Dr Kratky | Kratky Method Hydroponics | DIY
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- Go check out the man that started it all, Dr Bernard Kratky:
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I have enjoyed growing with off grid non circulating hydroponics for over 8 years. It truly is a set it and forget it method of growing, a welcome addition to your garden. Dr. Kratky was not around when I first started but now has a TH-cam channel. This is the place to go to get first hand knowledge on growing off grid plants such as lettuce, pak choy, herbs, tomatoes, etc.
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Thanks, Mike for your kind comments. And a special thanks for developing such innovative and practical hydroponic approaches to growing vegetables and for sharing them with everyone!
Aloha,
Bernie Kratky
Thank you Dr Kratky. I was frustrated with gardening years ago. I am on the road a lot and used to come home to some kind of mess. I was excited to find your easy and inexpensive way of growing. Thank you so much for sharing. I have got so many thank you's from around the world, those people are thanking you too. You are an awesome person. Keep on Growin'.
Mike😎🖒
Thanks to you and Mike for sharing your knowledge. Dr. Kratky you are the best and so innovative. Mr. Mike you are an inspiration, thanks for spreading the word. What a team!
@@horserepairs Thank you so much, I really appreciate you.
I'll have to raise my hand as another who has benefited from this method of gardening. A big thank you to Dr. Kratky for sharing this novel approach for growing food. As well as VanDuzee for acknowledging and directing others to the very source. I'm looking forward to more interactions between channels and formulating new ideas as well as share our progress with others to encourage the public to 'dip their toe' into hydroponics as a complementary way of gardening.
Thank you fr Kratky and Mike. I only got interested(found out) about hydroponic recently. Being from Haiti, My folks grow a lot of veggies in this backyard. I have been wanted to do the same but I have limestones and boulder in my yard. I have never wanted to be depended on the man to feed me. I had been looking on grow veggies with alternative mediums. Glad I found folks like you. Keep inspiring and stay safe!!!! Ké Bondyé beni’w!
God said thanks you for helping people out in name of Jesus amen
Dr Kratky is your teacher and you became good student and you my teacher and I your student ;) :)
Awesome ! And soon, you will teach others too. 😎✌🌱🌱🌱
Funny that this method was named after him... We've been doing this method in our University(UPLB: Institute of Plant Breding) for decades... But kudos to Dr. Kratky for spreading this knowledge.
Can you provide some data for your statement? We all love the scientific advancement this method brings to hydroculture and any earlier papers or any type of data helps us understand its contributors and give them credit.
Thank you Mike and Dr. Kratky for all you both on the Kratky Method Hydroponics for my cucumbers are growing great along with my strawberries. I always tell people about your videos and tell them to look you both out. I am saving money and space because you both helped me. I am trying to spread the word and skills you both teach us.
Great job and Thank You!
Thank you everyone. If you would like to support this channel, you can click the "Thanks" button under the video, I really appreciate it! Thanks again and check out Dr Kratky!
Hi mike
Since last year I followed all your tuto and I plan to start the kratky method outdoor. But I learned that with the rain you have some steps to follow. Is that right? Did you try it?
Mike, thank you for the mention. I was happy to share Dr. Kratky's talk on non-circulating hydroponics, which I had found on a website as a way to say thank you to Dr. Kratky for the time he spent "educating" me on hydroponics. When Dr. Kratky got his own TH-cam channel, I reached out to transfer the video to his channel where it rightfully belongs. I absolutely love growing in water, and the quietness of not using pumps and aerators. Also, thanks for your efforts to entertain and educate others. I have been a long time fan of your channel.
Thanks Matt, I am a fan of what you do too! Keep on Growin bro!
We love growing with Kratky method.
We love your videos. My son and I have learned so much from you. Thank you from the UK.
Awesome! Thank you so much. Comments like this keep me going!😎❤🌱🌱
How awesome was that to get a comment from the man himself! Been telling you for a long time now buddy that you are the man!! Don't forget us small people when you hit the Big Time! 😎
Lol, I always just gonna be average Mike😂 Thanks CB, have a great day.
Found about this guy and his technic today. Thanks for this video. This is just awesome
Wow didn’t know dr. Kratky had a channel. I have watched a lot of videos about his method, no one his channel name. Thank you
Yes, give him a big Thank You, he has inspired so many people.
