About the reservoir drying up, I have been working at keeping my DWC-setup as maintenance free as possible. When the reservoir level drops, the nutrients also start to concentrate, so it is recommended to top off the reservoir frequently. I ended up installing another reservoir for ph-adjusted water, positioned higher up than my buckets (it's a narrow plastic bucket with a lid), and installed a float valve. Now my buckets are always at the same level (you can fine adjust this by setting the position of the float valve), and as long as I refill the new reservoir every now and then, by buckets will never dry up, and the nutrient concentration is never too high. The reservoir can also be used for several setups at the same time, as long as they are on the same level as the adjustment of the float valve.
Wow! Thank you for taking the time to put this altogether without being boring!😏 I am a neebie and I have both verticle and horizontal systems growing in my backyard. I often wondered about the difference. I would also like to add that the lettuce taste different in both systems. The soil lettuce has a more earthly taste which makes us feel there are more nutrients in it as oppose to the hydro lettuce, it taste more like water. I would love to have a chemist to do a nutrient efficiency test on both methods and analyze the results, if that is possible.
Thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video. By coincidence I just transferred a pepper plant from soil to Kratky today using a five gallon container and Masterblend. I have been growing peppers in soil and have found soil to be rather tedious. Hoping the switch makes growing more fun.
I would say hydro is a good idea if you know the plant you are growing. Soil gives a buffer for mistakes. For example watering, ph and feeding. If you know the plant you are growing well, hydro is a lot of fun and the results are just unreal/unnatural, literally. I love the fact that I can build my own hydro and aero setup. I love building stuff.
I found that most newbies have trouble with overwatering and pH lockouts in soil this can be easily fixed in hydroponics by simply changing the nutrient solution and checking pH no need to flush like soil outdoor soil would be alot easier I think
Pro tip. If you are going to try hydro then get hydro guard, its expensive but will save you many issues. Also you are going to need a de humidifier during flower, get a good compressor one before you do.
Great video!! I was wondering, would you consider doing a video explaining how to properly size a nutriment container, if you want to change the solution every X days for example. In my case I can only change the nutriment solution every 4weeks... I understand plants eat less nutriment then water therefore the nutriment concentration goes higher as we get closer to the end volume wise. I also understand people use "topoff" water to counter that but then the solution become less nutritive. I also understand that depending on the plants this is all relative talk... I'm just trying to find the right solution for me, before I automate my nutriment tank to flush itself and then fill itself and then dump my solution using dosing pump. Thanks in advance, I love your instructional videos, they are well built!
There is no real proper size. You can grow in just about any size container. Limiting root space has an effect on plant size though. And the smaller the container, the more it needs attention to watering. You can treat it like soil. 1 gallon per ft vertical growth. It’s not a standard, but easy to do.
4 weeks is too long, you need to be more present to grow as there are other things you must do in thst 4 week period.. maybe you are being un realistic considering growing
LoL baking soil... Why not pasteurize? Whenever I get coco I hydrate it with boiling water. Could do the same thing with contaminated soil. Let your pots go completely dry, boil some water and throw that soil in a bucket with some boiling water and by next day it's cool enough to use and you've killed all the life. Now you can inoculate it again with anything, but I'd recommend a Vermicompost tea. Or some recharge or other microbial products.
Whoa... I think you and I have different definitions of "flushing". Flushing usually refers to cutting of nutrients and switching to only water on a schedule that will coincide with the end of the plant's life cycle/harvest point. I don't think people literally flush a bunch of water at once through their soil medium. A lot of people like 10% runoff, but that's more so to ensure full saturation.
I have seen a lot of people do flushing the way he describes it. They will pour liters of water through their soil and some even deem it necessary to put in expensive flushing agents.
@@Ultrazaubererger those flushing agents are typically an enzyme. Enzymes help make nutrients available again and aid in breaking down organic materials in the pot like dead roots.
@@Ultrazaubererger you can get a wider range of enzymes by grinding some malted barley and top dressing it on your soil or making a compost tea with it.
