@@WhitneyHoyle g’day, all of these drums are foodgrade at manufacture. HDPE plastic is foodgrade. Just be mindful what the drums contained before using them. Obviously you don’t want to use something that previously held oil or herbicide. I got my latest batch of drums from “ Enviro recycling “ in Malaga, for around $4.00 each. Their phone number is 0424 490 889.

@@bakaronin sinking aquaponic food pellets. Only once or twice a week.

@@ohpeopleofthebook6679 at time point 14.30 you’ll find me discussing the dimensions. Happy New Year 2025

@@crazyhomemaker g’day there, yes 104f this week.

@@iain3136 g’day Ian. These expanded clay media was just left spread on the shadecloth for a couple of days and the sprinklers came on and rinsed the clay through during the night. Then we raked the clay and washed it with the garden hose. If needed I would put the clay in containers and fill with water and 3ml of 50% hydrogen peroxide per ten litres and leave them for a few days to sterilise them. But this time I saw no need for that. We, like you add frozen bottles into the reservoir when it’s very hot. Have a great weekend and Christmas.

@@عبداللهمحمدضمرانى plant 12” (30 cm) apart. Two to three corn cobs per plant.

@Brianshydroheaven . Amazing😯 .very thanks

@ you’re welcome

@@BUHAYMOTHER the main things to consider are that the pump must have enough lift to the highest point and also consider that a solar pump will only work when the sun is shining on the panel. It won’t pump at night or on cloudy days. You will find many solar pumps on eBay or Amazon.

@@crazyhomemaker 😂 yes I’ve grown climbing beans in my old system outside really successfully, so what’s happened here I’m not sure. Poor pollination maybe 🤔. I’ve never grown scarlet runner beans, the plants were labeled as climbing beans only. Have a great Sunday there.

@@djredhareaus38 try Hydroponic Express.

Channels are available at Aquaponics in Canning Vale.

@@Quacka666 I make my own fertiliser “Strawberry Perfect”, it’s designed for growing vegetables.

@ do you sell this? I live in Melbourne

@ yes I can post Australia wide

@ where do I buy it?

@ from me, please send me a message on facebook or instagram.

@@Quacka666 I got these from a friendly old man who was downsizing and moving into a nursing home.

@@glennmccarthy8773 thank you. Yes it was a great break away challenging and arduous. Simply walking every day. Not sure with the beans.

@@Philmoon69 yes, I was hiking the Cape to Cape trail here in Western Australia. ( work avoidance scheme). Back in time to mow the golf course greens tomorrow morning.

@@qpl88 I grow the plants in this media until the plants have three true leaves, then transplant them into the hydroponic systems without taking the media off. I don’t wash the media off the new seedlings as I don’t want to damage the tiny roots. Once the plants are in the hydroponic systems I give them a little water each day for three days until they are established. This prevents transplant shock.

@@Brianshydroheaven thanks for confirming. Do you get any issues with the media making it back into the reservoir and affecting the pump at all?

@ no, the soil plugs mostly stay together for the life of each crop. Some might migrate into the pipes and sit in the bottom of the pipes or into the reservoir, but no issues. Dust and fine material will blow into the reservoir anyway, occasionally I’ll service the pump between crops, take out the impeller and check intakes etc.

@@qpl88 yeah I am not sure what’s happening with the beans. Maybe the plastic cover is blocking too much light for the beans to form, or else they aren’t getting pollinated. We’ve grown beans before, really successfully in full sun in the old systems. The cucurbits are forming without hand pollination ( although I did hand pollinate the first zucchini). I think bees and wasps and other insects are doing the task in here. Some of the cucumbers might not need pollination, perhaps.

interesting about beans. I thought that new covered area was enclosed and didn't let any bugs in.

@ it’s covered but there’s plenty of gaps for bugs to get in, and I’ve the door open and flowers to hopefully bring in bees and other pollinators.

@ it’s an awesome set up and one I’m hoping to be able to do along the house

Been following the new set up Brian I have been using alot of Kratky but we have sold and moving to Hervey Bay Qld with not much of a back yard so I will do some Kratky there and may join a community garden . Yes weird about beans I think you are right direct sun ?

Thanks you, growing food is saving money, and fresh vegetables are so good.

Yes, I just did the manual pollination on the zucchini as you described. Thank you 🙏 have a great evening there.

@@iain3136 g’day iain I spray wettable sulphur every Sunday as a preventative measure. All over and under the foliage til the spray water drips off the plant. Sulphur is an organic treatment. Added to water it becomes sulphuric acid, and burns the fungal mycelium. As the spray is pretty diluted it’s not strong enough to burn the plants but strong enough to burn the fungus and also insects and spider mites.

@@Brianshydroheaven Great i will give this a go, thank you.

Thank you! Cheers!

@@ash9658 thank you. Happy growing

@@robertbarrett7306 thanks for stopping by.

Yes, thank you, garden is really growing fast now in our spring weather.

Cheers ol’ mate.

I made those benches from 20mm (3/4”) galvinised pipe and fencing clamps. I love them too. I copied the idea from Hydroponic Express shop in Perth. Super simple, should last forever.

@@Philmoon69 thanks mate, Perth WA.

@@stevedotrsa this will be the first summer with this tunnel house. We built it in March this year. Even then it was hot and we had shadecloth over the top, both ends open and the sides opened up. Over time I’ll make some changes as the weather gets hotter.

@@Brianshydroheaven I've been wanting something similar myself, but was worried about the heat. I'll keep watching to see how it goes. The trampoline shade box is brilliant. Verge collection can produce some nuggets, unfortunately Wanneroo has switched to skips on order, so no vergeside piles :( any more.

@@stevedotrsa free stuff to build with is the best. Trampoline frames are often for free on Marketplace. Councils are moving to bins, verge collections can get messy I suppose.

@@freetheworld247 😂

G’day, thank you. The spring crops are doing great here. The motorcycles were at a monthly coffee meet up at a custom motorcycle shop. The meet keeps getting bigger and bigger, all kinds of motorcycles. Have a great weekend 😊

@@kerryevans2038 yes 👍 thank you heading into salad season, looking forward to cucumbers and beans. Tomatoes, waiting for peppers and zucchini to grow. Have a great Sunday.

@@kerryevans2038 thank you. Good spring weather for us now, warming up.

@@crazyhomemaker thank you 🙏

Thanks, Mick will do! Have a great weekend.

@@dokutaaguriin thank you for commenting

@@ash9658 g’day Ash, the nutrient solution is in a 200 litre drum, buried behind the garage. I maintain the EC around 1.8 -2.2. If the plants are using lots of water I might need to add water to keep the EC in the ballpark. The nutrient is changed every two to three weeks. I check the pH every day and adjust if needed with a small amount of phosphoric acid, usually the pH rises bit by bit as the nutrient is used by the plants. Best regards to you.

@@Brianshydroheaven Thanks for sharing!

@@ash9658 thank you

@@billyhookham they did a great job of making it look greater

@@thearkedcrown moving the nutrient solution through a pump impeller oxygenates the nutrient solution, and passes the solution over and through the expanded clay media, also cooling the media and solution. I prefer it as a method. Others like an airstone,

@@billyhookham thanks mate.

@@user-gh8wt2zi2n the sweetcorn grows really well in this flood and drain system, and in recirculating Dutch buckets. Large flavoursome cobs.

@@geethanjaliStories I cut a small piece of plastic card and glue into the end of the pipe to keep the nutrient solution ok even with the bottom of the net pots.

Thank you, best regards 😊