Thank you Dr.Kratky,Mike and C.B. for all the help,wealth of knowledge. I am growing food under lights right now thanks to all of you. I will definitely check out the doctor's channel. 👍🏻🇺🇸
Awesome David, glad I could help. Happy gardening! 😎🖒🍀
Loved the finale,take a bite this is real
Thanks for sharing your wisdom! I started growing hydroponic kale in Gatoraide bottles this winter. I upgraded to 7 gallon Styrofoam coolers lined with trash bags (because they sometimes leak) that's working good as well.
Awesome Amanda, I love the ingenuity.😎🌱🌱🌱
Thank you for this information and for pointing back to the source! I live in a townhome and want to grow greens for my family.
You're welcome, thank you too!! Have fun😎🖒🌱🌱
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Your videos are always inspiring and full of info, thank you once again, Mike. I will look up Dr. Kratky. Have a great day, God bless
Thank you Lisa, I really appreciate you! You have an awesome day too!
i like this video. i've watched it several times, very helpful.
Thank you
Top stuff Mike, I remember when the good DR Brought out the Kratky method! Lots of love from Australia
Thanks Marty, great stuff from the DR!
Peace Mike awesome.❤
Keep On Growin those good videos Mike. Happy Gardening! -Bob...
Thanks Bob! Take care!
Thanks for this great video.
Thank you for watching 😎🖒🌱🌱
Thank you Mike. From Manila here.. Very helpful vids
Awesome! Hello from Florida.
thank you very much Mike for the legit info,its like learning from the master
Thank you Edgar.
Hello Mike! I have a lot to learn about with hydro gardening... your going to help me on that journey so I'm giving you an advanced THANK YOU! I'm looking forward to your content!
Awesome to have you here bro 😎🖒🌱
I’ve video Mike I’ll be checking out Dr. Kratky. Can’t wait till spring.
Thanks Tony. I am here if you have questions bro!
Thank you!
Superb method...👍
Hi Mike! I'm growing Basil in the downspout I got from you...The plants are actually clones. I'm also growing some tomatoes in 3 5 gal buckets...all started from seed and doing great one plant has 12 tomatoes (Purple Cherokee). Thanks for your channel
Awesome, that's what I like to hear! Keep up the good work and here's to a bountiful harvest!
Solange wir noch "sauberes" Wasser bekommen können, ist dies eine hervorragende Methode, um sich selbst mit Salat zu versorgen.
I always enjoy watching your videos which are so full of humor and kindness and...Aloha. I can hardly wait to try out your and Dr. Kratkys methods after going out and buying $100s of dollars worth of pumps, pipe totes. :-)
Thanks much! Happy gardening 🌱🌱
thanks
Thanks for the informative share! Great Vid! Am building some miniature Kratky style soon!
Awesome! I love when people try it out! Happy gardening!
I'm really grateful for your videos Mike, I'm a total newbie and having these resources really helps the likes of myself get there quicker...I'm basically learning from your experiments i.e. trial and error. I'm aiming to be self sufficient for my family in greens leafy veggies and herbs within 12 months. I'm in Australia so we have a great climate for it and a lot of sunlight. I'm trying my best to use recycled materials where possible but have been to the hardware store for certain things. I'm really finding cable ties helpful for suspending containers. Long term I'm thinking some sort of roll on roll off tray system where you harvest and sow every day (somehow). I'm now researching Kratky vs Hydroponics (i.e. with pump) to see what the pros and cons are but I'm keep to keep it simple and focus on getting the fresh produce rather than use any complex items (i.e. pumps, lights, heatpads). I've just sown all my seeds using your method with a paper towel and some old drinking containers. Anyway, thanks again!!!
Awesome!! Keep up the great work and thank you very much. Keep me posted and happy gardening.😎🤘🌱
Thanks for showing your results. I have problems with my first attempt, roots are brown not healthy
How warm did they get?
Haa, ha... Love the last part of the video!
Thanks much!!! 😎🖒
Dr kratky quotes "that's expensive, let's make it cheaper" 😆
Good info appericiate it.. I just started
Awesome!!
@@KeepOnGrowin This Houlie loves krakty!!
Hey Mike! I studied your videos this spring and started a few plants by the kratky method. It took them a while to get going, but the are going wild. Cukes and tomatoes. Will be working on the downspout method for 2021 and where to house it in the backyard. Thanks. Will keep on growing!
Awesome!!!!! 😎🤘🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱Happy gardening!!
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Wow! I never knew that, thank you soooo much. Aloha nui loa to you. Can't to share this with wify Anuhea. It also reminds me I said I was going to purchase a few of your grow systems and got distracted with life, my youngest daughter Kealoha got married then mom passed away. I will get back on it bruddah.
Thanks much, congrats on your daughter's marriage! Have a great day!
Nice video
Thank you 😎🤘
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Hi and thank you so much for the great videos. I love that you have showed us how to do this "on the cheap". I've got my little seedlings going strong using the Dollar Tree container and paper towel wicking method. I ordered the nutrients from Amazon and the Master Blend was the biggest expense. My question is: what color is Master Blend supposed to be? In pictures, it appears to be yellow but the 1 lb. baggie (yes, a baggie!) I received is a light blue/green. The seller assures me that they just re-packaged Master Blend to be able to sell smaller portions. I know this isn't exactly on topic, but I don't necessarily trust answers from those trying to earn a buck. Thank you again!!!
The kit that I got once had a blue tint to it. I will try to confirm with Masterblend. I am trying to order in bulk so I can get everyone a good deal, a lot of resellers on Amazon are charging too much.
Great video but this method has been around along time it's just who takes credit for my grandmother grew this way in the 1980s
Very cool!
Good Video Mike..... I live in Florida too...... I'm growing bok choi and collard greens the same way you are in the down spouts.... This crop on bok choi though keeps bolting....... I'm about to start new seeds and see if the next crop bolts also..... Maybe because it's getting closer to spring. Are all your bok choi doing the same?
Yes, in fact that's my next video I am editing and I just started some new seeds last night. Sounds like we are on the same page🖒
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Hey Mike. Awesome vids..quick question. If you start in 5 gal buckets..why are the holes for the plants drilled so far up? It seems there would be less nutrients needed if drilled closer to middle?
More water keeps it stable longer. The extra mass helps regulate the temperature. Think about a swimming pool compared to coke can sitting in the sun. It holds about 3 gallons at 25 cent/gallon. Even if you waste half of that, it's not that much.
@@KeepOnGrowin wow..thanks for the speedy response. We are just getting started on this exciting growing method. When I think about the difficulties mankind has had with growing food in different climates etc..well it is just another huge blessing!! Keep up the excellent work!!
I wished my kale looked like yours
It took me a while to get the hang of it.😎🖒🌞
Hey Mike, enjoy your videos. I'm over on the left coast and have been doing Kratky greens on the back screened porch in 10 gallon tubs for three years. Some great crops but the one thing I've noticed is that the real leafy lettuce varieties seem softer than if I grow outside. Chard,spinach and bok choy don't seem to have this problem. Any thoughts. Will have to get together some time and tell gardening war stories.
I noticed that with mine too, maybe more moisture in the leaves and less stress. I would love to get together some time bud. Have a great weekend. 😎🖒
Hope you are doing okay Mike. Your eyes looked kinda bad in this video... may need some vitamin b12. I really appreciate your videos!
Thank you so much for noticing. I had an eye infection for about a week. The bright sun really bothered it. I did not want to put off making the video, I have so many other projects going, maybe I should have. Have an awesome day!
Hi nice video...a question..can i use 90 mm pvc in kratky for growing cilandro??
Like your video, I have some questions. I live in south east Alabama, it is hot here. It looks like most of your plants r grown in the shade, will they work under a shade cloth? Kenneth
Yes, but they will grow slower. You have to experiment with where you live. Also check the strength of the shade cloth.
Hi! I decided to do Krackty approach to gardening, basically it started out great! The plants were doing amazing keeping pace with plant in soil! Then they slowed down in growing and leaves started wilting. The tomatoes had bloomed & had a couple of tomatoes. Then they started dying. Roots had been looking great. But when I checked on the roots when everything started dying the roots were covered with algae or moss!
I went from 9 pots with 3-4 plants per pot down to 3 pots with a couple of plants each!
What went wrong? How do I keep algae/moss out? Can you help me?
Keep as much light out as possible.
You would make a great Marvel villain.
Thanks 😎✌🌱🌱
Great and very informative videos..
I am just starting and very new to hydroponics.
Few questions..doesnt the nutrient solution get cloudy and smell foul in kratky method. Did u face any issues regarding the same and what is the solution.
Does NPK of 19:19:19 work same as the one u are using? And what proportions should the nutrients solution be made with it?
