A tip from a Canadian farmer, If you line your greenhouse with 6mil construction poly with a 6-10 inch space between the polycarb and the 6mil poly, the air trapped between the two layers, acts as a great insulator for winter growing, I hope this tip will help in future winters.
+louis s palmer Kudos for the Video! Excuse me for butting in, I would love your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a smashing one of a kind product for learning how to expand your produce with the clever art of aquaponics without the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my mate at very last got amazing results with it.
This is incorrect. If the air-gap is larger than 4 inches, convection currents can form between the insulation layers. This would make the air-gap nearly useless in terms of insulation and by adding more layers between your plants and the sun, less light will reach them
Another tip from a Canadian civil engineer and gardener...something that I came up for my greenhouse that is amazing. A couple of great ideas I’ve combined. First...double line your greenhouse and create an airspace. (which you have accomplished already) (I use corrugated poly on the outside for snow load and 6 mil inside). next, install a simple geothermal pipe system about 8 ft underground (one days work with a small 4 ton excavator). And last but not least, recirculate the underground air into the airspace that you created. Not into the greenhouse itself. This will keep that airspace at around 10 deg Celsius all year round. You’ll be able to manage your climate inside the greenhouse like a pro. Cheers from Newfoundland.
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Hello. Glad to hear you bought, rent was my first issue, lol. Just cz who you are, you will get the value out of owning. Hay bails, like the other reply suggested, or blankets, or that NASA reflective tarp stuff is awesome, for cooling in summer too. Your insulated air envelope would have worked if you finished it. And, um, idk …. ever hear of a thing called fire?? lol should have a stove and chimney in there 4sho. Look at pics of winter hunting tents. I'm curious if you still have all your fingers, hehe, cz that 2 knives thing was painful to watch, haha just havin fun, hope you guys are killin it. peace
Art Garden You are an amazing couple and working so diligently on your garden. I work full time as well and get not nearly a 10th of it done in my spare time. When your wife brought the tray with rock wool seedlings in, I first thought Oh, nice, a cake! and I laughed because I wasn’t astonished about it. I could live in a greenhouse and have my Tea or meals in it. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Dig into the ground and build a submerged greenhouse, they're very popular in scandinavia. The ground stays at a constant like 50 degrees or so! same idea as geothermal heating.
I think it is so commendable what you are doing. It's even more commendable that you are sharing your experiences and the possibilities for others to begin their own farming with the knowledge you've learned. Thank you for your work.
One things for sure, you know exactly what you're eating! Never seen an aeroponics setup but this was done really well. Anyone who can successfully survive this past winter gets an A++ in my book. It was the coldest January to April period for most all of the midwest. We had outdoor perennials die that have been there 20+ years. Times are changing and I think a greenhouse is the way to go.
+michaelnew1962 Great Video clip! Forgive me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you thought about - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (google it)? It is a good one of a kind product for learning how to expand your produce with the clever art of aquaponics without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend at last got great results with it.
+Mama Spooky I wouldn't be here without Brock Hughes and Kirsten. She made the video relay the information very well :). If you like the show, check out our youtube page and website. www.artgardengrowingsystems.com
What you think they are going to be stupid with access to so much information at their fingertips? Don't worry people their age and younger have access to far more knowledge than previous generations had so they have a big advantage!
You are a inspiration, Benjamin! Thank you for your insights in vertical growing in a small area. We are looking at the same green house and this video is perfect for my new interest in growing food in a small, manageable, space year round. Love to all!
This Family is a Great inspiration to everybody to learn at least the basics on how to self sustaine them self as a family, great docureality, I know he be ready for any situation that might arise with food shortages and they will never get sick because they know what they are putting in their own food. Congrats.
Your doing good young man... So impressive.. Love your humor.. the world needs more humor... laughing is so healing...There is even laughing classes for those who are so depressed. Your plants are so healthy and green.. kudos to ya, and Blessings!!!
Going through some lows. Started growing fruits and things. Felt peace and now I'm constantly watching these videos for ideas. This is genius. Amazing. Incredible. I love the ending dialogue. ~}[]{
+Megamans64 We can help, check out our website www.artgardengrowingsystems.com and our TH-cam Page. The Greenhouse was under $500. We can ship everything together, including greenhouse, nutrients, rockwool and the system. I hope you get a greenhouse and take advantage ;)
Good story bro, Really inspiring. I'm in Ca where I have the opposite problem. Its so hot out here in the desert I was having problems with the O2 levels of the fish. Things are good now but yes the bill can be hefty. We should all just open a Giant "Costco" like place with aquaponics and make a world wide farm.
For heating you can use Solar! Evacuated Heat Panels! Has Acetone inside of them, they heat up even in very cloudy weather, you run a closed loop of Food Grade Glycol through the system, to a small storage tank for the Glycol, for that tiny shed I wouldn't think you would need more than a 5 or 10 gallon tank at the most. From there you run it through PEX Tubing 1/2Inch and you snap on the Aluminium Heat Fins. For every foot you get about 32 BTU's. Just wrap them around the Green House. If your handy, start getting the bulk LED's, and hook up a Solar Battery to power them. You can string them around all the plants. Now you don't have to worry about the Weather, or if it's sunny or rainy or snowing. Your green house is pretty much self sustaining. Good luck.
Art Garden hi guys, what you've done is amazing. I would like to ask if such idea can be implemented in Iraq. I am a UK-Iraqi, currently living in London. I would like to see if such small scale agricultural projects can be implemented in Iraq in order to help small families make a living. Your response will be highly appreciated.
I agree, curious because of all the hearty durable heating equipment you mentioned, it must make your electric bill expensive. Wondering if you would consider swapping over to a few 1000w worth of panels, considering you have the open space with the lake behind you...
