I have to add to your method: First you have to soak the seeds to soften their coat for 24 hrs. This can be done by actually soaking the rockwool. Then you can go back to this method of keeping the water level low at 1 inch deep to keep the rockwool wet. I would put the lights on after I see them sprouting. They do give you enough time. Say several days up to a week. Everything else is great. Keep the dome on to reduce evaporation and raise humidity (think spring time). Add your nutrients only after you see the true leaves (the 3rd leaf). Put only the quarter strength recommended
Good video Luke, It's been my experience to not use a seedling heat mat with greens (cool season crops, lettuce, spinach ect). The germination rates are lower and slower - because they germinate best in cool climate. The seedling mat reverses that. Just my experience.
To everyone having a problem with nats and fruit flies. Getting a strong fruit smelling gel hand soap ( grape Scooby doo works best from dollar tree) place about a 1/4 inch in a Dixie cup and leave several an area you are having problem in. I have done this as needed works great. They get in to and can't get out!
Neat episode my friend. I have never grown hydroponically however I hear its something else. I don't have issues growing with soil indoors organically all winter but it takes some patients.
***** It is darn near amazing. A little disconnected from "gardening" because it is not at all dirty, or garden feeling. But it is what it is and I like it!
I don't plan on doing any hydroponics but I've watched your series anyway and will continue to watch. Gardening information is relevant - there is always something more to learn. Thanks. -- Sheryl
I used a heat mat for different types of lettuce,5 out of 50 cubes sprouted.I think the biggest mistake was not soaking rockwool cubes in water with properly adjusted ph
I have a couple questions... 1. Do you need to change the water for your hydroponic garden at all? If so, how frequent should you do this? 2. What is the best way to grow a full size plant in a 5 gallon bucket? I noticed you put more than one plant in a bucket .. I was just wondering about one big plant .
Fungus gnats are a problem indoors and that is why I'm looking into hydroponics--if there is no soil, then the gnats have no home. However, I have to chuckle about your comment that fungus gnats have no predators. There is an almost microscopic spider that loves them. Whenever those teensy spiders set up housekeeping, I go out of my way to protect them. They consume triple their own weight in fungus gnats about every other day--I know because I find dozens of little fungus gnat corpses beneath each tiny web. Go, spideys!! They're my newest best friends.
I love the stand that you are putting the seeds on. Is there an episode on how you built it and if so, which episode. Thanking you in advance for all you do.
1-Can you use coconut coir? 2-I want to plant heads of lettuce. It is just my girls and I so we go thru one per week. Can I plant them a week a part? 3-At dollar tree they have plastic slotted containers for silverwar, spices - so would it work to use that to have your spinach in a row like you would in a soil garden?
Is there an video on what to do next after sprouting? Should we be adding nutrient water to the tray everyday after sprouting? Can I just leave the heat tray next to a sun light window for the whole Time before I move the plants to my DWC system?
Great video. Just now coming to hydroponic. Question: do you continue to use the heat pad once seeds have sprouted? I’m thinking the heat from the grow light is all that’s required. Again, you make this process, & so many I’ve seen on your other videos, so easy to understand. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you! That means a lot! Have you checked out some of our newer stuff? Because if you liked this, then you definitely will like what we have been doing. :D
I cannot imagine even being as close to it as excited as I am when I open up my three by threes and see a bunch of kush praying to my lights I doubt that growing vegetables would feel as good.
Rockwool is very similar to ROXUL insulation. They are both green. They are both made from spun rock. ROXUL is flame retardant and ALSO made from slag (a byproduct from steel furnaces). ROXUL also has several additives that this grow medium DOESN'T have like a water resistant spray.
am a student of agriculture based in uganda and i would love to teach this farming method to children and women in the local setup what are the alternatives i can use to set up a hydroponic garden. electricity is scarce please advise othrwise
Nabasenero, I hope you have continued to pursue this incredible project. There are simple ways to capture the sunlight and convert it to solar power. Research simple designs and equipment. This will give you endless amounts of energy to power your hydroponic garden. Good luck!