Im comparing the growth of 1 cannabis plant in hydro, 1 cannabis in soil. Will be an exciting thing to watch. However I have noticed when transplanting from soil to hydro, plants take longer to recover before having new growth. But oh so worth it 🙃 Also use an air pump and air stone sith my hydro and dont have to top off until its time to flush nutrients
I'd love to know what your education background is. And also if you know of any possible signs to look for in the leaves or roots that could indicate a need for ph adjustment?
When the pH is off it will lock out certain nutrients or at least absorb less of them. So it will show up as a deficiency. There isn’t one specific thing that indicates a pH issue. It starts with noticing a deficiency and then figuring out what’s causing it.
@@angelicaoliver4915 If you’re growing in soil you really shouldn’t have to worry too much about PH. I never did. And in hydroponics if you are doing it right, it’s not really an issue.
@@GrowingAnswers can you do a video on TDS /EC meters? how much do i really need to spend on one , as a beginner can get a cheap one from china ebay/aliexpress? is there really a dimes worth or difference between those and the expensive one you get at the hydro store? i got some flora series and plan to start trying some experiments soon i ordered a cheap PH meter and i am going to get some calibration solution for the PH meter but what about calibration of one of those cheap Chinese EC/ TDS meters?
@@GrowingAnswers how about this one ? www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-LCD-PH-TDS-EC-Meter-Tester-Pocket-Pen-Pool-Drinking-Water-Test-Strips/142897080108?_trkparms=aid%3D777001%26algo%3DDISCO.FEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160801204525%26meid%3De33c9ae03bbd41bcb684520c918e1071%26pid%3D100651%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D142897080108&_trksid=p2481888.c100651.m4497&_trkparms=pageci%3A939a311d-a034-11e9-bb11-74dbd180e320%7Cparentrq%3Ac92d774816b0aa4145d39a21ffd01c59%7Ciid%3A2 i would like to see you do a video about them ,comparisons, how to calibrate and how often etc.
Btw, your argument of soil using more fertilizer has a catch in it as well. Many soil growers build a living soil that they never fertilize. So it uses 100% less fertilizer than a hydroponic system. Usually these have specific amendments that could obviously be categorized as the fertilizers, but those are typically added once and then the soil is continued to be fed by things like cover crop and compost from the byproducts of your harvest.
@@Ultrazaubererger I know many growers who use nitrogen affixing plants for cover crops in every size pot. You could have a clone in a solo cup and sprout a bunch of white dutch clover inside it. It will help build a strong root and Mycelium structure for when you transplant it.
But the nitrogen produced by those plants gets used up entirely by the plant itself. It gets released only when the plant dies and rots down. My indoor growing space is to small and the light is to expensive to waste on such a long term investment when the soil will probably be thrown out before any positive effects are shown. Outside in my garden I plant cover crops every year for the times when I don't have veggies growing. I think some are just bored and want to try new things and that's ok if they see a benefit (even when its just placebo). Especially the community around the herb that is illegal in most countries seems to excel at investing all of their time and money in magical potions and techniques that are supposed to give them more or better yield. I personally am more of an "input vs output" thinker. If I have to spend 20$ on a product that could be avoided by using proper fertilizer management I won't do it. Also i don't do those kind of expensive plants that seem to need so much snake oils when they are really just a weed in reality ;) (I know I'm over exaggerating with some things, don't be picky :D)
I am now going into a NFT in growing lettuce. do you have any video about this topic please give me the link, thank you. please advice me which nutrients i can buy from amazon or from any other source ... Thank you for your videos. I get educated. I am new in NFT, hydroponics to grow lettuce. I am from Manila, Phils. Thank you so much for replying.
No I have not done that before. It’s good for space saving and growing a lot in a small area. Other than that it’s not going to grow lettuce and better. Good for strawberries though.
Maricris C most things I would start inside 2 weeks before moving outside. I never move anything outside until after Memorial Day unless the forecast shows no frost. Some things can handle the cold, but it’s not really worth starting this early.
