How to Grow Hydroponic Strawberries in Your Home

[@zoshomestead]

Great video 👍🏽 Thanks for sharing I just recently got back into hydroponics. Just ordered some bare root strawberries. Once I get the hang of things I think I’ll build a system like yours. You said you’re in Wisconsin. I recently moved to Illinois from NC. 15 minute drive I’m in Wisconsin. That’s what made me get back into hydroponics. The different grow zone and winters. 👍🏽 New Sub

[@MasterDewey]

What sort of nutrients are you using for this system?

[@HawaiianDan123]

And how often does the water need to be replaced?

[@techrogue]

But the problem I’ve had with two attempts at Strawberries is horrible aphid infestations. Mine came from Amazon, he must have a better source. If he can share the source, I’ll try again because the harvest is awesome like he suggests.

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

I use mix-in nutrients. I've used several different brands with good success. Agreed on aphids, I like to spray with organic pesticide as soon as I receive plants. I have links to plants and nutrients on my site: www.simplegreenshydroponics.com/materials

[@yp8dx]

What variety of strawberries are those? Thanks. The children are adorable

[@Dr.CumsteinMD]

Do you have any videos that talk about how much vertical space is needed for different kinds of plants? I'm bulding a 4"x4" square rail system from the plans you have, and I'm setting it up on a wire rack shelf. I'm just not sure how to space the shelves out accordingly. I'm trying to grow strawberries on my bottom two rails, leafy greens on the second, herbs on the third, and on the top shelf I have enough space to fit grow trays and nursery trays between the lights and the shelf. I'm going to try to use that top shelf for microgreens and baby plants that are grown from seed. I just wish I knew how much space is needed between the tops of the full grown plants and the lights. I want them to all have enough space to grow to their full potential without getting burned by the LED lights.

[@gulmiraparayil9807]

Thanks for video. Plz share how polanation is happening? And do the lights need to be off in the nights? Is it possible to grow strawberry from seeds? Thank you

[@goodcitizen4587]

Very cool! Does the room temp matter much? I'm doing a similar system but struggle with my place being over 75 usually. Thanks for the share.

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

Strawberries aren't as sensitive to heat as greens are👍

[@TonysExploration]

What the temperature?

[@leabritto1935]

Can you do it within pumps?

[@Amandahugginkizz]

Kids are adorbs

[@MrMisterr]

Hello, I am planning on building something similar and I wanted to as if you ever clean the inside of the pipes? I know you change the water every now and then but you have yet mentioned cleaning the inside of the pipes.

[@leabritto1935]

What kind of lights?

[@chuckbowen5024]

Are those square tubes fence post covers for 4x4s?

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

Yes. I have a full list of materials here if you want to reference: www.simplegreenshydroponics.com/materials

[@joshuajackasandwich3562]

I was wondering if you've tried a similar system with clones from a heavy plant like Cayenne peppers that don't usually work in your two rail setup, but would still fruit bushier, shorter yields like you did with the strawberries. I'm going to try it out.

[@ShellyHeinrichs]

Could you take plants from your garden and bring them into a hydroponic system or should I get new bare roots?

[@shafthespaceegg]

For the indoor growing it’s best to make sure you use an ever bearing variety. Some strawberry varieties just produce a ton of fruit in June they are called June bearing . Ever bearing are day neutral and produce fruit consistently year round, those are the ones you want for indoor growing

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

I would recommend bare root. If you bring in plants from the garden, you will most likely have bugs hitchhiking, and they are very hard to get rid of once they get in.

[@ShellyHeinrichs]

@@shafthespaceegg yes, the ones I have outside are everbearing.

[@ShellyHeinrichs]

@@SimpleGreensHydroponics I did bring a few runners in already and washed them well. Fingers crossed nothing came in. Amazon does not have bare root available here in Canada. Thank you for your videos, yours explain things clearly!

[@goodcitizen4587]

Also, are still doing greens? Like in another rack?