I noticed your foam bed is not floating. Is that to allow air to the roots. Do you let the seeds grow so the roots can reach the water before you take them out of the rock wool?
hi thank you for your video very useful !!! one question if we don't have the lighting like you have just for simple home !! is that ok to use the window we have lots of nature lights coming in the house ! as we leave some were green and lots of sun light every were with big windows !! and wen is good time to expose my baby germinated herbs !! thank you so much just like to know as i just started and really appreciate your help !!
We don't have any hydroponics shops in the area, so I bought a starter kit from an online hydroponics shop. The rockwool cubes it came with do not absorb water: they are hydrophobic. I even left them overnight in water but they still are completely dry and float on top of the water. All the videos I've watched so far show rockwool absorbing water like a sponge. Is this an alternative type, or is this a fake kit? I sent the shop an email but they haven't responded.
Hi Luke. I live in Florida, and am wanting to pick up hydroponics as a hobby so I am a novice. My question for you is are the lights necessary? I have a Florida room that I was going to dedicate to this that gets plenty of sunshine. Will the light in y florida room suffice to sprout the seeds?
I start my hydro seeds in soil, in 2x3 trays, water them with a spray bottle with a diluted pinch of epsom salts and 3 ml of liquid fertilizer, and right when they're getting root bound I very, very gently take each plant out of its spot in the tray, one by one submerge them in a tub of water, and loosen the dirt from the roots with air bubbles from an aquarium pump. Then I drop the bare roots into the net cup and surround them with hydroton. Mind you, I only do 6 plants at a time and that probably takes at least a half hour. I definitely wouldn't want to do that for your size setup, it would take all day. But you're right, you don't want to put soil in that reservoir. Although if you don't have rockwool and you have just a handful of plants then you can do it that way too, you just have to be meticulous, gentle and patient to remove all the dirt without damaging the roots or killing the plant. I haven't killed one yet though.
That indeed is a great method, and I too have tried it. I like the effortless option the best, but true. If you can't find rockwool then you can totally just loosen the dirt away from the roots.
Love your videos, great job. I am just starting out and experimenting to what works. So far not such good luck. The heat mat, do you need to have one if you live in the warmer climate ! I know my area where I have been stetting up gets up to at least 85 90 degrees. Is this to warm? Will this work for seeds?
Great how to video Luke. I definitely will be trying nasturtiums this year. I will have to get some grow mats. I guess it is time to start rosemary and lavender in order to transplant in the spring. Any other things I should be starting this soon? Thanks for all your help guys. Happy New Year!!!
My first thing to plant is onions on Feb. 20th, then tomatoes, peppers, eggplant March 15th, then cabbage, broccoli, kale, etc. march 25th, then basil and lettuce april 5th. beans, lettuce, spinach, parsley, dill, corn, radishes, etc. I direct sow.
So i live in the country, so I only have well water. Do you recommend i buy spring water at the grocery or something else? Or could i use softened water? I don’t mind buying a jug of water to start the seeds but if i put them into a hydroponic system later that could get expensive.
I am wanting to use an Ebb & Flow system using clay pebbles - Once you get the seeds started in the rockwool, do you have to remove them from the rockwool?
Really I can't sleep without watching your wonderful hydroponics video lecture. But how do call the material you used for nursing the seeds? can I use any other improvised material or better still use soil first?
PinkChucky15 yay! good :D I will tell you what though.... Nothing beats traditional gardening videos. This series is fun, but it is not dirty! I need spring to come soon.
Really inspired by this video!... I am going to start doing hydroponic. But i would like to know that which crop would be best to start and which plants would be best according profit and growth rate.
Are those LED Grow Lights? I have a florescent grow light with four bulbs in it. Is the LED a better (stronger / more light)?? Oh, what's your opinion on growing Grapes indoors - - they cost so much I would love to just grow some indoors nothing crazy just enough for the two of us ( wife & me) ....
In hydroponics, water type usually doesn't matter (for most growers). If by "best results" you mean lots of plant growth, what matters is the nutrients in the water, the quality of the light, and how much oxygen your roots get, not how "filtered" your water is. :)
Holeless tray, rockwool seed starter, seeds, heat mat, grow lights. Put rockwool in holeless tray Make rockwool damp with ph7 water, Put 2-5 seeds in holes Put in heat mat and under light.
hi luke. very interesting! do I need those hanging lights? i'm in a small west facing condo. also, I don't have the stone things. it's some kind of black foam moss. can I use it to start my seeds?
