Fabulous as always. If you're a fan and reading this comment, consider becoming a Patreon. He's one of the few creators out there consistently putting out valuable content for the community and supporting that helps us all! Thanks Hoocho!!
Yer killin it mate! I built a round NFT like your last system and finally got plants in it yesterday, so far you have a video answering all of my questions. You have single handedly got me into hydroponics, and I am sure I'm not the only one, thanks and cheers.
From one horticulturalist to another, you’ve got my favorite hydro channel on UA-cam! For anyone that’s just getting into hydro, hoochos channel has all the information you need in an easy to understand format.. and it’s extremely entertaining. Bravo my friend keep up the good work !
1/ Hoocho - adding a float valve to your nutrient tank - excellent! 2/ Regarding your rain gutter grow system - seal your wicking cups that extend out of the bottom of your pots to the inside pot bottom & ensure that seal rises by 20 to 40mm, then drill some extra holes in the bottom of your pots. Why? When it rains, your pots will shed most of the rainwater from the holes in the bottom of your pots rather than all being directed into your rain gutter as this will dilute your nutrient mixture. I use large male & large female screwed PVC pieces screwed to the bottom of the pot with a piece of geo drain mat cable tied on the open end to stop the coco coir falling out instead of wicking cups. I know you like the roots to enter your rain gutter so you could swap the geo drain mat for a light weed mat. 3/ Your tomatoes are now putting on a lot of green growth & not enough fruit. Reduce your nitrogen and increase your potassium & phosphorus. The easy way to do this is to change your 50/50 ratio of calcium nitrate & Diamond Special T. Instead, run 40% Calcium Nitrate & 60% Diamond Special T. Continue to run the same EC/CF strengths you are now with the 40/60 mix. Always add in your Calcium Nitrate to your stock water first. 4/ Regrading your Dutch buckets. If you had added in the U pipes at the bottom of each bucket (as is done in the commercially sold Dutch buckets), every new watering would flush out the old nutrient sitting in the bottom of your buckets. As it is now, your new watering simply flows over the top of the old nutrient & back to the reservoir. 5/ You are having success with 2 waterings per day. Most growers will run 3 a day - around 7am, 1pm & 6pm/7pm. Plants drink during the day & eat at night :) Keep up the good work!
Shade house is looking awesome Hoocho. I run my Dutch buckets and pipe systems 24/7. My thinking is that the plants have always got fresh oxygenated nutrient solution at an even temperature at all times. Hey whatever works, right?
Hi! Amazing job, you inspired me a lot. I have one question. What do you think about adding humus (the nutrients of the compost that earthworms produce) to the coco substrate?
No need, the hydroponic nutrient should supply everything the plants need. By doing that you’ll be risking infection and throwing the balance of the system. Nutrient cycling in soil environments is completely reliant on beneficial microbes.
You need a friend with a chromatograph. I like the work you have done with the horizontal pipes, and so do your plants. I'm working on control systems that can work in that harsh environment. Valves and pumps and sensors that can work with random bits of organic matter floating about are not the best environment for a reliable system, There's a lot of work that needs to be done to enable the typical urban gardener to be in a position of self-sufficiency. I see that as the major end-goal of this entire technology. This entire technology is in its infancy. Species selection, nutrient optimization, and growing environments/mechanisms have to be explored. This will be fun but I fear it has to be done quickly.
So jealous of your green house and new rectangular channel NFT systems! Man they are the bomb! I’ve been super slack with my gardening of late but you’ve just re inspired me! Thankyou! Hope you are well!
Personally I do three irrigations a day. According to several scientific articles, plants absorb the most water and nutrients between 6am and 12pm (in the morning). That's why I schedule my irrigation at 7am, then one at 11am and one at 7pm (one hour before the sun goes down). Irrigating at 4am is not necessarily useful, because the plants are still inactive. Concerning the tomato plants, it is necessary to remove the first leaves of the bottom to plant the tomatoes deeper in the soil (until the limit of the small white hairs on the main stem which will become roots), so the tomato plants will be stronger.
Hey looking good. My summer is behind you so I'll catch up...I hope. What is the temperature during your lettuce grow? Does the shade help you with the lettuce bolting? Great to see your progress. Nice work!
