Mason Jar Hydroponic System: Passive & Auto Refilling
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Hoocho shows us How to Grow Chilis in a Passive Auto Refill Mason Jar Hydroponic System
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Great system ! I am eager to see the Passive and auto-refilling buckets!
Hoocho stubby holders for the jars🤙
I can’t like this enough.
I grow in Folgers Instant containers because I drink a lot of coffee. 3 inch net cups are a perfect fit. I`ve pondered about a way to keep the water level 2/3rds full after initially filling up to the clay pebbles so seeds sprout and grow and use up the first nutrients.
i had chillis and peppers at ph7 and they did brill lovely sweet peppers to eat too
Hey hooch! I tried this method. It’s Best to do it in parallel then in series since the nutrients solution concentrate at the very end.
Could you explain why the solution concentrat at the end?
great idea hoocho
I can already see my setup for this spring/summer. Kratky tomato, salad and herbs. Maybe even more stuff
Years ago I did a similar setup, but I used an autopot valve to control the nutrient level in plastic 2L ice cream containers. My 4mm tubing was connected at the bottom of each container. This kept the nutrient level the same, however the control container was raised about 5mm higher than the rest. This allowed the nutrient in the control container to drop to nothing, while the grow containers had a few mm of nutrient preventing them from drying out. The autopot seal breaks, refills the containers to about 25mm high. This had two advantages; 1. The PH and EC was maintained and 2. The oxygen roots never drowned. At the start of the grow it work as a kratky system until the nutrient in the control container dropped and the autopot value took over.
I see a second video opportunity here. I know I would greatly appreciate seeing the way you setup the system using the new info you gained from this setup.
Looks great for growing coriander, basil and parsley.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Been using a similar system to this for a few years now. Your biggest issue with the smaller leaf sizes is likely the fill height on your jars. Not going above 60%~ after the first pour lets the oxygen roots establish themselves better and not drown the plant as much. Great vid and always a fan of more people experimenting/improving upon kratky siphons!
A solution for your siphoning “start” issue from your central water supply jar may be to add a small vertical tube (which could also act as a water filling point) You could then provide some air pressure (by blowing on it with your lungs) which would push water out to get them started. It would be very tricky to get a bunch of tubes (4+) running with the “jar tip” method.
Idea: Add an additional jar on the end of the chain with no plant that you can siphon solution out of to flush the system as needed.
Love the idea
I love this and plan to do something similar. 2 1gallon buckets for the plants with essentially the same setup using a 3rd bucket with a homemade float valve. Been trying to figure out how I wanted to go about this and this answered my question so thank you!
seems great. i should also try it with buckets
Awesome project! Two suggestions! #1 – slight angle cut the tube ends in the jars, that way if they ever touch the bottom they don’t seal. #2 – use a clear or grey base for your light meter… bright white will reflect a LOT of light back up all around your sensor, potentially skewing results. 🙏
You know, every single video you make is inspiring to me! This is a cool project, and I can see a lot of variations spawning from this!
Effin mad scientist mate! I found this very informative and instructive. I understand you are extremely experimental, and that’s why I continue to watch your videos and support the patreon. I myself take your build examples, but I always add zebra plastic to every build because I loathe algae and its oxygen sucking properties. I truly believe if you would have blocked the light on the plant roots (not as fun for time lapses for sure!), you would have had even better results! I can’t wait till you show the lettuce results! It’s also amazing the last pepper plant was taking that high of an ec!
I love your content. I need a 3d printer. I would do this. Keep up the good work!