How do you start the seeds? I hate paying so much for seeds. I want a sustainable continuous cycle where I can do everything from start to finish and that includes the seeds as well.
Excellent video and how-to instructions. A couple of questions: Can these rockwool cubes be reused or they are good for only one use; also, is there is another non-organic seed-starting medium as alternative to rockwool? Thanks
Thanks for the video. I have started some tomato seedlings in 3" net cups with clay pebbles. They are around 10 days old and 1 or 2 true leaves appear on them. I am doing it krtaky in small plastic jar. The roots are not coming out of the net cup. The water is just touching the bottom of the net cup. What could be the issue?
Rene Mace not completely, it is actually just the same mixture of hydroponic solution. Never change the water, just add a bit at a time to compensate for lost solution.
Ok,i watched your video about how to make the grow bed and the video about how to grow the seeds. Maybe missed it Sir,but in your BIG grow bed is there some form of Oxygenation in the water? And how often do you have to add more water to the bed? I really like the Bucket idea because that'd be much easier to get started with to test run with it. Do you have a video for that one as well?
+MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living. The Rockwell (I think thats how it's spelled) ,Is there a substitute you can use like the SoloCup substitute for the actual holder?
To feed as many people as we can we just MUST go with hydroponics. To be able to feed as many people who are poor, middle class or anyone who lives in a Food Desert where there is no nutrition, we MUST go with Hydroponics. People MUST have a choice. All GMO food must be taken out of our lives. We should never sever send it to other countries. Countries around the world should NOT be made to eat GMO food. America can make a difference in the world. We can be a Good and Great Start. the world will respect us and admire us. Thank you thank you for this site.
Will hard water kill the seeds? I have a pond rearing crayfish and would like to use aquaponics on top of it but the water is pretty hard as calcium carbonate is a form of salt.
I wonder why there are tons of videos showing how to put a seed into a cube, but they mostly stop there. The interesting stuff comes afterwards. What do I do if they, don't sprout, how big do they need to grow to be transplanted, how much roots do they have to develop, how can I support water root growth and suppress root air pruning, do I feed the plant nutrients before transplant, how can I prepare them for transplanting shock.. so many questions that arise after the seeding.
One question, I have started plants inside and watered w compost worm tea. so i have seen plants died, and smely and fungus mold on top, and flies swiring around. now, everywhere on the internet had been growing w worm manure or tea. so, should i just delete these trays or put them outside overnite, and tomorrow put them in the compost. cause, the greens are not going to be good w fungus...right? my house does smell funky w moldy, yes. but maybe i should only attempt to grow microgreens, an not semi adult plants, right? then how can I get itready to be planted outside in the cold. or just to forget it....rest, and only grow in water? ask . please tell me...thank you. I don't want to die in toxic air in the lungs, and especially air in the winter when everything is kept closed.
My question is.......was that shirt made with a sharpie right before you started the video (sponsorship needed in the video?? ........just bust out an old shirt and a sharpie)??
I have to add to your method:
First you have to soak the seeds to soften their coat for 24 hrs. This can be done by actually soaking the rockwool.
Then you can go back to this method of keeping the water level low at 1 inch deep to keep the rockwool wet.
I would put the lights on after I see them sprouting. They do give you enough time. Say several days up to a week.
Everything else is great. Keep the dome on to reduce evaporation and raise humidity (think spring time).
Add your nutrients only after you see the true leaves (the 3rd leaf). Put only the quarter strength recommended
Thank you! i teach k-8 STEAM and we have been watching your videos, learning how to grow hydroponic gardens in the classroom!
Thanks my Brother. I'm starting off a new season and needed a reminder. This helped.
Good video Luke, It's been my experience to not use a seedling heat mat with greens (cool season crops, lettuce, spinach ect). The germination rates are lower and slower - because they germinate best in cool climate. The seedling mat reverses that. Just my experience.
Ditto, John!
+Indoor Hydroponix Yep, I agree, heat mats slow germination of cool weather crops.
I noticed the same thing.
