How To GROW Lettuce Indoors ALL YEAR With A DIY Hydroponic System
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- In this hydroponics video, Robert will walk you through his process of creating an indoor hydroponic system to grow lettuce and other vegetables all year.
Hydroponic Dimension PDF & Other Files:
Visit the following link for the hydroponic rail system dimensions and for the 3D printer files for the maintenance caps: greentechtown.gumroad.com/l/x...
Links To Parts:
► ArmorGuard 4 in. x 4 in. x 40 in. White Composite Post Sleeve (2x): Home Depot
► ArmorGuard Post Sleeve Cap (4x): Home Depot
► Silicone Sealant: amzn.to/3wIAk07
► Sanding Drum (Optional): amzn.to/3sRcdv0
► 120 Grit Sandpaper: amzn.to/3lAW0Gt
► Drill Bit Set: amzn.to/3sOQmok
► Jig Saw (comes with a blade): amzn.to/3MGFJvA
► Jig Saw Blade: amzn.to/3MGFJvA
Holes Saws:
► Hole Saw Set (Includes 1", 1-3/8", 1-1/2" hole saws): amzn.to/3Gc7JEU
► 1-1/4" Hole Saw: amzn.to/3Gc6hT0
Bulkhead Fitting:
► Hydro Flow Bulkhead Fitting: monstergardens.com/hydro-flow...
► 3/4" Bulkhead Fitting (alternative source): www.indoorgardens.com/product...
PVC Parts:
(Most of these parts you can buy from a home improvement store, but here are some online links)
► 3/4" PVC Pipe: Home Depot / Lowes
► 3/4" PVC Slip Union: amzn.to/3wIqKug (or try Home Depot / Lowes)
► 3/4" PVC MPT x S Male Adapter (2x): Home Depot
► 1/2" PVC Ball Valve: Home Depot / Lowes
► 1/2" Nylon Barb Fitting (2x): Lowes / Home Depot
► PVC All In One Cement: amzn.to/3LCzrfs
► PVC Pipe Cutter: amzn.to/37dlndt
► Teflon Tape: amzn.to/3NYoSFM
Rail Fittings:
► Hydro Flow Bulkhead Fitting (2x): monstergardens.com/hydro-flow...
► 3/4" Bulkhead Fitting (2x) (alternative source): www.indoorgardens.com/product...
►1/2" Grow Flow Elbow: amzn.to/38a49hV
►3/4" Grow Flow Elbow: amzn.to/39MrS8g
Grow Rack:
►6-Tier Metal Wire Shelving Unit: Home Depot
► 4" Industrial Casters (For Shelving Unit - Optional): Home Depot
► 6 Mil Mylar Diamond Film: amzn.to/3xe34yF
► 48" Dry Wall T-Square (Optional): Harbor Freight / Home Depot
► Velcro Squares: amzn.to/3wEFImg
► LED Grow Lights: amzn.to/3LFLB6T
► 8 Outlet Mechanical Timer: amzn.to/3Gbgb7i
Reservoir Components:
► 260GPH Submersible Pump: amzn.to/3MJQ9ug
► 1/2" Black Vinyl Tubing: amzn.to/3sTdzp8
► 3/4" Black Vinyl Tubing: amzn.to/3PAsUop
► 18 Gallon Tote (get an 18 gallon or larger tote): Home Depot / Lowes
► Air Pump: amzn.to/3lGETTu
► 4" Air Stones (4x): amzn.to/3wEiuN1
► Airline Tubing (includes Tee fittings): amzn.to/3Gj6RhN
Hydroponic Components:
► 1-1/2" Net Cups: amzn.to/3wChn0i
► Hole Plugs: amzn.to/3MSQk6w
► Plant Starter Cubes: amzn.to/3lHsyhT
Hydroponic Nutrients:
► Dyna-Gro Liquid Plant Food: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
► MasterBlend Nutrients (alternative to Dyna-Grow and cheaper): amzn.to/3wECRKc
► pH Control Kit: amzn.to/3yUDqB9
► TDS-Meter (used to check the status of nutrients): amzn.to/3LGr4Pu
Other Components:
► Bar Clamps: amzn.to/3MJU8ac
► Ruler: amzn.to/3LEhD3h
► Straight Jaw Pliers: amzn.to/3MIO9mf
► Caulk Gun (for applying silicone sealant): amzn.to/3jfj0tn
► Monoprice 3D Printer (Optional): amzn.to/3PCwGxB
Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Post Sleeves Preparation
1:34 Drilling Net Cup Holes
3:06 Making Maint. Holes
3:41 Drilling Fitting Holes
4:56 PVC Connections
6:09 Installing Rail Fittings
6:55 Installing Post Caps
7:51 Preparing Grow Rack
8:56 Installing LED Lights
10:05 Installing PVC Fittings
11:01 Preparing Water Connections
12:45 Installing Ball Valve
13:33 Testing System
13:52 Installing System
14:11 Oxygenation
15:29 Printing Maint. Caps
16:01 Installing Caps
16:18 Adding Nutrients
16:41 Planting Seeds
17:01 Lessons Learned
17:10 Lettuce Growth
17:33 Final Thoughts
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Man, you were born to narrate videos. Thanks for all the tips and trial/error info. Very usefull !!