That’s right...hydroponic for indoor growers all the way (or even aeroponics). Believe it or not but I started indoor with hydro 15+ years ago, and have my first soil grow couple of months ago...man was that a mess!! It was a decent yield but deficiencies all over the plants that i couldn’t manage no matter what I’ve done, and the guessing if it’s time to water...I mean come on. I think that soil grow it’s much more of a guessing than hydro with more labor and mess, despite the fact that ph and ec measurements are to be made in water for soil grow as well.
nebulaM16 I just don’t like a watering schedule. And then you have to deal with salt build up and nute lock. The only upside to soil is it’s a decent ph buffer and is forgiving when it comes to missing a watering. I’ve done soil. The only thing soil in the house is good for is regular house plants. Growing annual garden plants indoors is much better suited for hydro.
Soil is better overall for most of the people. You need to know a lot and to be aware of hydroponic grow problems and how to do it so you can be successful hydro grower. and you cant grow good organic in hydro because it can clog the system and it can be quite stinky too. For better aeration in soil you can still get close to hydro sometimes with good perlite... Holes in pots... Less watering and even oxygen pumping trough soil !
I'm complete noob when it comes to growing plants, and I have a question that I hope someone could answers, in some of the videos I see that when the waters is depleting in the grow bucket he doesn't top it of, is there any explanation for that? I would think that you would want water always to the maximum level,
Friend please tell me, I plants some cauliflower with soil and I water it with hydroponics nutrient water but some cauliflower is harm , please help me
If you are a beginner in hydroponics, Do NOT! start with full strength nutrients like it says on the bottle! The directions on most labels will give you nutrient burn and stunt or kill your plants! If you are just starting out you don't have all the goodies like CO2 equipment or the knowledge you need to keep the VPD in check in the required sealed room you will need to run with your nutrients at this high a level not to mention the light levels you need to achieve to make proper use of the nutrients. I've been growing in hydroponics for three decades and can tell you that it's not magic but with any good NPK regiment, some epsom salt and potassium silicate for your mid weed reservoir top up and PH down to 5.5-6.4 I like to keep it at 5.8-6.0 myself but if you are in the range don't try to micro manage your PH! I don't ever run full strength nutrients because I like healthy green plants and am a firm believer in the rule that more is less, especially for the beginner. My best advice to you is don't over think everything, If your plants get adequate nutrition,temperature and oxygen at the roots, and proper airflow around the leaves and a VPD that favours respiration you will be successful. The light you choose will also affect your results but I've seen people that have good success flowering Cannabis with a large array of T5 florescent lights souse what you have, If your lights are a little small don't run your nutrients too strong and keep the temperature up to at least 75 F so that your plants transpire and try to keep humidity around 50-55%. This really is all you need to know to be successful with your first grow and you will learn to follow a schedule. P.S. weekly reservoir changes are a must!
Well I hate them, they always try to land on my eyeballs or fly up my nose I'm sick of it I threw my African violet out the window thinking it would end the madness but all the displaced gnats just ended up moving into my freaking fish tank YEAH THEY CAN LIVE IN FISH TANKS! THE MADNESS!!!!!
You really want to torture the little buggers get a Sundew plant. The Capensis are easily found and very easy to grow and propagate. They'll catch tons of Gnats. Won't eliminate the problem but you'll get a little measure of revenge.
Iron deficiency is a huge problem in hydroponics, dont mistake it for another one. Make sure you've got chelated iron on hand or its in whatever nutrients you're using in a hydroponics system
Stabby McStabwood I actually have iron chelate that I use as needed. As far as flushing, it’s just like you said. It’s not much, but I found the watering process and regimen to be the most annoying part of soil grows. It depends on what is being grown though. Hydroponics eliminated all that daily stuff of acting like a scientist in a lab while mixing a proper concoction. over just 2 medium grows, I used about $30 in soil and another $30 or so in ferts. With the hydro I only use pennies worth of ferts and maybe the same amount of water it takes to shower. That’s just my situation though. Mainly hydro removes the hassle of figuring out if the plant is getting too much ferts. There’s no need to flush hydro like in soil if someone accidentally over fertilized. With hydro, whatever the solution measures, that’s it. No guessing like if the soil may be too hot. Coco is different, that’s basically hydro. It’s a little easier. But actual soil tends to hold on to more more ferts and can be difficult or at least more time consuming to figure out and fix. I also like the cleanliness of hydro. I still use soil, but for most experimental stuff, I use hydro.
