Off the Grid Kratky Method of Hydroponics (guerilla buckets)
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- Steve and I show you how to create your own Kratky Method of Hydroponics or guerilla hydroponic garden. This method is especially good for celery and a heap of veg that appreciate water :- ) .
and no , it was not in for 6 months ? lololol may be 12-14 weeks :- )
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His strong accent makes this so much more entertaining than it should be
He just sounds like a bloke you would meet at the local pub.
what accent?
What’s nice about this system. It uses the KISS principle, no mechanical parts to fail.Been using this for over 5 years on Toms, Peppers, Cukes, Celery and other veg. Great crop every time. Great Watercress in a 3 gallon bin, lasts all summer.
I'm in the USA , was wondering what nutrients to buy from Lowes/home depot/ Amazon for this .
Gardening makes people happy, you couple are the proof. Keep it up. Nice, short and precise. It helped me a lot. Some doubts were cleared. Nice job!!
Thanks mate :- )
"BUGGER ME DEAD!" - Subscribed!!
Simple, result oriented self sufficient approach, everyone should learn thanks
You two are so cute! Thanks for sharing. I hope your garden keeps doing so well!
Dutch buckets and static and reticulated. Feels good just to say it. Whack a couple little plants for me! Seriously, very nice setup. Organized and clean. Retirement fund paid in buckets.
"Can you keep it still? IM NOT THAT GOOD!" you guys got a subscriber 😂
TaDa Arm Movement as a show of success, Great to listen to you both love the team work..... Love the show of Love to all things breathing
If you rise your drums, you can put a bucket under the overflow and recycle the water, i use a big drum to make tree tea with all the scraps.
She's a sweetheart
Great people in this group. Love to all of you, strongly... The world needs more of you.
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love the setup! the chewing... not so much 😁
You two are Delightful & I am so glad I found you. Thank you for making it so easy, quick, & fun; Subscribed & hit the bell to see all of your videos, thanks so much, cheers from hills of West Virginia USA. LOVE
Y’all are precious!!!! Love to y’all from the Heart of Carolina!!! Subbed.
That is called Kratky Method . Kratky is a university professor in Hawaii who invented this method. Nice video.
Yep , that is where we learn't of it a few years ago .... thanks Domenico :- )
Actually it is the Great Grandmother method! Back in the 1960's my great grand mother was doing same as Kratky method. The old timers like her did this stuff since the depression or earlier. Kratky may have researched the method, He DID NOT invent it!!!
@@denstump4590 what did they use to feed the plants?
That may have been the most Aussie intro in all of TH-cam. Love the video, great to see some fantastic growth going on! Subbed and sending pats to Jess
That sound so great, so crunchy :) Oh and put the tomato in water also, you will spare yourself a lot of pain!!!
You folks have an amazing property !! Well done.
I needed a laugh and learn today! Thanks from Steve from the states.
"oh! bugger me dead!" 😂 OK, so I have a new favorite expression now. Also you guys gained a new subscriber :D
I see some Kratky Gorilla buckets coming to South Carolina in my future! Great video.
Great video guys and very entertaining, had a few laughs, which always helps. 👍
Thanks fir the vid! You two are great 😘
Sending you both love. Your garden is my dream 😘❤️😍
I like your garden and easy to follow instructions for hydrophonic gardening. I subscribed.
Y’all seem like such a cute couple, I loved your video. I just watched upright farming which was done with hydroponics & catching other videos now. I’ll be trying this. Thanks gina
Cute? He spoke to her like a piece of trash! He's horrible.
@@jacquelineelliott4291 You really need to get over yourself :- ) lol
You two are great.
Thanks for sharing your garden. Real nice work.
I like how you how you built the garden.
Hi.. Just want to say nice to see you and I like your video.
Yank from TX. Love your channel.
Brilliant guys. i could 3d print those baskets. ill have a play
You guys are awesome! Informative, relaxed and funny. Best to both of you! :)
I loved your video, thank you so much. I am just wondering whether you can tell me if the dark green bunnings buckets will be ok to use or will I have to paint them black likes yours please?
