Growing Tons of Vegetables in Water! Hydroponic Growing!

[@DFDuck55]

The first time I saw hydroponics and grow lights used was in the 1970's by the pot farmers in Washington state growing weed in their closets. I hadn't seen that before because I'm from California where people just grew outdoors. The marijuana farmers have always been on the forefront of hydroponics and grow lights. Whether or not you agree with the use of marijuana it's still worth picking those guys brains, they have this stuff down to a science.

[@11nica5]

So true

[@tednaiker4196]

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[@base4267]

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[@sucyshi]

I'm not sure I quite agree with this. They're specialized to a high value crop which is why they were always on the cutting edge of tech; it was worth the investment. But their advice is always geared towards the pricy options worth more than your crop

[@Plamler]

@@sucyshiyeah, but as time progresses, those high value options get cheaper.

[@danhogle1776]

I did a cucumber, cherry tomato and believe it or not, a corn plant in 5 gallon hydroponic buckets. They grew so much faster and produced so much fruit. Can't wait to do more this year.

[@TheScoville1990]

This is my first comment on your videos, after a few years of following. I just wanted to thank you for your service to the community as a LEO, and by way of spreading knowledge via KZbin. You’re and inspiration AATW!

[@lindap7983]

Thanks for all of your gardening advice. I plan to get my 6 year old granddaughter to help me with gardening this year. I have mostly raised beds but I will now try some Hydroponics. God bless you and your family!

[@wykeishacraft6820]

I 💘 this channel i can't stop watching it. It will help you out a lot on crops and working with animals. I 💘 Houston and Emily with their cute selves. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers. I 💘 you all and your channel too.😄😄😄 Keep up the good work. Lo

[@happynursemama]

I wasn't going to get into planting this year. With COVID-19, we've been so busy and stressed, I'm a nurse and my husband works in hospital as well. I have to say, the hydroponic tubs look pretty great. I wouldn't have to worry so much about watering and pests getting into the beds. Thanks for sharing Daniel.

[@WeAreStrongwithJesus]

Give Bella a kiss. 🐕 Love the beautiful plants you have 🌱 and inspiration you give.

[@girlsunday1013]

Bella: "You poor fella. You are talking to yourself. It's ok. I am here to help." Lol❤

[@casual454t1]

As an experiment I took a couple "armpits" off of a tomato plant and just stuck them in plastic juice bottles. In there for over a month cuz I planned to put them in dirt but didn't have any at the time...no fertilizer. After finally planting them in a black plastic tote, these mater plants ended up huge! But I'm going to try water gardening next spring. Thanks for the awesome info!

[@lilahnewton7940]

I love being in the high tunnel. This is where I learn the most from you. Thanks God bless, take care and be safe.

[@katethinksaboutit7813]

I’m from Baton Rouge Louisiana and I worked for a hydroponics tomato grower. He would buy bags of pine bark and plant the plants right in the bag of pine bark and it was on a drip system that came on every few hours they were not sitting in water but there was also no soil

[@sanifordkate]

@Blue Dot Everything taste better during Mardi Gras. By the time you eat, you are starving

[@la1163]

Your fur baby like mine, wants to see what I'm doing and trying to grab some veggies to eat. Stay safe and blessings to your family.

[@LindaSmith-vq1br]

Great information without fancy language. Instantly accessible to people. Thanks and keep up the amazing work!