@@GrowingAnswers it's all about what works for the individual grower. I just personally think soil is a simpler and more forgiving method, especially for new people. I use many methods myself, but my best results have been in living soil that was only fed water and some Vermicompost teas.
Fabio Groppo no, but essentially growing Bonsai trees in gravel is a drain to waste type of hydroponics. Which is what I do. But it’s not practical to grow any trees hobbywise, in hydro.
@@GrowingAnswers But can big trees be cultivated using hydroponics? Or the kind of the roots of the trees (which are more woody respecting of the roots of vegetables) make hydroponics technique not usable for trees? Reading one note in this page, I understood that it is possible to move one plant from soil to hydroponics…but it is not possible (or failure score is very high) if done the opposite (from hydroponics to soil), correct? What is due this? Any suggestion to increase the success score of this transition (from hydroponics to soil)?
plants adapt to being immersed in water for long periods. I'm not clear on this, but it has something to do with head pressure. You absolutely can take cuttings from a hydro grown plant and grow them in soil, but you can't take the existing root system and put it in soil. It probably depends on the plant, but the transfer would have a very poor success rate in most cases. Obviously trees have no practical application for growing hydroponically, and touching back on what I said, there would be no reason to cultivate trees in hydro. And by hydro I mean, immersed not "drain to waste." @@argonauta7571
@@GrowingAnswers Is thereany way to keep monitored the elements of the nutrient solution? Any instruments as used to check TDS and PH? So instead to change all the solution, it will be possible just add the missing elements or re balance better the nutrient solution?
Fabio Groppo you can use tds pens from amazon. I use ph tester with a liquid tester. But there are also ph pens. I don’t like the pens because you have to maintain them. That’s just me though. And no you shouldn’t try to add elements. You can add some sources of nitrogen, but trying to balance out what is in there would be very difficult. Organic waste also builds in the fluid so thats another reason to change it out.
Scott Byant that’s mainly for growing in inert mediums. Not straight liquid methods. You can flush before harvest in any method, but that’s not really the same as maintenance flushing.
About the reservoir drying up, I have been working at keeping my DWC-setup as maintenance free as possible. When the reservoir level drops, the nutrients also start to concentrate, so it is recommended to top off the reservoir frequently. I ended up installing another reservoir for ph-adjusted water, positioned higher up than my buckets (it's a narrow plastic bucket with a lid), and installed a float valve. Now my buckets are always at the same level (you can fine adjust this by setting the position of the float valve), and as long as I refill the new reservoir every now and then, by buckets will never dry up, and the nutrient concentration is never too high. The reservoir can also be used for several setups at the same time, as long as they are on the same level as the adjustment of the float valve.
Thought about it, great idea
I use is Maxi Grow/Bloom it has PH buffers in it...😁💨💨✌️
Wow! Thank you for taking the time to put this altogether without being boring!😏 I am a neebie and I have both verticle and horizontal systems growing in my backyard. I often wondered about the difference. I would also like to add that the lettuce taste different in both systems. The soil lettuce has a more earthly taste which makes us feel there are more nutrients in it as oppose to the hydro lettuce, it taste more like water. I would love to have a chemist to do a nutrient efficiency test on both methods and analyze the results, if that is possible.
I missed half of that lol I was watching the deer
I am a plant enthusiast but I have a "dead thumb'. Super grateful for this video and this page.
Thank you for taking the time to make such an informative video. By coincidence I just transferred a pepper plant from soil to Kratky today using a five gallon container and Masterblend. I have been growing peppers in soil and have found soil to be rather tedious. Hoping the switch makes growing more fun.
Just don’t try to go from hydro back to soil. That doesn’t really work.
@@GrowingAnswers he can try :-)
I would say hydro is a good idea if you know the plant you are growing. Soil gives a buffer for mistakes. For example watering, ph and feeding.