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Neglected to lower ph by soaking them in an acidic solution between 5-6 ph for 30min to a day and did not fertilize the rockwool.
100% correct. Very useful. Hopefully lots of urban gardener will see this video. Keep on doing them. You are talented.
thank you
To everyone having a problem with nats and fruit flies. Getting a strong fruit smelling gel hand soap ( grape Scooby doo works best from dollar tree) place about a 1/4 inch in a Dixie cup and leave several an area you are having problem in. I have done this as needed works great. They get in to and can't get out!
Neat episode my friend. I have never grown hydroponically however I hear its something else. I don't have issues growing with soil indoors organically all winter but it takes some patients.
***** It is darn near amazing. A little disconnected from "gardening" because it is not at all dirty, or garden feeling. But it is what it is and I like it!
I don't plan on doing any hydroponics but I've watched your series anyway and will continue to watch. Gardening information is relevant - there is always something more to learn. Thanks.
-- Sheryl
TheSajeffe Spring will be here soon enough, and when it comes, you will be filled with great gardening videos!
Oh, I'm in no rush. I'm still harvesting plenty of food daily. And I have two more raised beds to make for Spring planting.
I used a heat mat for different types of lettuce,5 out of 50 cubes sprouted.I think the biggest mistake was not soaking rockwool cubes in water with properly adjusted ph
Rockwell cubes have a pH of 8
I have a couple questions...
1. Do you need to change the water for your hydroponic garden at all? If so, how frequent should you do this?
2. What is the best way to grow a full size plant in a 5 gallon bucket? I noticed you put more than one plant in a bucket .. I was just wondering about one big plant .
Do you have to keep the basement air circulating to prevent mold and mildew growth down there. Just curious. We don't have basements down here.
We have some air circulation, but we don't have a problem with mildew and mold because there is not that much moisture.
Thanks for the video.
Fungus gnats are a problem indoors and that is why I'm looking into hydroponics--if there is no soil, then the gnats have no home. However, I have to chuckle about your comment that fungus gnats have no predators. There is an almost microscopic spider that loves them. Whenever those teensy spiders set up housekeeping, I go out of my way to protect them. They consume triple their own weight in fungus gnats about every other day--I know because I find dozens of little fungus gnat corpses beneath each tiny web. Go, spideys!! They're my newest best friends.
spider mites?
Tommy Than that's what I was thinking..Iv always been told that spider mites are a major pain!
I love the stand that you are putting the seeds on. Is there an episode on how you built it and if so, which episode. Thanking you in advance for all you do.
perfect and helpful upload
1-Can you use coconut coir? 2-I want to plant heads of lettuce. It is just my girls and I so we go thru one per week. Can I plant them a week a part? 3-At dollar tree they have plastic slotted containers for silverwar, spices - so would it work to use that to have your spinach in a row like you would in a soil garden?
Is there an video on what to do next after sprouting? Should we be adding nutrient water to the tray everyday after sprouting? Can I just leave the heat tray next to a sun light window for the whole Time before I move the plants to my DWC system?
Great video. Just now coming to hydroponic.
Question: do you continue to use the heat pad once seeds have sprouted? I’m thinking the heat from the grow light is all that’s required.
Again, you make this process, & so many I’ve seen on your other videos, so easy to understand. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Can you put a link to your video if you did a video on building the tabletop hydroponic setup?
Very nice. I'm going to start my seeds today.
Thank you! That means a lot! Have you checked out some of our newer stuff? Because if you liked this, then you definitely will like what we have been doing. :D
I cannot imagine even being as close to it as excited as I am when I open up my three by threes and see a bunch of kush praying to my lights I doubt that growing vegetables would feel as good.
It does to normal nonaddicts.
Do you have to let the rock wool cubes soak in the water for some time like an hour before adding seeds?
Rockwool is very similar to ROXUL insulation. They are both green. They are both made from spun rock. ROXUL is flame retardant and ALSO made from slag (a byproduct from steel furnaces). ROXUL also has several additives that this grow medium DOESN'T have like a water resistant spray.
Excellent video! Thank You
am a student of agriculture based in uganda and i would love to teach this farming method to children and women in the local setup what are the alternatives i can use to set up a hydroponic garden. electricity is scarce please advise othrwise
Nabasenero Tracy solar power?