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Hi to Arms Family Homestead , that garden looks so amazing with them beautiful crops. Great work on that garden and plants. This was a nice video about crops i 💘 it. Thanks for sharing and Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's. God Bless You

[@MsK-xm7vw]

I’m a Canadian senior who recently discovered Mike Vandez (I think). I’m just learning about this method, and am doing my research. We have bitterly cold winters here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, -30c on average this winter, so I’m trying to figure out what I can grow inside for a food supply. Our cost of living and housing has become so overwhelming in Canada, that most of the seniors/disabled can’t afford a healthy diet. The problem is, we can’t afford even moderately priced online hydroponics courses to learn the nitty gritty either. Personally I’m scared to death; I am 5’2” and have shrunk to less than 100lbs. I’m terrified that if I don’t find an affordable healthy food source, I’ll just continue to deteriorate, so are a lot of my friends. We are far from alone. As Canadian seniors we can’t complain or we’ll be offered MAID for being too poor to eat properly ( something you should never know!) Thank you for sharing your actual food blend without taking a course. I have subscribed and will look up the other people you mentioned that you’ve learned from. If you could please share how to do everything on an alternative budget, so we can all afford to do this. So through this methodology we can afford greens and nutrients to help us survive. ❤️

[@shawnlewis389]

Great video brother. Real down to earth explanations. I ran across your videos about a month ago when I decided to do some more research about hydroponics. Your videos are by far the most practical. And you don't just teach facts, you share experiences, good and bad. Keep at it. I hope you, your family and your homestead prosper greatly this year.

[@lenorenaboychik4079]

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[@shawnlewis389]

@Blue Dot Haha. "A mind is a terrible thing".

[@inflasianinc]

lets not forget the 55 gallon bucket that had the cucumber plants that died to overheating thanks so much for all your knowledge i got my 55 gallon buckets with masterblend and also the wicker 5 gallon buckets great results here up north in toronto canada thanks again brother...

[@donnatucker4124]

Loving your videos since I found you in March. I javelin started 2 55 gallon hydroponic gardens. One has 2 banana peppers and they are doing great. I repurposed small coffeemate containers for pots. The other barrel has 3 varieties of cucumber and 1 cherry tomato. I have already harvested the first cluster of tomatoes and cucumbers just started to blossom this week. I followed your instructions except I star with water from my koi pond. I water everything with fish poop. I have had to add a couple gallons of water a couple of times but that came from the koi pond too. I have two more barrels to start soon. Can't wait. Thank you so much this has been a lot of fun. Hope it holds up in florida heat.

[@dgmills5351]

Your tower planter is really doing well! The hydro plants are amazing too!👍

[@Barbara-pg4iv]

Already doing this i love it i have mini romane, mixed greens, and red lettuce, swiss chard.

[@MichaelJVanecekWrites]

I recommend you paint the white lid of the 5-gallon bucket or cover the lid with foil to prevent algae.

[@betsytrujillo6350]

Your hydroponic garden is great. You are such a great inspiration. Thank you for your service, my friend.

[@LadyJ5569]

I enjoy how you share details of what to do in your own backyard. That high tunnel is awesome. You have me wanting a good salad.

[@katblevins8736]

I have started seeds in hydroponic totes, but I used cotton balls also used pool noodle cut.

[@domenicozagari2443]

Best to plant in a hole, so the water runs toward the plant and the roots are closer to the moisture.

[@pgffemt5895]

I pack potting mix in the net cup and plant the seeds. Fill the container with solution until it's just touching the bottom of the net cup. Gently water from above until it germinates and roots start coming out the bottom.

[@leveevalenzuela8793]

Checked again for the fertilizer. I noticed you have very healthy plants. Thanks again.

[@Frugal_granny]

Try placing plastic tub sandwiched between straw bales or wrap in burlap, so sun doesn’t degrade as fast the plastic but it helps keep water from getting too heated.

[@dollymelnychuk1299]

Very interesting. Garden time is an awesome time. Keep safe. 🙏👍❤🍓🌱🌿🐝🐝

[@bobbymcgovern]

You still have plenty of time to do some tomatoes. Use the suckers from your existing plants. They'll root in just a few days. You will be AMAZED! Very little pest or disease problems either. I guess because they aren't dragging on the ground.

[@FreeSpeechZoneUSA]

Have a Blessed Memorial Day. Thanks to you and your family I have several different projects going. May God Bless and keep you all, Most of all, God Bless our fallen & their families, they gave it ALL, God Bless our Country that was the beginning of it ALL.