I lament that it took me five years to happen upon this video that was made a mere 100 miles from me. This is so exciting! I also grew up on a farm and my dad used to sadly pronounce that the small farm was dying. Here, we see a rebirth! People SHOULD be close to food production to keep a solid perspective on the life cycle and also for optimal health. Jobs and lifestyles that take a person far from the life cycle are unhealthy (as said by someone in marketing for 25 years) physically, emotionally and spiritually. It reminds you what is really necessary for life. For happiness. For meaning. I want to see what his system looks like today.
this is one of the best home growing green house vegetable efforts i have seen. your enthusiasm is great. your skills are great. your ideas and inventiveness are great. just an excellent effort overall. 22.16 . you could use a corkscrew to extract the wounded beet root cluster. somewhere else you mentioned the light REFRACTED off the silvered temperature jacket. its actually reflected. refraction is when light goes through a medium like a glass sheet. reflection is when the light bounces of a reflective surface.
Hi Kirsten, I have been following a lot of your films since I stumbled upon your channel. I love your work and the exposure you are providing. This is by far one of the most inspiring and hope giving of all. Love the french garage to appartment transformation too. Thanx for your awesome work and keep sharing!!!
I hope to start an aeroponics project at school. Although I have no experience in it, we are excited about it. I love Ben's excitement as he talks about his project - failures and success.
Hey here my bit of knowledge, research an orange farmer in NEBRASKA he uses geotermal heating basically he buried big air tubes deep enough to where the temperature is at a stady 75 degrees and a fan blows the air around
We are glad you enjoyed the program :) I hope others can benefit from our system, It doesn't take a massive greenhouse to supply fresh food to a community, you just need to think UP :)
Excellent demonstration and explanation of growing in aerophonic! I am inspired by your persistent hard work and investments in new methods of growing food! Thanks a lot for sharing valuable information!
I love the tomatoes. This is one of the most overall informative videos I have seen. Maybe you could build a 2nd wood frame greenhouse around the Harbor Freight one, using a higher pitch fiberglass roof to allow snow runoff. This would add a 2nd insulation for your more fragile plants in greenhouse #1. You could put the sturdier plants in greenhouse #2 . Then place hay or straw bales around greenhouse #2 and wrap the sides with heavy tarp. When winter over, throw hay/straw in compost pile. For heat, I prefer chicken heat lamps on alternating timers so the individual bulbs don't overheat. Maybe place them under hanging seeding tray so rising heat will warm the roots while bulb heat will warm lower area. Leave some space between the lights and bottom of tray. If you decide to throw insulation board on roof, you will need some grow lamps. If not, then maybe some extra fiberglass panels on ceiling should stop the snow. Looks damned cold! Bbbbbbrrrrrr.......
+Missy Rabbit First off, thank-you so much. We have the utmost respect for Kirsten's ability to tell us how to do videos :). About your question, we actually built another layer on-top of the greenhouse. The second layer was made with wood and we used U-Channel's. The second layer was made of 2 layers of poly-film. We also compost and use geothermal with a wood heater/rocketstove/gas stove. We cover everything on our youtube page, Check It Out ;).
Hey Missy, great to hear back from you! Yes! as soon as we move to our new home we will start a small scale aquaponics system for folks to see. Many farmers already use Art Garden for aquaponics.
Thank you so much ! I will be sharing this video ! How much simpler can it get ? wow !! Your mind and heart spaces are very comforting and inviting thanks for that !
+Harmony Rose hi everyone ,if anyone else trying to find out aquaponics diagram try Debuncar Amazing Aquaponics Aid (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my colleague got great success with it.
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Very cool video. I just started researching hydroponics and found aeroponics. Finished watching your video a minute ago. Very informative and it was great to see such a nice young man explaining the various aspects, while sharing part of himself. Well done. Best wishes to you and your family.
this is brilliant. god bless you for working to make a difference in thd world. just fyi... you can program a raspberry pi to monitor the ph and adjust, and allow you to monitor remotely via an android app.
This is one of the best aeroponics videos I've seen. I am going to borrow some of these ideas. I can't believe I didn't find it sooner....I'm half way into my aeroponics build, better late then never.
In the winter, why not move your operation into the basement or a spare bedroom? Instead of burning watts just to keep things from freezing, burn those watts running some HID lighting and even extend your growing hours per day. The waste heat from the lights will be utilized to heat your home. :-)
+Andy H good idea, but if he is already in a duplex, I doubt he has the room to make it as self sustaining monetarily as this inside a house. Using a basement for insulation and providing light when nature doesn't have it are great, but what this video taught me more than anything is that it is possible to aero and hydro where normal potting methods might not survive cold greenhouse weather for my east coast family (I am lucky enough to live in southern cali where our impending cold fornt of 50s weather is like 90th percentile cold here)
I would build something like a tomato cage with a roof around each tower with grow lights to heat and light the plants while keeping them warm and trap the heat around each plant. Some kind of radiant heat inside each tower may also be needed. It would be pretty complex but also efficient.
Heartily enjoyed seeing the learning process/stages as they found what works and what doesn't. Fascinating! And fining more more than a few ideas for my own backyard system in the not so far future!
Fantastic work! Going to look into this as we are doing well with our raised beds but the density you achieve is so much higher. The airponics concept is mind opening and thanks for posting.
Love it man. It's crazy that I can click and aquaponics video on TH-cam and I was driving that same stretch of high way this morning because I work off Bell. Small world, but its awesome too see fox valley folks getting into this. I started dabbling with aeroponics this last year. Im very interested in the aquaponics as well, I believe they are the future of sustainability.
I saw where someone insulated the outside of their green house with compost and it stayed real warm. Also a long burning candle can be made by sticking a taper candle into a large can of Crisco. love your farming idea
Hi Kirsten, could you provide us with a more actual link to the original story or to the build log or a more sophisticated description of what the builder encountered during the build process? there is a lot of detail you show in your video which is awsome, but there are a lot of detail questions when it comes to doing such stuff on your own.
+Felix Montino I just fixed the link in the text.Their homepage doesn't seem to be working, but you can go to the other pages within their site. Here's their contact page: artgardenllc.wix.com/artgarden#!d-lets-talk/c1a9w
+Felix Montino If you is interested in aquaponics the best results that I have ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the no.1 info i've followed.
