Dutch Bucket Hydroponics - Growing Cucumbers, Tyria and Iznik

If you're looking to grow cucumbers in your Dutch Bucket setup, it's a good idea to find some Parthenocarpic varieties so you don't have to worry about getting help from bees for the pollination. Two varieties I like are Tyria and Iznik. Both are very productive and perform well in a greenhouse environment.

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"I'm gonna get in trouble for that, but I don't care" Love it!!!! I am so glad you're back!!

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Lol.... gotta have some fun.

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So glad you're back, you were missed :)

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Agreed, we're all glad you're back and as down to Earth as ever. 👍🌿 Cheers from the U.K.

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SO glad you're back - and your insight re: hydroponics is the icing on the cake!

[@sandhollowhomestead6972]

Iznik. Never heard of them but now you got my interest. Always a please to visit your home. Thank you for taking the time to share. You're the best!

[@Nozoki]

Apparently they are the shiznik.

[@jaredmccutcheon5496]

Glad you're back Bobby. I miss the longer more in depth vids you always used to make, especially about hydroponic greenhouse gardening. Your channel was one of the first ones I found when I started researching hydroponics a few years ago and I enjoyed your vids a lot. I mostly use DWC and Aeroponics but still like to see all types of hydro systems.

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Same here, man.

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Me too... He sure has it down.

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THERE IT IS!!!!! Bobby back in the gardening mode sharing knowledge.

[@dustinkile7705]

Love the intro! I'm glad you can pronounce that word cause I sure can't. Thank you for the video.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Thank you for the heads up on the Parthenocarpics.... Glad to have ya back brother... Peace

[@gambiarran419]

Pleased to see you again making video's. You inspired me to start gardening for my family and I last season and this season I am installing over 100 Dutch buckets.

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You are the man brother. So glad you are making videos again.

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[@dennyhart6757]

Bobbie love the cucumbers. Keep up the good work. You are responsible for my basement garden. Appreciate you and what you stand for. God Bless.

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Great video Bobby glad you're back

[@donskin9795]

Excellent video. You’ve helped me a lot settling up my dutch buckets and kratky hydroponics. Really glad you’re back.

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I am SO happy to see that you are back! Can't wait!

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Thank you for getting back on KZbin God will bless you for helping us

[@hoofpanels6519]

I am so glad you have returned. Going to other sites so many have started or got so much info from you about hydroponics. You just would not believe it. You have helped so many people including myself God Bless you and keep serving. Thank you

[@mhpgardener]

Thanks, it's always good to hear that these videos have been helpful. Much appreciated.

[@carebear8316]

You crack me up! So awesome! So educational. I’ve learned all my hydroponic info basically from your vids. Having a good harvest of Cherokee purple tomatoes from 11 Dutch buckets. Already canned 11 quarts.

[@higginside]

I reckon you'd be a good bloke to have a few beers in the garden with. Keep up the good work legend

[@shantiagrotech]

Happy to see you after a long back. Hoping more and more videos from you. I really appreciate you for informing about parthenocarpic varieties as these varieties are must for Greenhouses

[@MaithriSanitgun]

Per your techniques, I've had great success with Iznik cucumbers on my deck in Dutch buckets with water level adjusted so that lots of the roots are in the air. I tie the plants to a homemade tressel so they can climb and support the fruit. We're talking over 30 fruit per plant all the time these days. I never see honey bees or very few other bees and last year I had plenty of yellow flowers on normal cucumber plants but few of the female flowers ever turned into fruit even though I tried to hand pollinate. So I went with Iznik this year which don't need to be pollinated. They taste great! I pick them when they are about 4.5" or so inches long and really fat shaped. BTW, Iznik is in Turkey. The water flow is 24/7 and I aerate the main water tank. The plants are happy! I started them in pots of soil and they grew right away, when they were about 6 inches tall I then put them in rock wool cubes and 2" cups. Warm weather was late here in northern Virginia this year, didn't really get started until late May. The Iznik's seem to love the heat and sun. I use buckets I buy for $3 each from Firehouse Sub stores, they are very study and so thick light doesn't get in so I don't have algae, don't need to wrap them in aluminum foil.

