Thanks for coming to the point so fast. This is helpful for a very beginner.I now try to figure out how many nutrients I need. Hope to find a video that explains this ph/ppm thing a bit more detailed :) ... so far thank you. You have a fine sense of humor , I was laughing here and there 🙂

Sir, there are websites like Agrotonomy who sells their own aeroponic tower that is super expensive and I need to buy the water irrigation system on my own as well, but on the other hand they offer the nutrient or I should say the fertilizer, what'd you recommend? I intend to buy around 20-30 towers.

What if the light says full spectrum but is white?

I hope my comment isnt too late for a reply.i see where the world is going and i just started gardening in pots and was about to start a raised bed garden but then i stumbled on your videos.i have 5 kids and want to teach my kids that we can make our own food.i was wondering what was your best recommendation for a vertical tower within the 400-600 price range because i dont have the time to diy.i know over time it will pay for itself by water bill and what i wouldnt have to buy in store.i was interested in a brand that is able to hold more than just greens.

Unlike parsley where you eat just the leaves, with cilantro you can also eat the stems as they are just as flavorful.

Tower guardens are relatively expensive because quality parts are expensive. For me to construct a good quality 21 cell tower cost me with high pressure pump, Audino contoller, spray nozzles cost about $150.00 in materials, then we have labor cost for constructing, plumbing and wiring.

I wish more new growers tried this method. Most stop at coco its a shame. Very nice video. The cord through the clone disc thingy, brilliant and drilling the hole in the net cup to feed the nutrient line in below the expanded clay to stop alge so good. Dude excellent video.

Getting ready to set my new hydro tower up tomorrow. My strawberry roots will be arriving and I want to do little flowers too. I’m so excited to get this up and running!

what u need a reservoir with a ph controller with ph up ph down. it will relieve alot of your time bruh

Hi mate, if its ok can you show us an example of making the hydroponic tower please

Great way of agriculture. It definitely suits 6' tall guys, easy to see roots n final products. Jussojuan😅

Your content is grade A because you explain this so well that even a moron could😂😂 understand exactly what you're talking about I'm a little slow myself but I was under the impression that auto flowering weed all we need is 6 hour of light and it didn't matter what light source it was now I'm reading it needs 18 hours of light and 6 hours of darkness I thought this was for feminized photoperiod's anyone that knows anything about cannabis please give me some information I am a new to this and have no idea what I'm doing LOL 😆 😆😆😆 oh yeah I forgot to mention that I am growing and dirt in a planter any of you experts out there please give me some information

I‘m looking into hydroponic gardening and your content is extremely helpful. I‘m usually eating organic vegetables. Are these nutrients used in hydroponics containing any „bad stuff“ or can produce grown with this method be considered organic? Thank you very much

Thank you for the information

Pretty much all the points you made can be easily fixed. The cramped roots are a design flaw easily fixable and can be printed in parts for small printers. The ridges can be sanded slightly and then a few coats of epoxy would make it food safe and may even negate the sanding.

Tower gardens are made from food safe plastics, yet still contain a prop 65 warning. How do we know that food safe plastics don't leach chemicals into the water, when exposed to chemicals used in aeroponics? Food safe, when used as specified, i don't think any of the plastics are tested for leaching in this application, but please point me in that direction if you know of some tests. Regarding 3d printed towers, bacterial contamination is a moot point - soil isn't sterile. Plants can't physically absorb single cell bacteria. Ergo is there really any difference that we know of, when examining the possibility of leaching, through the lens of safety of a Tower Garden vs 3d, cheap Chinese or whatever?

Tried this method. Worked good for a month till it was 95deg out side. Then I suspect the water is too hot. My plants died

You had me at “plant-based produce junkie”. Yep 🙋‍♀️ New subscriber

good video very informative

Does fungus not grow in the earth in the gardens?

I just came across your video. I dont do hydroponics but I do respect what you are communicating here. The nozzle concern is a bit extra. Yes mercury and so on can get inside but the shear quantity after being filtered through the plastic, dirt, and plant is negligable. Your nornal garden at home will have mercury, radon, asbestos, arsnic, and so on in it and in very large quantities. Unless you are using purified water, it will have more in it than the nozzle. What id be concerned about is byproducts in the plastic like you said. For the bacteria growth and fungal growth, I do wonder how bad this actually will be. Most plants expect to live in these conditions, i think i would have to look into this. But from where i stand i know of plants growing in much worse conditions with nearly 0 affect. I would like to see real data support this. I think 3D printing and hydroponics has a place though. Just not what is traditional. Working on a farm my whole life i can say that I 100% agree on the root spacing, but i also assume someone making a hydroponics system that small isnt trying to grow something for real. If 3D printing is to be used i think it would benefit from making light fixtures, plant supports, unique fittings with resin, and organization tools like for piping or hosing.

You should definitely get a printer, one you dont have to tinker with, and test for yourself before accusations are thrown around.

Thank you so much, for such an informative video ! I wish I had the ability to do it myself, but I have learned the hard way with trying to do certain things myself, and ended up wasting money ! At least your video made me make a smart decision ! I have chosen to go with Tower Garden by Juice Plus ! Hopefully I do not need to join an MLM to purchase one ! If that is the case, I will have to pay someone to make me one, NO MLMS for me !!!! I really hope that is not the case because I really like the way they make their grow towers !!! Thanks again for a great video !!! Also, the way you speak is very calming and relaxing !