If you know the plant you are growing well, hydro is a lot of fun and the results are just unreal/unnatural, literally.
I love the fact that I can build my own hydro and aero setup. I love building stuff.
I found that most newbies have trouble with overwatering and pH lockouts in soil this can be easily fixed in hydroponics by simply changing the nutrient solution and checking pH no need to flush like soil outdoor soil would be alot easier I think
This is a great video man. You had me hooked from the beginning and I continued to watch while learning a good bit if information.
Man I'm a soil grower. I'd love to try Hydro.
Lol also, loved the deer @13:28
Love your vids mate. Can I suggest a proper mic 🎙? The sound isn’t great. ✌️
Old vid. I don’t use wireless mics any more.
Great video!!! So is there any difference in the flavor of veggies hydro vs soil?? Also, hydro can be almost pest free? Huge perk!
Pro tip. If you are going to try hydro then get hydro guard, its expensive but will save you many issues. Also you are going to need a de humidifier during flower, get a good compressor one before you do.
Great video!!
I was wondering, would you consider doing a video explaining how to properly size a nutriment container, if you want to change the solution every X days for example. In my case I can only change the nutriment solution every 4weeks... I understand plants eat less nutriment then water therefore the nutriment concentration goes higher as we get closer to the end volume wise. I also understand people use "topoff" water to counter that but then the solution become less nutritive. I also understand that depending on the plants this is all relative talk... I'm just trying to find the right solution for me, before I automate my nutriment tank to flush itself and then fill itself and then dump my solution using dosing pump. Thanks in advance, I love your instructional videos, they are well built!
There is no real proper size. You can grow in just about any size container. Limiting root space has an effect on plant size though. And the smaller the container, the more it needs attention to watering. You can treat it like soil. 1 gallon per ft vertical growth. It’s not a standard, but easy to do.
4 weeks is too long, you need to be more present to grow as there are other things you must do in thst 4 week period.. maybe you are being un realistic considering growing
LoL baking soil... Why not pasteurize? Whenever I get coco I hydrate it with boiling water. Could do the same thing with contaminated soil. Let your pots go completely dry, boil some water and throw that soil in a bucket with some boiling water and by next day it's cool enough to use and you've killed all the life. Now you can inoculate it again with anything, but I'd recommend a Vermicompost tea. Or some recharge or other microbial products.
Miracle grow is 50% by weight fungus gnats
So true..
Use espoma. It is soooo amazing
Whoa... I think you and I have different definitions of "flushing". Flushing usually refers to cutting of nutrients and switching to only water on a schedule that will coincide with the end of the plant's life cycle/harvest point. I don't think people literally flush a bunch of water at once through their soil medium. A lot of people like 10% runoff, but that's more so to ensure full saturation.
I have seen a lot of people do flushing the way he describes it.
They will pour liters of water through their soil and some even deem it necessary to put in expensive flushing agents.
@@Ultrazaubererger those flushing agents are typically an enzyme. Enzymes help make nutrients available again and aid in breaking down organic materials in the pot like dead roots.
@@Ultrazaubererger you can get a wider range of enzymes by grinding some malted barley and top dressing it on your soil or making a compost tea with it.
Im comparing the growth of 1 cannabis plant in hydro, 1 cannabis in soil. Will be an exciting thing to watch.
However I have noticed when transplanting from soil to hydro, plants take longer to recover before having new growth.
But oh so worth it 🙃
Also use an air pump and air stone sith my hydro and dont have to top off until its time to flush nutrients
Hi wht was the outcome of your experiment?
I'd love to know what your education background is. And also if you know of any possible signs to look for in the leaves or roots that could indicate a need for ph adjustment?
When the pH is off it will lock out certain nutrients or at least absorb less of them. So it will show up as a deficiency. There isn’t one specific thing that indicates a pH issue. It starts with noticing a deficiency and then figuring out what’s causing it.