Hey mate does your local supplier keep the diamond T and the nitro cal on the shelf were you are? I'm in Rocky and was going to try to grab some on my next trip to Bris. Cheers
Today is August 5 2022. I have been watch you video for two years this weekend, we are going to make it happen. I will start proporgating Toms & Lettuce ready to put into either a Kratky or DWC at the start of spring. I technically started my hydroponics last weekend when I planted some store bought spring onions. So far, I have 8/8 spring onions. Thanks Hoocho
i seem to recall grandfather saying that the soil types used to grow carrots and spuds is very important for 'fruit' development, meaning shape i believe. 5 yr old me said why dont they grow them inside, he said because the soil they like and need isnt suited to that type of farming. ???. thinking out loud on youtube. cheers @Hoocho
Dig down the Kratky buckets in the soil and they will have a much more stable temperature both in the day heat and the colder nights. That is exactly how I plan to do this year when building my systems (took too long for my seeds to arrive so no growing this year except for some leafy greens). The big extra plus with burrowing the buckets is that it will look much more natural and you wont even see the buckets.
hay Hoocho has bunnings up your way stopped selling the pinegro 30l coco peat because in adelaide the wankers here have so not sure where i can get it or change two any ideas to help me i have bought some from a hydro shop close to me but its a blend of coco peat and clay balls and does not work as good as the pinegro 30l coco peat
It’s a supply issue. The manufacturer can’t keep up with demand. COVID issue plus higher demand. Talk to your Bunnings people. It’s a ‘live’ item so should come back.
Great vids dude! I love how you show all your mistakes, its a great way to learn, thanks for sharing what you do. I've Been watching for months, your carrot reaction, got my Sub.😂😂😂😂 no comment. 🤣 i lost my shit.😆😆
Absolutely love your channel. You have definitely inspired me to start a hydroponic project myself! I'm thinking of a slight variation on the Ollas projects you've done. What about combining a gravity fed reservoir with float valves inside of each of the Ollas? This eliminates pumps, noise, electricity, complexity, failure modes... I only see up sides. Any thoughts?
The ollas will seep water as necessary, no need for a float valve, you could have multiple ollas connected by 4mm tube as long as they're sealed properly and refilling from a res. Its a system I've been meaning to make for a while.
@@Hoocho Good point! If they are water tight, no valve would be necessary. An even simpler system. I'd love to see this idea explored! Especially testing which kinds of plants would thrive best in this kind of system. Also, trying different growing mediums could be another angle. I'm just in love with the simplicity...
@@Hoocho I purchased some ollas for a real bargain price of $13 NZ but I have to keep the liquid level of reservoir below the height of the bottom of the Olla or the water keeps flowing, Is this normal for these drippers? Obviously I can keep this working using a float valve or pump system but should I buy a different olla product ?
@@steveandtedssmallspacegard8587 How are the ollas being fed by the reservoir? Unless it's a water tight seal, like you say, you'd need either a timed pump or float valves. Can you use a grommet to create a water tight seal?
@@semosesam I tried to connect Olla tube to a t connector with 4 mm tubing but Olla tube is too small I have a plan to control reservoir min and max level to use Olla to auto water plants on my deck using a pump controlled by liquid level sensor but need to find some time to set it up :-)
Hi mate, great video again, I note that you said 15 min twice a day for the Dutch buckets, what frequency and time length do you have with the NFT I’m guessing running throughout the day particularly where you are in sunny Qld
I'm from Brazil and I'll have to build a hydroponic system for my research in botany at my university, and I was completely lost, but man... Your videos are helping SO MUCH! Thank you a lot for the good content!
What a beautful garden you have! Its easy to notice how much you love gardening and hydroponics, I´ve learnt so much from watching your videos. Love from argentina
I combined your tote wicking system w/ this and the pot in pot concept and have really like the results. It uses less water, you get about the same results, and its flexible in that you can move your totes anywhere, depending on how you set them up. Great work on your videos!
Any chance you can do a grow of hemp were your located? Id love to see a series grow and what methods you would use to grow it. Love your vids keep up the good work
Hoocho, You have really evolved, GREAT JOB. I have followed you for the last several months. I built a Dutch bucket system and am completely amazed at the production. Unfortunately most of the videos I viewed were several years ago and I didn't have a clear understanding of the ratio of how large of a holding tank I needed vs how many buckets (4 gallon) I prefer the Dutch Bucket for the larger vegetables and am now exploring the NFT system for the smaller leaf veg. plants. My tomatoes are already over 7' tall and I am having a really difficult time keeping my nutrients balanced as the vegetables are consuming most of the 27 gal. reservoir every 3 to 4 days? I have 14 buckets for each 27 gal. reservoir. The most difficult nutrient is the PH, our water is 7 so am using PH down just recently and I have had some problems with root rot but am adding Calcium nitrate.
