Hydroponic Peppers from Seed to Harvest with the Kratky Method
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2020
- In this video, I explore how to grow bell peppers in bucket containers using hydroponics! We go from seed to harvest and I show you everything it takes to grow and harvest your own bell peppers at home indoors or outdoors. I grow red, yellow and green snack peppers and they turn out great! I highly recommend growing these plants in your garden as they are relatively easily to take care of, and the harvests are very rewarding. If growing bell peppers indoors year round is something you want to do, this video will show you everything involved in that process!
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I like the other medicinal plants you have growing
You made it look so easy, I'm gonna go for it!
Thank you
Best of luck, Guy! Plants will mostly take care of themselves in a Kratky set up- I’ve had some good success and I’m by no means an expert!
Thank you for the knowledge that you impart to us sir.
I like and appreciate this video. Thanks!
excellent video as always stay strong and bring more
Thank you 🫑🌶️ so informative
keep em coming love this channel!
Thanks for the love, Rory! 🙏
Tipp: if you cut the stonewool in two halfs and clamp the seed between them, you can after the germination easy release the plant from the wool. Also the seed will strip off from the first leafes.
Thanks🌹🙏❤ for help grow the plant of chilly
Great video and progression. Learned not to give up on Kratky. Tks for sharing with your Lab...cute pup. Gained a new Sub. Looking forward to your channel.
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Thanks for the step by step. Don't know why I decided to top up the reservoir but lets see how my first round continues to grow. For those who made the same mistake a airstone can save your plants as it did mine. From now on if its in the bucket I will leave it until harvest.
Gotta top up the nutrients once and a while as they run low. But leave a few inches of root exposed to air. Best of luck with your plants!!
@JimmyBHarvests thanks I got that and my pepper tree is picking back up nicely. Also took out the airstone now that enough roots are exposed to the air.
Great video. Thanks
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Very encouraging ! Growing pepper for the first time in hydroponics, I wasn't sure if simple Kratky would work or would i need a DWC/Dutch bucket. Want to keep things as simple as possible. Thanks for sharing
Kratky works just fine!! I’ve got another video where I compared Kratky vs dwc with an air stone, I didn’t think the air stone was worth the trouble.
I agree. You expressed my thoughts exactly.
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2:23 for the trained eyes... lol
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I really love all of your videos.
How many hours of light did these peppers get each day?
Thanks for the kind words Kenna! These peppers had direct sunlight through the window for 6 hours every morning, indirect sunlight all afternoon/night, and my grow light would have been on for the afternoon and night to supplement. I’d say 14-16 hours a day of light in total
Have you tried doing a couple in one bucket but adding a way to angle the plant into the bucket so they don't grow together and block the light? Think aeroponic style angles.
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Hey growmie, loving your channel! Glad I found you! Will this method also work with ghost pepper seeds?
I bought some Ghost, Scorpion, Trinidad...and have failed germination in both soil and paper towel methods. This might be the way tho!?
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It should! I've had good results with a few varieties of peppers so far
I really need to go to hydroponics as outdoor growing is way more difficult to get the same results. Indoors no pests just pure growth!
Definitely less pests, though theyre still possible. Hydro is a fun and effective way to experiment and grow
@@JimmyBHarvests how do you prevent mold and black mold in house to avoid disaster with hydroponics?
Yes! I’m tired of constantly battling with pests outside. I think the only challenge indoor is increasing airflow to avoid fungal problems
Nice video! Are you interested in growing indoor plants with led grow light?
Jimmy, WOW, thank you for answering all my questions, as a US ARMY Disabled veteran living in the Philippines, all my plants DIE here, 2 reasons SUN & BUGS, Now I see with the Kratky method, I can control the Sun better and for some reason the BUGS leave them alone! Thank you again for you help !
Love to hear it! Best of luck with your grows!
no bugs because there is no soil. Only water and nutrients :)
So how did the other plant seen laying in the tray @2:37 turn out using this method?
What size net cup are you using?
I have a question: how many times did you refill your bucket with water with NUTSOL.. Thanks in advance
Great video! Have you ever tried growing Shishito peppers?
No I haven’t! Hoping to try some new pepper varieties in the future on the channel though
ive grown weed together with other plants as well
Awesome video. Thank you. Do you refill the bucket with water when the level goes down ? At what point do you fill up with nutrient water?.
You’re absolutely right! I top up the bucket once a week or as necessary to keep the water level high, leaving an inch or so of roots exposed to air only. Completely submerging them can drown the plant. Young plants can go 2-3 weeks without nutrient additives, but I like to start feeding somewhere between 7-14 days after germination.
chilli pepper plants can be bonsaied indoors as well
Very good video, nice to learn that peppers are self pollinating. Do you have to shake the plant or anything, or will it just happen on it's own? I want to grow them indoors and just wondered about that.