Great build video!! Thanks for sharing and for including the shout out. Hope you are enjoying the new system!
Thanks for the feedback, and glad to see you made it over. Thanks for sharing and your support also! The system works great!
I love your projects!
just what I was looking for !! great video
Really cool video! I hope to try this method sometime.
Very articulate!
Keep up the good work.
Great video
Subscribed right away! This is exactly the content I was searching for!
great setup
Great video, thanks a lot for the inspiration and hands on instructions and useful tips!
Solid, information video, thanks!
Thank you for such a clear and informative video. I have been searching and searching for this! Great job!
Excellent step by step tutorial
great video! thanks!
Excellent video with lots of good information!
Great sharing. Thank you🎉
Wow that was really interesting to watch. Impressive clear and concise instruction.
Thanks for sharing your video. 👍
I’ve just come across your channel.... absolutely brilliant tutorial.... thank you so much....looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Cheers from Australia
Good work. That turned out nice.
nice system. very clean looking. looking forward to your expansion of the system.
Great tutorial.
This is sooooo awesome...thank yoi
Robert, as always, great naration and video editing! I love the way you showed how the hole looked using both drilling methods. Enjoying going through your content. I also love the way you show your sources in the videos. SO helpful!
What a fantastically assembled and executed video! What a great job!
this is one of the most detailed/thought out/explained videos that I've seen , thank you
this was an incredibly inspiring video! I've always wanted to grow lettuce for fresh sandwiches!
WOW! Very impressive for 'new starters' ! Love you PDF files too ! From Quebec, Canada
I love this channel
Keep up the amazing work
Stay happy healthy and fluid
Brilliant video, thanks very much!
You welcome kobold!
Well Done you institutions and hit very good.
Thank you for your sharing your excellent and detailed video.
Nice clean job.
Thanks Roy!
Great video and information!
Awesome video! This gives me confidence to try growing my own lettuce.
This looks like a great project ahead of winter! I have a feeling my basement is getting a new room. Thanks for the great video
Thanks for taking the time to make and post the vid. I grow indoors but have yet to go the hydro route.
Very comprehensive - thank you - greetings from Ireland - will get going soon with this !
How adorable is this guy!!! GREAT INFO... and well explained ❤
You are a engineer! Dang! All your videos you are so creative with success
Excellent video again, friend.
Thanks Michael!
Another great video. thanks
Thanks PJ Nealon!
Ive seen zip ties fail in these settings as the light degrades the plastic much faster than you may expect. I would recommend black zip ties or even metal zip ties or some other light insensitive method
You really have a great channel here. Subscribed!
Awesome, welcome aboard!
This video is excellent and just what I was searching for to get started. Thank you.
You welcome. Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff man . i like the way you describe your set up - and you have great picture ,sound and final product
Thanks for the feedback norbert!
I think I will be making one of these soon 😀
Phenomenal tutorial. Very concise and elaborate. Thats a full yield in one week, not bad.
did watch the recommend video before you. I must say I found your video better, more informative and enjoyable to watch. Good job🇨🇦
I def want to make somegthing like this but on a smaller scale. Gotta make sure it is easy to manage since i would be putting it in my closet in my room
Just found the channel. Loving the videos and production quality. Well done. Keep it up. 👍🤙😎
Thanks Eric
Just found your channel today and subbed. Great content. 👍🏻 I have been watching Simple Greens Hydroponics and will be starting a 4 rail system as soon as all my parts get here.
Awesome!
Fantastic work!!! Your explanations are awesome, the video production is on point, and you got links to everything!!! I've been wanting to build a system like this! Thank so much for sharing!
Thanks Zeeshan for the feedback! What types of plants are you considering planting when you do get around to it?
Awesome sauce! 🙏🏾🌏💚💪🏾👍🏾
Outstanding presentation! Truly outstanding. You explained it well, after the fact. You taught your audience what you did and how you did it WITHOUT always having to talk to the camera like so many others. You made it simple to understand and to replicate. Thank you. I also enjoy eating lettuce year round. Awesome presentation. I wish more people on social media were about presenting their ideas rather than having to show their faces every step of the way. Take care.
You always do a fantastic job showing how to build things. I really enjoy watching you show people how to DIY.