[@greghumble7306]

Very happy that you're back mate, one of my favourite KZbin channels.

[@WickedProxy]

I've been growing my Cucumbers from a 20 gallon tote (it holds about 15 gallons of nutrient solution. Where the hand holds are on the ends have holes so you can not over fill it.) using the kratky method. I grow 4 vines per tote. Set the totes along a wire fence and the cucumbers will climb the fence.

[@mickeyromeo378]

welcome back and thanks just started cucumber seed last week oh I'm in Tampa fl. we can grow anything any time

[@SabineRiverAuthority]

Glad you’re back Bobby!

[@Walt1119]

Great video, have been waiting for some more green house videos!!! Thanks for sharing with us!, w

[@JebGardener]

Those cucumbers look great. Thanks.

[@sweetness6048]

Those soil Gardner's are angry at this though

[@arianadiego3709]

really like your garden and hydro set-up, very nice... 😊👍

[@gmmlcc]

Welcome back! Miss your videos.

[@MattGarver]

Very nice variety, and interesting to see how those do in Dutch buckets. I had 6 plants in an self-watering Earthbox and more cukes than I could eat. Keep up with the great vids!

[@CoreysCave]

Wow man I was wondering what happened to you, thanks for coming back!

[@PSPSMITH2022]

Great video, friend. I'm looking to set up a few of these buckets for cucumbers next year!

[@karenlatham4053]

Even outside I don't get very many bees so this would be perfect thank you!

[@mhpgardener]

There are some cheaper parthenocarpic varieties if you shop around. I really like knowing they'll set fruit even if the bees are taking time off.

[@karenlatham4053]

@@mhpgardener 10 seeds from Seed King express on Amazon for 2.79 . Works for me. I don't need many. They are f1 hybrid so I can't save them right? 10 will last me a couple years probably but I was just making sure.

[@FensterfarmGreenhouse]

Never tried the Iznik variety. Katrina and Corinto are my favorite parthenocarpic cukes. I grew 2000 square feet of them this year and sold out at the market each week. Just wanted to thank you for the inspiration my friend. I have built a thriving hydro farm and you helped inspire me in this direction. Chuck

[@mhpgardener]

I've tried Katrina, Socrates, Diva, Tasty Jade, etc.....lots of great varieties. You worked really hard with your greenhouses and I am proud of you. It's good to see you getting rewarded for all the time and effort.

[@sdushdiu]

Chinese Smashed cucs with garlic and vinegar sauce is another wonderful use for cucs!

[@derekgore1268]

Great update on your Dutch Buckets Bobby. I left a comment that will help you naturally & easily combat the powdery mildew under your "Free Tomato Plants from Suckers for a Fall Crop" video.

[@laultimaverdad1187]

THX FOR YOUR VIDEOS, I LEARN VERY WELL.

[@gasser5001]

Haha. Love your attitude. Good video.

[@kan-zee]

wow..never seen a grow op, like this before...very cool .

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I too am glad you are back and happy, 2020.

[@windyloom2267]

Thanks for teaching me something new. I will do this

[@SydamorHD]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but heres what I heard/ learned over time and through experience: Bugs know the difference between a healthy and a not so healthy plant like cucumbers. If you manage to push your plants to the limit, what you acchieved quite well, bugs will notice. The infestation might be a little worse inside a greenhouse compared to an open space, but super healty hydro plants will shine for the bugs like a lighthouse does for ships :D I would recommend other plants (differennt types of flowers , depends on the bugs you have) that attract the nantural preditors of these bugs, if you got the space. This way you can reduce pesticides (without pesticides will likely not work completly) and have some flowers which is nice, too.