You don’t have to shake the plant, but doing so may increase your success rate. Having a fan on the plant periodically is another simple way to help ensure pollination.
@@JimmyBHarvests Thank you for the info, I can't wait to try : )
2:25 nice plant on the right man 😉
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Hey Jimmy, I was wondering if you only plant one type of plant at a time. Or if you ever grow multiple types of plants at the same time?
I only have space for a few plants at a time. Sometimes I have a few of the same and sometimes I grow different plants! I mix it up depending on how big things are and what can fit in my light.
good information bro.. going to try and germinate some seeds today.. QUESTION... how many harvests do you get from a tree?
I’ve gotten about 40 peppers off one plant so far and it’s still growing strong! Good luck with your grow!
My pepper leaves curling and browning and flowers turn brown too
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Do you have a video on the lightening you used
Yes I do! I have a Reviews playlist on my channel where I show the lighting equipment I use, in detail.
Hey, great video! Two questions. What is the humidity situation in your place? My apartment is super super dry, and we don't have control of the temperature they set the units at, and I'm worried that will mess with this set-up. Secondly, do you think this would work with full sized bell peppers, or would the yield be considerably lower?
Thanks! Place i grew this was also relatively dry, i dont have record of the actual humidity levels though.. you could get a tent to control the conditions better or spray the plant with a water bottle occasionally. Just need to try and see what happens.
You can do this with regular sized bell peppers. Any pepper really. My understanding is that adding aeration to the reservoir will help grow larger fruits.
Good luck!
I didn’t know bell peppers can be grown to such way u did in water. I only think it works in garlic, onions and onion strings. Nice informative vid
Thanks! The ‘Kratky’ method of hydroponics works great on a wide variety of plants and is a very easy way to grow with hydroponics. I’ve grown a number of different plants in this way on my channe
The water is a nutrients solution though, not plain water.
Hey Jimmy! Love the videos! I was wondering when you top off the water do you add in water that you have already pre mixed nutrients in? Im using Holland Secret 3 part nutrients mix and am following their online nutrients calculator. Thanks for your informative videos!
Yea, I fill a separate jug with water, mix in the nutrients for that amount of water, then add it to the reservoir.
It's good to check the ph of the reservoir, it may fluctuate a bit and its best to stay on top of it with big plants!
@@JimmyBHarvests got it! Thanks for the help, one more question, do you regularly check the PPM and EC levels of the water? Specifically for your pepper plant. If so how do you control it?
I check the ppm when i check the ph. If the ppm gets high, its because water is evaporating out quicker than the plants can absorb the nutrients. In such a case, you could add just water to the reservoir to balance it back out.
Truthfully its hard to do anything wrong. Just keep the ph between 6-6.3 and you should be fine with anything else.
Good luck bro
@@JimmyBHarvests thanks so much for all your help! I’ll let you know what i get in 100 days! My pepper plant is about a week or two old and it’s in the mason jar and looking good!
@@yosephdavidovitch1404 how did your pepper growing go?
I love the video. Thank you. Do you use full-strength nutrient water when they're moved to mason jars?
Ive used full strength and less than full strength with different grows. Hasn't seemed to matter too much either way. No harm in diluting the nutrients a little extra to save them.
Im only using micro/grow/bloom at that time, a base series, no additives or anything extra.
@@JimmyBHarvests Awesome, thanks for your response. I'm a beginner and am learning a lot. I appreciate it!
Hi Jimmy, I'm going to try doing this with the smaller 2 gallon Food Quality buckets. You seem to be using 2" net cups, are you finding the size appropriate, or would 3" be better? I'm going to try the 2", and then but another two inch hole with a cap between the center hole and the edge, so I can check the fluid level and add more when needed. I have great luck with a 2" holesaw and a portable drill. I know that plants go through liquid like crazy, but I'm more concerned with patio space, rather than having to add fluid daily.
Never had any issues with the 2". Sounds like youve got a great plan, best of luck with your plants!
Thank you for the video. How did you plant the branch you cut and propagated in a jar into the kratky pail? Did you put some rockwool into the netpot or just put the branch into the netpot?
If I propagate a plant i typically put it into a net cup without rockwool, and fill the remaining space of the cup with clay pebbles. If the plant is pretty big, and roots are already 2-3 inches long, (as is the case with propagation,) you don't need any rockwool. Just ensure your new roots have access to your water/nutrients in your reservoir
Thank you so much for the explanation. And thank you for taking time to answering my question
With the krafty method, do you change the water and nutrients frequently? Or do you set it and just prune along as it grows?
