Gardener Grows Massive Amount of Lettuce in 2 Gallon Container, DIY Hydroponics with Pool Noodles
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Set It and Forget It Hydroponic Lettuce Grower
In this episode I show you the easiest way to grow hydroponic lettuce using pool noodles, takeout containers, etc. We also use free grow pads made from recycled egg cartons. These are grown under LED full spectrum grow lights.
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I’ve had continued success with your downpipe kratky system and egg carton grow mats but I’ve just added an aquarium pump to my shopping list- got to try that! Thanks Mike for all the inspiration and motivation. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing that. Does my heart good knowing there are more and more people out there growing their own food. Have an awesome weekend.
@@KeepOnGrowin ... I’ve posted an update photo on my post (Irene M. Not the designunlimited handle) on your FB page showing the lettuces that were started on my firstegg carton grow mats. I’ve just made another four of the grow mats. I’m also harvesting my own seeds now and made downspouts of course ... it’s all been very rewarding. Thx. 😁
So now I'm a thief, just stole my daughters pool noodle and going at it.. 🤫🌱
Hahahaha!
I'm limited by a vary drafty tiny, tiny home with the worst lighting, in the winter. Your idea of a homemade grow box on a chrome shelf is going to be a life saver for me. Cool weather veggies will do well in a thin vertical garden with grow lights!!! I will have lettuce in the winter! Thank you!
So my wife has been buying these living lettuce at Safeway. When we've eaten the leaves, she replants them. We've had really good success with this method. I vote harvest the whole top and regrow the plant from stock. We leave 2 or 3 leaves on the original plant. Keep it going Mike.
Awesome! You and your wife rock! Thank you Damon!
Yup ,when I cut off the romain leaves ,I put the bottom in a cup of water .Two days later new leaves began sprouting up . Have moved it to a larger jar ,suspended thru a hole just slightly above the water.Gunna wait and see what happens next . I,ll be adding a mild 4-18-38 mixture soon . Did the same for celery too.
Hi Mike from Winter Haven Florida, thank you for sharing such great ideas with us.
best channel in youtube.
Very good video. I like that it is short and to the point.
I think you're tips are so awesome! I would like to see you do a comparison between growing under a light, growing in the shade outside, or growing next to a sunny window.
Do this experiment! Let us know. 😊
You're such a good guy. Thanks for all the information.
Thank you gif sharing. I want it to be simple and inexpensive. I’m giving it a try
I LOVE the way you do your videos - and the music too. Thanks. Ready to move away from the soaking paper towel drying out by mistake. This method is next phase!
Nicely done, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Blessings!
Mike, I love your enthusiasm and how you show how simple it is to grow good stuff at home! Your videos are fabulous as well. Nobody knows how much time it takes to edit and make a really interesting, fun and informative video unless they’ve tried it themselves. You’ve done a great job on all fronts! Thanks!!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it 😎🖒❤
My shipment just came in of your down spout gardens and I am excited to get growing! I believe your method is an answer to my prayers and struggles of indoor gardening! Thank you so much. GROW ON!
Awesome! Happy gardening!!!!
Just discovered this awesome channel and just subscribed. You are great inspiration! Thank you so much.
Welcome Yanni!! Good to have you here.
Great ideas already learnt a lot... now motivated to try it..Will be watching all your videos . Growing own food is very important skills.. Just in case and great satisfaction it brings. Thank you for sharing...
Thank you, yes it is very important!
I really enjoy your right to the point explanation. Unlike others who just want to be heard with long winded blahblahblahs lol. I'm knew to any growing but seems easy enough. I found your video trying to learn how to regrow romaine. Hopefully someone sees this. First what is that lettuce called? Second can romaine be grown like that? Please and thank you.
Starting a hydroponic lettuce garden here. Of all the hydro videos on youtube I keep coming back to yours. Love you channel.
Wow, thanks!😀 I really appreciate it and hope it helps.
Eat it! Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
I like the lid contraption (I’m spamming comments because I love how straight forward this guide is thank you so much)
Thanks Mike. I have a pet bunny. He eats a head of lettuce every day. I am going to start growing it. I thank you for the tips and Mr Huggle thanks you for dinner.
Tell him I said Hi!
