Cool. I have not tried any beans yet, going to do that next. Thanks for showing an inexpensive way to build float valves with things we have laying around.
I’ve done my first float valve with your instructions for a container of indoor hydroponic tomatoes. It works great and keeps a steady 3 inches of solution. Thank you. I would love to see a video from you where you explain how your arrive at a certain quantity of fertilizer for your crops in a growing medium like these beans.
Dr., first of all, thank you very much. It's a pleasure and an honor to have you here on youtube. I am Brazilian, and it was a great happiness to have discovered your method of planting. We have a project to bring a healthier diet at a low cost in the "favelas" (places where the poorest people live in Brazil), and your solution is the only one possible because those living in the "favelas" can not afford the expense of air or water pump and even electric energy costs. We are studying the best way to take the method, using recyclable materials. Again, it's an honor to be able to talk to you. We are just young dreamers trying to fight hunger and poverty. We would be very glad if we could talk to you in any way( e-mail,skype or anything). Thank you one more time.
I am pleased to learn that this general concept has promise to produce healthy food in your location. Yes, you will need to be creative and use whatever materials are available to assemble growing systems and I encourage you try multiple approaches. My email address appears at the end of the video in the 'credits' section.
I liked how you repurposed the window shipping frames, and show how common materials can be intelligently applied toward gardening. This sub-irrigated bed seems to be effective for not only pole beans, but also for some root crops too. Good job and looking forward to more of your videos.
Here in the midwest U.S., onions and radishes are a very common root crop that are nice to grow in abundance in a system like the one that you are using for growing beans. Beets might be another possibility. With a bit more growing medium, yams, potatoes, and other crops would work too. Searching for root crops that grow in shallow containers will give results for crops like the Paris Market Atlas Carrot, which was bred for shallow containers. Additionally, I've grown strawberries in a system very similar to what you show in this video. Worked very well.
Growing vegetables at high temperatures can be difficult whatever growing method is used. I hope to receive some feedback from folks using this method in different climates.
Actually, the goal is to automatically irrigate various kinds of containers of growing medium or soil and have no leaching of water or nutrients/fertilizer and have minimal evaporation such that the majority of water consumption is for transpiration of the crop.
there must be holes drilled through the sides of the float container to allow water into the chamber or else the water level could not be watched. thanks
Welcome, I noticed it badly in your early videos, later ones I assumed you'd gotten one, but i think it was just better editing/better mic or something? For there still were occasional pops and crackles from breath. Anyway, very useful (and cheap) bit of technology. I made one myself from double layer of heavy nylons folded over a hoop.
Yes, the earlier videos were made with a different computer and microphone. I think some of the computer settings needed an adjustment. I will be ordering a pop filter for future videos. Making videos is quite a learning experience! Thank you for your advice.
I wish I could give this guy a big hug!
Cool. I have not tried any beans yet, going to do that next. Thanks for showing an inexpensive way to build float valves with things we have laying around.
I’ve done my first float valve with your instructions for a container of indoor hydroponic tomatoes. It works great and keeps a steady 3 inches of solution. Thank you. I would love to see a video from you where you explain how your arrive at a certain quantity of fertilizer for your crops in a growing medium like these beans.
Dr., first of all, thank you very much. It's a pleasure and an honor to have you here on youtube. I am Brazilian, and it was a great happiness to have discovered your method of planting. We have a project to bring a healthier diet at a low cost in the "favelas" (places where the poorest people live in Brazil), and your solution is the only one possible because those living in the "favelas" can not afford the expense of air or water pump and even electric energy costs. We are studying the best way to take the method, using recyclable materials. Again, it's an honor to be able to talk to you. We are just young dreamers trying to fight hunger and poverty. We would be very glad if we could talk to you in any way( e-mail,skype or anything). Thank you one more time.
I am pleased to learn that this general concept has promise to produce healthy food in your location. Yes, you will need to be creative and use whatever materials are available to assemble growing systems and I encourage you try multiple approaches. My email address appears at the end of the video in the 'credits' section.
That is a great little planter you have there. Great to see it in action :) Thanks for sharing :)
Very informative and entertaining. Thanks for sharing and being so detailed.
I liked how you repurposed the window shipping frames, and show how common materials can be intelligently applied toward gardening. This sub-irrigated bed seems to be effective for not only pole beans, but also for some root crops too. Good job and looking forward to more of your videos.
Thanks Matt. Do you have any suggestions of possible root crops?
Here in the midwest U.S., onions and radishes are a very common root crop that are nice to grow in abundance in a system like the one that you are using for growing beans. Beets might be another possibility. With a bit more growing medium, yams, potatoes, and other crops would work too. Searching for root crops that grow in shallow containers will give results for crops like the Paris Market Atlas Carrot, which was bred for shallow containers. Additionally, I've grown strawberries in a system very similar to what you show in this video. Worked very well.
Thanks Matt. Those are great suggestions.
can the kratky method work higher temp areas like San juaqiun valley
Growing vegetables at high temperatures can be difficult whatever growing method is used. I hope to receive some feedback from folks using this method in different climates.
Is the goal to create a design concept that would work for a whole field of beans? That would be awesome!
Actually, the goal is to automatically irrigate various kinds of containers of growing medium or soil and have no leaching of water or nutrients/fertilizer and have minimal evaporation such that the majority of water consumption is for transpiration of the crop.
Great video! 👌
there must be holes drilled through the sides of the float container to allow water into the chamber or else the water level could not be watched.
thanks
Holes can be drilled either on the side or bottom of the float valve body so that the water drains into the growing tank.
Hi I’m in Melbourne Australia and wonder if the plastic covering would get hot during summer?
Yes, but less so if the plastic shelter is small and has open sides.
You may want to acquire a pop filter. Anyway, love the videos :D
Thanks for the good advice. Being a bit new at making youtube videos, I wasn't aware of this device to improve sound quality.
Welcome, I noticed it badly in your early videos, later ones I assumed you'd gotten one, but i think it was just better editing/better mic or something? For there still were occasional pops and crackles from breath. Anyway, very useful (and cheap) bit of technology. I made one myself from double layer of heavy nylons folded over a hoop.
Yes, the earlier videos were made with a different computer and microphone. I think some of the computer settings needed an adjustment. I will be ordering a pop filter for future videos. Making videos is quite a learning experience! Thank you for your advice.
Jeb Gardener3 weeks agoSorry, but you didn't win the drawing for the drawing. Thanks for commenting though!