How to Make an Indoor Self Watering Container for Peppers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- With great success from my Chocolate Scotch Bonnet growing in this method, I've had many questions asking how I created the container. In this video, I'm going to show you how to make an indoor self watering bucket as well as show you the progress of the plant after 2 months. Please comment, subscribe, like and share!
My Indoor Setup: plus.google.com/1183823642046...
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What's grown in this Bucket:
Chocolate Reaper
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Hydroponic Nutrients:
Masterblend:
1 Gallon of water, pH is between 5.9 - 6.5
3 Grams of Masterblend 4-18-38
3 Grams Calcium Nitrate
2 Gram of Epsom Salt
Below are the varieties I'm Growing:
Chocolate Scotch Bonnet
Red Habanero
MOA Scotch Bonnet
Fatalii
Trinidad Scorpion CARDI
Peach Congo
Orange Rocoto
Min Rocoto
Carolina Reaper
Jamaican Hot Chocolate
7 Pot Infinity
Caramel Bhut
Bahamian Ghoat
White Devil's Tail
Aji Habanero
Chocolate Moruga
Orange Habanero
Bonda Ma Jacques
White Bhut
Caramel Moruga
White 7 Pot
Brazilian Ghost
Bell Pepper
Thai Pepper - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Excellent method. Thanks for the time you spend helping others learn new ways!!!
Very informative videos. Thank you for sharing your interest and knowledge!
Excellent idea, thanks for sharing
I am doing exactly this right now! I drove for 2 hours asking around about master blend before I remembered you saying amazon. But it's on the way I'm blindly guessing about my ph for now but once everything arrives I will have all I need to have it done right! I used 1/2 of a lemon to lower the ph for one gallon of water and had that tested it read 6.1. Placed them into a grow tent under a 45 watt led grow light and that was 4 days ago and they are looking great! Humidity is 60% temp is 77 and in that 4 day period it produced 12-20 new pods 2 of which are making reapers today. I'm going to leave one in soil and the other exactly like this video and do a comparison. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
absolutely awesome!!!
This is amazing. Thank you for sharing this method.
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seriously all of your videos are so interesting as all of them are with proves. and especially your voice so pleasant to be heard all day long..
Hmmmmm, strange! Pause @ 6:17 = Tons Little Roots in few places... @ 7:16 = 1 Long Root, the rest is gone! LOL
Now that's what i was talking about thank you so much i am hoing to try it out thank you.
Great method thank you! I can't wait try it.
Italjamer I hope you will share photos of your results.
Great method, Khang. I miss my indoor system... Looks like it's time to start up again, using your method of course!
Rob Backyard Gardenerr Awesome! When you start, please post videos. I always enjoy watching your updates.
Great idea. Best yet
brilliant
Really cool method buddy, thanks!
Great job! Thank you!
you are the peoper master man. I tried to grow pepper with Masterblend , did everything right but I was measuring PH with the color chart PH method and wasn't accurate enough. I HAD to get me a PH - 80 from HM to get it right and that allowed me to finally grow peppers in hydroponics.
An excellent video! Definitely I am trying this out for one tomato plant this season.
Mumbai Balcony Gardener | Avid Life Observer Thank you! I hope you will share your results, would love to see photos.
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Khang Starr pls let know the names of the nutrients and the quantity for a two litre mixture im doing it for the first time thks
thats a great idea. thx
Awesome thanks !!!sweet heart of yours
very cool
great video love your channel!
Nicole and Max Thank you!
thanks
Love your videos. Clear, concise and to the point. My question. Since you know that the roots will extend into the reservoir without a netcup wick for the indoor system, do you still use the net cup in the outdoor version?
+marvsandman I use the netcup outdoor because it will allow water to be wicked up to the plants' roots since I'm not always around to assist with watering from the top when needed. With indoor method, if I see that the plant is sending roots down fast enough and becomes dry, I can assist watering.
thank you for answering a question i had about this subject,, thank you for the video
Very Nice, I got a question.
While watering your pepper plants from the top, how often you do it? Once the roots reached the bottom of the bucket, the plant will "drink" as much nutrients they need correct? But when it´s necessary to water from top, is it ok if we just check if the soil is too dry or do we need to water it every day?
Great Channel, I love your videos Dude.