If you got a couple of rabbits, you could keep the temperature up. Theyre pretty low maintance and would take a small amount of space. Put them outside for the summer. Could also provide a good food source.
Art Garden i was just thinking some people in quebec use chickens as a heat source, compost is actually an option for heat as well. anyway thanks for the great vid I would really love a detailed plan of how to build an aeroponic system
yeah yer right on that....i remember seeing some farmers keeping the little rabbit poos in 5 gallon buckets soaking in water...don't know what else they were adding
Wow, brother you're an impressive produce grower. -50 and -60 degrees? Oh My God that's crazy. Imagine what you could accomplish with a geodesic biodome, if that's what you can achieve with a standard green house? Keep up this amazing work brother and thanks for posting!
Can't see the supermarket giants or the big producers going for this as been the future of farming, Socially and ecologically, it's by far the best way, the most sustainable way, but the companies we buy our food from think of profit first and foremost, we will see homes farming made illegal before it damages profit, keep up the good work guys, i'm a firm believer that if people did their utmost to grow, particular in urban environments we would live in a healthier world
This was extremely informational. I am in a similar living situation and took lots of notes. Like pages of notes. The thermal wraps are genius. I can't wait to get started!
Thanks Chelsia, would you enjoy a talk over coffee? I have some good information to help you in the future if you are interested. ArtGardenLLC@gmail.com
I really like your enthusiasm. You've done great. Gotta say this though, get your money back from the gas fitter that flex pipe is not to be used outside or above ground. Extremely dangerous and illegal. You need PE pipe buried at 18" below ground or soft copper. Take care. Best Regards Mark the Master Gas-Fitter.
Great video and love the effort... one problem I have with most hydroponic/aquaponic systems I see all over youtube is the over use of so many plastics (ie: plastic pots, plastic tubs, plastic sheeting, plastic liners, PVC piping, plastic irrigation, plastic hoses, etc...). I wonder if the produce from some of these older green houses would test positive for plastic chemical toxicities and/or toxic traces of roofing shingle chemicals from roof water runoff used to water the plants? I sincerely hope not but suspect it's highly likely. One step forward is never worth two toxic steps backwards. Good luck and continued success! ;)
Thanks for the comment! Regarding the system we developed, the materials are 100% medical grade & food grade. The same quality as your milk jugs and pipework thats installed beneath your home/inside you walls. The structure of the growing system is protected by our Patent-Pending Thermal-Wrap Technology. Bet you have not heard of that before us. This thermal jacket is food grade and protects the structure of the growing system against the powerful sun. Other systems cut corners and use raw materials not certified for potable water. Such as fence posts and mysterious plastics "Made In China" The Art Garden took many years to create and develop because we wanted something special. Plus we are not mass marketing Art Garden. It was never about getting rich, only providing for the family and creating something safe. Our system provides the world with fresh quality food that's more nutritional then what the grocery store is hoisting on to the shelves. Make no mistake about it, this is the highest quality system available to date.
+Art Garden - Plastics are a huge contamination issue, especially as they begin to degrade season to season. Hoses are some of the worse offenders. Regardless, a lot of brilliant things going on here and it sounds like you're aware and staying on top of the toxicity issues... well done and much continued success!
@@__WJK__ that's impossible if they a food grade there absolutely no worries at all when using fsp as this has been proven with food grade safe plastic safe you make it sound like he just used any type of plastic
@Aus Grows - Only double checking the safety of the plastics being used, please do not project inaccurate comments that are not true... at no point in my comments or replies did I accuse anyone of using infererior plastics that could leach toxic chemicals into the water, food or animals being raised. My only intention is to question everything that comes into contact with the foods people consume. Incidentally (and my main point) had people in certain areas of the plastics industry been more vigilant from the start and raised similar questions, we would not be dealing with the massive toxic plastic epidemic we are currently seeing, nor would we be dealing with the serious biologic health problems many of these plastics pose , especially as they begin to break down and leach their toxins into the soil and water we all depend on for disease free lives...
I been experimenting with double poly inflated greenhouse and its my second year its been great i don't use heat. My coldest night was 0c in -47°c outside . Normal-30c night stays +10c . From Mongolia
LOVE it. we actually live in Green Bay and currently rent also, with wanting to grow food. Videos like yours are helping with info, big time! Thank you!
+Du Fung The dual layer plastic with another double bubble insulation made a big difference. Also a night-time curtain helped hold heat. Manually doing that worked for us! Thanks!
I live in the Cedarburg/Jackson area (about an hour south of you). I've been slowly trying to plant more in my yard. I built a large raised bed last year and planted a few peach and apple trees. Next I want to build a deep winter greenhouse on the south side of my outbuilding to catch all that sunlight. I also have hens for eggs, and there's a pond in the future too.
Really a great video. This is the first time I've seen aeroponics. Id love to be able to do something like you did. Do you know if it would work at a higher altitude? About 7000 feet?
I found this fascinating to watch Kirsten and really enjoyed it. Those plants look so delicious and lush that I want to go forth and plant. I wonder if this method of growing could be developed into kit form to help the poverty stricken (it may be already)? Also, well done to Benjamin for making the science so understandable too. Good luck for the future developments I'm he will make.
Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting and gives me hope I can do this myself without anything too complicated. I'd like to give this a go one day when I'm not moving around as much.
add a small solar system and you're 100% independent, no outwards bills for your entire system. the pumps use nearly no power and only run a fraction of the day and should only be on during the day when the plants actually feed.
thejoker2k4 setting up your own greenhouse and farming system is 'expensive' when compared to just going out and buying a lettice. Its the long term where you make your savings.
I know this is an older video but figured I'd throw a couple bits of info out there as I've been doing some research on setups I'm planning. So I haven't tested them first hand but there are a lot of TH-camrs out there that have. Talking about a small scale systems PH moving up and down a lot, the larger water mass would stabilize that for you, being rain water it's probably fairly acidic anyway. Also noticed the heating issues you're having, they have thermal battery designs now that you can setup, before you build your greenhouse. Basically just pump hot air down into the soil below your greenhouse during the summer, then every 6 inches of soil roughly will give you a month of heat in the greenhouse and no heat syncing happening in the floor of the green house, and sense heat rises it's pretty efficient. Definitely something to look into for you up there, it can turn a greenhouse into a -40F greenhouse fairly easily with a considerable drop in heating costs over the lifetime of the greenhouse.