Add a float valve that tops up with just water. Then you only need to top up the nutrient. You can measure the nutrient with an EC meter If the nutrient drops from 2.4 to 1.2 you just add half the amount of recommended nutrient for your res.
For us in about two weeks, but pretty sure he is up in the sub-tropics, so changes when you grow things. So him growing tomatoes in winter is pretty normal lol.
Fabulous as always. If you're a fan and reading this comment, consider becoming a Patreon. He's one of the few creators out there consistently putting out valuable content for the community and supporting that helps us all! Thanks Hoocho!!
I have had a closed loop hydroponic system run for up to two years without flushing the system. I have never noticed any problems with it.
2:45 when winter makes your roots smaller..
Yer killin it mate! I built a round NFT like your last system and finally got plants in it yesterday, so far you have a video answering all of my questions. You have single handedly got me into hydroponics, and I am sure I'm not the only one, thanks and cheers.
From one horticulturalist to another, you’ve got my favorite hydro channel on UA-cam! For anyone that’s just getting into hydro, hoochos channel has all the information you need in an easy to understand format.. and it’s extremely entertaining. Bravo my friend keep up the good work !
1/ Hoocho - adding a float valve to your nutrient tank - excellent!
2/ Regarding your rain gutter grow system - seal your wicking cups that extend out of the bottom of your pots to the inside pot bottom & ensure that seal rises by 20 to 40mm, then drill some extra holes in the bottom of your pots. Why? When it rains, your pots will shed most of the rainwater from the holes in the bottom of your pots rather than all being directed into your rain gutter as this will dilute your nutrient mixture. I use large male & large female screwed PVC pieces screwed to the bottom of the pot with a piece of geo drain mat cable tied on the open end to stop the coco coir falling out instead of wicking cups. I know you like the roots to enter your rain gutter so you could swap the geo drain mat for a light weed mat.
3/ Your tomatoes are now putting on a lot of green growth & not enough fruit. Reduce your nitrogen and increase your potassium & phosphorus.
The easy way to do this is to change your 50/50 ratio of calcium nitrate & Diamond Special T. Instead, run 40% Calcium Nitrate & 60% Diamond Special T. Continue to run the same EC/CF strengths you are now with the 40/60 mix. Always add in your Calcium Nitrate to your stock water first.
4/ Regrading your Dutch buckets. If you had added in the U pipes at the bottom of each bucket (as is done in the commercially sold Dutch buckets), every new watering would flush out the old nutrient sitting in the bottom of your buckets. As it is now, your new watering simply flows over the top of the old nutrient & back to the reservoir.
5/ You are having success with 2 waterings per day. Most growers will run 3 a day - around 7am, 1pm & 6pm/7pm. Plants drink during the day & eat at night :)
Keep up the good work!
Outstanding work man. I have a Dutch bucket system running happily now inspired by your work. Thanks!
Shade house is looking awesome Hoocho. I run my Dutch buckets and pipe systems 24/7. My thinking is that the plants have always got fresh oxygenated nutrient solution at an even temperature at all times. Hey whatever works, right?
Yeah mate, don’t fix what ain’t broke
@@Hoocho your tomatoes look great, so clearly your on track. Happy hydroponicing!
Hi! Amazing job, you inspired me a lot. I have one question. What do you think about adding humus (the nutrients of the compost that earthworms produce) to the coco substrate?
No need, the hydroponic nutrient should supply everything the plants need.
By doing that you’ll be risking infection and throwing the balance of the system.
Nutrient cycling in soil environments is completely reliant on beneficial microbes.
You need a friend with a chromatograph. I like the work you have done with the horizontal pipes, and so do your plants.
I'm working on control systems that can work in that harsh environment. Valves and pumps and sensors that can work with random bits of organic matter floating about are not the best environment for a reliable system,
There's a lot of work that needs to be done to enable the typical urban gardener to be in a position of self-sufficiency. I see that as the major end-goal of this entire technology.
