Top 5 things you need to start growing hydroponic plants.
This Video is from the Youtube channel: “Keep on Growin’ with Mike VanDuzee”.
Learn the cheapest way to grow leafy greens and why you should do it! We grow them in a nutrient solution with no soil. Clean hands, clean veggies. Easy DIY hydroponics. Please share with someone you think this could really help. Thank you, let's teach the world to feed itself.
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I had someone save me those red coffee containers. My first hydroponic attempt looked good! I sprouted some baby choi seeds in a zip bag. They even stayed green for a few weeks. But they didn’t grow and eventually died off. It was maybe too cold back in February, or ph was a problem. For the growing season I’ll use those containers to root cuttings. And I might try a hydroponic basil or lettuce while I’m at it!
Cool deal, keep trying, you will get the hang of it.
Your videos are so detailed and informative!!! I feel confident in growing my own food indoors and outdoors now! I’ve even started spinach microgreens
Kay Dee That is such great news, makes it all worthwhile. Anytime you would like to share some pics, my email is Keepongrowin1@gmail.com. Thanks so much for watching.
Mike VanDuzee most definitely I will
Getting my first ever solo studio apartment tomorrow and i wanted to start a small garden for veggies, spices and such…your videos just convinced me that i can and very likely will enjoy it. Thank you so much sir.
No problem, I am glad it will help. Be patient and experiment. Every place has a different environment, lighting etc. You can do it! Enjoy and thanks for the kind words!
Thank you sir for your efforts and time .. you make everything simple and affordable..
No problem, glad I could help! Thank you for watching!
Truckin’ down the road through Texas as winter begins, thinking ahead about Spring, dreaming of growing my own produce, found your site…SO GLAD!! Enjoy your easy spirit, simplicity, and really like your hummingbirds and wifey interruptions lol…can’t wait to get back home and start this INDOORS for winter to start Spring off right…Hope it works for me..Thank you😄
Thanks so much! Happy New Year! I hope this all works out for you too!
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Great info, easy to follow along! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge it is appreciated for a beginner like me 🙂
You’re welcome! Glad I could help. Hope you are having an awesome weekend!
Nice one Mike. Thankyou for showing us your expertise. Simple, cheap and really good for limited spaces.
You’re welcome. Thank you very much for watching and letting me know what you think. 😎🖒🌱
Hey Mike sorry if this was asked already I couldn’t find it in the comments, after the micro greens get bigger do you remove that little foam plug or just leave it in ? I’m wondering if you have to adjust that to make room for the larger stalk. Thanks
For a pool noodle project I did I needed to punch small holes through the noodles. I used these big wooden skewers I got at Dollar Tree. They’re basically XL kabob skewers. Those or even the regular sized might be good to punch holes for your micro-greens.
Cool! Appreciate the tip. Thanks for watching. 😎🖒
Mike, amazing video to tell what to do in a very quick way. I also admired the bird that you created a feeder to attract it. Amazing. It makes you relaxed to see it.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😎👋🌱🌱
Just learning about this stuff as I would like to try it and Mike has shown me a very effective way to start with low cost. Another way for me to be frugal.
Awesome!! Love it, thank you.😎🖒🌱
Another well explained hydroponics set up! Just got my pool noodle delivered today. Got all the stuff you mentioned now and i am all set! One forward step towards self sustainability! Thanks Mike! for sharing your knowledge and experience on hydroponics and gardening!
Awesome!!!! 🌱🌱🌱 Happy gardening, you will be hooked!
Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your detailed info. I have learned so much from you and though I am a newbie, I think I can have success with some of your ideas. I hit the dollar store (gloves and mask on) and grabbed my storage containers, got my shammies and seeds, my larger storage containers and my nutrients. I am geared up and so exited, now I am watching my plants grow…..I am impatient lol!
So awesome Jennifer. Let me know how it goes. Experiment and be patient, you will get hooked 😎🖒🌱🌱🌱
@Jennifer Hurley. Can you please let me know how it goes? I just went and got the storage containers as well and will start mine today.
Hey Mike just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us, I been growing micros almost 2 years now and I put up a poly tunnel 3 years ago but due to health issues can’t keep up with it so was looking for an easier solution, long story short watched a bunch of your vids and went shopping yesterday got some downspouts and ready to start building, thanks again!
Awesome!! Happy gardening! I hope it all works out for you.😎🖒🌱🌱
I actually took advantage of the 2 month shelter in place and went nuts on amazon to begin this hydro journey. It kept me busy learning from all the expert you tubes like this one. I’m finding it’s still a learning process and you can make it as simple as you like or go whole hog. I’m in the middle somewhere lol…. thx for your videos!
Awesome Linda! Keep me posted, I love seeing what everyone is doing!
Does he grow on a covered porch or open to the sky?
I love the content! I am starting my hydroponics garden now. After building myself a greenhouse and it ran for a year I wanted to add some hydroponics onto a wall that’s just empty. A combination of some of your ideas and some other things I’ve seen plus things I have around the house means I get to do it for relatively cheap which is great!
Awesome Lira! This does my heart good!
Something to consider for safety. Only use plastic containers that are food safe. Look up the plastic code (the recycle number on the bottom). From my research, pp5 and pp2 are the safest plastics to use that won’t leech chemicals.
Be sure to let your neighbors know you need containers like apple, orange, and other juice containers, nut milk bottles, jars with lids, etc. Great resource to let your neighbors help you up-cycle them into food production.
Good tip!
Looking for advise on Masterblend to Calcium Nitrate to Epsom salts ratio for growing leafy greens. Just came across your channel Mike. Thanks for your videos. You do a great job keeping it simple and affordable. I’ll continue passing you along to others.
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
Took 6 years for YouTube to recommend that, would have avoided a lot of almond breeze to end up on beaches around the world 😅. Gold content especially these days, thanks for sharing 👍