Hydroponic Zinnia Flowers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Zinnia flowers were grown with a hydroponic method that doesn't require electricity or mechanical aeration similar to a method for growing hydroponic lettuce.
One of the highlights of this video is the viewing of the massive root system which developed in the moist air space between the nutrient solution level and the cover of the growing container.
This is awesome. The "weeds" looked like tall cosmos, the take forever to flower 🌼.
I just recently started hydroponics and never considered doing a stock liquid solution.. genius!! I'm definitely going to do that. Thank you
Have you tried trimming off the air roots to see if they do anything? I think they just subsist in the humid zone doing nothing. I was too lazy to test it this summer though.
Hi Jeb, No, I didn't try that because I only had the one container and was enjoying looking at the flowers and didn't want to risk hurting the plants. It was science/curiosity vs. enjoyment and the latter prevailed!
Your mind is a hydroponic content creation factory.
Jeb ur a crazy beast!
Jeb!! Dig your channel! Thx for the laughs… oh and the east grows I’ve experienced!!
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Very colorful and nice display of zinnia flowers, I was happy to see you making more videos. This year I was able to hide a container in the landscape plantings, in which I grew flowers using non-circulating hydroponics. It was a perfect way to get out of watering chores that is common with typical potted plants. Maybe you can supplement your greenhouse vegetables with containers of flowers? It would be a colorful greenhouse!
Thanks, Matt. I think more people will follow your lead and grow flowers by non-circulating hydroponics. I plan to release some more videos this fall and will even experiment with several very short preview type videos and will look forward to your reaction about the concept.
@@growkratky5558 I will be looking forward to seeing your creativity. Thanks for the kind words.
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I like the shirt! The Zinnia's are beautiful. I've grown marigolds, they weren't quite as nice. Thank you for the poem, I didn't know you were a poet. Big thumbs up, good to see you.
Thank you! Look in the description below my youtubes and you will see items for sale by Teesprings. Different colors and sizes are available. Just click on the item and it will lead you to the order page.There is also a "Grow Kratky" design.
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Best ever i have seen beautiful flower. An off grid hydroponics.
5:15 I count 17 open buds also, but it could be more if you include buds that will open soon. Hehe, nice poem at the end. I don't usually grow flowers but I am feeling inspired.
I enjoyed every second of this video. You are really fun! :) I will definately grow some zinnia flowers in this summer ! THx to you.
Thank you!!
It was great to see, I did start growing Zinnia Kratky method that I saw from other youtubers. I planted then in my house in a big vase a couple of weeks ago under lamps. And you imagine how surprised I am that "Kratky" is a real person! and he successfully grew zinnias! just wow!
Well, that just makes my day!!
100% charming! Historically I’ve only grown things in soil. I have an Aerogarden and enjoy that. Just recently I’ve been introduced to The Kratky Method. Very intrigued. I love zinnias so here I am. Pray tell what variety of zinnias are those? I have seeds ranging from very small varieties (12”) to very tall varieties (3’).
Thank you! Sorry, but I don't have the variety name readily available.
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Thank you!
Wow, im planning to grow zinnia hydroponically too ..how much ppm needed? Thank you so much🤗
Fabulous I've got some violet impatiens grown this way too they are doing well even with very strong winds. Question any other flower ideas?
Thanks for sharing. No, I don't have any other flower ideas, and am looking for suggestions.
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AT 5:00, the flowers have some netting or twine supporting them. Could you please share more details about your approach for supporting the plants?
I just placed a ring of cotton string around the foliage, but it may need to be attached to 1 or 2 anchor stakes to prevent the foliage from all falling in one direction.
I love Dr.Kratky! Most underrated channel on youtube. Are you taking grad students? probably not, if you are emeritus :( Please make more videos, the world is going to need all of your unpublished knowledge in addition to all of your published knowledge. Really the videos are more accessible to the non-college educated anyway. New idea: can you make videos on the topics of all the papers you have published, papers you never got around to publishing and seminar/conference presentations? Can we get a nobel prize for the father of resource efficient, universally accessible, non-electrical, unpatented almost free hydroponic gardening? I know i'm asking a lot from a retired professor who still keeps active professionally but a successful TH-cam channel could fund a small team of grad students to make the videos for you :) I'm so inspired, everyone is getting a kratky inspired, reused plastic, home-made grow system for their birthday this year!!!!!