Just make a Kratky hidro setup dude, way less complicated and to the point. Or grow peppers in coco coir +perlite 2:1. This setup Khang did is just inefficient and frankly it solves problems noone has. Why use 2 buckets when you can use 1? Why use substrate if i can grow without? Why not commit either substrate farming or hidro why go with a wonky hibrid of both that has none of the benefits of either?
Cool Rubik’s cube
Thank you, much appreciated
Would the general hydroponics nutrient blend be a good substitute for the master blend? Thanks for the great vids!
How do you know when the plant is too "rooty?" Love your videos.
how long does it take you to grow your hot peppers? from germination? is it really that long?
Thanks !
i live in a relatively cool place , 12 degrees to 23 degrees average , i am wondering if it's my temperature that causing a slow growth?
thanks! you are amazing Mr, Starr!
Thank sir. I tried this and my peppers turned out great!
Going to try this have everything but the buckets and I think I just keep adding the water solution occasionally never emptying just stirring is that correct thank you
I've been digging your videos and have learned enough to be inspired to give some hydroponics a go. I've started with a cayenne pepper (it was the only seeds I had) and so far so good. Amazing root growth and the plant seems relatively healthy. The only thing is that things aren't happening as fast as yours are. It's been about a month now since it sprouted and it only has about 6 to 8 leaves. I'm thinking it's probably the light intensity. So my question is what light are you using and is it able to take a pepper all the way to harvist? I live in Norway so I have to basically grow indoors because it's windy and cold where i live.
Are you still growing peppers? Anything else hydroponically?
@@3_up_moon I am still growing peppers but I've went back to traditional growing in soil. It's hard to find good hydroponics nutrients and lights in my area, and shipping and important tax is a bit expensive.
@@AMERiNORGE good to hear! I hope you're having a good season so far!
Should I use this or the 5 gallon buckets for a habanero plant? Thanks
Can I do the exact same thing using ordinary garden fertilizer that has all micro and macro nutrients ?
Do you put pure compost in the bottom half and pure perlite in the top half? No mixing them?
Thanks for this and all of your extremely helpful videos. My kids and I have a nice variety of peppers growing and we love your specific 2-bucket method described here. We've setup 3 gal. buckets that drop into 5 gal. buckets to form a slightly larger reservoir so hopefully when our plants grow bigger they can survive more than a few days without replenishment. We wanted to ask your opinion about what range of differences in the amount of water/nutrients can the plants handle without damaging the plant? i.e., Should we try to maintain exactly the same volume of nutrients in the bucket, or can the plant handle a few inches of up/down height differences?
+Colin Ross Peppers are very sensitive and too much water can cause problems with their development. I suggest only feeding them what they need and never over-do it.
+Khang Starr Thank you for your help.
Is a net cup not recommended for the indoor self watering container? Do you still recommend for the outdoor container?
Cool system. Would this same setup work for tomatoes?
Hey, this reminds me of DWC buckets but with soil. I'm curious how an air pump at the bottom would benefit this. Good vid!
V R I just added a 4 port air pump to my 4 2gallon buckets and am trying this now. It's been 4 days and I have been running my lights way more than needed so I'm now running 12/12 and I just noticed I have a reaper growing about the size of where the pinky bends aka 1/2 inch lol. I am losing flowers though I don't know if is because I'm not hand pollinating or because of my light cycle. I did place a fan at the top blowing at a angle across the peppers it is on a timer with the light. If all goes well my roots should extend and peppers take off!
Great video. I’m curious. Why do you “top” your pepper plants and why do you “graft” them? I don’t understand the benefit.
That is awesome Starr. When you planted the pepper in the bucket how close to the bottom did u make sure the roots were so they could get thru the holes as quickly as they can?
+Robert Beasley If the roots are longer, try to get them as close as you can. If they are not long enough, simply water from the top and eventually the roots will find their way. Roots always find their way to the water source.
Dear Khang
Initially when you transplant the plant roots of the plant did not come from the holes how you fed it
Hi Khang, can you do a video on how to make an indoor light source for the plants?
+Tony Dang I didn't make mine, I bought it from Amazon. Here's a link plus.google.com/118382364204627409312/posts/5Cr9CWGsoDG
Nice plant option, I have yet to try hydroponics, I'm from the old school of gardening, over 45 years. I would like to know what kind of lighting do you use.
Thank you
Frank
+Frank M Here is my setup plus.google.com/118382364204627409312/posts/5Cr9CWGsoDG
Thank you for that quick response I appreciate that. I will certainly try the hydroponics soon I will let you know how it goes, Thanks again
Frank
Do you ever use fertilizer and hydroponic nutrients together??