No, the solution can be in there for months and does not smell. It may if you let light in and algae grows. I have only used the Masterblend in the proportions recommended. 🖒🌱
In the kratky method how do you determine the amount of water from seedlings stage to maturity since you don't have to change or add any water.
I just fill the container up to start and let it go.
I'm getting frustrated.
I'm trying to do the same things you do, but I"m getting mostly failure.
I transfer first leaf seedlings ot tomato and pepper to the gutter box with a pool noodle just like you did just to get them started ,and they either stop growing or die.
I transferred older seedlings of zucchini ( 2nd leaves) that are started in soil mix by rinsing off the roots and just dipping the bottom rooms in nutrient solution and leaving some the roots above the water line and they shriveled and died. The ones transferred to cheap top soil survived.
I tried taking an established basil plant bought from the store and converting it to kratky, like you did with the store bought tomato, and over the course of a month, they all shriveled and rotted.
I tried to start lettuce seeds like microgreens by using a wicking system and sterile seed starting mix and all the seeds rotted.
The only thing that seems to be working is the microgreen seed starting box with only the paper towel. And I have some snap beans that I put in a net cup with water touching the bottom and those are sprouting and putting roots down into the water, but after watching every other plant fail to thrive beyond that point, I'm afraid it's going to die too.
I feel like giving up. My house is around 75 degrees indoors so it's not too cold or too hot. It's only been getting 85 degrees outside but all the plants and solutions are in the shade. I'm using the same ratio of nutrient solution that you suggest. Are all of my plants dying of transplant shock? I don't know what to do. I've watched your videos on repeat for the past month and I think I'm doing it like you suggest. Am I suffering from Survivor Bias by watching all of these successful TH-cam growers? Is it actually normal for so many of my plants to just die?
Nope, just growing pains. You are trying too much just to start. You should try one or two, master that and then add. Tomatoes are very different than lettuce. I have never tried squash, some things don't do well. Basil can be cloned like a tomato plant. In stead of planting the whole thing you can take cuttings and root it. Then they are used to the wet environment.
When you wear glasses, you look like Jimmy DiResta.
Name of channel changed, forgot to ring the bell... Will they grow broccoli flowers when mature? I get confused from sprouts and the real broccoli plant
I had some small flowerettes, not much in the kratky system. Loads of greens.
Do you put or leave the set up directly in the sun or it should be under a canopy?
Depends on where you live. Give it as much light as it can stand without damaging your plants.
Sir, I have a question. I just started hydroponics kraktky method. And I get a film on my water. I've used the directions on the master blend package and made sure everything is dissolved. It's not exposed to light.
There is usually a film, nothing to worry about if it is not a lot of algae.
So do you grow the broccoli greens to eat in salads or cooked? I have heard of eating broccoli sprouts but not the greens.
Yes, to eat in salads. 😎🤘🌱🌱
Hi, first of all thanks for your Video !
Here my question. I want to grow White Sage (Salvia Apiana) in my contry (Canada) but it's too damn cold during winter. So I am wondering if I can grow White Sage inside using the Kratky method. I more often see it for vegetable but rarely for regular plants.
Also because it's a plant that is use to grow in the hot zone, I am not sure if it's duable.
Thanks in advance for your answer about my so imporant project I have here to grow indoors these Salvia Apiana.
Éric
Hey eric, not sure. Depends on how warm you keep your apartment. Also, I don't think sage likes ot roots constantly wet. Maybe I will give some more a try.
@@KeepOnGrowin I tough you or someone you heard did it before. I'll let you know because I just start my seed last week and will give it a try. Thanks so much for your time to answer me and keep doing your great video 👍☺
Can we grow carrots with the kratky method?
Here's how mine turned out, lol. th-cam.com/video/5VRnBb8Qy74/w-d-xo.html
Hey, I tried your downspout kratky and am having algae problems. It's positioned in the sun for most of the day because that is the only space I have for it. Whats your technique for insulating against high temps and algae?
You could wrap it with a 1x4 piece of lumber or foil bubble wrap insulation.
I want to do this set up at my south side back patio (has the best sun) of the house and we get heavy wind coming thru here often so what can I do to anchor my set up down so my veggies won't fly away from me...lol. Thanks.
If you are using downspouts, I staple a strap around them.
@@KeepOnGrowin Ok, thank you. Also, what can you recommend for keeping the water/nutrients cool cause we get up to 3 digits in summer. Thanks.
Hey buddy I made a auto filling version not sure if it’s going to work check out my latest video if you got any suggestions
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