The income per capita in Neenah, Wisconsin is $29,454. The median household income is $52,271. I am guessing he means somewhere between $20,000-$30,000 per year.
A suggestion for winter heating ... generally the temp of the earth at around 1.5m below the surface is a fairly stable 15degC = 59degF. You could plant a temp probe at that depth for a while and monitor your specific circumstances to verify. Planting a (rustproof) radiator panel or pipe length at that depth circulating a liquid heat transfer medium to a radiator panel in your green house will bring that temp to the surface, the performance linked to panel size/surface area and rate of circulation, with the only running cost being the pump.
10 out of 10 for effort in extreme temp / weather well done folks keep up the good work , I've heard that black plastic water drums are a passive heat source during winter months inside a green house cheers
I like what you are doing. I have an idea that might help.Turn your system into an aquaeroponic system. First dig o hole in the greenhouse deep enough to be below the frost line and place a container for your fish with a little water heater in the fish tank the water you push through the greenhouse would help keep the temps up in the winter . It would also add more nutrients to your plants.
Oh you are hitting all the good spots ;) Thanks so much, we will be showcasing new videos regarding where we are now through the winter. Live looks and podcasts weekly as well. It's been a blast these past few months !
Great job! Your enthusiasm and tenacity are second to none.... Was going to suggest making your "mistings" finer and less frequent.... but that would only add expense.. also... if it aint broke... DONT FIX IT... Great job.. keep it up !
seanosomething Thanks Sean! I really do love this technology! We did advance the system after the Kickstarter, now have a 40 Micron mist and a whole new timing frequency. Thanks much! Check out our TH-cam for more :)
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A tip from a Canadian farmer, If you line your greenhouse with 6mil construction poly with a 6-10 inch space between the polycarb and the 6mil poly, the air trapped between the two layers, acts as a great insulator for winter growing, I hope this tip will help in future winters.
+louis s palmer Kudos for the Video! Excuse me for butting in, I would love your thoughts. Have you ever tried - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now)? It is a smashing one of a kind product for learning how to expand your produce with the clever art of aquaponics without the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my mate at very last got amazing results with it.
@@mariaportugall1933 So....your comment is an advert, right?
T Electronix yes, but yes
This is incorrect. If the air-gap is larger than 4 inches, convection currents can form between the insulation layers. This would make the air-gap nearly useless in terms of insulation and by adding more layers between your plants and the sun, less light will reach them
@louis : yes, without a double skin... half as _ for sure
Another tip from a Canadian civil engineer and gardener...something that I came up for my greenhouse that is amazing. A couple of great ideas I’ve combined. First...double line your greenhouse and create an airspace. (which you have accomplished already) (I use corrugated poly on the outside for snow load and 6 mil inside). next, install a simple geothermal pipe system about 8 ft underground (one days work with a small 4 ton excavator). And last but not least, recirculate the underground air into the airspace that you created. Not into the greenhouse itself. This will keep that airspace at around 10 deg Celsius all year round. You’ll be able to manage your climate inside the greenhouse like a pro. Cheers from Newfoundland.
THANKYOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THE KINDNESS AND SUPPORT! It's Truly a Blessing to Communicate and Learn from all the Amazing People we have Met the past few days. God Bless!
Hey. Did you guys every think about wrapping the green house outer walls in straw bales during the winter?
Hello. Glad to hear you bought, rent was my first issue, lol. Just cz who you are, you will get the value out of owning. Hay bails, like the other reply suggested, or blankets, or that NASA reflective tarp stuff is awesome, for cooling in summer too. Your insulated air envelope would have worked if you finished it. And, um, idk …. ever hear of a thing called fire?? lol should have a stove and chimney in there 4sho. Look at pics of winter hunting tents. I'm curious if you still have all your fingers, hehe, cz that 2 knives thing was painful to watch, haha just havin fun, hope you guys are killin it. peace
hope things are still growing well @keep going
Art Garden You are an amazing couple and working so diligently on your garden. I work full time as well and get not nearly a 10th of it done in my spare time. When your wife brought the tray with rock wool seedlings in, I first thought Oh, nice, a cake! and I laughed because I wasn’t astonished about it. I could live in a greenhouse and have my Tea or meals in it. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
5 years later, still in Wisconsin? You quit making videos?
Dig into the ground and build a submerged greenhouse, they're very popular in scandinavia. The ground stays at a constant like 50 degrees or so! same idea as geothermal heating.
Hugh Jass We hope to progress to new techniques of staying warm as soon as we buy our home :). Thanks for watching!
but you spend money in to light. In north can go warm but no light. In south can get light and worm most o time.
@@slevinshafel9395 led light doesn't cost much
@@Relaxing137 sadly LED lights aren't very good for growing ):
@@matamorosa They are great for growing but are only economical for certain plants
Your devotion, drive and passion for what you are doing, and your family, is evident in this very well done video. Congratulations. Enjoy your life.
I think it is so commendable what you are doing. It's even more commendable that you are sharing your experiences and the possibilities for others to begin their own farming with the knowledge you've learned. Thank you for your work.
One things for sure, you know exactly what you're eating! Never seen an aeroponics setup but this was done really well. Anyone who can successfully survive this past winter gets an A++ in my book. It was the coldest January to April period for most all of the midwest. We had outdoor perennials die that have been there 20+ years. Times are changing and I think a greenhouse is the way to go.
You have the gift of narration. I felt warm and fuzzy watching your story. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing, I love this guy. What he is doing and showing us will become invaluable
Cheers
michaelnew1962
Nice work i wish i can do that
It's not that hard. You can also do it outside. You don't have to use the same exact materiel.