[@bettykaufman1550]

you might want to watch the water temp in the bin on the patio, as black absorb more heat in the sun and water may get too hot for those tender roots...jmo...Love you guys!

[@cielitolindo1979]

I saw your other video last year. It inspired me to start gardening this way. I used to have a black thumb. I now have a squash plant growing. Please please make more of these videos.

[@valeriesanchez3074]

In hydroponics, growers are working with warm water. Compared to cooler water, warm water doesn’t hold as much oxygen, and root and bacterial respiration occurs at a higher rate. Plant pathologists have found that pathogens such as Pythium are more likely to start affecting roots when oxygen levels are low.

[@spcfarmer543]

Great video. Just had boiled turnips n onions for supper. Finally enjoying garden stuff

[@janetwithers7427]

You have great garden plants. You are having great success with your hydroponics. Way to go.

[@harrygruber2302]

I live in Brooklyn NY and I’ve been growing with the kratky method. I’m growing black radish since it’s not always available in the store some of them came out pretty good, sweet and soft and potent.

[@KingCobra-lv8on]

Your my favorite channel

[@jamiheinsohn1970]

Have been watching your channel for awhile now. I truly enjoy watching you and your family. Live in Northern California now but orginially Upstate New York. I did grow up on a farm of my grandparents. My son's hair when he was young was almost white and long. He's older now and it's a military length or shortness. Becareful out on the road. Stay well and love Houston, DeeJay, Emma, and you as well. Really do like the Alpaca's (donkey poodles), dogs, and goats.

[@litovaldez6943]

Good and I enjoy watching cause your the only one that can be done hydroponic out side the house. Thank you very much bro.

[@melissaann9081]

We just started ours on our apartment deck thanks for the idea. Can't wait until we start blooming and harvesting! Thanks arms family stay humble 😁

[@cweir4471]

Thanks for this! I saw your video a few weeks ago, with the tote on your patio. I live in an apartment with a patio that gets morning sun, but is all shade after about 12. I've struggled growing in pots. I started researching this method and have started ordering supplies. Now to get my hands on a drill, to drill the holes... 😜 This was really helpful! I'm ordering the clay beads that you showed, instead of the rockwool grow cubes that another video recommended. That way I can start my seeds in dirt, like I normally would. Thanks for the tip about rain. I have a covered patio but this is good to know, so I can pull the totes in closer to the door to avoid the added water.

[@cashgettashane3219]

If you use a snorkel for the hydroponic set up on your patio it will self regulate the water level and won't flood. Like a snorkel for a 5 gal bucket dwc.

[@thugiangvu1]

Thank You very much. We like your dogs and your son too. We are in Canada .

[@gingerreid8569]

Great video - Hubby's grand daughter is wanting to get into growing food and herbs...sharing so she can watch and learn!

[@susanperez1622]

Your garden vegetables are growing so well & healthy looking. I grow my leafy greens in the Kratky methods during winter, but haven't try growing anything during the summer, because our temperature is so hot and humid here. Probably will give it a try this year, since your pepper and cucumber plants looking so healthy. Thanks for sharing your garden experiences.

[@allenbarbato9987]

you need to look into heating ventilation and cooling your grenhouse ,for all year production with wonderful results , useing solar enerygy

[@anthonyspicer874]

Daniel, your passion for growing your own produce is proving to be extremely successful... All your plants look healthy and delicious... Great job and thank you for sharing your knowledge👍

[@justgoodness333littlehomes5]

Thanks so much. We live in South Fl. We have a 9 month summer growing season lol. This will lengthen our growing season tremendously for heat sensitive varieties.

[@josephhagood2339]

You introduced me to this method. And I greatly appreciate it. After research and trial and error I have grown massive cherry tomato plants and Carolina reapers peppers. Unfortunately zucchini plants only grow great until it starts fruiting then blows through water like crazy. Larger tomatoes do the same

[@adelacoburn1396]

Love the video, ha ha ha ha Bella. There's Houston, nice to see his smiling face. I like that vertical planter, that would be perfect for myself and I lack good space. Thank s for sharing!

