How to grow Strawberries in Hydroponics, Tips #1 2013
Tips, Tricks
2nd season with my strawberry tower. I show you how I get my system up & running & how i transplant my strawberry plants into my hydroponic system. I also answer a few question & show you the new hydroponic nutrient that i'll be using this year. Easy home made Vertical Hydroponic system. This is a great way to grow food in a small area. Q&A at the end of the video.
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How often do you add the Maxi Gro to the water reservior?
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there is a possibility of blockage of water after the root grows.
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What's the size of the cups?
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Ok so I made one and it's great. I made mine a little smaller, I have 4 slots on each row. 14 from the sides, 10 apart. My question is after this season (since its up already with strawberries in it) why the 14"? Especially on the intake side of the elbow? Why not drill a hole 4" after the bend and get at least 2 more plants in, also why not on the right befor the down elbow? (Down elbow I might understand if roots get too big )
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I really enjoyed your video. I have a few quick questions. I live in Florida and I am concerned about temperature for this system. I have read that the nutrient solution needs to remain cool for maximum absorbtion. Do you bury/ submerge your tub to help controll temperature in the resevoir? How well did the lava rock perform for growing medium?
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Love this, i see Strawberries plants have gone up! $3.98 for 6 pack here. If you ever think about doing solar hook up I'm working on a system that I just test today that worked great, see http://SolarServiceGuy.com soon.
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Use PVC glue on the fittings, use a fernco gem cap instead of the clean out cap, and use fernco unions when joining pipe like your drain into the tote. This will stop every leak you could have.
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The whole system needs to be painted white to avoid over heating, especially your reservoir. I'm not a fan of one size fits all fertilizers. It's important to get the right N-P-K for each plant type on the system. mhpgardener's channel has an excellent video on explaining fertilizer mixes in a hydro system.
Personally, I buy my nutrients from a couple places, hydro-gardens.com for the calcium-nitrate and trace element mix (depending on the plant type). And the Epson salt (magnesium sulfate) from any grocery store. -
Over s quarter million views. That's big boy stuff. I bow to you!
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Good vid i guess, however you didnt grow anything , all you did was change the medium on mature plants...Thats not really growing, thats just transplanting.
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great vid dude
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sharing a new feature to hydroponics design.. Please go watch ank like if its something that will be of use to you all... thank you..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEMgUzuhk70&feature=youtu.be -
Nice ... :)
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do you find that the water temp gets too high in the summer months ? I have a simular system but I had to run the hose into my house with ac
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How much money did you spend on electricity a year?
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You may be able to use cheap sponges as well for a root system, and you might look into an Ozone generator to eliminate bacteria from your system eliminating the need to change out the water. just and idea is all. Ozone generators have been used to keep swimming pools clean. Sponges can be rinsed and used a second time(possibly more) saving money on root mediums.
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Plz replay did u get strawberries
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Can you use compost instead of lava rocks as well?
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Do you sell your straberries at a farmers market? What is the yield of strawberries? What strawberry varriety do you use? Can you use any?
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Do you run the pump continuously for 24h?
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