I've been following your channel for years and have learnt so much and this video is so enlightening with using very cheap equipment which we can all afford. God bless you.☺️
Thank you so much Janet. That really means a lot to me. 😀🌱❤
Just that simple!! Mr. Mike always shows ya how to Git-R-Done!! Agree air is better but not needed for Kratky Lettuce. Stay safe down there my friend and have a great weekend!
Thank you CB, have an awesome weekend too!
My first time watching .tgis is Awsome thank you showing this
Thanks I am going to try this
Thanks again for another informative video.
Fixing to step one of these up for my son
Hey, you should try making a video comparison with aeration and no aeration.
Another thing that would be nice is to have an idea how often do we have to refill these containers?
A guideline for a plant would need these many gallon bucket, etc. That one will be the most helpful for me.
Culmination of all your creative growing tips.
Thank you Pete! Have an awesome day.
Great video. Really learned something.
Austin, TX here. I appreciate your Fam's video's.
I appreciate that! Thank you!!
I just discovered you my impression one honest to God nice bloke helping so many people and looking for nothing in return your a one off Mike and thank you i will get set up it will take time as i am in Ireland .
Thank you David! So nice to meet you!
Best tips on this method,could not believe it worked , thanks a lot. Love my veggies pak Choi And lettuce in abundance.
Pak choi!!!
Great vids buddy👍🏻ultra-informative!
Thank you Marc!
My new favorite channel!!!
Thank you!!!
Great stuff for healthy food.
Love your videos. My wife and I are converting our guest room into an indoor growing room here in Alaska. We’re already growing some lettuce and spinach using your downspout design and grow lights. We’ve also been inspired by your hydroponic tomatoes to attempt them but we’re curious as to whether you have ever attempted growing strawberries? I’ve been going through your -lay lists and haven’t found any videos on berry growing.
Awesome! That sounds great! No. I don't have videos on berries. I tried a few times and just got a handful of strawberries. Ended up putting the runners back in the ground.
Thanks for info
Cheers from Downunder
Thanks Mike!!
Creating value right here! I was wonder how to do this I’ve been weeks trying to get lettuce to grow in cotton balls but I think the bleach stunts growth
You have a good point there.
Hey Mike I don’t know how I missed this video!
What I’d like to see is lettuce growing indoors comparing one with an air pump and one without. These are the things I’m interested in knowing:
-did it grow faster, more lettuce
-did the one without the air pump have any nasty smells coming from the water?
-I would also like to see as the lettuce becomes ripe around the outside you harvesting it and how often you are able to harvest it from the outside of the plant before you it start to bolt. Basically how many harvest cycles you get and if there is any difference between the two methods. It’s been my experience using an NFT system for my lettuce that I’m able to harvest every 7-10 days around the outside of the plants and then I can do this 5 times before it starts to show signs that it’s ready to bolt.
I would also love to learn how to let the lettuce bolt and then harvest lettuce seeds. I don’t know if you’ve ever done that before? I don’t recall, but I think it would be an excellent way to ensure food security and to continue with the process.
At present one of the easiest plant nutrients to get and use is the aerogarden because it just requires the addition of water.
One other thing to address is water sure you can go into PH Levels etc but I think to keep it simple just address letting them water sit for minimum of 24-48hrs at room temperature and does it actually have an effect on any possible chlorine or fluoride in the water.
Thanks! I keep referring people to your channel if they are struggling with growing leafy greens outdoors I tell them they can do it indoors and have none of the pest pressures or weather issues that they have outside and you can just grow consistently the same gorgeous leafy greens week after week. Which is exactly what I’ve been able to do after finding your channel. By referring others it’s my way of continuing to “bee the change” and thanking you for teaching me how to grow my own lettuce thank you!!🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
nice.i'd like to see exact setup under lights kratky style for comparison. thanks.
I think he is growing these under lights.
I sooooo wanna do this.
I'm from México, tanks Mike.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks Mike. This is awesome. I am actually going to be giving it a go at gardening for the first time. I was wondering can this be done and maintained in doors, say a basement during the winter months?
Yes, a lot of the lettuce that I grow is indoors.
Great video.
Great video Mike 👍🏼❤️
Thank you Gina!
How long will it continue to grow? Try that!
