Testing indoor hydroponic garden made from scratch. This video was shot on the 7th day. Soybeans growing the fastest at about 6in tall. Lettuce is at 1.5in tall. Waiting for tomatoes and other beans.
Using a 5gal bucket below with ph balanced water then added plant nutrients. Air pump with air-stone for oxygen, 130gpm fountain pump on timer which pumps the water every 5hrs for 15min into upper tub with seedlings. Seeds are in rockwool cubes starting with 1.5in then moving up to 4in cubes.
65Watt CFL with 300Watt Equiv output. Water is pumped into the tub on the left, water raises to about 2in then exits on the right with a drain back into the bucket under. System cant overflow as its closed loop.
Since its indoors in our basement we control the air temp to 70′F and lighting which is on a timer.
Working so good were going to buy a couple larger growing trays maybe about 4×4′ and split up the crops plus add more lighting.
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bugs will find …
bugs will find your plants wherever they are.
you said you only …
you said you only leave the light on for 12 to 14 hours. If you do that they will not grow very well you need to leave light on 18 to 24 hours……
hey just want to …
hey just want to comment on this, the best thing to put in the bottom of the flood tray is a medium called coco coir. Its like a 1/2# mat that allows roots to grab hold of something, while keeping them in the dark. you can cut it to whatever shape of your tray. You just stick your rockwool cubes on top of it and the roots go through. Its also inert, and wont mess with your ph.
Why not just get a …
Why not just get a garden you have the money?
Im planning on …
Im planning on keeping the plants inside mostly so I dont have to deal with bugs. I will move the plants into baskets this week as the roots have broke out the bottoms of the rockwool. Solution and light is pretty minimal as the solution drains back into the lower bucket which is in the shadow but I guess I could cover it with the lid and some holes for plumbing. Im going to get a couple large trays and move these over as the beans have grown about 2′ and the lettuce is still short.
Pretty cool… you …
Pretty cool… you should try a DWC system but you probably want to transplant outdoors, right? The only thing I would be concerned with in this system is the light that reaches the solution… It’s bad for roots and can cause algae growth. I want to have an indoor strawberry farm, and I’m using a 5 gallon bucket with net pots in the lid. No light gets through, and better; there are no water pumps to burn out… Although the air pumps will eventually need maintenance.