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Quick Guide: Growing Hydroponic Lettuce Outdoor Kratky Method. No Pump No Greenhouse DIY Hydroponics | Hidroponik | Hydroponique
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Lettuce PPM 560-840
PH 5.5 – 6.5
Lettuce requires at least 5-6hrs. Best is the morning sunlight.
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They are looking amazing!! Congrats on your beautiful lettuce!!!
One question do you not get any algae growing on your sponges? I find those sponges tend to grow algae and when you wash them you also need to use bleach as well? Your lettuce looks fantastic!! Currently I’m growing abundance of lettuce too and I find it really thrives if I cut it around the outer leaves and then I have harvests every 7-10 days and it keeps growing. How often do you add nutrient solution or do you add plain water from time to time?
Thank you! 😍 so far no algae issue. I think because of the cup I use. They are almost half way covered by it and not expose to sunlight. The set up is in the east of the house and get shade at noon. I guess it helps that way. No bleach even with hydroton. I only use boiling water. I have a small semi DFT system I got from amazon that uses square foam. When I put the foam to their cute tiny net cups it sit all way to the top. I fight with algae on that system a lot and to date I still do not know how to get away with it😊. I do use 90% alcohol to wipe or use them for last rinse on some of my container to disinfect. I just add few drops to the water.
Beautiful idea and technique of planting
Very healthy white roots.
Thank you for the video. Two questions. Could One skip starting seeds in soil and start seeds in the foam? Do you harvest the whole head of lettuce or just a few leaves as needed?
Thank you for watching. Yes you can start seeds from foam media. The downside is it develop algae growth when u start exposing them to sunlight or grow light. Also, in my experience I have less success germinating seeds on foam but for some it works. With the harvest I do both, there were times I’ll cut the whole head of lettuce for a salad and at times, I just pinch a few leaves for sandwiches😊. I hope this helps.Keep Growing!💦🌱
Wow sis ang lulusog pwede ng gawin salad! Parang gusto ko yan i try kaya lang wala talaga akong time:)) Thanks for sharing this sis nakakaaliw:)
Thank you sis😘
Thank you for sharing! Are you manually checking water levels and just adding water accordingly? Are you adding water by picking up a plant?
Happy to share! Yes to all🙂. Though, with this particular set up and reservoir size, it may not always be necessary to refill the nutrient solution until harvest time, particularly during the spring season. For mid summer, plants takes up a lot of nutrients and moisture . Therefore refill when necessary.🌱🙂
I have a question, can I use this fertilizer mix for hydroponics of indoor flowers?
Yes you can! I use it on both indoor and outdoor plants too.🌱🙂
What a great set up! Did you have to fill more nutrients into the system during the grow cycle? Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome! Happy to share. For this set up. No, the nutrients were sufficient up to harvest.🌱🙂
Can we use pvc pipe
Yes you can🌱😊
why and when do you transfer into a larger container? How long should you grow in a small container? What can you grown in small containers until harvest?
After the seedlings has been hardened off for 3-4 days, you may transfer them to a growing container. Alternatively, you can directly harden the seedlings in the growing container itself. During the hardening process, keep the lettuce seedlings in partial shade. To avoid the transplanting/hardening process, direct sowing is also an option. Typically, lettuce can be harvested within 25-30 days after transplanting. There are no restrictions on the container size for growing lettuce. I’ve experiment growing lettuce in small multivitamin containers. However, small containers require frequent nutrient refills, especially when growing leafy greens. To avoid this, use a container with a capacity of at least one gallon. With fruiting plants, I’ve used at least 5 gallon buckets growing tomatoes, eggplants, cucumber, melons and peppers. I hope this helps!🌱🙂
Welldone Brother !
your job is great ❤
Thank you! I’m glad you like it. Btw, I’m a lady👩💜
GREAT IDEAS!!! I like the post and brackets
Thank you!💜
We preach the Kratky method too! So accessible and simple.Great video. Thank you for sharing.
Great idea, thank you very much for your helpfull video, hope we see more video in future. Wish your good health sir.
Your 2 gal/5 gal tower set up & harvest looks amazing!! Where do you get the dual reflective foil insulation and the styrofoam board on top of your rectangular coolers? Thank you for sharing.
You’re welcome! Happy to share. Both were from home depot🌱🙂
@Healing Hobbies What tool did you use to cut the styrofoam in such perfect circles 🤩?
oh I heated a tomato sauce can in a stove, it’s a perfect fit for 3″ hole, I like that method it comes out clean on the sides unlike using a hole saw. Here is how it’s made https://youtu.be/DfDqsObRkV4, creating the holes is near at the end part of this video 🌱🙂
Would that work in a hot climate area?
hi..i find in the video you did not use coco peat..but use sponge foam..is it OK to combine both?
What are dimensions for sponge ??
What nutrient solution do you use?
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing! I’m a newbie for this and want to start growing. I would love to do this set up against my house.
Do you think it would be best to put it up where there ia no direct sunlight?
This was awesome! Can I ask, when you harvest these, do you remove the whole plant and start again or do you harvest the leaves and let them grow back? Also do you periodically have to clean the containers?