Woot finally trying this thanks to you guys and how much I miss your videos! Got my hands on some free bakery buckets and I already have some hydroponic nutrients which hopefully will work just as well. I’ll be trying tomatoes first and hopefully zucchini and broccoli and everything else eventually. Hope you guys are well :)
I have to wonder what kind of mosquito problem I would have if I did this with no pump running air into the water. I don't know what the mosquitoes are like in Australia, but if they're anything like the other critters over there, they could stand flat footed and screw a turkey.
Great job guy's love your work and sense of humour 👍
Hey mate where did you get the liquid fertilizer ? Cheers gr8 video
I love you guts great video. I hate celery but that is the best celery I ever saw. I am going to buy some paint ASAP. This is great I am trying this small scale but I live in TN USA and it gets so hot containers dry out this will fix that. Thanks....
I just added celery to my grow list.
Hi guys - You can get 5 gal buckets with lids in black color at the same price as white buckets so you don’t need to paint. Just thought you might like to know that
Yer , but they cost ? ... the 10 and 15 liter ones are easy to come by and cost squat :- ) but hey thanks for the advice :- )
Oh my gosh you guys have given me sooooo many ideas, thank you so much and god bless :)
Love your garden
Thanks mate :- ) cheers
Wish I lived next door!You missed your vocation.So much more real than some of the crap on good old y.....
Looking really good Steve and Kerri. Just ordered 3000 heirloom seeds of various types. Time to get into the garden.
Folks have just arrived! I will give you a call tomorrow afternoon and see when will work to catch up.
I have to say something that shows how ignorant I am. I had no idea who Roy Orbison was until he died. Never even heard of him before that.
Happy wife, happy life. ;-)
Thanks Kipper ... Those seeds are gold mate .... are you storing a few ? 3000 is quite a few seeds :- ) We forgive you regarding Roy lololol hear from you soon :- )
Amazing Garden. How do you keep the squirrels away?
I love your approach helped
Me so much thanks 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😋
Damn you guys are fun! Came for some basic Kratky into/tips. Ended up having a great time. They should get rid of those nerds on Gardening Australia and get you guys on instead. Bugger me dead!
Thanks , :- ) not sure if my camera work would cut the mustard though lol
That’s sooo cool!! Thank you I’m getting too old to haul dirt too lol
I loved this video! Enough to create one of these channel things. I subscribed for the tiny vids and already thought you two were awesome, but this is is great. I wanna be Kerri when I grow up (she’s probably younger than me lol) . Umm... plenty more nice words and thanks for the vids ❤️
Oh thank you for the kind words Victoria. :-)
I love you guys!!!!!
Just ran across you and am subbed up.
I'm in Spain, stop by and say Hola.
Oxoxoxox
Love the video. You guys are great
Thanks JC .... we try hey , in our own earthy way ... lolol
amazing garden! you two are awesome
Hi from Wisconsin!! Love your video!! Can you tell me what kind of paint you used for the buckets?
Thank you so much!!
Lovely couple
Excellent!!!
This was five years ago. Can you say/show how these tomatoes 🍅 progressed
When I add nutrient solutions to my tomato plants for the first time, I only add approx an 1” or so in bottom so not to drown air roots, they start to shrivel and end up dying over the next couple of days. Have y’all had any experience with this? They are in 5 gallon buckets
Garden walk through and explanation was awesome...the background music was a bit distracting, though! Keep up the good work!
there was background music?
Y'all are awesome! Learning is so much easier when you're laughing. Thanks for sharing your life and love!
Great video and garden setup.
Been looking at Dutch buckets and similar videos... never heard them called guerilla buckets
Nice job guys !! Now I know how it's done I'm into it !! Bloody black paint mate PLEASE don't get me started, extortionate prices !! Spray fiddly bits cans cheap as great job done and dusted !! Thanks heaps guys. Seeya Rob
Thanks Rob. We want pics when you have a few buckets up and running. Yep, the spray cans are way better value and easier to use. :) cheers Kerri and Steve
Hi Kerry, Buy a solar powered air pump AUS $38 to79 to add to the PVC pipes and the plants will grow like crazy. Kerry, Just google solar powered air pump and take a look at what I'm talking about.
Could you electrify them in the buckets somehow ? To combine hydro and electro culture.