Nabasenero Tracy Kratky method is a good option for no electricity.
Nabasenero, I hope you have continued to pursue this incredible project. There are simple ways to capture the sunlight and convert it to solar power. Research simple designs and equipment. This will give you endless amounts of energy to power your hydroponic garden. Good luck!
You dont need electricity; use the sun and skip the pump with the Kratky method. GL.
Can you recommend a good book for starters?
Great video Luke, I will give hydroponics a go later in the year. I am doing Aquaponics at the moment but will diversify.
Gardening Tips With Phil Good to hear! That is what I am doing here as well is just diversifying.
Yes it is always good to try new techniques and do some experimentation.
How about a grow bar hydroponic set up? Would this not be an ideal way to start plants?
You should try Mexican sour ghakia. Its a mini watermelon. Pretty cool vine.
I noticed your foam bed is not floating. Is that to allow air to the roots. Do you let the seeds grow so the roots can reach the water before you take them out of the rock wool?
hi thank you for your video very useful !!! one question if we don't have the lighting like you have just for simple home !! is that ok to use the window we have lots of nature lights coming in the house ! as we leave some were green and lots of sun light every were with big windows !! and wen is good time to expose my baby germinated herbs !! thank you so much just like to know as i just started and really appreciate your help !!
We don't have any hydroponics shops in the area, so I bought a starter kit from an online hydroponics shop. The rockwool cubes it came with do not absorb water: they are hydrophobic. I even left them overnight in water but they still are completely dry and float on top of the water. All the videos I've watched so far show rockwool absorbing water like a sponge. Is this an alternative type, or is this a fake kit? I sent the shop an email but they haven't responded.
Can you use rsin water to start your seeds, also how did the cukes work?
Hi Luke. I live in Florida, and am wanting to pick up hydroponics as a hobby so I am a novice. My question for you is are the lights necessary? I have a Florida room that I was going to dedicate to this that gets plenty of sunshine. Will the light in y florida room suffice to sprout the seeds?
Angie Tazelaar if you have the system outside, or in a super sunny window, the lights are absolutely not necessary.
I start my hydro seeds in soil, in 2x3 trays, water them with a spray bottle with a diluted pinch of epsom salts and 3 ml of liquid fertilizer, and right when they're getting root bound I very, very gently take each plant out of its spot in the tray, one by one submerge them in a tub of water, and loosen the dirt from the roots with air bubbles from an aquarium pump. Then I drop the bare roots into the net cup and surround them with hydroton. Mind you, I only do 6 plants at a time and that probably takes at least a half hour. I definitely wouldn't want to do that for your size setup, it would take all day. But you're right, you don't want to put soil in that reservoir. Although if you don't have rockwool and you have just a handful of plants then you can do it that way too, you just have to be meticulous, gentle and patient to remove all the dirt without damaging the roots or killing the plant. I haven't killed one yet though.
That indeed is a great method, and I too have tried it. I like the effortless option the best, but true. If you can't find rockwool then you can totally just loosen the dirt away from the roots.
Love your videos, great job. I am just starting out and experimenting to what works. So far not such good luck. The heat mat, do you need to have one if you live in the warmer climate ! I know my area where I have been stetting up gets up to at least 85 90 degrees. Is this to warm? Will this work for seeds?
Great how to video Luke. I definitely will be trying nasturtiums this year. I will have to get some grow mats. I guess it is time to start rosemary and lavender in order to transplant in the spring. Any other things I should be starting this soon? Thanks for all your help guys. Happy New Year!!!
Happy new year to you too!!! We can't wait to start our seeds either. We are counting down the days! :D
My first thing to plant is onions on Feb. 20th, then tomatoes, peppers, eggplant March 15th, then cabbage, broccoli, kale, etc. march 25th, then basil and lettuce april 5th. beans, lettuce, spinach, parsley, dill, corn, radishes, etc. I direct sow.
Good video,...........appreciate it.
Larry Simons thank you Larry!
So i live in the country, so I only have well water. Do you recommend i buy spring water at the grocery or something else? Or could i use softened water? I don’t mind buying a jug of water to start the seeds but if i put them into a hydroponic system later that could get expensive.
