Wow this is fantastic! I think one of the most important take aways is to know that growing tomatoes hydroponically can be done on this massive scale but also (which I’m currently experimenting with) having the ability to do at home whether it be inside an apartment or a house. My biggest problem is trying to figure out exactly what my nutrient blend should be. To date I’ve been able to grow cucumbers this way and I have sweet peppers that are thriving and I should have a tremendous harvest if the blooms on my plants are the determining factor of yield and if nothing happens between now and then to jeopardize that. I’m incredibly motivated to grow as much actual food in an apartment as possible with the addition of artificial light +natural sunlight +nutrients added to the water +air rocks. Interesting to point out that my plants do not have an rock wool they are just supported by the edges of the jugs that they are growing in and I’ve strung string up to the top of the inside window and I’m supporting the growth that way. So far with my tomato plant I’ve gotten a lot of leaf and plant growth and only a few little yellow blossoms but they have dried out and fallen off before producing any signs of tomatoes. I suspect it’s due to my lack of knowledge about the required nutrients that I need to add to the water in order for the fruit to progress. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to see some of my photos of my actual plants and my harvests check out my Facebook page, would love any comments and feedback that you could provide. 🇨🇦 Https://m.facebook.com/armchairgardener/
If I recall what I have sen on other channels (I am not a grower yet, but looking up all I can find) every plant needs different minerals. I think tomatoes need more calcium than say, more leafy greens. I recall someone (I dont recall the channel, but it was on aquaponics (fish)) saying they put the tomatoes first on the line, then put the rest into the leafy greens stuff. rockwool seems to be irrelivent. it is neutral, as far as growing is concerned. you can use pool noodles for support for the tomatoes. channels you might find useful.. Spring Hill Farms and Keep on Growin' with Mike VanDuzee are good for this.
Hello, I am from Jordan. I liked this type of cultivation. Can someone help me to obtain the pasta formula of nutrient solutions A and B for fruit crops such as tomatoes
It seems to me your yield figures are based on gross production volume per square meter. But what is not reflected in those figures is that the growing season in hydroponics is much longer, thereby contributing to the increased volume. On a production per month the Groasis system would be more competitive than the numbers you compared, especially when you consider the costs of gas, water, heating, etc., are for a longer time period thereby reducing the profit margin per kilo. The growing (cost) season of the hydroponics is Nov-Dec (11 months of costs). What are the costs per kilo produced? What is the comparison to Groasis? How much shorter a season? Also, have you considered adding a bigger wick (or more wicks) to increase passive water delivery? And does that make a difference in production? I also don't understand how Groasis works in a relatively temperature controlled greenhouse. I thought the day-night temperature differential is what caused the condensation that kept the system functional. Thank you if you can answer these questions.
The extended growing season has more to do with the type of greenhouse and climate control system that it has then the method of irrigation. If they would put the groasis system in one of these modern style greenhouses shown in the video they would be able to grow just as long. And I guess in the greenhouse they would just fill the waterbox manually.
I dont think it is either. ntf seems to be based on a constant flow of water (touching the roots without drowning them, and nutrients) without a grow medium (I think that what they call it.) DWC is literally, deep water (water with nutrients, and aeration (air bubbler))
is there anyone involved with this type of tomato production that thinks the exceptionally long tomato vines are a production complexity that need to be reduced?
You new generation farmers are killing nutrients in food crops. I bought carrot the other time, it was so orange in color and fresh and meaty that I couldn't wait to eat it. As soon as I took a bite, I became worried. It was flavorless and tasteless. I was eating carrot that tasted like water. Carrots are supposed to be sweetish with a very strong carrot flavour Same thing with garlic. Garlic ought to have a really strong garlic flavour but the garlic in the market these days is so mild in flavor that you wonder what horror profit driven greedy farmer are doing to our food crops! I can't be the only one noticing how mild our fruits and veggies are getting in flavour?? Profit is not all there is to life. Food nutrients in plant should always trump profit. You are planting crops in water and reaping flavorless and nutrientless harvest! Even okra, onions, pineapples, strawberries etc are beginning to taste like water. Change your ways. Grow food in the ground. Grow food crops in soil not in water Use organic manure. Stop being lazy. Spread the word!!
Flavorless? Clearly you’ve never had hydroponic produce. Quit spreading misinformation. Hydroponic is just as good, or better, than soil grown produce. Plus fewer pests to worry about in hydroponic.
Flavorless? Clearly you’ve never had hydroponic produce. Quit spreading misinformation. Hydroponic is just as good, or better, than soil grown produce. Plus fewer pests to worry about in hydroponic.
Amazing technology thank you for the video.
