes last year, got a small yield in the Kratky. Do you grow them in hydroponics?
Yes. But not always Solution Culture (Kratky, DWC, SWC) although I have done that too as you've demonstrated. Most of the time, I grow in a modified Drip System.
Cool, I honestly think that is a better way.
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Appreciate your insight. I am also looking to start a outdoors system, but dont have a power tool. Do you have a way to cut holes without a drill? If not, what do you suggest I do?
Do you have a dremel tool, those work too.🖒
I just discovered you but this is a great video!
Thanks, there is plenty more great stuff on my channel. Happy growing!!
If I am doing this method in late winter and want to try it in my house, and I going to need a grow light, or will sunlight from my big window be enough?
Great videos! I am learning alot!
Thank you Leslie😎🤘 You may need a light, depends on how much and how long the sunlight hits the window.
I just got maxigrow hydroponics nutrients will this grow tomatoes in bell peppers in Stuff like that
I am starting to grow dwarf tomatos. Do you have any experience growing them kratky? They are supposed to taste as good as heirloom but are 3 foot max.
The smaller varieties are easier to grow in the Kratky systems.
do you have a system for checking the water level in your downpipe planters or do you just remove a plant to see?
TheClosedpalm I usually leave a plant out of one and just put an empty insert. That way I have a place to check and add nutrients. My small downspout with just 5 holes, I just lift up on it and can feel if it is almost empty. Like you said, just remove one plant and add through that hole. T bffgank you for watching and commenting
With the masterblend, you gotta keep those chemicals separate until they dissolve in water, then you can combine. Or so I've heard.
Much discussion about this. Do it any way you like, following the manufacturer's suggestion is always better. I have been doing it like this for 8 years with no problems. 🖒
Hi, Mike. Did you make a video showing the results of the tomato 3 way? I can't seem to find one.
I did but deleted it because of music, then I lost the raw footage when my laptop died, ugh. May have to try it again, sorry.
Is there a part 2 to this that shows the results?
hey Mike me again is that a down spout you got there hanging if so is there water in it can you show us how to put one together please.
Yes, a downspout. Check my channel, I have a playlist on how to make it. Let me know if you can't find it and I will get you a link. 😎🖒
I know this is an old video but I just found your channel and this video and I'm loving your experiments and how approachable you make hydroponics (about to start experimenting with this myself) and growing food! Is there a follow up showing the results for this video? I searched on tomato and did some looking but didn't see one I thought was a direct follow up, so wanted to ask I'd love to see how it turned out!
I had a copyright problem with the music on that video and had to remove it. They all did fairly well but since they were already almost mature plants, it was hard to tell. I may try again with new transplants. Thank you for watching my videos. Happy gardening.
Love you posts and sharings, bro. 🥰🥰🥰
have you tried electroculture on your hydroponics and kratky system?
Not yet, my channel is cheap and easy and copper price is high. I may test a few.
nice tomatoes 😊👍👍
Thank you very much 😎✌
Hey there! I'm new to Hydroponic gardening and only now doing research on this style. I love it but dont know where do being so I'm really thankful for your channel. Could I please ask what nutrients you use exactly? I'm confused with it
Cool, I try to keep it easy here. I use Masterblend mixed with calcium nitrate and epsom salt.
With hydroponics do you have to have a pump or can you just use a standard food grade bucket? I'm interested in trying it out but don't want to spend alot of money on it. If I had to use a pump would it be OK to have goldfish in the bucket and use a cheap pump for a fish tank? Just curious about it mostly a raised bed gardener just trying to see if I can get more from my plants through hydroponics.
Hi, if you add fish to the bucket is call aquaponics and is different then hydroponics. May want to do research to see if the nutrients for hydroponics will harm the fish. I’m not familiar with how to do aquaponics.
Hello there... 😊... you are really awesome, i like your techniques, cool and simple... i have planted a basil from cutting and it was growing well in coco peat, when i planted that in a plastic container with hydroponic set up, even that time it was fine, however I thought of putting that through a cardboard (supporter) and since then my plant isn’t growing... ☹️.. moreover when i put my mint plants all died due to small aphids.. i dont know from where did they come... please help😟😟😟
I don't know, maybe the cardboard was too tight. Aphids are tough. If you are not using pesticide you have to watch close. Remove any part of the plant that is in fested. Blast the rest with a hose. Keep doing it until you get it under control. You can look for organic pesticides too.