I'm just starting out and excited to try something different. I've knitted, crocheted, sewed, quilted, canned, grown gardens, and now let's go for this! I'm 76, but never too old to learn, right? All excess will go to the food pantries in town, since my family lives too far away.
You rock Donna! This grew another few weeks before we harvested and replanted it.
So glad I just stumbled upon your channel. I started growing indoors with soil. What a disaster with the knats! Then looking at all the indoor hydroponic systems was overwhelming. All very expensive and ugly. I have a VERY limited space in my tiny apartment. And plan on getting a tiny home in the future. So the smaller, least expensive and prettier the better. I would also like to use a solar aeration and grow light system instead of electric. I know it's possible...just haven't looked into it. One more thing...nutrients. Homemade possibly? Azomite? Idk. Thank you for sharing!
That's fantastic, keep up the great work!!
amazing vids. ty
Cant thank you enough for sharing all your wisdom and knowledge. Hoping to start in the next couple of days. Are you getting bugs or gnats indoors in FL? So worried about that😅 Thank you!!!
Thanks and yes on the gnats. Fruit flies too. I set out a can with some balsamic vinegar in it, they can't help themselves.
I ❤️ Your Video (s) And, hydroponics here I come:
YES!!! Happy gardening!
Thank you for these amazing videos! Question for you: can we reuse ♻️ bottoms of celery and lettuce to regrow them using this method?
Yes, you can. My wife likes regrowing celery. I get better results starting new lettuce from seed though.
Mike, I've just recently discovered your channel and I first off want to thank you for all that you do to help us grow food as cheaply as possible. I'm just getting in to hydrophonics and growing indoors. I'd like to do the method you show in this video, but I have a couple questions. 1) I'd like to get the pump you show in this video, but I'm confused on how to put it together and use it in the system. Do you have a video on how this is done? 2) What nutrients do you use and how often fed? 3) I see you offer a learning class. Is all this taught in that class? thank you
Here is the nutrient video. th-cam.com/video/SaN6Dlf2hCg/w-d-xo.html
I don't talk much about the pump because I don't use one in 99% of the things I grow.
Hi Mike,
I have been watching your channel for many months now. Can you please provide a link for the growing containers you used in this video? I also wanted to know if you have ever had any success in growing tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumbers this way? Thanks for all the great videos.
Enjoying this
Nice Hydroponic Setup! Continuing to follow your Channel.👩🏾🌾👨🏾🌾🏡🌱🌱🍆🍆
Thank you!!
Hey, Mike. I'm near you (High Springs) and have been growing indoor lettuce precisely this way for several years. It would be helpful if you would talk about the lettuce varieties you have the most success with. For me it's been Tom Thumb and other Bibb varieties but your's looks pretty awesome. Cos and Black Seeded Simpson also work fairly well for me. I can't quiet make out what you planted from the brief clip of the seed packet. Apologies if you've addressed this subject in a separate video.
I think this was just a Bibb variety, I usually grow Black Seeded Simpson, does well for me. I love High Springs, we lived there one year, right near downtown. Real homey and loved the small Christmas parades and farmers market. Jumping in the springs when most were at work was pretty awesome too.
Do you have a video showing how you cut the round holes in the lid? Thanks.
AWESOME RESPECT
Ik how this algorithm shi works I had my fun 😂 this is a great video man cheers!
AWESOME MATE
Your the man..
Dude, you have great taste in music. :)
You’re a wordy sorta fella. I like it.
Hi Mike , what are the top 10 plants you would say are easy to grow . ? Love your videos
Don't have time for top 10 but most leafy greens and herbs. Pak choi, basil, mint, lettuces.
Great choice nutrients DaYum
I just discovered your channel! I haven't had a chance to look through all of your videos, but I did notice that you didn't talk about your light source. I noticed at one point in the video it appeared you had the plants under lights.
Right now I am using Barrina lights and they are doing good.
Wow! Instant subscribe!
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
Brilliant!!!
Thank you Shannon!
Great video i want to try it how much light dose it take
I dont know how many times I've watched this dang video. Lol Music is bumpin. The 3rd day my microgreens have what looks like mold. I can't figure it out. Am using well water. Today I'm going to use water from my FISH TANK and another tray with DISTILLED WATER and see where that takes me. LOVE YOYR CHANNEL!