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

Yes

[@Catboy-hr2qp]

So this is a dft system not nft, that you have plans for? I was very confused when I read the build guide and saw how the two posts were connected and there was no slope. Just got a 10x44ft greenhouse setup so plan to do some hydroponics as a test run

[@southerncomfort971]

Great video, thanks. Just this past few months I have been exploring the Kratky method of Hydroponics. I have grown lettuce, celery, kale. So far the only harvesting I have done is the lettuce, The kale and celery take a little longer it seems. I have enjoyed the experience and was wondering about fruits. Strawberries look great, but have you tried any other berries or grapes? I do believe that some produce will struggle under the Kratky method but I am not yet prepared to set up a system as elaborate as you have, mostly because I am currently using my spare Bedroom.

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

I haven't tried other berries yet.. I think grapes would be challenging indoors since they spread so much.

[@southerncomfort971]

@@SimpleGreensHydroponics HA HA this is so new for me I find all of it a little challenging and very rewarding, but is is taking up some space in the house for sure. Thank you for your video's.

[@ProTools-cg4qm]

How did you get your roots prepared? See that they were black and once into the net pot, they are whiter. Is there a cleaning process? etc

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

Once the root stock wake up, they grow nice white roots out of the darker ones.

[@Der1ck]

What is the nutrient used in the mix and ppm?

[@CristyGianDensing]

What kind of nutrients do you use?

[@amyl7674]

I’m reading diy hydroponic gardens by Tyler Baras, do you know if your system is considered to be a “flood and drain” system?

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I'm not who you asked, but this would be considered NFT, or nutrient film technique.

[@datojimsheleishvili5293]

How much kg produces one section hydroponic system?

[@turbodj]

What kind of Lighting do you use? What Brand? How many Watts? Thank you

[@jbachinatttttti]

Can you share the ec you are using through the different growth cycles ? Or only available in the online cours ? Thank you

[@Jake_4x4andcooks]

Thank you for sharing 🙌 subbed

[@thesupermom1975]

Can you grow them year round?

[@ImJordanPatrick]

Yes. Under the right temperature, these will fruit year round. After a while, though, the plant will stop fruiting as efficiently. Youll either need to replace the plant or rest it by reducing nutrient supply and temperature to similate winter dormancy conditions

[@samernesr1360]

how is the sweetness of your berries ? im struggling to get them sweet ? any tips in that regard ?

[@Amandahugginkizz]

Does anyone watch the damn videos ever? He's said multiple times they are very sweet and juicy......

[@MoLena]

Did you cut off the first flowers so the plant can focus on growing to a fuller size before it focuses fruiting? I just started my strawberry garden and it’s only been two weeks and they’re already starting to flower so I’m not sure if I should cut them off or just leave it because I keep reading I need to cut off initial flowers and runners until the plant reaches full-size

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

With everbearing plants I don't think it's necessary to pluck flowers unless the plants are still very small (3 leaves or less)

[@Wolfpacker]

​@@SimpleGreensHydroponicsso you don't ever need to replace the plants(theoretically). They just keep producing fruit?

[@benpryor4449]

Hey! I’ve learned a lot from your videos and website. I’ve created a system roughly based on your designs. But I’m having some issues. Could I email you to explain my issues? Thanks!!!

[@sulkoma]

can you please PLEASE find me some lights i can buy in australia that would work? it's so hard to find anything that isn't ridiculously overpriced i can't order the ones you've referenced in your vids cause amazon won't ship them to aus sadly

[@Warren15G]

Go to your local hardware store and look for T2 bar lights

[@matthewweiner6576]

I’ve had great luck with the Spiderfarmer SF-600. Looks like they have an Australian site. Plus I heard about them through Hoocho, who’s an Aussie. So I suspect you’ll be able to get em.

[@laykenheidt7643]

What ec and ph are you running your system at?

[@dbmiller5881]

why the 2 separate reservoirs / pumps, instead of just one feeding both racks?

[@Hadmin]

If one reservoir get's infected, only one of the racks has to be restarted. The system is very small for this kind of a failsafe, yes, but that's usually the go to "why" people have separate tanks.

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

Yes, it also lets me experiment with different nutrients for the two systems.

[@Alex-wh3zw]

How do you pollinate?

[@SimpleGreensHydroponics]

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