@@GrowingAnswers I was hoping for clear indicators without needing to buy ph test strips. Thanks so Novi
@@angelicaoliver4915 If you’re growing in soil you really shouldn’t have to worry too much about PH. I never did. And in hydroponics if you are doing it right, it’s not really an issue.
aw man I really hoped you would also talk about the taste differences
The deer! Lol so neat.
You can take them all if you want.
@@GrowingAnswers haha I bet.
@@GrowingAnswers can you do a video on TDS /EC meters?
how much do i really need to spend on one , as a beginner can get a cheap one from china ebay/aliexpress?
is there really a dimes worth or difference between those and the expensive one you get at the hydro store?
i got some flora series and plan to start trying some experiments soon
i ordered a cheap PH meter and i am going to get some calibration solution for the PH meter but what about calibration of one of those cheap Chinese EC/ TDS meters?
Andrea Mitchell doesn’t matter. $15 should get you one that works fine
@@GrowingAnswers how about this one ?
www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-LCD-PH-TDS-EC-Meter-Tester-Pocket-Pen-Pool-Drinking-Water-Test-Strips/142897080108?_trkparms=aid%3D777001%26algo%3DDISCO.FEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160801204525%26meid%3De33c9ae03bbd41bcb684520c918e1071%26pid%3D100651%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D142897080108&_trksid=p2481888.c100651.m4497&_trkparms=pageci%3A939a311d-a034-11e9-bb11-74dbd180e320%7Cparentrq%3Ac92d774816b0aa4145d39a21ffd01c59%7Ciid%3A2
i would like to see you do a video about them ,comparisons, how to calibrate and how often etc.
Btw, your argument of soil using more fertilizer has a catch in it as well. Many soil growers build a living soil that they never fertilize. So it uses 100% less fertilizer than a hydroponic system. Usually these have specific amendments that could obviously be categorized as the fertilizers, but those are typically added once and then the soil is continued to be fed by things like cover crop and compost from the byproducts of your harvest.
Things like Cover Crops work great outside but i think this video is targeted at indoor growing only.
@@Ultrazaubererger I know many growers who use nitrogen affixing plants for cover crops in every size pot. You could have a clone in a solo cup and sprout a bunch of white dutch clover inside it. It will help build a strong root and Mycelium structure for when you transplant it.
But the nitrogen produced by those plants gets used up entirely by the plant itself.
It gets released only when the plant dies and rots down.
My indoor growing space is to small and the light is to expensive to waste on such
a long term investment when the soil will probably be thrown out before any positive effects are shown.
Outside in my garden I plant cover crops every year for the times when I don't have veggies growing.
I think some are just bored and want to try new things and that's ok if they see a benefit (even when its just placebo).
Especially the community around the herb that is illegal in most countries seems to excel at investing all of their time and money in magical potions and techniques that are supposed to give them more or better yield.
I personally am more of an "input vs output" thinker.
If I have to spend 20$ on a product that could be avoided by using proper fertilizer management I won't do it.
Also i don't do those kind of expensive plants that seem to need so much snake oils when they are really just a weed in reality ;)
(I know I'm over exaggerating with some things, don't be picky :D)
Ryan....what part of the country are you? Are your plans affected by winter sunlight changes? Thanks.
Ohio. Yes everything is effected by seasons
Ohio. Yes everything is effected by seasons
Ohio. Yes everything is effected by seasons
Ohio. Yes everything is effected by seasons
Ohio. Yes everything is effected by seasons
I am now going into a NFT in growing lettuce.
do you have any video about this topic please give me the link, thank you.
please advice me which nutrients i can buy from amazon or from any other source ...
Thank you for your videos.
I get educated.
I am new in NFT, hydroponics to grow lettuce.
I am from Manila, Phils.
Thank you so much for replying.
No I have not done that before. It’s good for space saving and growing a lot in a small area. Other than that it’s not going to grow lettuce and better. Good for strawberries though.
Can you give details of the hydroponic solution that you use?
Creative Fun DIY general hydroponics flora series
Cons starts at 11:11
Hi, I’m a new subscriber living in NY.. I am new to gardening and I am wondering what kind of plants I can start now? Thank you :)
Inside or outside?