Thanks for the feedback!
hi Steven from Denmark here :) fantastic videos you make !! keep going :) I have a question. would your photovoltaic system for your water pump be able to supply this system as well so it is free to supply power
3 inch uniseals 3" pvc pipe to connect the two post jackets easier assembly and disassembly
Well done
Thanks Papa Bell!
Love those videos, do you have one on that pvc drip system I see on your beds?
Yes. You can find it at this link: ua-cam.com/video/KGvojfSPgeU/v-deo.html
Hello, Like your video very mutch, do you allso have one to make the gluegun?
Very excited to watch. If you have some time to think on it, how viable do you think it'd be to do a countertop hydroponic herb garden? I like the idea of hydroponics, but nothing has me as excited about it's application than an herb garden
I think most start out with a small countertop hydroponic herb garden since they are the easiest to maintain and receive successful results. I would say if you are new to hydroponics, start there and figure out if it is something you would like to continue with. I would also recommend starting with a basic plug-n-play solution like the Aerogarden 3 pod systems (a.k.a Sprout).
My man doing rdwc here!
This is a great and very detailed video. My only comment is that on your pump flow valve, you may want to look at using a 3 way valve instead of a straight ball valve. You may be putting extra stress on the pump where you could just use a recycle loop coming off of the 3 way valve. Just a suggestion. Great video.
Good idea!
Somehow I literally have this exact system by happenstance. I didn’t add the reflective film though. Very helpful upgrade.
I also bought a vesync smart outlet that I control with google home so it can imitate the sun rise/set in any area so it varies with the season.
I've never heard of the vesync outlet but that sounds awesome. Feel free to stare the model number here for that smart outlet as I would like to check it out.
Great video! How much noise does the pump make?
The pump is very quiet in my opinion, but I put a small rag/towel under it to reduce the noise and vibration further.
Always sand all the areas which are going to be glued, so there is a much better rough surface for the connections. And of cause, don't usw silicone for that. Better use a glue which is made for that and is stronger and more long lasting.
Just sub showing love
Excellent video! This is gonna come in so handy as we JUST bought our rack two days ago and we've been brainstorming on design. Any tips on if you want to have channels on multiple rows (one above the other) and how to connect them so only using a single pump and reservoir? Thanks very much!
Awesome. Yes, that's what I like about this system as I can easily add more rows if needed. In my case, instead of the outflow pipe going back to the reservoir, it would connect to my next row. You could also Tee off the inflow tube to a secondary system/row.
@@GreenTechTown So in your setup I believe you had a 1/2 inch tube bringing water in and 3/4 inch draining out. If I wanted to outflow the first level down to the second, would you still use 3/4 inch exiting first row and run into second or would you switch that to 1/2 inch? Ultimately it's gonna exit 3/4 inch, just wasn't sure about that transition from level 1 to 2. Thank you so much!
Since I can control the flow rate on the inflow pipe, I would probably try the 1/2" tubing since it would be cheaper for the tubing and fittings. The important part is making sure the inflow of water is not flowing faster than you can remove the water from the system. So if the outflow fitting was smaller, and I had a high inflow rate, it is possible the water would overflow from the rails.
I think the best way to go about this is my second option I mention which is to split the connection from the pump to the 2 systems using a Tee barb fitting. That way each system could be taken out for cleaning without effecting the other.
Be sure to check out the Simple Greens Hydroponics channel as well that has tons more information on this style system and will probably provide more advise on expanding the system: ua-cam.com/users/SimpleGreensHydroponics
hey how did you end up with different water levels for the two rails if the outflow for each is the same height? i know the outflow is 3/4 and inflow is 1/2 so there is prob a slight height difference from that. but it looked like a bit more of a difference in the video when the net cups were in. thanks for the help! inspired to build one myself~
It's been a while since I worked on this project, but I believe the inflow and outflow holes are at different heights, but also the hole sizes are also very critical and the flow rate for this to work correctly. I believe the plans I included in the link show the dimensions for everything a little better.
Robert I was just about to download your plans but wondering 2 things before I get started. 1. Would it be difficult to expand your 2 rail system to 4 rails in the future? 2. Is there anything you would recommend doing different since you built this system (e.g. improvements over time). Anyway happy holidays and take care.
1. No it would not be difficult, you just have to determine what you plan to grow and how low/high you want the water level to be and adjust your inflow/outflow holes accordingly.
2. I think the only change I would probably make is increase the outflow hole size so the water can drain out of the rail system quicker and there would be no need for the PVC ball valve I had to install.
Thanks for watching and happy holidays to you as well!
Great video. Here's an idea. I was drilling with the hole slaw and it would contact the rail every time because once you break through with the drill bit, it takes a lot of control to stop the hole saw from contacting the rail. I did the first couple of holes on the second rails to practice like this.. To avoid this I just drilled a pilot hole with a drill bit the same size as the coleslaw, errr, hole saw. (I'm hungry.) Then I went back with the hole saw using the pilot holes. This relieved some anxiety because with some hole saws you can't see the point you're drilling into. Thank you for your video.