I have watched a lot of Kratky vids and have often wondered if those root masses are edible. No answers yet.
If you flush with plain water in clean containers its probably just fine.
Great job guys !!! Thanks
Thanks for this video. Never thought of this, so much easier!!!!THANKS
i use the Kratky method often but it only works well with plants that are fully grown in less than 3 months since the water is all gone and you can't top it up
Dimitrios Moures you can with special planning!!!
Hi guys, very real 👌 how much sun do your buckets get, I am in Northern Vic,, have you done a wicking bed demo ? , just found you and am now subbed 😃😃
I keep the buckets in about half shade. Maybe 4 hours full for some sun light , but others are under 60%shade cloth all the time. It depends on the plant that might be in them at the time ...
There is a wicking bed barrel vid up which is almost the same . good luck Neighbor :- )
Thank you appreciate our videos and your reply. Cheers 🥦🥒🥬🌶🍓
Love it mate. Can you teach us how to make those wicking.beds with a drain nozzle spout. And the stagnant water bucket
Here you go..... this'll keep you busy for a little while :) cheers Kerri th-cam.com/video/PqArMDSq4Fo/w-d-xo.html
Just watched this video and decided i wanna try some of that ! ( well done guys very informative and funny )
So first thing i did was try and find some of that Dutch Master Gold One Grow , yeah well good luck on that i seem to be going round in circles trying to get a hold of it in 2021 , and the stuff i did come across was well into the $130 odd price range , looks like i might just end up getting some cheapo stuff from Bunnings
imhardatwork Hi mate look up mrstacky.com.au they sell the dry ingredients you mix yourself so you are not paying a 100 plus dollars for the water content cheers .
I love it
I wonder if they make a solar-powered system that would run the bubbler & pump, or a bunch of bubblers, so the system would not be completely static but could still be considered completely off grid since its solar powered, right???
Done properly kratky will negate need for air injection via air roots with perfectly comparable end results.
Happiness is a rusty shovel!
Thank you! You two are too cute!
Kerri is cute ... me , I am just old ... lol but thanks hey :- )
I absolutely think you are both adorable.
instead of paint the bucket, can you put a black garage bag as a inside layer of the bucket?
Love this vid, you guys are awesome x
Hi Guy's, great info on the buckets. picked up some today along with the paint. Can you link where you get your baskets from (China, I think) Looking forward to setting set up ASAP. Thanks again.
We order ours from China and have done for a few years now ... they are cheap and come with little foam inserts that hold the seedlings .... We use 50 mm in pipe work and mostly in the bucket as the only part of the plant is the stem that goes through it ... You can find if you like on ebay 70-75 mm ones that we also use , but those are really not necessary .... IMO Unless you grow plants like celery that tends to grow quite large at its base .... then use the bigger ones ...
www.ebay.com.au/itm/10x-3-Mesh-Pot-Net-Basket-Hydroponic-Aeroponic-Clone-Flower-Plant-Grow-Pot-Cup-/262738661603?var=&hash=item3d2c71d0e3:m:mSrr9E5UOCwQpICvfn-tdBg
They come in a few sizes from the seller below , so just jump on the link below and check them out :- ) cheers Steve
www.ebay.com.au/itm/10pc-Black-Plastic-Hydroponic-Planting-Mesh-Net-Flower-Pot-Basket-Plant-Grow-Cup/152058958072?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=451258898228&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
thanks heaps Steve. Will check it out.
So I managed to find baskets and the nutrient in town today. Got the Dutch Master for 50% off. Thanks Westside Hydroponics.
Hey Steve, great video. Very informative.
You should sell tours !
Love to bring the wife and kids up to see how it's done...
Thanks Geoff ..... mate we don't sell squat lolol but hey you are welcome to cruise up for a free tour .... Where are you ?
Loved the video! Thanks so much. Quick question about the celery. Did you root it in water first and then transfer it over to a net pot? Did you need to do anything until it found it's water source in the bucket?
I enjoyed your video, but where can you buy that liquid fertilizer?