Do you use a rainwater catchment system to use rainwater for the plants or just city water?
city water
For larger plants like tomatoes and peppers do you really need larger net cups or could you just do 2" cups for pretty much everything? I understand why bigger net cups help in other hydroponic systems but it seems like for Kratky you could use whatever size you have?
Yes, you could use the smaller. I have about 50 of the 3" net cups from years ago and am still trying to make use of them.
Make the holder tighter and you don't need the cup
Can miracle grow be used in place of your mixer or if not where do I buy what you use? What is in mixer again?
No, Miracle Gro and other traditional fertilizers usually just have your NPK, a lot of other stuff is already inyour soil that is lacking in water. You can find links in the description of my videos to my Amazon store. Let me know if you have trouble and I will post it.
what was the end result in regards to growing tomatoes three ways? was the soil best, Kratky method or traditional nft system?
Soil, NFT and then Kratky. All about the same though. The update video got taken down because of music. Sorry.
Good job. What is the name of the collar you are using? Which hardware shop section is it located?
It is a piece of a pool noodle. 😎🖒🌱
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I'm watching you on my TV, so much better! I can see all the detail. everybody should watch on your TV with the TH-cam App.
gigharbourite absolutely!! There are some people in our TWTRFAM group that shoot awesome videos in high def and the small screen does not do justice. Thanks following my journey!
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what do you call or name of that foam you are using instead of rockwool.
tin They are cut from pool noodles
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First off, got me interested in this. Purchased your book today. What is the dark purple color plant at 6:04? I have had one for 4 years and don't even know what it is. It was a tiny stem with roots so I planted it. It does take a lot, I mean a lot of water, it was in a batch of tradescantia cuttings I bought. I have been growing it as a house plant and now I am rooting cuttings to let the mother plant go. I put it outside in growing season. Getting big and woody. Have to cut more off of it today as it looks as it is going to die. Grows so fast. I really want to know what it is and so I ask this same question on Etsy when I got book. I will start with kale in my first try. You have great $$$ saving tips.
Thank you very much! That is red garnet amaranth. If you have amaranth, it will flower and look bushy like a feather duster. The seeds will resemble as small grain when they fall off.
So do you grow your hydroponics outside year round? I know you mentioned that you are in Florida and the weather is similar here in Alabama.
Yes, very seldom we have a hard freeze that lasts for days.
@@KeepOnGrowin thank you so much for replying. I ordered the master blend because it is what you suggest and I am extremely new to gardening. I did soil only this year because I couldn’t find anyone to ask questions about the hydroponics. I found your page and stop by regularly. And your “bee the change” affirms with my spirit. I love it!!
Can you please make a video of the nutrients you use, how much, and how often
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Hi from Australia, can you send me a plan of your system. I'm just starting hydroponics
Hey, thank you for your videos! I lern a lot. What were your results of this experiment?
The nft and soil did better than the kratky. The nft roots got too big and clogged my channel, lol. These were mature plants and although the kratky one did good, I think it was too old to transplant to that kind of system.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thank you so much for answering so fast! What du you do when the roots get to big? Can you cut dem down? And is there a minimum of space the plants should have?
Take hole saw off the Arbor/pilot bit and drill pilot bit hole first, then put hole saw back on and slowly drill out hole. You will have better control and will not bind up the hole saw.
Awesome tip!
How long does it take to tomatoes to grow?
How do you keep rainwater from flooding the container? I did the same thing with 5 gallon buckets and put them in the sunniest place in my yard, which is outside in the front with no trees. But whenever it would rain heavily, rainwater would find it's way into the bucket and either dilute the solution or flood it out so that I had to dump water to keep the air buffer at the top. Is it only the plants leaves that act as an umbrella to divert water? what about the water that pools on the lid?
Drill a hole at the maximum height you want the water to be.
Hi, I live in apartment in Wales, UK just wondering does it matter the brand of seeds? I am very new beginner with hydroponics and watching your videos has inspired me that I can do this for my health and family. Do you know what would be a good grow light I am on a budget. Thank you so much 😁😊
Depends. Sometimes cheaper isn't always better. Best to experiment with small amounts. I would look for LED shop lights to start off with.