I am wanting to use an Ebb & Flow system using clay pebbles - Once you get the seeds started in the rockwool, do you have to remove them from the rockwool?
Really I can't sleep without watching your wonderful hydroponics video lecture. But how do call the material you used for nursing the seeds? can I use any other improvised material or better still use soil first?
+Divine Aforve It is called rock wool cubes. They are the best thing for starting hydroponics.
Thank you so much. I hope I can call on you whenever I need your help?
Awesome video, Luke! You definitely showed that it's not complicated at all :-)
PinkChucky15 yay! good :D I will tell you what though.... Nothing beats traditional gardening videos. This series is fun, but it is not dirty! I need spring to come soon.
I know what you mean :-)
Great video thank u 4 shearing can u please tell me if u can grow a black pepper plant this way thank u again from DAVeteran
Really inspired by this video!...
I am going to start doing hydroponic.
But i would like to know that which crop would be best to start and which plants would be best according profit and growth rate.
Bro kya aapne start kiya?
Can you use sponges instead, if you have that. Instead of rock wool cubes?
MichiganGardener? I live in western michigan.
Do you mind if we share your video on our website? We get this question a lot and you do such a great job.
Great video.
Are those LED Grow Lights? I have a florescent grow light with four bulbs in it. Is the LED a better (stronger / more light)?? Oh, what's your opinion on growing Grapes indoors - - they cost so much I would love to just grow some indoors nothing crazy just enough for the two of us ( wife & me) ....
do we need the heat mat? or can I leave them outside in the sun and warm weather?
Should I use distilled water; further, what would be the best filtration of water to use for best results?
In hydroponics, water type usually doesn't matter (for most growers). If by "best results" you mean lots of plant growth, what matters is the nutrients in the water, the quality of the light, and how much oxygen your roots get, not how "filtered" your water is. :)
Doesn't matter as much. Best filtration method is probably reverse osmosis.
Thanks alot for this tutorial
Holeless tray, rockwool seed starter, seeds, heat mat, grow lights.
Put rockwool in holeless tray
Make rockwool damp with ph7 water,
Put 2-5 seeds in holes
Put in heat mat and under light.
Should i use 18 gallon tub for 6 vine less pinto bean ?I want to save as much space as possible.Any answers appreciated.
Can you comment on where it is worth getting the hydroponic system called ‘lettuce grow farm stand’? It seems quite expensive.
What is that green you were talking bout asturcion??
Your the man, thanks so much for all that you share. I appreciate you so so much!
Do add water at some point? The little cubes of mine look dry.
Luke what do u think about doing your HIGH INTENSITY in a hydro system?
Do you need to heat if you are growing butterhead lettuce?
Well hey... How much do you estimate the price of setup for commercially producing this lettuce
hi luke. very interesting! do I need those hanging lights? i'm in a small west facing condo. also, I don't have the stone things. it's some kind of black foam moss. can I use it to start my seeds?
I use well water. What is the maximum salinity would you recommend in water for healthy plants?
How do you start the seeds? I hate paying so much for seeds. I want a sustainable continuous cycle where I can do everything from start to finish and that includes the seeds as well.
Question for a hydraponics beginner what is the Wattage for light used to grow the produce?
Great video. What kind of light is that?
Thanks!
David
+dkroen17 It is a compact fluorescent.
Excellent video and how-to instructions. A couple of questions: Can these rockwool cubes be reused or they are good for only one use; also, is there is another non-organic seed-starting medium as alternative to rockwool? Thanks
+chandra0102 Rockwool are only good for 1 use.
Thanks for the video. I have started some tomato seedlings in 3" net cups with clay pebbles. They are around 10 days old and 1 or 2 true leaves appear on them. I am doing it krtaky in small plastic jar. The roots are not coming out of the net cup. The water is just touching the bottom of the net cup. What could be the issue?
hi i want to start hydroponic for lettuce.can you please tell me if i need to put any nutrients for seeding
Hi Luke
So for the hydroponic solution do we just add water when the level; drops or do I have to change the water? How often?
Rene Mace not completely, it is actually just the same mixture of hydroponic solution. Never change the water, just add a bit at a time to compensate for lost solution.