Wow this is fantastic! I think one of the most important take aways is to know that growing tomatoes hydroponically can be done on this massive scale but also (which I’m currently experimenting with) having the ability to do at home whether it be inside an apartment or a house. My biggest problem is trying to figure out exactly what my nutrient blend should be. To date I’ve been able to grow cucumbers this way and I have sweet peppers that are thriving and I should have a tremendous harvest if the blooms on my plants are the determining factor of yield and if nothing happens between now and then to jeopardize that. I’m incredibly motivated to grow as much actual food in an apartment as possible with the addition of artificial light +natural sunlight +nutrients added to the water +air rocks. Interesting to point out that my plants do not have an rock wool they are just supported by the edges of the jugs that they are growing in and I’ve strung string up to the top of the inside window and I’m supporting the growth that way. So far with my tomato plant I’ve gotten a lot of leaf and plant growth and only a few little yellow blossoms but they have dried out and fallen off before producing any signs of tomatoes. I suspect it’s due to my lack of knowledge about the required nutrients that I need to add to the water in order for the fruit to progress. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to see some of my photos of my actual plants and my harvests check out my Facebook page, would love any comments and feedback that you could provide. 🇨🇦
Https://m.facebook.com/armchairgardener/
If I recall what I have sen on other channels (I am not a grower yet, but looking up all I can find) every plant needs different minerals. I think tomatoes need more calcium than say, more leafy greens. I recall someone (I dont recall the channel, but it was on aquaponics (fish)) saying they put the tomatoes first on the line, then put the rest into the leafy greens stuff. rockwool seems to be irrelivent. it is neutral, as far as growing is concerned. you can use pool noodles for support for the tomatoes. channels you might find useful.. Spring Hill Farms and Keep on Growin' with Mike VanDuzee are good for this.
That is very good we hope get the fertilizer mix
Hello, I am from Jordan. I liked this type of cultivation. Can someone help me to obtain the pasta formula of nutrient solutions A and B for fruit crops such as tomatoes
It seems to me your yield figures are based on gross production volume per square meter. But what is not reflected in those figures is that the growing season in hydroponics is much longer, thereby contributing to the increased volume. On a production per month the Groasis system would be more competitive than the numbers you compared, especially when you consider the costs of gas, water, heating, etc., are for a longer time period thereby reducing the profit margin per kilo. The growing (cost) season of the hydroponics is Nov-Dec (11 months of costs). What are the costs per kilo produced? What is the comparison to Groasis? How much shorter a season? Also, have you considered adding a bigger wick (or more wicks) to increase passive water delivery? And does that make a difference in production? I also don't understand how Groasis works in a relatively temperature controlled greenhouse. I thought the day-night temperature differential is what caused the condensation that kept the system functional. Thank you if you can answer these questions.
The extended growing season has more to do with the type of greenhouse and climate control system that it has then the method of irrigation. If they would put the groasis system in one of these modern style greenhouses shown in the video they would be able to grow just as long.
And I guess in the greenhouse they would just fill the waterbox manually.
Are you using only rockwool for tomato ?
How much temperature out of shed
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hello sir can i come to see your your green house system ?
what the name of seeds of tomato and variety please tell me i want to grow
Is this nft or deep water culture
I dont think it is either. ntf seems to be based on a constant flow of water (touching the roots without drowning them, and nutrients) without a grow medium (I think that what they call it.) DWC is literally, deep water (water with nutrients, and aeration (air bubbler))
is there anyone involved with this type of tomato production that thinks the exceptionally long tomato vines are a production complexity that need to be reduced?
can any body help me about altitude. because i want to construct green house on 5000 altitude
tomatos plastic wery goooood
but they still don't taste good. Not as good as tomatoes grown in the ground.
You new generation farmers are killing nutrients in food crops.
I bought carrot the other time, it was so orange in color and fresh and meaty that I couldn't wait to eat it.
As soon as I took a bite, I became worried. It was flavorless and tasteless. I was eating carrot that tasted like water. Carrots are supposed to be sweetish with a very strong carrot flavour
Same thing with garlic. Garlic ought to have a really strong garlic flavour but the garlic in the market these days is so mild in flavor that you wonder what horror profit driven greedy farmer are doing to our food crops!
I can't be the only one noticing how mild our fruits and veggies are getting in flavour??
Profit is not all there is to life. Food nutrients in plant should always trump profit.
You are planting crops in water and reaping flavorless and nutrientless harvest!
Even okra, onions, pineapples, strawberries etc are beginning to taste like water.
Change your ways.
Grow food in the ground.
Grow food crops in soil not in water
Use organic manure.
Stop being lazy.
Spread the word!!
Flavorless? Clearly you’ve never had hydroponic produce. Quit spreading misinformation. Hydroponic is just as good, or better, than soil grown produce. Plus fewer pests to worry about in hydroponic.
Flavorless? Clearly you’ve never had hydroponic produce. Quit spreading misinformation. Hydroponic is just as good, or better, than soil grown produce. Plus fewer pests to worry about in hydroponic.