[@briankathy2580]

Daniel, the solution to the water problem outside, if you want to leave your plants uncovered, is simple: Use a flat lid tub for your container and measure the lid recess, from the rim of the lid, to the “flat” part of the lid where you cut your 2 inch hole (for the 2 inch net cup to go into). Then, make a collar to go around the hole, from a length of 2 inch PVC pipe. Make your off cut of pipe (the collar), ¼ to ½ inch longer than the recess depth you measured for the lid and then, when you have sanded and cleaned the collar and the plastic and around you net cup hole, glue the collar you have just made over your net cup hole. Given 2” PVC pipe has an internal diameter of 2”, there is ample material to glue the collar and lid together to get a strong join. The net pot also, fits easily into it the collar when finished. Hope this helps.

[@patriciamoulard6752]

Video for us kinesthetic learners please.

[@rosewood513]

Wow your Tatsoi is beautiful. I started that 2 years ago, I grow it in a sunny window with water.... It is so prolific I eat off tht along with my red sils. water spinach etc all grown on a window sill the tatsoi is nor my favorite. I have lights now to grow even more on my counter. I can grow. so far about 40 plants indoors... Almost better than in my large garden, outside.. Nice video.. thanks

[@virginiareid5336]

Thank you for sharing. There are so many ways to grow food now. It's nice to see you growing them in different situations.

[@sandrathomas2145]

I am going to try the 5 gallon buckets but with a soil mixture. I think we had our last frost so now is the time. You have a green thumb for veggies.

[@jeannecooke4862]

Those vertical planters are Wonderful!

[@swimmintink]

We put our strawberries on the top section of the greenstalk and they are *loving* it. Great info on the hydroponics - something I'll have to try eventually!

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

Quick tip: A few yrs back, my son tried "watering" my hydroponic lettuce once and with the results I saw in 3 days from this 1 'mistake' he thought he made bc of my reaction, he woke me up on the 3rd day jumping on my bed saying, "I'm cutting your lettuce for breakfast!" Obviously I woke right up, but when we looked, the lettuce was 3-4x's the size it was! Seriously, I'd NEVER seen something SOO CRAZY! All he did, was took my spray bottle I feed seedlings with. The spray bottle is set on "spray" bc I simply stream the water into the cups (kratky method) and I aerated my plants while I was waiting for my pump. My plants grew quicker than shipping arrived! While, to the avid hydroponics person would say something against this, I've used this kratly method, streaming the water every 24-48hrs- RELIGIOUSLY, for the past 5yrs. I use this stream method with cutting I put in water to propagate, which speeds up the rooting process even tho in changing the water every 48-72 hrs, the EXTRA EXTRA oxygen given, allows the plant to soak up extra oxygen. Just give it a try and you WON'T be sorry. Next time you want to propagate some plant you have, just don't want to go buy seedlings again, simply chop a top piece, stick it into a cup of water, WAIT 24-48hrs the 1st time, that way the plant can acclimate. Then, stream that spray bottle with like 15-20 "streamed squirts" (If it's a small cup, 16 oz or under) For a larger cup/Mason jar, spray between 25-35 "streamed squirts" then sit back and watch the next 72 hrs... Tell me you don't see a difference! you're welcome

[@PRog-zx5vh]

I make my own netcups out of yogurt cups. Works fine. I sometimes use a large lid netpot in 5 gallon buckets , I got them from Amazon. I use those for tomatoes. I use the masterblend and other two you use as well.

[@csevergreen1478]

Thank you for sharing your hydroponics experiment that you have worked on.. It will really help especially those who are beginners.. Happy planting. Happy growing. More blessings to come😇💚

[@aliingram7908]

This is one of the best vids I’ve watched on this. Thank you!!!!! Makes me want to start right now

[@leveevalenzuela8793]

Thank you so much for the information/inspiration! I will start on Hydroponics and vertical gardening :))

[@TheJunkyardgenius]

Drill a hole in the side at max water level of the tubs so if it rains it acts like an overflow.

