This is a an update on the raised bed fall garden that I planted in late August. The cabbage, kale, and broccoli are doing very well. The plants growing inside the greenhouse are doing pretty good too. As for the hydroponic cabbage in the IBC tote, they have used about 80 gallons of water in the first 60 days and are doing great. The dutch bucket tomatoes are right on schedule too.
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I wanted to see what would happen if I moved a couple of hydroponic boxes outside. These are the ones that I built for doing the Kratky method of no aeration. I made a few changes to the first design to resolve the wind issues. Aside from having the boxes fill up with rain water, things went very well. The lettuce is nice and healthy, and this was done with no electricity. The only change I would make is to add some type of awning or covering over the top to shelter the boxes from the heavy rains. A little rain won’t hurt, but downpours fill up the boxes quickly. The fertilizer I used was 4-18-38, the same thing I’ve been using for awhile now.
Here is how I mix the fertilizer: http://youtu.be/vYv9iu2NI3M
This is my explanation of the Kratky method: http://youtu.be/oDYeffYcVkY
How I built the boxes: http://youtu.be/8W_3ydRA3OY
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5 pounds cabbage 3tbsp salt= sauerkraut
I love kale and cabbage
u did those cabages directly on the soil??
where are you guys lately???
what nutrient numbers are you using for hydro cabbage? i have a weird color thing happening.. Thanks Bobby!
Everything looked great!
Pretty cool how the cabbage was growing so easily with no water movement or aeration, but I wonder how you started the plants out at the beginning? From seeds?
Cant you explain to us abaut formulas you use to dilute nutrients
i hope you will be making a vid about mint
Great vidz Bobby!
A question, do you use 100% Perlite I'm your Dutch Bucklet set up?
I'm going to set up a small op in Hawaii-
Love your videos , and keep up the good work man, love yall!!!
Dear Bobby,
Great videos, you are the motivation for me to start gardening, i just started to put a dutch bucket system together. HOW DO YOU POLLINATE YOUR TOMATOES IN THE GREEN HOUSE?
I don't understand what is to down vote with this video?
Good Video Bobby. I am getting ready to set up a dutch bucket system in the house. One thing I have not seen on your vids is the transition from the seedlings in soil to the dutch buckets. Am I correct in that you start the seeds in a soil mix then wash the soil and place them in the net cups (Kratke method) or perlite for dutch buckets? Do you have any special techniques during the transition. I assume over hydration helps in the transition although I do not have any experience with that. Can you clarify? Thanks In Advance
what part of virginia are you?
Hey Bobby, do you have Bee's in your greenhouse for pollination of your plants? Can you do a video of them?
Thanks Bobby for sharing all of your great gardening experience with us, it's been fun watching your experiments, you've answered a lot of questions and saved us a lot of time. You may be only one man, but with a big heart, thanks for sharing your harvest with you neighbors. You are truly one blessed man…
Thanks again for another inspiring video!
Hi Bobbie, I just watched your last video with Susan and this one. I am still very impressed with the hydroponic growing. I bought a sweet basil at a local store a month or so ago and put it in some dirt in a plastic jar. It just about died on me. It had been grown hydroponically so I poured the glass full of water. Some time later I gave it a shot of fertilizer in the water. It needs to be used now and I am just going to cut it back and start it over again. It should work don't you think. Where exactly in Virginia. My family are from Fancy Gap.
Love tomatoes
You are wonderful. I love hearing your voice. You explain to well, and you are well spoken. Ive learned so much and understand it the way you explain. You did the same thing with the other floating system. So, I thought you didnt need the airation system on this one. Thanks
How come you didn't need to fill up the nutrients? Doesn't the level drop?
if you connect large flexible water pipe to each side of the boxes and cover with plastic that should help stop the rain. Also if half way up the board you drill a drainage hole then if it fills it will only stay half filled while the excess drains away. please let me know if this is a good idea. ty.
Beautiful!!
how are you keeping the bugs off ?
For out door hydroponics, all the steps you took are good, but add one drain (over flow) hole. that way, when it rains the boxes do not get flooded out, one or two simple holes !/2" in the air gap should do nicely. I like your videos Thank you.
how much time it takes from seed to the end ?
Should install a small pipe in the side at the desired water level so that if rain overfills the reservoir, the excess simply drains out the overflow drain. Simply check the mixture after a heavy rain. Alternative is to create a "canopy" of clear plastic or shielding to divert rain away from the box.
Love this!!!!!!!! No more soil!
I am not good on math on conversion .what would be the 5 gal mix grams be ? 12 are in cups? sorry to ask but this is not my better side , can do the rest ,but measuring part confusing ? I have some in coffee plastic cans doing fine .did the plastic cup u showed on your show
You might be able to drill some holes and make it so the boxes cannot fill past a certain point. Let me know if that idea works : )
What is the temperature there? If i get my kratky lettuces in direct sun they get sad and yellow! but the temp here is about 95ºF and it rises up to 110 in a few months! HELP please
why not add a overflow drain to release the rain water?
GREAT VIDEO !! THANKS SO MUCH!!!
so cool
Woudn't rain water be good for the plants?
this is jeren tang .we supply full automatic vegetable packing machine .the designing from euro farmer
I got some hydroponic fertilizer an I want to know if you have to change the nutrients solution every week or not
What if you drilled a hole maybe 3/8 inch above the water level and if it rains the excess would drain and all you would have to do is give it some nutrients.
Stupid question!: when you cut the entire head, does it regrow? Is it better to just cut a few leaves from each head as needed? What kind of lettuce is in the grocery store, sold with a root system? (And is it hard to clone them?) Turned out to be questions – Haha! Thanx!