The real method Kratky documented was to fill the reservoir once at the start and leave it alone while the plant grew. Using smaller buckets or jars, you can top up a reservoir once it starts to run low. How fast your water gets drank up by the plant will vary. I check in every couple of days and see if I should add any water/nutrients.
Hola amigo, me encanta tu canal. Quiero hacerte una pregunta: que temperatura hay en tu ciudad? eso afecta a tus plantas? haces algun control del calor del agua en tus sistemas? Muchas gracias, Nicolás desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It should be room temperature. Yesterday I open the window and my 4 week plant almost died. Closed the window warmed up the room plant went back to normal. Just normal warm temp.
¿Intentaste cultivar pimientos afuera? ¿El clima cálido y el agua afectaron a las plantas?
Does anyone knows brands of micro pepper, sweet pepper plants? Max 30 35cm hight? Tx.
Question for you, I am new to Growing indoors I usually grow outdoors I have taken potted plants and bought them in that were established and then shortly after they were in my grow tent I developed white flies. Lo and behold the plant wound up getting wiped out, I have good airflow but they're still there. What light are you using, my light produces a 960 par . I did a lot of research on the lights before I bought them, the one pepper plant that I bought in from outside which was producing peppers stopped producing peppers permanently. Any thoughts, thanks. Great video by the way precise into the point. Keep up the good work.
I personally never bring a plant inside once it has been outside. The bug risks are just way too high. You might not even see bugs on the plant outside, but they'll procreate quickly and before you know it youve got a mess inside. Id try to sterilize everything and grow indoors from the start on a second attempt.
As for lights ive used a few at this point. Theyre all pretty similar, some are brighter than others but from a functional standpoint plants have grown similarly no matter which light i used.
Id guess your pepper just suffered from the shock of moving indoors- temp, air and light changes. When people move plants outside, they often have a 'hardening off' period where they do it gradually, the same theoretically applies in reverse i would think, moving a plant inside outside
Best of luck with your plants. Its all great learnings if you stick with it!
@@JimmyBHarvests thank you for your reply.
Please what can be a substitute for the green stuff you used for the first seed bed
Cotton balls work pretty well in my experience
From your experience what is the fastest growing/yield tomato and pepper species? Small low profile a plus. Like to do Kratky with my son with a quick turnover. Tku in advance.
I’ve had good luck with tomatoes and peppers in Kratky. Timelines are pretty similar to get fruit I think. Peas are a quick to harvest plant. I kratky’d them as well and there’s a video on my channel. Good luck with your grow!
hi brother! i jsut want to ask at 5:08 you said within two or three weeks in water, is it with nutrient solution? or just stock water? looking forward for your reply, thank you very much :)
Plain water. There's enough nutrients in the seed to support the plant first the first 3 weeks or so. You can provide nutrients sooner if you wish but its not necessary
How do you prevent mold inside the containers?
Hi in your case, throughout the course of this plant, did you have the need to refill the nutrients? Thank you
Yes, multiple times. I check the reservoir weekly and top it up as it runs low. If the water in the bucket gets too dirty i'll do a complete change out. I always leave a few inches of plant roots exposed to air, above the water surface. Its possible to overfill and drown the plant.
I wonder what it would cost to grow them with artificial light year round? I don't have any south facing windows and we only get a 5-6 month season to grow outdoors.
Good question! It’s hard to say because electricity prices vary so much location to location. For me, it’s about $8 a month to run my light. Nutrients to grow a pepper plant or two at all times maybe $4 a month? I got good production from this plant and did think it grew enough fruit to justify the costs and be cheaper than simply buying the peppers. Which isn’t the case for all vegetables.
Hey Jimmy i have a question for you! Once you repot your pepper into your bucket and you need to refill the bucket with nutrients. Im assuming you use the nutrients calculator on the future harvest website, do you add nutrients based on the amount of water in your bucket or on the amount of water in the container you’re mixing the nutrients in? Im asking because i know you mix your nutrients in a separate container and then add it into the bucket
Hey Yosef! I always follow the mixing instructions on the bottles I'm using, and i mix the appropriate amount of nutrients for the amount of water in my small mixer bottle. Once that small mix jug good to go i add it all to the large bucket.
You can start to check the ppm of your main bucket- if its getting too high, its a sign that the water is evaporating out quicker than nutrients are being absorbed. You can just add water in this case and not add nutrients. Its an art more than a science and youll get a feel for it with practice!