I'm only using the papertowl, not the mat. I am using the solutions MICROBLEND set you suggest
Awesome! 👍
Id like to see the same nutrients and container without areation.
I just subscribed and love this style video! What kind of water do you use, tap water or distilled?
Tap
What kind of lettuce did you grow?? Looks great👍🏻👍🏻
Nice for a small apartment space
Thanks for sharing....What advice do you give on producing crisp lettuce? My harvest is little wilted.
Harvest in the morning. Put in cold water before using it.
😀 you are great
Just came across you and just getting started into hydroponics. Always been a traditional grower but moved from So.Cal to Utah so now I need to deal with weather under 50°. Can I use this system indoors without lights during winter?
Ur pets are ADORABLE🐾🐾❤🐾🐾❤I don't think u mentioned lighting...yes outside the sun...but inside a growlight?
Lol, thank you. Grow lights are best but you can start with shop lights (LED) from the home improvement store.
want a tip add one tablespoon Ormus per gallon of water it can boost growth by 1/3 and add all 92 essential minerals!
Wo wo wooo. @6:10 QUESTION- WHAT IS THAT THING IN THE WATER IN BOTTOM OF YOUR CONTAINER?
It is an air stone for an aquarium. Available in pet stores, it aerates the water.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thank you! Btw, that video you submitted ( sorry I forgot the name of it) Is freaking amazing!
Can I grow 50 lettuce plants using the Kratky method in one pool planting 10 a week for 5 weeks? Can I add solution if the last ones planted are not reaching the water? Will adding solution impact air roots on earlier plants? Thanks for any help.
Love to see you cut from one and cut the other all the way down. Have you tried regrowing vegetables from "scrap"?
I don't like regrowing. It's possible but I never get the same quality. i always have microgreens so I keep this cycle going over and over for fresh crops.
Thanks for the info@@KeepOnGrowin
Hi Mike, could you please describe how long to keep seed covered, all 10-14 days or only the first couple days? And then where to keep those seeds, in the dark please or near a window?
first few days, then give them light.
I'd like to know how much difference the aeration makes....
You must not made it thru the whole video
Mike, love your videos, thank you! You said that it does better with aeration, but outside doesn't seem necessary. I'm needing to try inside (we live in 120+ degree desert), but I don't want to put aeration on it bc of the extra electric cost. When you say 'better', will it still work without aeration and what is the drawback? Thanks again so much and thanks for keepin us growin!
Over 90% of everything on my channel is without aeration. I only did it because people keep asking. It's a personal choice. There is always room to improve just depends on what we are willing to do.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks man! i'm gonna go all wild wild west on it then and try it without aeration, we may just have a winner with that method :o)
Mike, maybe it's time to leave another link to whare you bought your Grow Lites, or a link to your video on using them?
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amazing
Cut and come again method!
Should I have the air pump going for 24 hours or should I break the pump times down ? Love your videos.
Thank you. I turn mine off 6 to 8 hrs at night.
Mike is it okay to spray black paint on outside of containers to keep sunlight out
Thank for the video. Please, what is your light source ?
The guy that made them is no longer doing so. I will be experimenting with new lights,
😂 seed bae. Love your content dude
Thanks much!!!
Yo dude!! I love your videos. Are you in Florida??
Thank you. Yes
I'd like to see you do two containers at once - one done the Kratky way and one with the pump - so we can see, in real time, the difference(s) between the two methods. Thanks so much for doing this. -- Are you growing tomatoes now using the hydroponic method? You said you're in Florida - I'm in central Florida and I am hoping to grow tomatoes during our heat/rainy weather. What success have you had doing this?
Yes, I grow tomatoes but they have to be in larger containers. A small cherry tomato might work in this.
@@KeepOnGrowin would one tomato plant do well in 5 gal bucket?
I can't find those containers ☹... I like that size for the space i have to grow plants ....☺
I got these from the Webstaurantstore online
Thank you 🙏 again. Are these just sitting in water or a nutrient mix? Thanks. Also do you have a way to grow cherry tomatoes 🍅? Thanks Much. Dave in PA. New Subscriber.
Yes, just sitting in nutrients. Cherry tomatoes do fine!