Khang. Ever use pumice instead of perlite?
if you use sharp sand or pebbles by itself and drilling holes at the bottom there is no need for a net cup in the center since the roots are going down to the reservoir I am not sure if the wicking process will happen from center cup with dirt to sharpsand so basically enough holes at the bottom should be enough for sharpsand only
first you said you mixing the soil together with perlite but afterwards you said soil at the bottom and perlite on top now what is the mixture is it both mixing together then fill or soil first then perlite
what you think about somehow mounting second bucket 4-5 inches higher so it can hold more water?
That would allow more nutrients and less refills.
What type of food liquid is on the plant can you teach me what type thank you
Should cross pollinate jalapeno with sweet bell peppers until you get a bell pepper that has the heat of jalapeno
that way, you can make the king of all jalapeno popper.
I have a cayenne pepper that I've had since last year and I just transferred it to a larger bucket this week. Do you think I can start feeding it nutrients from the bottom (like in this video) once the roots grow long enough?
+831Daisy09 Once it's long enough to reach the reservoir, then you can. Make sure to monitor your pH because if nutrients make contact with soil, it will drastically change your pH.
+Khang Starr ok thank you so much!!
Do u move or change buckets after u have pick peppers? And do u move them outside ur home anytime doing growth season? Thx u enjoy ur videos
+Lisa Darling The ones in this video stas where they are, no changing of buckets either.
if I grow it outdoors would I need another hole to keep it from over filling and are the nutrients organic?? This is great I want to over winter some of my peppers.
LCJ farms You can drill a hole, or use a marker like I did. The marker is an indicator to not fill over the line. I have made another video on self-watering bucket for outdoors. That setup will work indoor as well.
Is this two gallon bucket sufficient for hot peppers to be grown outside?
very nice but i noticed some leaf curl. Did you get that corrected? I may try that method though
Hmmmmm, strange! Pause @ 6:17 = Tons Little Roots in few places... @ 7:16 = 1 Long Root, the rest is gone! LOL
Khang quick question for ya. I have the same nutrients you listed in this video, but I'm not sure how to measure in grams. So far I've been using about half a teaspoon of both the masterblend and calcium nitrate. Then about 1/4th teaspoon of the epsom salt, per gallon of water. Would you say I'm close to the right measurements or is there a better way to do this?
I usually go with 2-3 grams per gallon of water.
which grow light used ?
How do you get "chocolate" peppers? Do you cross them?
Did you change the water brother?
What is on top of the soil in the original pot?
Im thinking of testing this method looks fun and seem to work well! But how do you transplant when using the 2 cup method? Doesnt all the roots get stuck in the top cup with all small holes?
+invoke3 You can cut the cup to remove the roots. Sometimes I just pull it right out. There will be so many roots using this method that damaging a few will not harm the plants.
+Khang Starr oh thank you! I kinda figured it had to be done that way. I guess you dont transplant that many times and often using this method compare to a regular soil method. Looks kinda cool with a small system :)
I am trying to replicate this system with ghost peppers and Caribbean Reds, will a 2 gal bucket system be big enough for those types? I've heard they get pretty tall and bushy.
Yes, Caribbean Reds can get very large so a bigger pot will do better. If you use a small container, you're limiting it's growth capacity.
Watching this video several years after you published it. Do you still use the double bucket method? I have not seen any recent videos from you on it so wondering if you have discovered better methods and not using this method anymore.
Hey there! Do you ever top-water this? Or you are just feeding from the bottom?
2nd Chance Garden I top watered when I transplanted the plant into the bucket for a week. I also add water to the reservoir, but very little. Roots can sense water at the bottom and will seek it out. After the roots reach the reservoir, I only bottom feed with nutrients.
Khang Starr Wow, OK. So the soil would stay moist for a long time! I guess 2 gal worth of soil can retain moisture while it gets fed from the bottom. Thanks!
hi KS. why so high in Potassium?
How many plants fit there?
Hello Khang. I have a question. When i transplant to the indoor self watering container does the root nees to be touching the soil?
bill parrish I'm sorry, I don't understand the question. Are you asking if the roots have to touch the nutrients, not soil right? In this method, almost the entire bucket is filled with soil.