@@JimmyBHarvests amazing, thanks for your help Jimmy!
How frequently do you have to add solution? How about for the bucket with a pepper and pea in it? Would bush beans work also in the same bucket as a pepper plant?
I top up the reservoir at least weekly. I check in every few days to see where the water levels are. Two plants in one reservoir used up the water quicker than one plant. No reason to think bush beans wouldnt work just fine.
What par level are you using? I just got a new light and after doing the measurements my par is about 500, is that too much for seedling? The new growth in the middle is lighter green than the first set of leaves.
I dont measure the PAR outputs of my lights. Typically new leaves begin as a lighter green than the established leaves though. If you post a pic of the plant and set up in r/hydroponics on reddit, people will help with diagnoses. Best of luck with your plants!
Were you measuring and adjusting your ph level?
Yes, 100%. Mostly just measuring, as the nutrients i used here (advanced nutrients micro/grow/bloom) more or less balance themselves.
I typically google the ideal ph of whatever plant im growing and adjust if necessary
How is the algae growing on those roots when the light is blocked out?
The white buckets leak a bit of light. They need a coat of paint to completely seal out the light.
Hello there. How often do you change the solution in bucket, with new water and nutrients?
Thanks for sharing and greetings from Australia 🦘🦘🦘
Hey Nick! I check the bucket every 2-3 days and monitor the water level. As it gets low i will top it up, always leaving a few inches of root exposed to air. For the most part that works and maybe every 4-5 weeks i might do a complete changeout. Over time things can get a bit dirty or the ph wont balance well any more. Mostly its a top up strategy though.
@@JimmyBHarvests I do the same, mostly feel up with water and nutrients when is needed but I wasn't sure that's why I asked 😃. When you say leave a small gap for the roots, let's say on a 5 gallon - 20 litres bucket, how much do you leave from the top? Thank you very much 🙏
Wanna see more the pot plant
Plenty of cannabis content on the channel! Check it out! 🤗
Did you find these plants kept producing year round? Or did they eventually just die off?
It is possible to keep peppers through multiple seasons- a process called 'over-wintering'. My understanding is the plant will fruit again the next summer.
I have not done that personally yet though. The plants in this video i grew for one growing season
Do you just keep filling the buckets with water as it gets low?
Exactly. Always keeping a couple inches of root exposed to air. Mostly i just top up the bucket, but will do a complete change out if it's getting dirty.
How long was the plant under the light for every day?
14 hours ish
How often do you refill or change the water?
I add to the reservoir to top it up as necessary- maybe once a week on average. Every 6 weeks or so a complete change out might help. Really depends on the life cycle stage of the plant. Kratky method is very ‘set it and forget it’. Just keep an eye on your plant if it’s drying out add more to the reservoir
Do you check ph before starting a kratky project?
It’s a good practice to check your ph regularly, including when starting and mixing the reservoir. More often that not it’ll be in range, but it’s important to catch and correct it if it’s out of range
What's that which you placed the pepper seed on before putting in the net cup?
a product called 'rockwool' by Grodan. You can also use a cotton ball which is cheaper and just as effective.
Thanks 🙏 but please where can I buy the Rockwool or cotton ball? Please 🙏
What a cool video! What nutrients did you use?
Thanks! I used the Advanced Nutrients micro/grow/bloom base series
Can igrow bell peppers and tomatoes in the same DWC system?
I don’t see why not! I’ve grown peppers and peas in the same bucket successfully, and used to grow beans, tomatoes, lettuce and kale in one aeroponic system. I’d guess you’ll be fine- good luck with your plants!
Can I also start seeds directly into the dwc with rockwool and clay pellets
what is the light times? is it 16 hr a day
I usually aim for 16-17
You should do the tomato plant.
Already have! Check out my channel!
@@JimmyBHarvests I saw that but I am sayijg big tomatoes. Not the baby ones. Idk if they are same. What kind of nutrutions do use. Couldnt find on the channel. How do u mix those you made on the video.
Big tomatoes, fair enough, maybe I’ll get some going this summer! For these peppers I used advanced nutrients micro / grow / bloom. 4ml of each per L of water as per bottle instructions. Amazon link for US/CAN in video description
what variety are those??? those have to be the tiniest bell peppers i have seen
These seeds were labeled as snack sized bell peppers
Hi, what variety of pepper is that? Is it as sweet az the red ones?
Baby bell peppers. Both yellow and red colours were equally sweet. Theyre all green and less sweet at first before fully ripe
@@JimmyBHarvests Thanks. I wanted to try Tribelli but didn't know which color to choose.
That is amazing! Do you just keep them indoors?