This entire technology is in its infancy. Species selection, nutrient optimization, and growing environments/mechanisms have to be explored. This will be fun but I fear it has to be done quickly.
So jealous of your green house and new rectangular channel NFT systems! Man they are the bomb! I’ve been super slack with my gardening of late but you’ve just re inspired me! Thankyou! Hope you are well!
I like your videos . It is very amazing
so comfortable to watch your videos. keep going on great work bro.
Personally I do three irrigations a day. According to several scientific articles, plants absorb the most water and nutrients between 6am and 12pm (in the morning). That's why I schedule my irrigation at 7am, then one at 11am and one at 7pm (one hour before the sun goes down). Irrigating at 4am is not necessarily useful, because the plants are still inactive.
Concerning the tomato plants, it is necessary to remove the first leaves of the bottom to plant the tomatoes deeper in the soil (until the limit of the small white hairs on the main stem which will become roots), so the tomato plants will be stronger.
This is good info, might move the 4pm irrigation to 11 or 12.
Hey looking good. My summer is behind you so I'll catch up...I hope. What is the temperature during your lettuce grow? Does the shade help you with the lettuce bolting? Great to see your progress. Nice work!
We are going into winter, so the temps are ranging from 28C - 10C day - night. Shade isn't necessary yet, its more for summer months and pests
Watching your vids is adicktive mate 🤪
Hey mate does your local supplier keep the diamond T and the nitro cal on the shelf were you are? I'm in Rocky and was going to try to grab some on my next trip to Bris. Cheers
Yeah mate, the Caboolture store has them both.
@@Hoocho thanks mate
Great spuize Thanks Hoocho
Shweet Hoochos outdoor grow tent...
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The kegerator is the shi+🤣👌👍😎🍺
Today is August 5 2022. I have been watch you video for two years this weekend, we are going to make it happen. I will start proporgating Toms & Lettuce ready to put into either a Kratky or DWC at the start of spring. I technically started my hydroponics last weekend when I planted some store bought spring onions. So far, I have 8/8 spring onions. Thanks Hoocho
Going well
i seem to recall grandfather saying that the soil types used to grow carrots and spuds is very important for 'fruit' development, meaning shape i believe. 5 yr old me said why dont they grow them inside, he said because the soil they like and need isnt suited to that type of farming. ???. thinking out loud on youtube. cheers @Hoocho
Dig down the Kratky buckets in the soil and they will have a much more stable temperature both in the day heat and the colder nights. That is exactly how I plan to do this year when building my systems (took too long for my seeds to arrive so no growing this year except for some leafy greens). The big extra plus with burrowing the buckets is that it will look much more natural and you wont even see the buckets.
hay Hoocho has bunnings up your way stopped selling the pinegro 30l coco peat because in adelaide the wankers here have so not sure where i can get it or change two any ideas to help me i have bought some from a hydro shop close to me but its a blend of coco peat and clay balls and does not work as good as the pinegro 30l coco peat
lmao
It’s a supply issue. The manufacturer can’t keep up with demand.
COVID issue plus higher demand.
Talk to your Bunnings people. It’s a ‘live’ item so should come back.
@@Hoocho ok will do thanks just that its good stuff
@@jeffreyschutt7451 yeah it’s cheaper than nursery supplies too...
Get blocks.
Soak. Rinse .soak.rinse.soak.rinse. Do cation exchange by soaking with calcium, magnesium. Squeeze out excess. Done
Great vids dude! I love how you show all your mistakes, its a great way to learn, thanks for sharing what you do. I've Been watching for months, your carrot reaction, got my Sub.😂😂😂😂 no comment.
🤣 i lost my shit.😆😆
I like this channel.
I'm subscribing now.
I find it educational.
2:48 🤭😅🤣🤣 you cracked me up real good there mate.. your totally immature 😂👍
Everytime you say your company name (Hoocho), I want to drink a Hooch :) :)
ive never used peat pellet, in the video it seems it is wrapped by some sort of a film. will it break easily in a hydroponic system?
so with the dutch buckets the pump doesnt run 24/7 like the nft system?
Absolutely love your channel. You have definitely inspired me to start a hydroponic project myself! I'm thinking of a slight variation on the Ollas projects you've done. What about combining a gravity fed reservoir with float valves inside of each of the Ollas? This eliminates pumps, noise, electricity, complexity, failure modes... I only see up sides. Any thoughts?