Hi Harry, Being retired and away from my worksite, I am unable to take grad students. Published papers have been the focal point for past lettuce, ginger and rainshelter youtubes and I will try to make a few more of these types of youtubes. A grow system is a great idea for a birthday present!
thank you so much fot the vid, been wondering if i can grow flowers using kranty method, thanks for the vid!
👏👏👏 Fantastic!
wow just amazing I may have to try this over the winter
Where can I read more about maintaining nutrient/water volumes. I live in Western Washington state and would like to try growing Zinnias like this. What I don't understand is that when it rains here it seems like the nutrients would drain out the drain hole and be lost. How can I learn more about this method.
An article which might be of interest is: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/vc-1.pdf and also you might be interested in some of the linked articles in the Literature Cited section. Finally, I would also suggest my (Grow Kratky channel) recent youtube on marigolds.
@@growkratky5558 Thank you for the links. I've subscribed to your channel and will watch and read.
@@growkratky5558 - Excellent article, thanks for the reference.
I heard that garden flowers can attract pollinators that wil help keep the population of insect pests under control. Wonder if there any research on that with hydroponics.
The weeds were actually pretty. And they really did look good with the zinnias. They were probably taking up too much water though huh?
Also your weeds kind of look like cosmos. Which is a flower..
Did you provide any oxygen in the water solution?
No
so beautiful, I'm trying this ❤💙😍 thank you
Thank you - You made my day!!!
I love this, thank you!
That's great to hear! Maybe you might be interested in my marigold youtube
th-cam.com/video/hzGk2CeQojE/w-d-xo.html
Nice. What EC for zinnia?
I aim for 1.5 mS.
@@growkratky5558 Thank you for sharing. From Malaysia 💝
How much extra water + nutrients did you end up adding?
Firstly, I am happy to report that the flowers are still alive and well. During the remaining warm weather of Aug, I usually added 2-3 quarts of water per day, but lowered that to about 1 to 2 quarts per day starting about 10 days ago due to cooler weather and smoky air conditions.The correct approach to adding more nutrients is add nutrient solution instead of water when the EC becomes lower than 1.5mS, but my actual approach was a little more complicated.
Who's the originator of this method? I thought it was Hideo Imai from the 80s.
As chronicled in the youtube th-cam.com/video/MI4G3GUzrNg/w-d-xo.html
depending upon the interpretation of 'originator', it could have been Sachs around 1860, Gericke in the 1920-30s and, yes absolutely, Imai in the 1980s.
@@growkratky5558 Awesome. I'll check 'em out.
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Hi Joe, Great to hear from you!
Joe, This might be useful to you th-cam.com/video/dyQBnkYVjqg/w-d-xo.html
Is there a place in Hilo to get Masterblend? Or do you order online?
I think the Hawaii Farm Co-op in the industrial area carries Hydro-garden fertilizer and that is very good fertilizer. I currently am in the Pacific Northwest and ordered my fertilizer online.
I love it cant wait to try it
Awesome, but i failed as the temperature here in India gets above 40°Celcious in the Summers....
Yes, that is pretty hot!
If you go to the Happy Leaf LED website, you can find a lot of videos on how to grow a variety of plants using the Kratky method all year long.
How about growing beneficial insects to eat aphids and such.
That's a good idea, but it is beyond my abilities.
@@growkratky5558 Hawaii prevents a lot of beneficial insects and nematodes for sale online from being shipped into the state. Must be a great government job sitting around saying no no no :)
@@nightwaves3203 I think the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture is the principal regulatory agency in Hawaii for importing biological materials into the state.
Thank you dr very very much.
The weeds you cut off were flowers. They are Cosmos I believe.
Oops! Thank you.
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The weeds you cut where Cosmos flowers
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You had no mildew. Is that normal for your area? I always get mildew outside Boston.
I'm currently in western WA and just looked at my hydroponic zinnias - they don't have any mildew, although the dried up flowers have a little fungal infection. The summer weather was pretty dry here, but there has been rain in the past 3 weeks.