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Great Video clip! Forgive me for butting in, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you thought about - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (google it)? It is a good one of a kind product for learning how to expand your produce with the clever art of aquaponics without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my friend at last got great results with it.
michaelnew196
I'm so impressed at how intelligent this young couple is. Keep up the good work, I really enjoyed watching this show :-)
Mama Spooky That is very kind of you to say! Thanks for the motivation, check out our progress on our TH-cam page if you want.
+Mama Spooky I wouldn't be here without Brock Hughes and Kirsten. She made the video relay the information very well :). If you like the show, check out our youtube page and website. www.artgardengrowingsystems.com
They have a lifetime experience from their previous existence maybe?
What you think they are going to be stupid with access to so much information at their fingertips? Don't worry people their age and younger have access to far more knowledge than previous generations had so they have a big advantage!
You are a inspiration, Benjamin! Thank you for your insights in vertical growing in a small area. We are looking at the same green house and this video is perfect for my new interest in growing food in a small, manageable, space year round. Love to all!
This Family is a Great inspiration to everybody to learn at least the basics on how to self sustaine them self as a family, great docureality, I know he be ready for any situation that might arise with food shortages and they will never get sick because they know what they are putting in their own food. Congrats.
Absolutely love the variety of methods you've used to grow food in that space and climate. Very inspiring.
Your doing good young man... So impressive.. Love your humor.. the world needs more humor... laughing is so healing...There is even laughing classes for those who are so depressed. Your plants are so healthy and green.. kudos to ya, and Blessings!!!
Going through some lows. Started growing fruits and things. Felt peace and now I'm constantly watching these videos for ideas. This is genius. Amazing. Incredible. I love the ending dialogue.
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You got me all pumped, now i want to go get a green house. This aero method seems to be the best for growing food. Thankx for the vid.
+Megamans64 We can help, check out our website www.artgardengrowingsystems.com and our TH-cam Page. The Greenhouse was under $500. We can ship everything together, including greenhouse, nutrients, rockwool and the system. I hope you get a greenhouse and take advantage ;)
I love this guy's enthusiasm! Thanks for the video!
Good story bro, Really inspiring. I'm in Ca where I have the opposite problem. Its so hot out here in the desert I was having problems with the O2 levels of the fish. Things are good now but yes the bill can be hefty. We should all just open a Giant "Costco" like place with aquaponics and make a world wide farm.
Amazing, I like your tenacity, I am watching this again, so I can understand the build. Thank u
For heating you can use Solar! Evacuated Heat Panels! Has Acetone inside of them, they heat up even in very cloudy weather, you run a closed loop of Food Grade Glycol through the system, to a small storage tank for the Glycol, for that tiny shed I wouldn't think you would need more than a 5 or 10 gallon tank at the most. From there you run it through PEX Tubing 1/2Inch and you snap on the Aluminium Heat Fins. For every foot you get about 32 BTU's. Just wrap them around the Green House. If your handy, start getting the bulk LED's, and hook up a Solar Battery to power them. You can string them around all the plants. Now you don't have to worry about the Weather, or if it's sunny or rainy or snowing. Your green house is pretty much self sustaining. Good luck.
+Workin Alday We are taking FULL advantage of solar and geothermal. We are glad to hear your ideas! Keep em coming! Check Out Our TH-cam Page :)
Nice idea
Art Garden
hi guys, what you've done is amazing. I would like to ask if such idea can be implemented in Iraq. I am a UK-Iraqi, currently living in London. I would like to see if such small scale agricultural projects can be implemented in Iraq in order to help small families make a living.
Your response will be highly appreciated.
Why not? Sourcing all the gear and nutrients would be the main thing to consider, I would think.
I agree, curious because of all the hearty durable heating equipment you mentioned, it must make your electric bill expensive. Wondering if you would consider swapping over to a few 1000w worth of panels, considering you have the open space with the lake behind you...
I lament that it took me five years to happen upon this video that was made a mere 100 miles from me. This is so exciting! I also grew up on a farm and my dad used to sadly pronounce that the small farm was dying. Here, we see a rebirth! People SHOULD be close to food production to keep a solid perspective on the life cycle and also for optimal health. Jobs and lifestyles that take a person far from the life cycle are unhealthy (as said by someone in marketing for 25 years) physically, emotionally and spiritually. It reminds you what is really necessary for life. For happiness. For meaning. I want to see what his system looks like today.
this is one of the best home growing green house vegetable efforts i have seen.
your enthusiasm is great. your skills are great. your ideas and inventiveness are great.
just an excellent effort overall.
22.16 . you could use a corkscrew to extract the wounded beet root cluster.
somewhere else you mentioned the light REFRACTED off the silvered temperature jacket. its actually reflected. refraction is when light goes through a medium like a glass sheet.
reflection is when the light bounces of a reflective surface.
just goes to show you that if you want something you will find a way. good job & thanks for the information.
It has to be the most resource-consuming greenhouse I've ever come across.
Hi Kirsten, I have been following a lot of your films since I stumbled upon your channel. I love your work and the exposure you are providing. This is by far one of the most inspiring and hope giving of all. Love the french garage to appartment transformation too. Thanx for your awesome work and keep sharing!!!
Agree!
I hope to start an aeroponics project at school. Although I have no experience in it, we are excited about it. I love Ben's excitement as he talks about his project - failures and success.
Hey here my bit of knowledge, research an orange farmer in NEBRASKA he uses geotermal heating basically he buried big air tubes deep enough to where the temperature is at a stady 75 degrees and a fan blows the air around
He grows bananas 🍌 as well in January.
You guys are owsome. Im a farmer myself and i never thought about this.
Love the determination! Neat system and good looking plants! Inspire them to eat good healthy fresh food that is locally grown.
We are glad you enjoyed the program :) I hope others can benefit from our system, It doesn't take a massive greenhouse to supply fresh food to a community, you just need to think UP :)
Excellent demonstration and explanation of growing in aerophonic! I am inspired by your persistent hard work and investments in new methods of growing food! Thanks a lot for sharing valuable information!