Thanks for sharing your tip in case others run into that problem.
@@GreenTechTown I like your idea of using 3/4" pvc instead of 1" like Caleb does. 3/4" is much easier to cut with a pvc cutter like you show in your video. If I build a second system, I'm going to use your idea of 3/4" inch pvc.
Is that food safe pvc?
omg so much plastic! this is the only reason I've not ventured into this territory. But an awesome video as always
are the post sleeves food safe?
may i know why the 2 rail hole location is different , any purpose ?
Also great for starting hydroponics: kratky method reusing takeout food and grocery food plastic containers. It reuses plastic, and the free cost and smaller size allows a newcomer to get used to growing in a hydroponic system.
Great tip, and thanks for sharing brian.
Mega 🎉
Boy you are something.🤓
Could you not make it with a Bell Siphon to control the water level.
I haven't looked into those much, but from a quick read, it seems like something that should be able to work.
how do you control the height between each of the holes? On the same railing, how do you make some holes allow to the mesh sit deeper within the system than other holes?
Hey JAWN. I'm not sure I understand the question, but all the holes for the net cups on the same rail use the same diameter hole. I do control the water level by drilling the exit/outflow hole lower than the inflow hole.
@@GreenTechTown gotcha! So you can only control the height of the root zone for each pot by adjusting the water level of the entire tube.
So I’d dedicated one tube for younger plants and let the water rise higher and on the next system geared for more mature plants with longer roots, set the water so it doesn’t build up so high? That makes sense!
Is the flow limiter going to put stress on the pump?
Hey Adam. I initially thought it would but after reading reviews for the pump, several other customers did the same without any stress issues on the pump. So far it has been working fine since early Jan. when I installed it.
Bump these vids.
Is this food safe?
Hey brother, I bought the pdf and .stl file the other day. I really don't know much about 3d printers. I gave the file to my son to print it out and he said it was really small and he tried to resize it but he said it was in two pieces. Do you have any advice?
Thanks for pointing this out. This was an issue with the unit conversion with STL files. I have updated the GumRoad STL files and you should be able to re-download the new versions.
@Green Tech Town thank you I appreciate it 🙏. I'll try again
Really digging your videos, we're like-minded people! Curious, are you concerned with the plastic material leaching harmful chemicals that the plants will take up! Cheers!
Can’t find square pvc pipes anywhere in canada! Does anyone know any places I can get them from?
If you have no luck finding the square PVC pipe, you may want to also look into the round PVC pipe which some people have had success with.
How much to make me one please
Do you ever get root rot on your plants?
I did in the early stages. It appeared it was due to my PH. Once I started monitoring that more, things improved. But it felt like a science experiment. I think once you figure out a basic system for everything, it becomes easier, but for someone starting out, it can be a bit frustrating, at least for me it was.
It is a very good and compact design. My only concern is you always have to pull the plants out and keep moving them.
Awesome video and awesome channel. Subscribe.
I am curious about the cost. Is it worth it?
Only if you grow cannabis. The cost to start a grow is very high. Led lights are expensive, you also need inline fans to bring in fresh air/co2 and to exhaust hot air. You also need fans to move air inside the grow room. Then you have the expense of the hydro system and components. All that money to grow some lettuce.... you could probably buy several years worth of veggies instead. Then you got the electric bill to pay every month.
Hey Thuy guy. Yeah I think it is totally worth it to learn how to grow your own food indoors and not only rely on grocery stores or outdoor gardening. This type of system can be used to grow all types of veggies even though the focus of this video was just for lettuce.
What was the cost of this system?
I honestly cannot remember the full total right now, but if you are starting from scratch and needing a metal rack, LED lights, and all the other materials I used in this video, you are probably looking at $500-$600+. The metal heavy duty rack, LED lights, and air pump would be the costly items from what I can remember.
Good video, but don't use teflon tape on PVC threaded joints.
I'm new here and dropped a like.
Is there a specific pump size or model or something you recommend so the pump isn't too powerful for a setup of this exact size? Maybe an adjustable pump idk if that's a thing
The pump I used in this video can be found here: amzn.to/3MJQ9ug
I would say if you are building a system the same as mine, I wouldn't get a pump that is more powerful than the one I have in the link above. The pump I purchased does allow some adjustment but I found it did not work that great. Installing my ball valve is what really helped me. Also making sure the outflow hole is larger than your inflow hole is key as well and something I would have done differently if I built the system again. Then I probably would not have had to use the ball valve.
How much did this cost in total?
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Excellent video with lots of good information!