[@Heyitsdash]

Thank YOU!

[@robertcuff5704]

I did some Boston pickling cucs in a DWC and got amazing results!! I made 8 32oz jars of pickle spears and they were delicious! I highly recommend a dwc/kratky method for cucs

[@arizonaarcher9323]

Socrates is my favorite hydroponic cucumber. Customers at the farmers market tell me it is the best cucumber they have ever had. It produces a lot a fruit and is very sweet.

[@Elementaldomain]

Yes, I found that to be true also. I grew it inside under Hidden Harvest Lights and it produced for over six months and what I liked about it most is that it never had too many cukes at one time, just enough where I could keep eating them fresh. Hello BTW from the High Desert of California!

[@elizabethblane201]

I love the Beit Alpha, which is also parthenocarpic. Very resistant to mildew.

[@newdayfarm9463]

Thanks Bobby. Gonna have to try them Iznik cukes!

[@mhpgardener]

It's a neat little cucumber... seeds aren't cheap, but you don't have to worry about pollination.

[@northeastslingshot1664]

Amazing channel. New sub. Thank you!

[@mhpgardener]

Welcome to the party !

[@dnimon936]

Thanks Bobby....... i know you'll carry the baton of Cajun gardener super well

[@jasonkatzwinkel6674]

Hey, Bobby (if I may be so familiar as to call you Bobby, sir). I built a hydroponic greenhouse in Tampa, Florida based on your videos. It's a tiny 6'x8' greenhouse in a suburban backyard; I'm only two months in... but, dude... the growth is crazy. Thanks *a ton* for your videos! I'm having so much fun with this.

[@jasonkatzwinkel6674]

I'm trying to grow H-19 Little Leaf, by the way. Gonna can me some pickles. Maybe. If this works out.

[@forageforage3520]

Jason, a few years back when bobby did the first dutch bucket how to.. I watched and built my little system..and BOOM..right out of the gate Success! Everyone should try this - super simple, super productive, super affordable. I got most of my buckets for free from bakery. I have since also built a small 2 galled bucket set up for smaller leafy green edibles - excellent results..and still using Masterblend.

[@mhpgardener]

Call me Bobby anytime. Good to hear your greenhouse is doing so well. I grew H19 outside and it did pretty good. The smaller leaves do make it easier to find the cucumbers.

[@stryder7171]

Great info

[@puerto58]

I'm so glad you are back! Where did you get you seeds from? Be Blessed! ❤️👍

[@movinon04]

**FLASHBACK QUESTION*** several years ago you kept a pepper plant alive in the greenhouse for more than one season and on the second year it over produced peppers-- my question is how long did you end up keeping that plant alive??? so happy to see you and Susan back to making vids and sharing knowledge-- many blessings,,,,

[@mhpgardener]

After that second year, we had enough peppers in the freezer to last forever. And I didn't want to heat the greenhouse so I let everything do what it could until frost got it. Thx.

[@Elementaldomain]

I have mine at the five year mark. That goes for some of my tomatoes also. I cut them back to the first node in early winter and put them in the barn. Sometimes I bring a couple into the house for the winter and they will produce but I live in the High Desert and the warm sun coming thru the windows in enough for them. These are grown with the passive Kratky method.

[@Elementaldomain]

I had excellent success with Socrates. It produced for me for six months. Used Dyna-Grow/Bloom until it got big enough to start producing, then switched over to Kratky Fert.

[@mhpgardener]

Yep, Socrates is a good one too. If you look up Johnny's seeds, they have several really good varieties, many of them I've grown.

[@CBsGreenhouseandGarden]

Cukes looking really good! Glad to see you showing inside the greenhouse again.

[@patrickchestnut2318]

Bobby, tried dutch buckets several years ago with success. I see changes in yours. Mainly no tops on the buckets and looks like plastic inside of the bucket. Could you maybe make a vid on your changes.Pat

[@DennisTotman]

Nice intro!

