Nematode's not yet epic Hydroponic thread

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Nematode

Carrots in chowder. Diffrent strokes I guess.
Grew up on chowder without a roux, I just added crushed saltines until I could eat it with a fork

Me too I had to eat what my mother made.
Do you eat oyster strew?
I was raised on it.


Worth

[Nematode]

Never had oyster stew.

[Nematode]

This is not a vertical potato box reveal.
Just my homer bucket that was planted at several levels.
4lb 2oz.
Surprised me, they didnt look that vigorous and were shaded a bit in the jungle end of the garden.

[Worth1]

I know you have a family and that looks just about right for one meal depending on what you do with them.
So what are you going to do?
Clam chowder?

Worth

[Nematode]

Tonite was swordfish, broccoli and salt taters.

[Tropicalgrower]

I really enjoyed reading your thread Nematode.I really like gardening,but I am not as good at it as I would like to be.I have thought more than once about going to Dutch Buckets myself.Only problem is finding supplies here.There isn't much available,but I do see more interest in Hydro and Aquaculture,so there is hope.

Trop

[Nematode]

Glad you liked it, it was fun to share.

Have you looked into coir bags. The stuff comes from sri lanka or indonesia or something like that.
http://www.riococo.com/index.php/hyd...-coir-growbags

I used them this year and found them very convenient.

[Tropicalgrower]

I actually use compressed coco peat bricks grown and sold here in the Philippines.I mix with perlite and worm castings for potting soil in some of my containers.I could go with buckets,but they are hard to find reasonably priced.I get some fertilizers shipped from home in "care boxes", and that makes it a little easier,but those square dutch buckets look like they would work swell.

A lot of the sourcing here is based on "who you know". I am a foreigner,so I get the honor of paying extra for everything.LOL

[Nematode]

Dutch buckets + coir I dont think will get you the results you want. The reservoir will keep the coir way too wet and you will have problems.
Having access to coir is great. You can use any bucket with drain holes in the bottom, and put in the coir. The coir holds just enough moisture on its own. The Dutch buckets were designed for use with perlite which wicks well but holds very little moisture.

[Tropicalgrower]

[QUOTE=Nematode;512643 The Dutch buckets were designed for use with perlite which wicks well but holds very little moisture.[/QUOTE]

Exactly.I apologize that I wasn't very clear on my understanding of the media to use in Dutch Buckets.The only problem with perlite,is that perlite doesn't hold moisture,just like you stated.We have power outages as a way of life here.Hard to run a pump without the "lectric".

If you don't mind my asking,what is the potato variety in the post #93? If that is all from a 5gal bucket,then I want to get some.

[Zenbaas]

Originally Posted by Tropicalgrower

Exactly.I apologize that I wasn't very clear on my understanding of the media to use in Dutch Buckets.The only problem with perlite,is that perlite doesn't hold moisture,just like you stated.We have power outages as a way of life here.Hard to run a pump without the "lectric".

If you don't mind my asking,what is the potato variety in the post #93? If that is all from a 5gal bucket,then I want to get some.

I used perlite for the last two years on a cycle of 15mins 6 times per day. Even when the power was out for a day or so there was still no issues.

I'm using vermiculite this year and so far it's also working great. No issues whatsoever.

I don't see why choir wouldn't work to be honest. As long as the choir doesn't sit directly in the water it should be OK. The only potential issue would be the pH.


I would suggest using the double Dutch bucket system to avoid this scenario completely (Google Brock Hughes on YouTube for his how to vids). I'm using them this year and find it works a treat.

[Nematode]

Russian bannana and.french fingerling

[Nematode]

Originally Posted by Zenbaas

I used perlite for the last two years on a cycle of 15mins 6 times per day. Even when the power was out for a day or so there was still no issues.

I'm using vermiculite this year and so far it's also working great. No issues whatsoever.

I don't see why choir wouldn't work to be honest. As long as the choir doesn't sit directly in the water it should be OK. The only potential issue would be the pH.


I would suggest using the double Dutch bucket system to avoid this scenario completely (Google Brock Hughes on YouTube for his how to vids). I'm using them this year and find it works a treat.

In a dutch bucket the coir will sit directly in the reservoir.
A very coarse grade might work?

[Zenbaas]

Originally Posted by Nematode

In a dutch bucket the coir will sit directly in the reservoir.
A very coarse grade might work?

Not in a double Dutch bucket setup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSl86s3Y-Tk

[Tropicalgrower]

Originally Posted by Nematode

Russian bannana and.french fingerling

Do Russian Banana or French Fingerling produce berries?

Originally Posted by Nematode

In a dutch bucket the coir will sit directly in the reservoir.
A very coarse grade might work?

I think it would be possible to do as you suggested,as it is terribly difficult to over water coco from what I have heard, and maybe you wouldn't have to cycle so often?.I would think that using perlite would have the benefit of keeping the reservoir clean...(assuming the perlite was rinsed prior to use).My main concern would be coco particles flooding back to the reservoir and eventually plugging up the pump.I kind of like working with perlite (dust issue aside). Maybe because it is so light weight.