[@MiamiRiverCharters]

Do you ever run into a mosquito problem with this setup? We store rain water for our garden and I always end up having to dump it because the mosquitos get out of hand. I’m in Miami, Florida. My garden has tomato, peppers, and pineapples. Helping a friend out now to start up her garden!

[@reneamerchant6081]

Would love more videos of your garden, wicking buckets, and barrels! Not many out there that are growing this way and I am trying it this year

[@kerinick7]

My friend said he liked it so I desided to check it out

[@vivianwilliams2216]

All your Gardens are so very nice! They look beautiful!

[@mssavedin92]

Love that tote for the greens. Wayda grow!!

[@jackiehorsley9263]

nice plants I can,t get over the roots on your vegetable plants that's a lot I well have to try growing my plants like that some time thanks for sharing

[@YolklahomaRocks]

Daniel great video. The difference between peppers grown outside, inside the high tunnel in soil, in wicking tubs, hydroponic barrels is awesome. I just recently saw Bobby's video using perlite. Let me say that cabbage of his must be a record breaker lol. Thanks for this one because our high tunnel is doing great. We are going to try the barrel for cukes and a tub for 1 zucchini for our experiment. Hope all is well. God bless ❤😊🙏

[@windymcgee6833]

I love yellow squash sliced with onion, butter and pepper smothered, especially if they burn a little at first so they carmelize

[@brigitteklotzek2462]

Hydroponics with the air stone is DWC Deep water culture not aquaponics. For buckets you can get net pot lids instead of the tiny net pots. Same with the cucumbers and peppers. Good job, we are trying tatsoi for the first time this year.

[@conniebecker1282]

Love you guys I talk about you guys all the time!!

[@hkreations5108]

I had gone to a farmer's market a few years ago, I was sold some bok choy flowers. They were wonderful...they had a nutty flavor.

[@catherinebahiwag2174]

Oh awesome veggies bein grown up just nearby the kitchen!

[@jeannecooke4862]

What a BEAUTIFUL Garden! So Admirable...wow! I'm a believer in those hydro containers now! Thank you! Genius!

[@melissasnellagnew3854]

That’s a lot of water for one plant 🌱. . I would put more holes in the top of that barrel and do more . I’ve always want to give this type of gardening a try. Cool video thanks for sharing the information

[@chrisparsons8954]

My strawberries are doing wonderful in my stack planter however it gets morning sun and sun until about 5 pm.

[@mirandasalyers4807]

I received my greenstalk planter in the mail yesterday! I plan on planting my tiny Tim tomatoes and strawberries in it.

[@micksbackyardaquaponics1408]

That was a maze video clip you put together there off yor vegetable garden and your hydroponic there 👍👍

[@cliffords.8341]

Yes that would be a fruit! LOL! I like how you correct yourself. I didn't realize until this video that your hi tunnel opens up in the middle for ventilation. That's pretty cool! Nice garden. Hey Bella! Missed Bear! Oh yeah, hey Houston! LOL!

[@dorisjory35]

Awesome video very informative. Jimmy Houston is growing his channel by leaps and bounds.

[@deborahfromdcspetersoncity9213]

Your veggie plants 🌱 are looking real good.

[@marygordon3032]

That’s a awesome amount of greens 🥬 Daniel. Hey Houston! 👍👍👍💯💯💯

[@nedcramdon1306]

Man, a lot of really nice plants you've grown.

[@THETHINKINGMINDS]

Wow, this is border line amazing. New concepts and possibilities. Thanks so much for this informational video.

[@tracyglackin162]

This is something me and my husband may look into. We don't have a lot of room. This year we are doing the squar foot garden so far so good on that.