I meant to say LEAD not IRON. Lead is what the brass nozzles release into the filament over time. Thank you for the correction @robertevans7020 Here are a few resources for this video. This website and video addresses food safe filament layer gaps and lead in nozzles. blog.prusa3d.com/how-to-make-food-grade-3d-printed-models_40666/#:~:text=No%20print%20is%20food%2Dsafe%20without%20surface%20coating&text=The%20print%20itself%20will%20never,which%20can%20cause%20an%20illness. kzbin.info/www/bejne/el62fICaocqamrc This video goes over the 3 major obstacles in making food safe items. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGbOZpWbh7p0r7ssi=W4lzAT1YrmMAsroq Here is a great video from a 3d printing channel about basically the same things. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKLNkHmVja6FjLssi=5ceh7v8lmtyzPp03

I think this comes on a little aggressive and overly negative rather than informational. The tone you have for each of these points makes it sound difficult to over come them, however many of them are simple fixes or don't apply to many people printing. Your argument about brass nozzles does need some tweaking, but is definitely correct. It is the lead they use in the manufacturing that is an issue, not the iron. Plants and people need iron. However, it is super easy to get stainless steel nozzles and I agree with that. Paying attention to the plastic you are using for these devices is super important. It is trivial to get filament that does not include BPA's. Pointing this out as something to watch for is very good, but at the same time this video feels like it is getting close to fear mongering rather than helping people do it correctly. I appreciate your videos, and they have helped me make my own tower garden that has successfully done jalapenos, green beans, peas, and lettuce. I did get some tomato's as well, but they proved difficult to manage in an apartment.

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Question, when you first plant your seed, cover with vermiculite and put in a dark location, do you put a 1/8th of water in the bottom of the tray? Or just let the saturated rock wool sit without adding water? Thanks.

For basic kitchen herbs, is there any benefit to just using the clay pebbles vs coconut or the "Rapid Rooter" plugs?

I recently cobbled together an aero cloner that just uses the bursting bubbles from an air stone. I found it extremely fast and reliable in rooting cuttings from various plants.

I have a vertical grow tower that I'm growing lettuce in. It gets natural light outside in a green house and the lettuce leaves are growing really well, though stunted a bit. The issue I'm having is that the lettuce isn't growing long roots, and I think it's stunting the overall size of the lettuce. The white roots are completely rootbound within the rockwool cubes they are in, but they aren't going out any further. The white roots are sticking out about 1/4" from the net cup that houses the rock wool, but that's it. I tried increasing the watering schedule (its currently every 2 hours for 20minues), but it doesn't seem to be making the roots grow any further. Is this natural for a vertical tower system?

It’s so simple and cheap 😂. 🙏🏾

I’m planning on putting in four hydroponic beds in my garden. I’m in the researching process right now. Tower gardening or beds? I want to do my homework first.

Hey, still following you. My question, What kind of nutrients - Ph rate etc etc are best for edible flowers on Grow Tower? I really appreciate your answer Christos

A few tips for the viewers: No need to buy those expensive net pots. Instead you can use discarded (used) and clean k-cup pods. Just cut some slits in the bottom and sides. Instead of the expensive clay pebbles, get a bag of calcined clay. This is the stuff that they put on ballfields, put in kitty litter, and use in auto shops to soak up oil spills. If using kitty litter be sure to use the type without any addictives or chemicals. Instead of construction paper to block out light and to prevent algae, use empty chip bags or empty brown paper bags. If you wish, you can have shiny side out when using chip bags. I have heard that some people like to use aluminum foil. You can use thin masking tape to cover a vertical area of your grow jar. Then to check the roots, just peal it to peek and reapply.

I'm curious about the electric costs of grow lights.

Is there any parts that can be 3d printed? I bet that could be cheaper.

We use 5 gallon buckets.

Grsat video

I use one of these bulbs and 1 $ store grow bulb and I pop off the diffusers for veging my marijuana plants

Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time 😊

Buy the dollar store ones, take 5 mins to drill the holes and spend 3 mins watering every other day. It'll cost you $10. Don't be lazy and waste money on these.

I enjoyed video. I use LED full spectrum 32w bulb for seeds & green by GE for my plants at vegetation stage & then they go into the window for flowering! Works great

Thanks for the light tip

Your videos are awesome

Thanks so much for taking the time out to clarify why things are pricey lol. Everyone wants something for free

Hello friend. I grow houseplants in hydropony and I do it as much naturaly as possible. To avoid green water, the perfect algae eater is Daphnia magna. Iam not sure if it can survive in such a concetration of nutrients, as I dose it weekly. Another possibilities to oxygenate the water if we want to avoid electric oxygenating or using H2O2 is to add moss ball, or just part of it . This plant is super slow growing but the best oxygenator I know. It will not consume nutrients but it will produce tons of oxygen. To lower PH is possilbe to use peat moss as bottom of jar. I know this wont be Kratky anymore, but its more natural way. Enjoy guys.

What do you do when you start with a small plant? .. Or a seedling in the hole, Diameter there is larger

This is super helpful. My friend and I are getting ready to start a tower together this fall. Probably will start my own YT channel to help others. Here in AZ, we have different climate, so our challenges are unique. But your seed starting info is 100% awesome. Thanks for the videos!!! -Jason

Will somebody PLEASE get this man some SCISSORS! 😂

clown channel,clown video

Very interested- thanks for the hints!