I love the tomatoes. This is one of the most overall informative videos I have seen. Maybe you could build a 2nd wood frame greenhouse around the Harbor Freight one, using a higher pitch fiberglass roof to allow snow runoff. This would add a 2nd insulation for your more fragile plants in greenhouse #1. You could put the sturdier plants in greenhouse #2 . Then place hay or straw bales around greenhouse #2 and wrap the sides with heavy tarp. When winter over, throw hay/straw in compost pile. For heat, I prefer chicken heat lamps on alternating timers so the individual bulbs don't overheat. Maybe place them under hanging seeding tray so rising heat will warm the roots while bulb heat will warm lower area. Leave some space between the lights and bottom of tray. If you decide to throw insulation board on roof, you will need some grow lamps. If not, then maybe some extra fiberglass panels on ceiling should stop the snow. Looks damned cold! Bbbbbbrrrrrr.......
+Missy Rabbit First off, thank-you so much. We have the utmost respect for Kirsten's ability to tell us how to do videos :). About your question, we actually built another layer on-top of the greenhouse. The second layer was made with wood and we used U-Channel's. The second layer was made of 2 layers of poly-film. We also compost and use geothermal with a wood heater/rocketstove/gas stove. We cover everything on our youtube page, Check It Out ;).
Art Garden any plans for some aquaponics? you have inspired me to get my garden started and the corn is doing great!
Hey Missy, great to hear back from you! Yes! as soon as we move to our new home we will start a small scale aquaponics system for folks to see. Many farmers already use Art Garden for aquaponics.
Art Garden I look forward to seeing your setup. Going out to plant some herbs and veggies. We got rain last night!
Thank you so much ! I will be sharing this video ! How much simpler can it get ? wow !! Your mind and heart spaces are very comforting and inviting thanks for that !
Awesome video! I really learnt a lot about the ability and potential of aeroponics. Thank you!
Don't forget to tell your congressional representative that NASA does good work. www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/aeroponic_plants.html
theBarefoot Well, I could if I lived in the US ;)
Thanks for the weblink!
theBarefoot Thanks for the link. I added it to the text on faircompanies.
+Harmony Rose hi everyone ,if anyone else trying to find out aquaponics diagram try Debuncar Amazing Aquaponics Aid (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my colleague got great success with it.
Chaudhary Shaivya Debuncar is an affiliate marketing website - I'm guessing click bait.
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Very cool video. I just started researching hydroponics and found aeroponics. Finished watching your video a minute ago. Very informative and it was great to see such a nice young man explaining the various aspects, while sharing part of himself. Well done. Best wishes to you and your family.
this is brilliant. god bless you for working to make a difference in thd world. just fyi... you can program a raspberry pi to monitor the ph and adjust, and allow you to monitor remotely via an android app.
How hard would that be to code?
@@cage9876 Lots of tutorials on the Net.
This is one of the best aeroponics videos I've seen. I am going to borrow some of these ideas. I can't believe I didn't find it sooner....I'm half way into my aeroponics build, better late then never.
In the winter, why not move your operation into the basement or a spare bedroom? Instead of burning watts just to keep things from freezing, burn those watts running some HID lighting and even extend your growing hours per day. The waste heat from the lights will be utilized to heat your home. :-)
+Andy H good idea, but if he is already in a duplex, I doubt he has the room to make it as self sustaining monetarily as this inside a house. Using a basement for insulation and providing light when nature doesn't have it are great, but what this video taught me more than anything is that it is possible to aero and hydro where normal potting methods might not survive cold greenhouse weather for my east coast family (I am lucky enough to live in southern cali where our impending cold fornt of 50s weather is like 90th percentile cold here)
+Andy H We just cant grow indoors at our currant location. We built a much larger greenhouse though. Check out our youtube page :)
You should investigate a a "rocket heater". I think it could solve your heating issues at a very low cost.
I would build something like a tomato cage with a roof around each tower with grow lights to heat and light the plants while keeping them warm and trap the heat around each plant. Some kind of radiant heat inside each tower may also be needed. It would be pretty complex but also efficient.
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Love the work ethic. It's something missing in much of the urban population. The agrarian life style is simply the best.
He should look into locally native or cold adapted crops like onions & potatoes. He may also benefit from planting an outdoor apple tree.
i live in fox valley. stories like this are why i love this area!
Hi Kristen. This is amazing. Do you have any follow-up video's on this family? Love your work.
Watching in Pandemic times. Wow. I have time. This is needed now more than ever! Thanks.
Miranda Ryan Right? I’m doing the same. Trying to learn all about this stuff.
lol, "i can't really dig up my whole yard." too funny, but so AWESOME. Great video!.
Glad you had a laugh! Thanks for the comment! We have a youtube page too!
Heartily enjoyed seeing the learning process/stages as they found what works and what doesn't. Fascinating! And fining more more than a few ideas for my own backyard system in the not so far future!
Run a compost center inside to supplement your heat. Compost gets pretty hot and cost zero dollars!
and then they could use that compost or the "compost tea" to supplement the outdoor veggies
Fantastic work! Going to look into this as we are doing well with our raised beds but the density you achieve is so much higher. The airponics concept is mind opening and thanks for posting.
Love it man. It's crazy that I can click and aquaponics video on TH-cam and I was driving that same stretch of high way this morning because I work off Bell. Small world, but its awesome too see fox valley folks getting into this. I started dabbling with aeroponics this last year. Im very interested in the aquaponics as well, I believe they are the future of sustainability.
Can you combine this aeroponics with aquaponics?
There shouldn't be any difficulty right?
I saw where someone insulated the outside of their green house with compost and it stayed real warm. Also a long burning candle can be made by sticking a taper candle into a large can of Crisco. love your farming idea
Hi Kirsten, could you provide us with a more actual link to the original story or to the build log or a more sophisticated description of what the builder encountered during the build process? there is a lot of detail you show in your video which is awsome, but there are a lot of detail questions when it comes to doing such stuff on your own.
