How to Build a Wick Hydroponic System
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2021
- In this video, I'll show you how to build a simple wick hydroponic system. A wick system is great for growing root vegetables like radishes and carrots. It's also a great choice for growing leafy greens and most herbs.
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📖VIDEO CHAPTERS 📖
00:31 Wick System Supplies
01:10 Wick System Assembly
04:34 Best Media for Wick Systems
05:30 Optional Supplies
06:09 How to Install an Air Pump & Air Stones
07:42 Planting Seeds in a Wick System
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How a wicking hydroponic system works:
In this system, a piece of wicking fabric pulls water and nutrients from a reservoir up into the growing bed via capillary action. For this build, I use a quarter-inch diameter wick cord. There are drain holes in the bottom of the growing bed (top tote) that allows excess water to drain back down into the reservoir.
Root vegetables do well in a wick system because the media is fairly deep. Since root vegetables do most of their growing below the surface, this deep media is ideal. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
the energy this guy has makng this video is gold .. love how you explain everything in such great detail .. happy growing 😊
😂 thank you! I try.
Your stuff is so good!! Really love your format, topics and structure. Thank you for this great content!
Thank you so much! I enjoy making the content, and it's awesome to know that someone out there is enjoying it! Thanks again!
Thank you for a very informative and interesting video. Ive been wanting to grow carrots and this seems like a wonderful solution!
Hey ! I have a suggestion to try !
While soaking your seeds for 12-16 hrs. Try it in a nice Dark cabinet !
I found most all my seed starts like the dark better to sprout 👍
Interesting! I'll give it a shot.
Also u can add a little 3% Hydrogen Peroxide to water for sprouting....and a drop of Myco....
Been following for a while have good tips man keep em comming !
Thanks so much for the kind words Marc! I’ll do my best. If there are things you’d like to see in the future, let me know. Thanks again!
humility and professionalism that distinguishes you. congratulations for this video. My plants are growing thanks to your previous video of the Eq. blessings ✌️
Thank you my friend. Happy to hear your plants are doing well!
Thanks dude love the content very infortive
You’re welcome, and thank you for the kind words!
Really good stuff here. I've been a traditional soil gardener for nearly 50 years but age and injuries are catching up to me. I've started experimenting with hydroponic and now I'm all in! Love the science and it's a lot easier physically for me.
Thanks Randy! I completely understand. I have to be careful about my exposure to the sun (skin cancer). The science of it is so fun, and it’s cool getting to experiment with new ideas. Thanks again for watching, and I hope you keep on experimenting! Is there any kind of content I could create in the future that would be particularly helpful for ya?
@@HydroHowTo The content is great. One question though, I've got lettuce on a raft in a Kratky system and I'm wondering if there's a big difference between liquid nutrients and the Master Blend mix.
@@randywest2655 For growing lettuce, there’s not a big difference since leafy greens use the same nutrient profile for their entire growing cycle. Master Blend is a great choice. I use it sometimes myself.
Very cool idea.
Thanks for watching, and for the kind words!
Excellent
Thanks for watching!!
Happy,
Really great video and informative to me. One thing that may help others and myself is to watch your video and critique the volume of the sounds. I had to adjust it way down when you were drilling and back up to hear you talk. Thanks, Tony
Oh good to know! Thanks for that!
Beautiful 🎉
Thank you for watching!
Thanks!
Wow! Thanks Kevin!!
Gracias!
de nada!
Wonderful 👍 would this work with potatoes? I live in flats so lugging soil around ain’t appealing also perlite is manageable as long as kept wet plus the bonus you can reuse it. Probably try hilling as well.Thank you for sharing your setups gets the cogs going good man. 🤠
Thanks for watching, and for the kind words! I’ve never tried it with potatoes but would love to know how it turns out for you!
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Brilliant idea - Excited to see how those radishes turn out! Curious - Probably not very important, but what size "drain holes" did you end up going with, and did the reservoir stay clean of perlite/vermiculite? Very cool...
Thank you! I'm excited too!!!😁 The drain holes are around 1/8" in diameter. The reservoir is still totally clean of perlite/vermiculite. Thanks again, and can't wait to share the update with ya!
@@HydroHowTo - That's awesome dude. Keep up the great work, and thanks for the idea I might give that a run, and see if Rhubarb is doable....Maybe even go a little taller and risk some potatoes, lol. Long grows, but I think that opens up some opportunities for sure.
@@Exfog I think potatoes and rhubarb are definitely doable! Can’t wait to know how it works out for you!
@Happy Hydro Farm would like to see an aero cloner build if possible TIA!
Might be able to do that. Thanks for watching!
thanks for the excellent video. How long do you leave your air running?
Thanks for watching! I left the air running all the time.
@@HydroHowTo ok. Thx
Does the wicking bucket work well with auto flowers
I've never tried it.
For radishes this setup is a bit over the top, as you can grow radishes in a much simpler system like e.g. an Aerogarden; just take care that the bulbs grow above the net cup, then it will work perfectly fine, the radishes can be harvested after 25 to 30 days.
However i do like your setup and i wonder whether it would work for potatoes?
I haven’t tried it with potatoes but could possibly work if you mount as it grows
hydro how to articulate.. jk 😂😂 really thou awesome job mang..
😂😂 thanks for watching!
is the perlite to vermiculite ratio by weight or volume
I did it by volume, wasn’t very scientific 😂
If you use a heat gun plastic cuts much easier just be careful not to overheat it
That’s a great idea!
How did the radishes do? Did they grow well? Thank you for the video.
They did really well, germinated quickly and were ready to harvest in about 30 days. I ended up adding a fill tube/water level indicator on the side to keep track of water level. One thing I would recommend is planting half the container, and planting the other half a week or so later. That way the radishes are ready to harvest at different intervals. I need to look back through my footage and see if I recorded the part where I added the fill tube.
@@HydroHowTo right on I'm gonna give it a go thank you 😊
@@TM-we6eg Awesome! I think you’ll like it!
Have you tried to use the Kracky method Instead of using an air pump. I’ve been doing a lot of aquaphonics and judo for years and found I didn’t need an air stone However I have not tried the wicking bed at this time. That’s going to be one of my winter projects.
A cool setup.
Can you just use cotton rope instead
Yep. Anything that wicks water will work, it may not last as long or be as efficient but it’s worth experimenting with!
some thoughts: just tie a knot in the rope instead of relying on friction fit. cotton WILL rot and stink. a test was done where a micofiber (polyester) towel was shown to be the best wicking material, just cut some strips and roll them sideways.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. When did you perform this test with microfiber towels?
@@HydroHowTo it was a study i found on the web, forget where. compared cotton, polyester, as well as various soil mixtures
@@arkrainflood Ah gotcha.
@@HydroHowTo I just use acrylic yarn and/or strips of ply-craft felt for my wicks.
Will this work on tomatoes
I’ve never tried, but I doubt it would be the most ideal option.
This video is very helpful but In the middle of video said bucket so many times, thought we missing buckets
That doesn’t surprise me. I have a tendency to say bucket a lot when making these videos.
took the words right out my mouth ahahahahah😅😂😂😂
Do you have a grow showing this system
I thought this video showed how to setup for growing radish. I'll go back and look again. What kind of grow are you wanting?
@@HydroHowToshow how lettuce or tomatoes or cucumbers would do with the wicking, like a time laps grow.
Sir,,,,,, these are not food grade plast
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