[@mhpgardener]

Thanks, they were some beautiful photos.

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U back, sweet

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Very good like 👍

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I am so glad you're back!!

[@Sidneybeach875]

No one cares about the word police bobby, do your thing man, it looks amazing. Not like it looks with softball sized tomatoes hanging around, that was beautiful.

[@lindaestell6613]

Beautiful cucumbers. Still trying to find some sieva (carolina) pole lima bean seeds. All sold out so far.

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Please come back

[@chickencoop4439]

A different bucket, like !

[@mhpgardener]

Yep...., square, round, rectangle..whatever you can find will work.

[@ashsurvive]

Welcome back. Happy days are here again. Are you still following same old nutriants mix? Do you adjust the nutriants at different stages of plant growth?

[@johnlord8337]

Powdery mildew tells you 2 things - too much humidity on the leaves, and not enough air-drying air flow. Either open up the grow house for dry air flow (or forced air fans), cover up the major water sources causing evaporation, ... or clip off various leaf sections up the plant vine and open up the airflow of the plants. Same for flatlander gardening or vertical plant growing. Proper airflow and proper control of moisture - powdery mildew doesn't appear.

[@JGsbackyardlettuceKagulay1]

i used masterblend too

[@brucehayes5111]

Getting ready to start my garden. What are your thoughts on using the same Masterblend recipe for peppers, cucumber and tomato?

[@inventanew]

thanks for the tip, I was always wondering about the pollenation. I heard you can just shake em but then you might break em and not automated. Do you like the dutch bucket compared to kratky? Do you still use kratky?

[@asadullah6047]

wish you doing videos again man..

[@ladydrdelicious1273]

I would really like to see a new video

[@caseywilson812]

how did you start the seed? soil or rock wool? wondering about disturbing the cucumber roots when transplanting into buckets.

[@towerjokey]

MHP, Try raw milk on your powdery mildew and see if that help. Thanks

[@nickh1114]

Iznik is the shiznik.

[@mhpgardener]

It sure is !

[@carolynl6375]

Do you save seeds from your parthenocarpic cucumbers? If yes, can you please do a video demo.

[@forageforage3520]

Parthenocarpic - Maybe that's why seeds for them is so expensive.

[@jeffreyfortner1248]

Bobby don't know if you realize it but your a KZbin God. I'm in several market garden group's on Facebook and when someone ask a question they all say to watch MHP Gardner on KZbin.

[@mhpgardener]

I just do the best I can with what I have to work with and show folks the results. I've learned a lot over the last several years about gardening and hydroponics. It's good to see and hear that others have learned from what I've done. Thanks.

[@lkhbhydroponic6858]

I experimented with double poly inflated winter greenhouse last year and it works wonderful with salad greens . I wonder i i could ever grow tomato a d cucumber. Have you grown in winter? Your winter is much warmer then mine I'm guessing . Thanks Bobby

[@mhpgardener]

My very first video was done in December 2010, lots of winter growing for several years. It can be done.

[@lkhbhydroponic6858]

@@mhpgardener yes i watched it. It was single layer poly right? By the way what is the cold temp in your area? Ours was -48c last year

[@laquicha8159]

Why don’t you post anymore? I miss your videos!

[@thevaultohio]

how do you control the spider mites on the cucumbers?

[@davidyandell2635]

I know you probably been asked this but can you tell me how big pump needed for every 10 bucket set up just for rule of thumb. Thanks

[@charlespendleton5774]

Because of your vids I experimented with Dutch Buckets this year, it was very successful and plan on expanding next year. Why do you have foil insulation tape around the buckets? Is it the same reason that you used black plastic, algae control?

[@mhpgardener]

Yes, those buckets are thin. I had some foil insulation on hand so I wrapped each bucket to cut down on sunlight.

[@BRigwald]

How do you get cucumbers to grow vertically like that? You had them in other videos (not just hydroponics).