Khang Starr it looks like you have soil and the perlite on top. My root system is pretty small right now. Im guessing 2inches. Does the root need to be buried into the soil? Or can all the roots be only in the perlite? Im new to this and not very knowledgeable. Thanks
How do you get ph balanced water around 5.5 - 6.0?
Use pH Down if your pH is above the range.
Khang Starr I used 1/2 lemon per 1 gallon water. Will drop ph 1 point but check it if goes to low add more water
What is "master blend"?
im thinking about doing this setup for some outdoor self watering containers with pvc fill tubes. do you know what size net cups i would need? i know when i use the home depot 5 gallon buckets the 3in net cup is used. just not sure about the size for the smaller lowes bucket. thanks Khang
+bill parrish You don't have to use netcups. Try recycling your drinking cups. The solo cups, if cut down will fit just fine.
So im guessing i will need to cut holes in the solo cup?
Yes, just like how the netcups would look.
They do make net pots for 5 gallon bucket's
+Osaze Johnson Yes, there are netpots for 5 gallon buckets.
is that water reservoir working by evaporation if the roots have not reached the bottom of the pot ?
If the roots have not reached, try water from top.
Khang Starr the water adding can be tap or needs to be ph'd to match the solution?
how do you deal with aphids...I have been useing a foxfarms organic kill all, my peppers hate it I have lost two plants.
KC ladybugs
So have you switched from using Kratky indoors?
BackTo Basics This method is semi Kratky and semi soil I would say. The roots are still submerged in nutrients once they reach the reservoir.
Khang Starr I'm thinking of doing the same thing. I am finding that as the plant gets bigger in the mini kratky (with a 1-2inch netpot) the plant gets a bit "tippy". If my cat decides to investigate what I'm growing, I sometimes find my plants doing a poor impression of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I'm thinking the roots will have something more substantial to take hold of and stay upright.
BackTo Basics I had the same issue with my Kratky as well, that's why I keep trimming to keep them small. With this setup, the roots are trained to grow far down creating a very stable foundation for the plant. Also, you can use as large of a container as you like. The larger the containers, the bigger the plants get and the more it produces. It's ridiculous how much fruits you will get.
why the soil does not go thru the hole ?? they are smaller particles than the hole you make... thanks...
friction
Your sound is so nice.Wanna see you for real . (^_^) I've started to grow bird pepper and sweet tomato by your method.I'm waiting for the seed growing.
+Pan I Thank you and good luck with your grow!
Will hydroponics still work of you don't Ph them down?
if your mix is between 5.5 - 6.5, then you're all set. If it's not between that range, your plants will not do well.
Cant you just drill a drain whole at the fill line to stop over watering during heavy rain?
out of curiosity what kind of grow tent do you use
+Dylan Collett Here is my setup plus.google.com/118382364204627409312/posts/5Cr9CWGsoDG
+Khang Starr thanks
how many times a day you pour nutrient into the bucket?
+Alam Akbar When the plant is this size, I pour it to the line and leave it for about 2 weeks. When the get bigger, ever few days.
Hot pepper growing pro, can I do this for my avocado plants?
Avocados are trees and need lots of space to grow. I tried this on a Moringa tree and it outgrew the container so fast.
Thanks for replying. You're right! I keep having to transplant them to bigger pots.:( Guess I just need to stick to the good old soil and watering method
What the nutrition you put on the water? Thanks
check the description.
Can I use this method to grow outdoor?
Sure you can!
I would think if the roots sitting in water constantly it will cause root rots.
4u25out I'm awaiting an answer for this also. I'm thinking either adding a air stone or???
It will not lead to root rot but you have to let peppers dry out a bit so they can produce the capsaicin which makes them spicy. If you don’t want spicy peppers then you can grow them hydroponically with no problems.
Is that a cyclone boys rubik´s cube? Hahahaha
+Soy Alielfo hahah yes it is.
what is a gallan?? 😲
dude... is that a cube in the background? are you a cuber?
Not really. I know how to solved it but I'm not very fast.
I feel like u don't need so much perlite tho
Hi khang star iI came across someone using your clip on their Chanel not sure you aware of it or not
I am not aware, could you please point me to that video? Thank you!
Khang Starr the guy name is Eric Ho
Khang Starr th-cam.com/video/PvMLm5BpzSE/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! Wow, he stole the entire video.
Khang Starr hope you can report him to TH-cam
Hmmmmm, strange! Pause @ 6:17 = Tons Little Roots in few places... @ 7:16 = 1 Long Root, the rest is gone! LOL
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