Subbed Love the pool noodle Idea, Foam inserts are expensive . Too bad they don't come in 6" diameter, I use Styrofoam to make 6" ones to keep rain out as I don't have a greenhouse yet. Lawrence
Awesome, I was using Styrofoam before I figured out the pool noodle. Works really good. Thanks for watching. 😎🖒🌱
mike have you ever tried growing collards before using the kracky method
Yes and curly kale!
I just bought bulk master blend. Does it . can i use this for tomatoes? Or do i need to buy Master Blend Tomatoe Formula? Whats the differance? Thanks for your response in advance 😊🌿
Yes, I am actually using the tomato formula for everything you see on my channel.
Am loving hydroponics.
I've adapted from using soil since I like to grow indoors.
Frustrating changing water in my 5 gallon bucket.
It's so heavy 😫
Yeah, hydro is awesome! You are right, large containers can be a pain.
Valerie Sanchez : It’s To bad that you can’t make do with a 2 or 3 gallon bucket for what you’re doing.
You know, I’ve been thinking about the same thing. Small women lugging around 5 gallons of water at a time is a bit of a recipe for injury.
You know, if you’re mechanically inclined at all, you could actually have your 5 gallon bucket elevated slightly, and Bore a hole close to the bottom, on the side closest to it’s easiest access point. You could install a pipe with a valve that operates almost like spigot, so that you can pour off so much of your solution into a smaller bucket that’s easier to handle.
You could use that same smaller bucket in several trips to replenish the 5 gallon.
Another option is to use a siphon. They’re not hard to make, or for less than 20 bucks, you can pick one up. Even if all you had was one of those that are intended to pump water out of one of those huge plastic water carboys. You could at least syphon it into smaller buckets.
They’re probably lots of other ways to do things that are probably more convenient, but that’s just what comes to my mind off the cuff, as I’m thinking about the same problem for my own self.
What did you end up doing in the end to solve the problem? It might be a lot easier, more efficient, and less expensive than anything I’ve come up with, and I’d be grateful to know about those.
I just change out in a separate bucket.
Drawbacks of hydro.
I don't like soil.
It's so messy
That dog is so chubby xD
Hey Mike, I'm starting seedlings, (1) better boy tomato, (6) bell & jap peppers and (1) zucchini in two gray 5 gallon totes, very similar to the gray 10 gal tote you're using., 4 plants per tote.
How much of the roots(how many inches) should be under water and how many inches above the water for air? Figure I'll leave the plants in the 2 small totes until they start flowering, then transplant to individual 5 gal buckets.
Not much of the roots have to be exposed when you first transplant them. As the level drops it will develop air roots, that's when you want to not fill it up all the way and disturb them.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks Mike, one more question please. I'm growing some plants in a raised bed and will be feeding them with the Master blend mix. Should I "water" them daily with the MB mix, or should I give them plain water every other day,? MB twice a week maybe? I don't want too much salt saturation in the bed. Thanks again for your help, David
Can you post the results? Did the Kratky plant get too hot or was it fruitful? Thanks, I'm learning a lot.
Sorry, just saw you responded that they all worked. I vote for a video of the results.
Hi, nice videos. Is there selenium in the minerals? In soils with low or no selenium, people get hidden cardiomyopathy. For hydroponics, have you seen any plant supplement of selenium? Thanks
I have no idea. Sorry, I can give you a link to the nutrients if you need to research it.
Mike VanDuzee,I did find a thing with sodium selenite, but it’s worm food. Might foul the water.
@@kyststudio-epicartadventure yes, probably with it being static and non circulating.
where do you live to have all these systems outdoors?
Florida
Now that a new season is beginning will you repeat this experiment.....please?
Yes, I will.
Awesome, thank you 🙏🏼
No problem, thanks for watching.
I’m just getting started, and actually have picked up some young tomato plants with the intention of doing this with at least one of them.
I also have a bunch of seeds sprouting right now, with the intention of doing some hydroponics. Super exciting.
Can anybody tell me if these plants did OK in the end? This looks like the last of the videos and the playlist. I will go through them, but I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to get through them quickly enough.
Edit: found the answer. Boy did they ever do well! Thank you very much for the tutorial.
Now all I have to do is find the one where you start heirloom seeds on those egg carton pads. Cause I’d like to try that too while we still have summer, before it gets too hot. :-)
Thank you very much, Mike!