+Felix Montino I just fixed the link in the text.Their homepage doesn't seem to be working, but you can go to the other pages within their site. Here's their contact page: artgardenllc.wix.com/artgarden#!d-lets-talk/c1a9w
+Felix Montino If you is interested in aquaponics the best results that I have ever had was with the Keiths Ponics Site (just google it) without a doubt the no.1 info i've followed.
Felix Montino 😁
Kirsten i've been following you for a bit .. thanks for the shares, and making knowledge of the amazing people out there Known.
Thank you for writing and watching.
“Never take a day off. Just like me.” Bee referring to the human
Wow! This truly is inspiring! I wish I could do this! I'm going to definitely look into this when I move! This is the future! 👍👍👍👍👍
If you got a couple of rabbits, you could keep the temperature up. Theyre pretty low maintance and would take a small amount of space. Put them outside for the summer. Could also provide a good food source.
Very interesting, I would enjoy the little guys ;)
Art Garden i was just thinking some people in quebec use chickens as a heat source, compost is actually an option for heat as well. anyway thanks for the great vid I would really love a detailed plan of how to build an aeroponic system
yeah yer right on that....i remember seeing some farmers keeping the little rabbit poos in 5 gallon buckets soaking in water...don't know what else they were adding
Haven Perez How would rabbits keep it warm?
Their body temp is just enough to raise the temp in the green house. It depends on how large of an area on how many rabbits you'll need.
Wow, brother you're an impressive produce grower. -50 and -60 degrees? Oh My God that's crazy. Imagine what you could accomplish with a geodesic biodome, if that's what you can achieve with a standard green house? Keep up this amazing work brother and thanks for posting!
Great use of modern technology. He could add fish to the system, so that they fertilize the water.
You guys are amazing. what a creativity and persistence. Best of luck.
Can't see the supermarket giants or the big producers going for this as been the future of farming, Socially and ecologically, it's by far the best way, the most sustainable way, but the companies we buy our food from think of profit first and foremost, we will see homes farming made illegal before it damages profit, keep up the good work guys, i'm a firm believer that if people did their utmost to grow, particular in urban environments we would live in a healthier world
This was extremely informational. I am in a similar living situation and took lots of notes. Like pages of notes. The thermal wraps are genius. I can't wait to get started!
Thanks Chelsia, would you enjoy a talk over coffee? I have some good information to help you in the future if you are interested. ArtGardenLLC@gmail.com
This man is a genius, give him a cookie and a quarter of the nobel peace prize!
Respect \m/
I admire your dedication. As a plant lover, I felt bad when your pepper plants wilted in frost. Good luck to you both.
Very well-edited and narrated video.
You are very kind, we have more videos on our page :) PS Kirsten is the BEST!
I grew up just north of this in the UP so I know how impressive this is. Nice work.
Can you teach how to set up - and were to get all components Thank you for vid
It’s been years since this video of this innovative and smart couple. I’d love to see what they are doing now!
You worked very hard, congratulation
Thanks Sofia!!
Thanks for a great video. Much respect for your innovation and commitment.
This is awesome! I live 10 minutes from this guy, and i know what street he is on. Might have to stop over and ask him some questions....
I really like your enthusiasm. You've done great. Gotta say this though, get your money back from the gas fitter that flex pipe is not to be used outside or above ground. Extremely dangerous and illegal. You need PE pipe buried at 18" below ground or soft copper. Take care. Best Regards Mark the Master Gas-Fitter.
It sounds so silent, or at least, relaxing.
You did awesome especially starting with a harbor freight greenhouse. Keep after it as you have a gift and have a great future in food production
It is such a shame you haven't got your own yard , you really must find one.
Absolutely commend the effort and Will to grow in such harsh climates .. Very Inspiring
Great video and love the effort... one problem I have with most hydroponic/aquaponic systems I see all over youtube is the over use of so many plastics (ie: plastic pots, plastic tubs, plastic sheeting, plastic liners, PVC piping, plastic irrigation, plastic hoses, etc...). I wonder if the produce from some of these older green houses would test positive for plastic chemical toxicities and/or toxic traces of roofing shingle chemicals from roof water runoff used to water the plants? I sincerely hope not but suspect it's highly likely. One step forward is never worth two toxic steps backwards. Good luck and continued success! ;)
Thanks for the comment! Regarding the system we developed, the materials are 100% medical grade & food grade. The same quality as your milk jugs and pipework thats installed beneath your home/inside you walls. The structure of the growing system is protected by our Patent-Pending Thermal-Wrap Technology. Bet you have not heard of that before us. This thermal jacket is food grade and protects the structure of the growing system against the powerful sun. Other systems cut corners and use raw materials not certified for potable water. Such as fence posts and mysterious plastics "Made In China" The Art Garden took many years to create and develop because we wanted something special. Plus we are not mass marketing Art Garden. It was never about getting rich, only providing for the family and creating something safe. Our system provides the world with fresh quality food that's more nutritional then what the grocery store is hoisting on to the shelves. Make no mistake about it, this is the highest quality system available to date.
+Art Garden - Plastics are a huge contamination issue, especially as they begin to degrade season to season. Hoses are some of the worse offenders. Regardless, a lot of brilliant things going on here and it sounds like you're aware and staying on top of the toxicity issues... well done and much continued success!
@@__WJK__ that's impossible if they a food grade there absolutely no worries at all when using fsp as this has been proven with food grade safe plastic safe you make it sound like he just used any type of plastic
@Aus Grows - Only double checking the safety of the plastics being used, please do not project inaccurate comments that are not true... at no point in my comments or replies did I accuse anyone of using infererior plastics that could leach toxic chemicals into the water, food or animals being raised. My only intention is to question everything that comes into contact with the foods people consume. Incidentally (and my main point) had people in certain areas of the plastics industry been more vigilant from the start and raised similar questions, we would not be dealing with the massive toxic plastic epidemic we are currently seeing, nor would we be dealing with the serious biologic health problems many of these plastics pose , especially as they begin to break down and leach their toxins into the soil and water we all depend on for disease free lives...