[@johncmoney8394]

Do you treat the powdery mildew? What do you use if you do?

[@johnwquick3616]

What brand/supplier do you use for plant clips? Photos can be deceiving.

[@larrylittau7798]

How much masterblend fertilizer is used on the cucumbers with calcium nitrite and Epsom salt

[@Shadowborngenetics]

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm growing a few different varieties of tomatoes in a dutch bucket system. All of them came out with no flavor, tasting just like water. Thoughts?

[@mhpgardener]

Try Big Beef.

[@Shadowborngenetics]

I grew, lg cherry, Cherokee purple, indigo rose, yellow pear, Brandywine and roma. I grew soil and hydro. The soil tomatoes tasted great in comparison.

[@SewCrazi]

What do you normally keep your water temperature at?

[@mhpgardener]

I don't do anything special to control water temps, aside from painting my storage barrel white.

[@nadeem5476]

What's the temp there?

[@carolyn6001]

How how how do you keep the aphids and white flies off the crop. Everytime I grow them in the greenhouse they are destroyed but the infestations. I have sprayed, I have bought ladybugs, greenlacewings, seen parasitic wasps out there but nothing keeps them under control.

[@Elementaldomain]

As a long time gardener what I have come to suspect is that the seed quality itself is becoming DNA degenerative. In other words, stagnant. Seed companies are continuing to grow out seed from plants that have disease and that is passed along to you. And of course what is disease in a plant? A bug attacks something dying, that is its job, it is a eating composter. And disease calls more pests. I do find Ocean Solutions (Amazon), used from the beginning, soaking the seed, sprouting, then growing out to fruitation...helps considerably. The best advice I can give you is to save your own seed. Yes, it will still be disease ridden for a few generations but then gradually, as it adapts to your nurturing, it will again start to produce a healthier plant more able to resist pests and disease. I myself have not found any other solution that is consistent, including essential oil fogging. If you live anywhere with a desert type atmosphere, try Native Seeds. I have more consistent success with Johnny's Seeds than anyone else. Ironically the ones I have had the most trouble with come from rareseeds.com which surprised me. I thought at first it was just a fluke but after using their seeds for over a decade, their seed consistently produce poor plants in my local, and that assessment applies to plants they sell. One thing that is important, try not to buy seed long-term from geographical regions that are very different from your own. Peace Be Upon you, keep trying.

[@scottk3396]

Do the Iznik cucumbers have seeds you can save? As always Thank You very much.

[@mhpgardener]

No, Iznik is a hybrid that won't likely come back as what you're expecting. Bobby

[@scottk3396]

@@mhpgardener Thank You. Have a Great Day

[@robertsparling]

Hey Bobby, A friend of mine raised some hydroponic cucumbers and said they tasted horrible. Are there any secrets to them tasting goooood?

[@mhpgardener]

Could have been the nutrients or variety. I've never had a complaint about hydroponic cucumbers or tomatoes in regard to taste.

[@frankchenoweth5145]

Same nutrients as tomatoes 12g 12g 6g thank you

[@Mmbohn1]

Your masterblend that you fertilize the water with, what is it?

[@BishopSteve]

Mmbohn1 here is the Amazon link: www.amazon.com/MASTERBLEND-4-18-38-Complete-Combo-Fertilizer/dp/B072F2BL9D

[@WickedProxy]

www.morgancountyseeds.com/product/tomato-fertilizer-4-18-38/ this is the fertilizer. You will also need calcium nitrate and epsom salt.

[@wheat2714]

What is the silver rapped around the cucumber buckets?

[@mhpgardener]

It just some foil insulation that I had on hand. The buckets are so thin that I like to cover them with something to block light which can lead to algae growth.

[@jzlzjzlz5063]

Does anyone have a link to buy parthenocarpic pickling cucumber seeds

[@charlescoker7752]

What Zone are you in?

[@robertprice3359]

where do you get your seeds at thanks