I would like to start planting outside but it still kinda cold here. @@GrowingAnswers
Maricris C most things I would start inside 2 weeks before moving outside. I never move anything outside until after Memorial Day unless the forecast shows no frost. Some things can handle the cold, but it’s not really worth starting this early.
Growing Answers I am looking at couple of flowering plants today (Zinnias and Lupines) I don’t know where to start
cannabis
That’s right...hydroponic for indoor growers all the way (or even aeroponics).
Believe it or not but I started indoor with hydro 15+ years ago, and have my first soil grow couple of months ago...man was that a mess!!
It was a decent yield but deficiencies all over the plants that i couldn’t manage no matter what I’ve done, and the guessing if it’s time to water...I mean come on.
I think that soil grow it’s much more of a guessing than hydro with more labor and mess, despite the fact that ph and ec measurements are to be made in water for soil grow as well.
nebulaM16 I just don’t like a watering schedule. And then you have to deal with salt build up and nute lock. The only upside to soil is it’s a decent ph buffer and is forgiving when it comes to missing a watering. I’ve done soil. The only thing soil in the house is good for is regular house plants. Growing annual garden plants indoors is much better suited for hydro.
Been lucky with my soil I that I've never had a pest or fungus problem, I suggest keeping a few spiders in the plants environment.
So did anyone else just start watching the deer at 13:30? 😂
Soil is better overall for most of the people. You need to know a lot and to be aware of hydroponic grow problems and how to do it so you can be successful hydro grower. and you cant grow good organic in hydro because it can clog the system and it can be quite stinky too. For better aeration in soil you can still get close to hydro sometimes with good perlite... Holes in pots... Less watering and even oxygen pumping trough soil !
I'm complete noob when it comes to growing plants, and I have a question that I hope someone could answers, in some of the videos I see that when the waters is depleting in the grow bucket he doesn't top it of, is there any explanation for that? I would think that you would want water always to the maximum level,
In kratky, you dont top off. In dwc you top off a few times and then change the solution.
@@GrowingAnswers Thanks!
Friend please tell me, I plants some cauliflower with soil and I water it with hydroponics nutrient water but some cauliflower is harm , please help me
Hydroponic nutrient mix’s are not as strong. Fertilizers meant for soil are more concentrated. That’s about all I can tell you
If you are a beginner in hydroponics, Do NOT! start with full strength nutrients like it says on the bottle! The directions on most labels will give you nutrient burn and stunt or kill your plants!
If you are just starting out you don't have all the goodies like CO2 equipment or the knowledge you need to keep the VPD in check in the required sealed room you will need to run with your nutrients at this high a level not to mention the light levels you need to achieve to make proper use of the nutrients.
I've been growing in hydroponics for three decades and can tell you that it's not magic but with any good NPK regiment, some epsom salt and potassium silicate for your mid weed reservoir top up and PH down to 5.5-6.4 I like to keep it at 5.8-6.0 myself but if you are in the range don't try to micro manage your PH! I don't ever run full strength nutrients because I like healthy green plants and am a firm believer in the rule that more is less, especially for the beginner.
My best advice to you is don't over think everything, If your plants get adequate nutrition,temperature and oxygen at the roots, and proper airflow around the leaves and a VPD that favours respiration you will be successful. The light you choose will also affect your results but I've seen people that have good success flowering Cannabis with a large array of T5 florescent lights souse what you have, If your lights are a little small don't run your nutrients too strong and keep the temperature up to at least 75 F so that your plants transpire and try to keep humidity around 50-55%.
This really is all you need to know to be successful with your first grow and you will learn to follow a schedule.
P.S. weekly reservoir changes are a must!
And don't forget the mineral oil for spider mites.
Just pick one that you like.
13:39 are those deer in the background? :D
I personally enjoy fungus knats... I enjoy squishing them!
Well I hate them, they always try to land on my eyeballs or fly up my nose I'm sick of it I threw my African violet out the window thinking it would end the madness but all the displaced gnats just ended up moving into my freaking fish tank YEAH THEY CAN LIVE IN FISH TANKS! THE MADNESS!!!!!