Kaleing it everyday!🌿
Ok,i watched your video about how to make the grow bed and the video about how to grow the seeds. Maybe missed it Sir,but in your BIG grow bed is there some form of Oxygenation in the water? And how often do you have to add more water to the bed? I really like the Bucket idea because that'd be much easier to get started with to test run with it. Do you have a video for that one as well?
+Tater 357 We have a whole playlist on everything hydroponic related that we have done. Check it out, I think you will love it.
+MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living.
The Rockwell (I think thats how it's spelled) ,Is there a substitute you can use like the SoloCup substitute for the actual holder?
Good video..
great guy a lot of information I used coconut fibre I made from coconut fibre
good job
To feed as many people as we can we just MUST go with hydroponics. To be able to feed as many people who are poor, middle class or anyone who lives in a Food Desert where there is no nutrition, we MUST go with Hydroponics. People MUST have a choice. All GMO food must be taken out of our lives. We should never sever send it to other countries. Countries around the world should NOT be made to eat GMO food. America can make a difference in the world. We can be a Good and Great Start. the world will respect us and admire us. Thank you thank you for this site.
Hydroponics is a very good way of growing food in places food can't grow. However we need to find ways to make it less expensive.
What exactly do you know about gmo crops? The myths have been debunked by well respected universities.
good
+Ibrahim Sameh Thanks!
Thank you Luke, once again a really great video my friend.
Thank you for watching! I am so glad you liked it.
Hi, what lights do u use in the indoor? that fluorescent tube, how many watts and what type are those?
awsome information
Hi, can please tell from where I can buy rockwool, online or any vendor and the tray.
Thx for the help for my project
Bianca Fernandez thank you!
How many seeds
do you plant when you have itty bitty seeds...like some of the herbs...and I'm guessing you add more holes to the wool block?
Great video!
Will hard water kill the seeds? I have a pond rearing crayfish and would like to use aquaponics on top of it but the water is pretty hard as calcium carbonate is a form of salt.
I wonder why there are tons of videos showing how to put a seed into a cube, but they mostly stop there. The interesting stuff comes afterwards. What do I do if they, don't sprout, how big do they need to grow to be transplanted, how much roots do they have to develop, how can I support water root growth and suppress root air pruning, do I feed the plant nutrients before transplant, how can I prepare them for transplanting shock.. so many questions that arise after the seeding.
Do all hydroponic methods require an water pump?I seen videos when waterpump wasnt used.
Knowledge Copes my hydroponic setup does not have any air pumps.
how do you know how to set the watering cycle? thoughts on coconut coir?
I just set it and forget it. It is the best system ever.
So you just have water alwyas going through the system? Or is it a certain number of watering a day?
For let's say tomatoes?
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How come you didn't rinse the rockwool to bring down the pH?
One question, I have started plants inside and watered w compost worm tea. so i have seen plants died, and smely and fungus mold on top, and flies swiring around. now, everywhere on the internet had been growing w worm manure or tea. so, should i just delete these trays or put them outside overnite, and tomorrow put them in the compost. cause, the greens are not going to be good w fungus...right? my house does smell funky w moldy, yes. but maybe i should only attempt to grow microgreens, an not semi adult plants, right? then how can I get itready to be planted outside in the cold. or just to forget it....rest, and only grow in water? ask . please tell me...thank you. I don't want to die in toxic air in the lungs, and especially air in the winter when everything is kept closed.
Does anyone know if you put your seedlings in water when you are growing them for the box.
how long do you have to plug the heat mat in a day?
can you also make nutrients from, for example, pruning waste?
Do you put the new sprouts directly into full strength solution, or a diluted mix for hydro?
How long do you keep the heating pad on per day? I would like to put it on a timer.
My question is.......was that shirt made with a sharpie right before you started the video (sponsorship needed in the video?? ........just bust out an old shirt and a sharpie)??
I have 1" rockwool and my cups are larger can I use straw to fill the gaps. Will grow outdoor
how about radish, onion and pepper plants? those work for hydroponics?
Two or three seeds germinated in the rockwool i used since i place more than one seed in one rockwool. What should i do?