I grew these completely indoors, but there’s no reason outdoors wouldn’t work. I’ve got a few of these seedlings I plan to grow on my balcony this summer!
Awesome. Thanks@@JimmyBHarvests !
Hi Jimmy! I was wondering if there's a reason why you use painted jars for hydroponics? is it just what you have or does it have to do with blocking the sun from the roots?
If light gets into your reservoirs, it can cause algae to grow. Algae isnt the biggest deal, I've had plenty of plants grow fine despite its presence, but it will eat up some of your nutrients. Painting the jars keeps algae to a minimum and removes that variable from the process.
How much Tds at seedling stage?
I've never bothered to measure. I wouldnt worry too much about it. follow the directions on your nutrients and you should be fine
nutrients what do you use
I grew these with the Advanced Nutrients micro/grow/bloom.
Link in description!
How much light a day do you give the plants? :)
I do 16-17 hours of light. Sunlight with LED supplementing when sunlight is indirect in my case.
@@JimmyBHarvests I also wanna ask about germination :D Do you use any heatmat? I have a temp & humidity sensori nside my plastic box. it says 25 degrees and 90% humidity. Do you think its fine for germination? :)
How many times i have to change the Water ??
typically i just top up the reservoir as it begins to run low - how frequently that is required depends on the life stage and size of the plant. Maybe every 6 weeks+ I might do a complete change and clean the reservoir.
Hi Jimmy,
I am using the Kratky method on lettuce, tomatoes and peppers. I am having some issues when the water level in the buckets gets low. I have refilled my buckets with nutrient water leaving space for oxygen for the roots. I have tried just adding my original nutrient mixture to a tomato plant and it died. Then I matched the ph in the bucket water with my nutrient mixture and my pepper plant died after being very happy. I read your comments below and you check your water levels weekly. Is that the trick to not let the level get too low?
Hey Chris. Sorry to hear that bro.
I usually like to add in water to top up the bucket every week or so, as opposed to letting it get really low and refilling all the way. That said, I’ve done things both ways and never had an issue.
If you start your seeds/plants in plain water they will grow and use nutrients from within the seed to keep expanding. Eventually though this will run out, which is why we add nutrients into the mix. The ph of plain water doesn’t seem to effect the plant much.
With your nutrient mixtures however the ph is very important. Plants can only absorb nutrient in a particular ph range. I try to stay between 6.1-6.3 when I mix the reservoir or add to it.
Plain water is typically up around 7 ph or so.. if you matched your nutrients to that, the plant wasn’t able to get any of those nutrients out of the water.
My most recent video - pumpkin attempt #2 does a pretty good job showing how I let my seeds develop and when I add nutrients. Best of luck bro any more questions let me know!
@@JimmyBHarvests thanks for your reply. When you monitor the water level each week, do you leave space for oxygen for the roots? Lastly, what have you successfully grown with the kratky method? Thanks for your help.
Chris
Yes, when topping up a bucket I leave an inch or so of roots exposed to air.
With the Kratky method I’ve grown lettuce varieties, kale, peppers, beans, cannabis, pumpkin and peas. Currently I even have some small maple tree seedlings growing Kratky style.
The only issue I’ve run in to is using Kratky outside in summer heat. Dissolved oxygen levels decrease in hot water and it gets tougher to sustain the plants. Indoors it works incredibly well
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Great to hear on the variety of crops. One last question, do you use the drops to determine the PH or a fancy meter? Thanks again for the info.
Chris
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why are your buckets green on the inside?
Light leaks through these buckets a bit which has allowed some algae to grow in the reservoir. The buckets need a coat of paint or something outside of them to stop that light from getting in
The algae is harmless but it is a waste of nutrients
I see you're dressed in long sleeves indoors. What's the temperature?
Do you ever require a heat mat or other heat source when germinating or propogating?
It’s 22-23 degreees C in here most days. It might get a little warmer under the grow light or on particularly sunny days. I don’t make any efforts to increase temperatures for my plants during germination or propagation.
@@JimmyBHarvests Thank you for the reply. 🙏
You make it look so easy OR I make it look difficult. 😆
You've been a big help. I actually am making good progress. 🌱✌
Love to hear it! As long as you keep trying and learning you’ll continue to get better results. I’ve definitely had my fair share of failed grow attempts!
Shout out to the marijuana plant at 2:21 🤣 I see you buddy
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Exact same way
I hope they wern't hot peppers... lol!
😂😂 no spice for me!
grodan? what the hell is grodan? you mean rockwool? its called rockwool. not grodan.
Grodan is a brand name of a company that produces rockwool