[@gwenmoody8323]

Garden and high tunnel is looking look. Bella just wants so air time and loving.....Love and Hugs from Sapulpa, Oklahoma

[@slickslock814]

I enjoy your channel a lot & I agree with the gal that said you would make a great teacher bc you make things very easy & INTERESTING to understand! Thank you for all the vlogs you make Daniel! I like how you & Dutch are friends & YOUR both great father's & men! Love both your wives & YOUR adorable children! Houston is such a little charmer! He is a great Youngman! GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY! Hello from Orange County, CA ( I live in Anaheim but closer to Anaheim Hills & Yorba Linda, CA. Disneyland is close by but my 4 son's are all grown up & MY GRANDAUGHTER IS 18 years old, so I still like Disneyland but not so much as I'm more into your kinda living, which believe me, IS MUCH BETTER! I have folks that live in W.V & Ohio & I miss it there! I GREW up helping my Grandparents out with their lovely huge garden & I remember their tomatoes were so big & delicious it's no wonder they have the BEST PIZZA IVE EVER HAD in the small town called Follansbee, Cross Creek, Weirton, West Virginia where ALL MY Cousins still live! It's such beautiful country & good living!

[@MrSeanh01]

You could drill drain holes for the boxies outside, so they don't overfill

[@moparal67]

How about drilling a overflow hole in the side of the outside bucket so when it rains it won't drown the plants. Just started watching the channel... you guys are great, especially Houston!!

[@cliffords.8341]

That's a great idea. Then all Daniel needs to do is to check the PH level and add more nutrients accordingly.

[@briankathy2580]

Although on the surface your solution may seem logical, having made this mistake myself in the past, I wouldn’t recommend it, as you end up making a rod for your own back. You may save yourself the trouble of bailing excess fluid out of the container to save the plant (s) from drowning but you will be left with the additional problems of having to adjust both PH and nutrient levels each time it rains heavily. Also when you harvest your plants, you will have to plug the hole that you make for drainage, in order to get the nutrient solution to the right level (height), to start new plants in the container. In essence, it’s better to prevent the rain from getting into your system in the first place, than deal with the problems that it causes afterwards.

[@cindywagner4623]

That would work. Then you’d know too when to stop filling with the overflow. Great idea!

[@adventureswiththetwins2734]

I love it Daniel you have gave me lots of ideas my kids love growing any kid of plants and so do I they want to make videos since they see your kid huston on there talking with you lol anyway awesome video.

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Daniel (Arms Family Homestead) you are growing so many varieties of vegetables I really enjoy your video, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐩🐈🌱🐐🐄🐠🎥👍👍👍

[@thejunkincolvards8843]

I'm so happy you made this video!! I got the black net cup. I need to learn about this!!! Thanks for this video. I've commented on a video I think asking. I don't think it went through. I need the pebbles.

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[@karenlatham4053]

I buy totes to use for this at Home Depot. They work fantastic for lettuce.

[@pamkammann1176]

I always love learning from you ! Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge !!

[@elkecerre908]

Man this is so inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cliffords.8341]

Makes me want to grow some romane lettuce and cucumbers!

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[@leeeric1963]

those bokchoy flower and flower stems are great in stir fry...

[@glendacarpenter5300]

my husband tried tomatoes hydroponic last year and they were the most lovely tomatoes ever but I'm old school and told him they needed sun for the flavor, and when he tried one it tasted like water, no flavor. sometimes you just need the good old Sun. love your Vids keep up the good work.

[@mariannefroholdt9783]

glenda carpenter yes,i like growing things the Old way,sun and soil make them tast beautiful❤️

[@mariannefroholdt9783]

Things need to grow slow,so they Get full of nutrient and taste.😉

[@silverfoxes65]

I suggest you try Big Beef tomatoes. They seem to make awesome flavored tomatoes in my Dutch Bucket system.

[@dottiehildebrand3123]

Very informative. I think I might try and see if I can grow something. Thanks Daniel. God bless. Stay safe♥️🇺🇸🌹