You really want to torture the little buggers get a Sundew plant. The Capensis are easily found and very easy to grow and propagate. They'll catch tons of Gnats. Won't eliminate the problem but you'll get a little measure of revenge.
Iron deficiency is a huge problem in hydroponics, dont mistake it for another one. Make sure you've got chelated iron on hand or its in whatever nutrients you're using in a hydroponics system
Stabby McStabwood I actually have iron chelate that I use as needed. As far as flushing, it’s just like you said. It’s not much, but I found the watering process and regimen to be the most annoying part of soil grows. It depends on what is being grown though. Hydroponics eliminated all that daily stuff of acting like a scientist in a lab while mixing a proper concoction. over just 2 medium grows, I used about $30 in soil and another $30 or so in ferts. With the hydro I only use pennies worth of ferts and maybe the same amount of water it takes to shower. That’s just my situation though. Mainly hydro removes the hassle of figuring out if the plant is getting too much ferts. There’s no need to flush hydro like in soil if someone accidentally over fertilized. With hydro, whatever the solution measures, that’s it. No guessing like if the soil may be too hot. Coco is different, that’s basically hydro. It’s a little easier. But actual soil tends to hold on to more more ferts and can be difficult or at least more time consuming to figure out and fix. I also like the cleanliness of hydro. I still use soil, but for most experimental stuff, I use hydro.
@@GrowingAnswers it's all about what works for the individual grower. I just personally think soil is a simpler and more forgiving method, especially for new people. I use many methods myself, but my best results have been in living soil that was only fed water and some Vermicompost teas.
13:27 the deer appears in the background! lol
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Got a hydroponic drip system and I still have to flush!
Have you ever tried hydroponics to grow fruit trees?
Fabio Groppo no, but essentially growing Bonsai trees in gravel is a drain to waste type of hydroponics. Which is what I do. But it’s not practical to grow any trees hobbywise, in hydro.
@@GrowingAnswers But can big trees be cultivated using hydroponics? Or the kind of the roots of the trees (which are more woody respecting of the roots of vegetables) make hydroponics technique not usable for trees?
Reading one note in this page, I understood that it is possible to move one plant from soil to hydroponics…but it is not possible (or failure score is very high) if done the opposite (from hydroponics to soil), correct? What is due this? Any suggestion to increase the success score of this transition (from hydroponics to soil)?
plants adapt to being immersed in water for long periods. I'm not clear on this, but it has something to do with head pressure. You absolutely can take cuttings from a hydro grown plant and grow them in soil, but you can't take the existing root system and put it in soil. It probably depends on the plant, but the transfer would have a very poor success rate in most cases. Obviously trees have no practical application for growing hydroponically, and touching back on what I said, there would be no reason to cultivate trees in hydro. And by hydro I mean, immersed not "drain to waste." @@argonauta7571
@@GrowingAnswers Is thereany way to keep monitored the elements of the nutrient solution? Any instruments as used to check TDS and PH? So instead to change all the solution, it will be possible just add the missing elements or re balance better the nutrient solution?
Fabio Groppo you can use tds pens from amazon. I use ph tester with a liquid tester. But there are also ph pens. I don’t like the pens because you have to maintain them. That’s just me though. And no you shouldn’t try to add elements. You can add some sources of nitrogen, but trying to balance out what is in there would be very difficult. Organic waste also builds in the fluid so thats another reason to change it out.
Use soil and Hydroponic ad same time you get the best of the best
I didn’t hear shit after I seen the first deer. I was waiting for him to turn around and see them but it never happened
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You need to flush in hydroponics as well. Every one to two weeks with just ph water.
Scott Byant that’s mainly for growing in inert mediums. Not straight liquid methods. You can flush before harvest in any method, but that’s not really the same as maintenance flushing.
8f you add 0ppm water to flush before final flush you are killing your grow. Plwnts can actually reverse ion exchange if you are not carefull.
When done right soil is cheaper and easier. Living soil all the way!
Using advanced pH perfect nutes makes hydro a BREEZE ...I never check pH anymore... tomatoes 🍅