Edit: Yep. I found the video, or videos that show the progress of this plant over time. Boy, did it ever do OK! That’s downright abrasive.
I guess you know what I’m gonna do this afternoon.;D
I have plenty of those bins. They are not food grade. Would that be ok?
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Where can I see the results of this tomato experiment?
I like the one with water, I will be using it this year
That's great! Keep me updated.
For the measurements of 20/20/10, what is the ppm I would aim for? I wasnt tp try this but with a larger bin.
I never use meters. I ise 22g/12g/6g per 5 hallons of water.
@@KeepOnGrowin per 5 gallons? Wasnt this a 10 gallon tote that you used
At what temperature does the water turn into root rot and algae? There is not a water chiller nor is there any aeration stones? Surely this could not work in the Sahara desert. Do you know what the temperature limit to the water is?
if the root block the pipe, doesn't it block the food to the other plants too?
Yes I harvedt before that or pull the plant ip and trim the roots.
I would give my expertise on the look of these, and say that they are indeterminate. They will still throw side shoot suckers that you can use as cuttings.
Loving my Bok Choy here,,had some Baby leaf in my noodles today,,,
Looking forward to more vids and whatever you throw at us.
All the best
Marty
ps: I haven't seen you grow any Khangkong yet,,you got some growing Mike? It would be a perfect plant for your setup.
martysgarden Really appreciate the support Marty. Hydro gardening is just a small part of who I am. Indeterminate would be great, I don't have time to string and train these buggers, lol. Thanks much brother! 😎🤘
ps: I honestly never heard of the Khangkong, had to go watch your video on it. That looks awesome, going to see if I can get some seed here when I order some watercress. Thanks for turning me onto that!
Hi Mike, that's great that you now know about it now. I love this plant. It will go nuts in your hydroponics,,YEW!
Just means you have to keep planting more, as they only fruit for a short time.
You can vine a determinate along your rail and let it hang down too,,,may help for continual harvest. Looking forward to your new vids and direction,,cheers
Marty
@@KeepOnGrowin Determinate means they ripen basically all at the same time, indeterminate means they have no 'determined' fruiting period. It has nothing to do with whether they grow bushy or if you prune to single stem. But with determinate varieties, you would not want to prune to single stem for obvious reason that you are cutting off growth that will produce tomatoes.
How are you folding the ends of the drain tube to hold water ?? And what size do you cut the holes?? Thank You
I spoke to soon .. lol thank you
Here is a video showing how I did it. The holes are 1 7/8" in case I want to use a 2" net cup. I usually just use the pool noodle now.
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Mike VanDuzee I can’t wait to get out and do it ..
Is the fertilizer dose same for all the different crop plants?
I grow mostly leafy greens and a few root vegetables so I always have some of this mixed up. I just use it here too.
@@KeepOnGrowin can u suggest me a dose of nutritient solution for raising tomatoes
The Masterblend is actually a tomato fertilizer. 12g/12g/6g per 5gallons of water
Mike how do you deal with aphids???? They are driving me crazy on my back porch. Enclosed pool area. Larry
Those are nasty little buggers. I trim the plant where most of them are and take it far from the garden. I try to knock the rest off. I have not had any success with the soapy water. If anyone has some suggestions, I would love to hear some.
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@@KeepOnGrowin Organic Neem oil & water ( 2ml per 1L or 7ml per galon) (mixed with or without a dash of soap, soap helps mix it but its user preference) keeps most insects at bay.
@@sdawson2214 Thank you
Also i am really intersted to know how does your mint look so healthy ... my mint plant bears long shoots and very small leaves... aah am so bad at growing mint
Those shoots with the tiny leaves are runners. They will root and make more plants. Make sure the nutrient solution is not getting too warm.
Keep on Growin' with Mike VanDuzee okay sir, i shall make sure of that
How are the 3 different methods going?
Di Cres I have harvested all of them, filmed them along the way and may do an update video. The one in the soil did the best, probably because they were already mature and producing fruit. Putting them in hydro shocked them. Still got a lot of fruit off of all plants. Going to try again in the Fall and start them from seedlings in the hydro. I actually bought these on clearance from a florist and wanted to see if I could save them and tried the different methods.
Loved the info in the video. Now, distracted driving is the new DUI. Try not to do video production behind the wheel!
WeNeedLoveAndTruth Ok, will do! 😎🖒