I been experimenting with double poly inflated greenhouse and its my second year its been great i don't use heat. My coldest night was 0c in -47°c outside . Normal-30c night stays +10c .
From Mongolia
"Beet in the system!"
best quote ever.
I also live in Wisconsin. Way to represent!!
Use a battery-operated drill with a 1/2 inch auger.
I like how he just grabs the blades and not the handles 😂
LOVE it. we actually live in Green Bay and currently rent also, with wanting to grow food. Videos like yours are helping with info, big time! Thank you!
To add... I'm thinking an insulated shed for winter, with a single window; and mirrors.
Shower curtains over that wood grid. You need a 2 pocket system or you're simply losing too much heat.
+Du Fung The dual layer plastic with another double bubble insulation made a big difference. Also a night-time curtain helped hold heat. Manually doing that worked for us! Thanks!
I live in the Cedarburg/Jackson area (about an hour south of you). I've been slowly trying to plant more in my yard. I built a large raised bed last year and planted a few peach and apple trees. Next I want to build a deep winter greenhouse on the south side of my outbuilding to catch all that sunlight. I also have hens for eggs, and there's a pond in the future too.
Really a great video. This is the first time I've seen aeroponics. Id love to be able to do something like you did. Do you know if it would work at a higher altitude? About 7000 feet?
Good work. You have enough brain power and technical savvy to go far with your own food production. Thanks for sharing your project with us.
This stuff could become super important soon when food supplies become problematic
I found this fascinating to watch Kirsten and really enjoyed it. Those plants look so delicious and lush that I want to go forth and plant. I wonder if this method of growing could be developed into kit form to help the poverty stricken (it may be already)? Also, well done to Benjamin for making the science so understandable too. Good luck for the future developments I'm he will make.
wanna do this well done guys love the documentary
Thank you for sharing this. Very interesting and gives me hope I can do this myself without anything too complicated. I'd like to give this a go one day when I'm not moving around as much.
add a small solar system and you're 100% independent, no outwards bills for your entire system. the pumps use nearly no power and only run a fraction of the day and should only be on during the day when the plants actually feed.
lol solar system is more expensive..
thejoker2k4 depends on what you use for the battery bank, in the long run is saves money, you just need some cash for the initial investment.
thejoker2k4
setting up your own greenhouse and farming system is 'expensive' when compared to just going out and buying a lettice.
Its the long term where you make your savings.
Exactly what we thought :) Thanks so much for supporting!
It's cheaper to grow in your house with lights in the winter, and outside in the summer.
I know this is an older video but figured I'd throw a couple bits of info out there as I've been doing some research on setups I'm planning. So I haven't tested them first hand but there are a lot of TH-camrs out there that have.
Talking about a small scale systems PH moving up and down a lot, the larger water mass would stabilize that for you, being rain water it's probably fairly acidic anyway.
Also noticed the heating issues you're having, they have thermal battery designs now that you can setup, before you build your greenhouse. Basically just pump hot air down into the soil below your greenhouse during the summer, then every 6 inches of soil roughly will give you a month of heat in the greenhouse and no heat syncing happening in the floor of the green house, and sense heat rises it's pretty efficient. Definitely something to look into for you up there, it can turn a greenhouse into a -40F greenhouse fairly easily with a considerable drop in heating costs over the lifetime of the greenhouse.
how much is "a full salary", if I might ask.. ?
The income per capita in Neenah, Wisconsin is $29,454. The median household income is $52,271. I am guessing he means somewhere between $20,000-$30,000 per year.
At 21:00 he goes into this in detail.
This is pretty small operations, so to think they were able to provide food all year long is pretty impressive.
@@CalebSalstrom In Germany fulltime = 40h/week. I was wondering about the 55h he works.
Full salary????? Are you asking about currency u get every week ? It’s beyond that
A suggestion for winter heating ... generally the temp of the earth at around 1.5m below the surface is a fairly stable 15degC = 59degF. You could plant a temp probe at that depth for a while and monitor your specific circumstances to verify. Planting a (rustproof) radiator panel or pipe length at that depth circulating a liquid heat transfer medium to a radiator panel in your green house will bring that temp to the surface, the performance linked to panel size/surface area and rate of circulation, with the only running cost being the pump.
I imagine this fella would have an amazing garden with a bit more room and heating.
If only Earthships were the norm..
10 out of 10 for effort in extreme temp / weather well done folks keep up the good work , I've heard that black plastic water drums are a passive heat source during winter months inside a green house cheers
"It got me right in the eye" 😂😂😂 his face when he said that 😂😂😂😂😂
His enthusiasm is infectious! (Thyme needs time & Beet the system! 😁)
Can you share what you used to create that thermal/reflective wrap? This was a great video by the way!
Absolutely genius my friend!!
I am starting the transition today!
It's a no brainer!
This guy is the root of all plant puns! Beet the system, need more thyme, down to earth. LOL!
I like what you are doing. I have an idea that might help.Turn your system into an aquaeroponic system. First dig o hole in the greenhouse deep enough to be below the frost line and place a container for your fish with a little water heater in the fish tank the water you push through the greenhouse would help keep the temps up in the winter
. It would also add more nutrients to your plants.
I wanna do this in Kerala. India
Amazing work. This is the kind of American I admire.
Oh you are hitting all the good spots ;) Thanks so much, we will be showcasing new videos regarding where we are now through the winter. Live looks and podcasts weekly as well. It's been a blast these past few months !
0:31 there it is! haha, _ya know_ they're from Wisconsin.
Great job! Your enthusiasm and tenacity are second to none....
Was going to suggest making your "mistings" finer and less frequent.... but that would only add expense.. also... if it aint broke... DONT FIX IT...
Great job.. keep it up !
seanosomething Thanks Sean! I really do love this technology! We did advance the system after the Kickstarter, now have a 40 Micron mist and a whole new timing frequency. Thanks much! Check out our TH-cam for more :)
Wicked... What sort of pump and nozzles are you using? accumulator tank as well??
Cheers...