Tangobayus (channel name) asked me about mu hydroponic Cucumber system and how it works so this is for them and anyone else that might want to give a system like this a go! Its really quite simple.
I also gave Rick from pickerick1 a shout out. I jump on his live broadcasts from time to time and show his followers around the farm. Check them both out:
Pickerick1 – https://www.youtube.com/user/pickerick1
tangobayus – https://www.youtube.com/user/tangobayus
My cukes are grown in perlite in 4 gallon buckets that I got from a local winery that originally contained raspberries shipped from the Pacific NW for flavoring wine. Your trough setup looks much cheaper and easier. Is the trough cover just an inverted plastic gutter? Do you have any trouble with the roots clogging the trough with either the tomatoes or cukes? Kale roots definitely clogged my gutters one year. Thanks, Guy
Hi Chuck. I'd love to seem more of your plumbing for the lettuce system that you've set up. I'd like to try a similar set up on a smaller scale in my backyard. Last year I used two of the downspouts to grow kale in and they did great. The root system clogged up my plumbing a bit but with some redesign I'll have it better this year. It almost looks like you are using a pressure system for getting the aquaponic water to the lettuce?
Looks like the cukes are loving the new system. It should be able to scale pretty easy when you get to it. I love the ideas and trial and errors you are showing us to help us learn from what you have done. What variety of cucumber is it you are growing? I may want to try some this summer. They look really tasty! Thanks!
You sure are getting the cucumbers there Chuck. Very cool setup
Cheers
Harold
Hello sir help me hydroponic system
Good day to you my gardening friend, excellent video today Chuck !! Awesome set up of the growing troughs
Looks great!
nice setup
Glad to see ya made it back safe buddy! Those troughs seem to be working great! Do you think you will have a flow problem later when the plants are full grown? If it works out then heck yeah it will save lots of time and money from the tube way. You know I will be watching to see how this all pans out. Thanks for the update brother!
Thanks for your video clip
Hi Chuck It looks like you are using two different gutters what are the two that are to the right. Are two one turned on top of the other ?
awesome cucumbers Chuck, ty for the shoutout my friend
Thanks. Running the service line up the trough is a good idea.
I'm ready for a salad now..lol Thanks for sharing with us!
I'm ready for a salad now..lol Thanks for sharing with us!
I'm ready for a salad now..lol Thanks for sharing with us!
cool
When ya said ya did it 3 times like that , was that because ya want a redundancy back up if one fails ?? Or just because you are experimentin ?