The ollas will seep water as necessary, no need for a float valve, you could have multiple ollas connected by 4mm tube as long as they're sealed properly and refilling from a res. Its a system I've been meaning to make for a while.
@@Hoocho Good point! If they are water tight, no valve would be necessary. An even simpler system. I'd love to see this idea explored! Especially testing which kinds of plants would thrive best in this kind of system. Also, trying different growing mediums could be another angle. I'm just in love with the simplicity...
@@Hoocho I purchased some ollas for a real bargain price of $13 NZ but I have to keep the liquid level of reservoir below the height of the bottom of the Olla or the water keeps flowing, Is this normal for these drippers? Obviously I can keep this working using a float valve or pump system but should I buy a different olla product ?
@@steveandtedssmallspacegard8587 How are the ollas being fed by the reservoir? Unless it's a water tight seal, like you say, you'd need either a timed pump or float valves. Can you use a grommet to create a water tight seal?
@@semosesam I tried to connect Olla tube to a t connector with 4 mm tubing but Olla tube is too small I have a plan to control reservoir min and max level to use Olla to auto water plants on my deck using a pump controlled by liquid level sensor but need to find some time to set it up :-)
This is so bloody cool!
Hey hoocho what is the brand of pH and ec tester your using
The light green lettuce on the NFT looks like "buttercrunch" 16:29
Hi mate, great video again, I note that you said 15 min twice a day for the Dutch buckets, what frequency and time length do you have with the NFT I’m guessing running throughout the day particularly where you are in sunny Qld
24/7 mate
What kind of tubing connectors do you use?
Hi Hoocho, I'm wondering what the supports you're using to hold up your NFT system are and where you sourced them? Cheers!
They’re just scaffolding
tittering to the carrots .... thumbs up !
I'm from Brazil and I'll have to build a hydroponic system for my research in botany at my university, and I was completely lost, but man... Your videos are helping SO MUCH! Thank you a lot for the good content!
Do you have a book to cover all these shows?
Is that a wyze cam outdoor ?
What a beautful garden you have! Its easy to notice how much you love gardening and hydroponics, I´ve learnt so much from watching your videos. Love from argentina
Great video. I started heavy pruning this year.,and my tomato’s are larger, healthier and prettier than ever. I stopped growing leaves! Thank you!
I combined your tote wicking system w/ this and the pot in pot concept and have really like the results. It uses less water, you get about the same results, and its flexible in that you can move your totes anywhere, depending on how you set them up. Great work on your videos!
Hey Hoocho, what was the hydroponic pump brand you mentioned one time in a video…somewhere? Thanks!
Aquapro mate
@@Hoocho thanks Hoocho, you are the best!
Any chance you can do a grow of hemp were your located? Id love to see a series grow and what methods you would use to grow it. Love your vids keep up the good work
Your editing and production of your videos keeps getting better. Keep up the fantastic work dude.
cool setup
Hoocho, You have really evolved, GREAT JOB. I have followed you for the last several months. I built a Dutch bucket system and am completely amazed at the production. Unfortunately most of the videos I viewed were several years ago and I didn't have a clear understanding of the ratio of how large of a holding tank I needed vs how many buckets (4 gallon) I prefer the Dutch Bucket for the larger vegetables and am now exploring the NFT system for the smaller leaf veg. plants. My tomatoes are already over 7' tall and I am having a really difficult time keeping my nutrients balanced as the vegetables are consuming most of the 27 gal. reservoir every 3 to 4 days? I have 14 buckets for each 27 gal. reservoir. The most difficult nutrient is the PH, our water is 7 so am using PH down just recently and I have had some problems with root rot but am adding Calcium nitrate.
Add a float valve that tops up with just water.
Then you only need to top up the nutrient.
You can measure the nutrient with an EC meter
If the nutrient drops from 2.4 to 1.2 you just add half the amount of recommended nutrient for your res.
What is your growing zone?
Qld Australia
When does Winter begin in Australia? We are just approaching Summer in California.
We are just heading into winter now, you heading into winter we head into summer almost opposite
For us in about two weeks, but pretty sure he is up in the sub-tropics, so changes when you grow things. So him growing tomatoes in winter is pretty normal lol.
hahahaha ... the peepeecarrot^^
thatsapenis
I was thinking about getting that tape gun, more so for the brambles when I attach them onto the wire I have set up.
How well does it work?