I can't find it
Mate it seams to me you are showing what you are doing. Beginners like myself want to know HOW you do it. Do you have to change the solution and if so how often, you stated that you prepared the day before Prepare on the show then we all learn
I was pondering whether or not to answer this, but thought, okay suggestions can be good. I'm pretty sure we covered your question somewhere. No we don't change the solution, but we do make up the nutrients and water in the watering can when we top up the buckets. You will learn when you need to do this when you have a go at doing these for yourself, it will obviously depend on the season and the plant as to how much water they will use. Some plants that are annuals will never need the water touched, especially in winter, because there will be enough for their life cycle in the original mix. In the summer, if the plants get really thirsty then you will need to top up.
cheers Kerri
Lovely people, lovely video
Thanks Bob ... we try mate .... but just a not , I have to live with Kerri lol .... just kidding sort of lolol but hey cheers :- )
Thank you for the lovely tour all the way from Ontario, Canada where the snow and ice is still a couple feet deep but melting. I notice you are not using bubblers and such to put oxygen in the water. The action of adding new water every once in a while good enough it seems?
Hi just wounding with the one grow is that from start to finish with vegetables? And where to buy it plz thanks for the great video guys
We have not been able to get " one grow " in 4 liter for a couple of years now .... These days we use this one ... works real good and yes , we use the same mix all the way through the grow cycle .... cheers Steve .... www.ebay.com.au/itm/182355371488?hash=item2a753a25e0:g:zzkAAOSwJJxeDXVm
Very nice
you guys are funny and good info
Thanks Adrian ... we aim to please , but some times our aim sucks .... lolololol
Thanks a mill, realy enjoyed the video excellent. Gorilla gardening brilliant...
Those buckets are really big. Do you only use those for certain veg? Can you grow any veg this way - if so, are there different sizes you need to use? For example what size might you use for strawberry plants? In the summer wont black buckets attract the heat and warm the water and wont that be bad for the roots? How does the black bucket stave off algae growth - I thought warmth would attract algae
Are you worried about toxic from the plastic? Cheers
How did you cut the barrels in half? What did you use? Tools? Everything looks great.
Probably a circular saw or sawzall
The nutrient solution has to be boiling in those black buckets in the summer time. How do you deal with the high temperatures and preventing Pythium?
They grow fine .... so must be ? deal with ? we don't ... look at vids farther in time on those very buckets ... We have harvested Celery and the tomato's are fruiting and doing fine .... We tend not to fix what is not broken :- ) cheers Steve
Thanks for a great vid. I have a quick question...What about refilling your buckets when the water level is low? Do you add more nutrients?
yes Michael everytime you fill them you add nutrients as well. Pretty easy. Give it a shot :) cheers Kerri
Search Kratky hydroponics.
yep ... years ago did just that to get my ideas from :- )
Have tried to grow various plants in the water only bucket system. However, many of the plants developed yellow leaves and
quite a few have roots which began to look very unhealthy. Have kept an eye on the nutrient level and pH but still had problems
Eggplant did quite well and produced a few fruits but now despite good amount of flowers plants are beginning to go yellow and
fruit has basically stopped growing. So overall, it has not been very successful. Any ideas about what I might be doing wrong.
Love your work guys. Are your wicking barrels the Gardening with Leon style?
I love Roy Orbison cheerio mate :-)
Hi Guys, love your video. I am inspired to give it a go myself but I haven't been able to find where I can buy the One Grow nutrients you use. I am in Victoria. Cheers
Hi Deb ... yes the OneGrow is hard to find these days , so we swapped some time ago to a local Ozie made version that has been working well ... It is a bit more economical too :- ) buy it online on fleabay with free delivery ... cheers Steve
www.ebay.com.au
/itm/DUTCHFEST-HYDROGROW-A-B-5-LITRE-HYDROPONIC-NUTRIENT-5L-HYDRO-GROW-DF/182355371488?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Thanks Steve. It says in the ad though that it is for indoor growing using Netherlands technology. Is that the one? Does that work the same way as the one in your video where you basically set and forget or do you need to keep checking pH levels regularly? Thanks again, Deb
Yep , nearly all of the bottled hydro nutrients say that in there product descriptions , I gave up years ago looking for one that said out doors ..lol
Al Jefied, that's in Saudi Arabia isn't it?