How To Grow Indoor Hydroponic Cucumbers - Full Series

This originally appeared in three separate episodes. Here they are all mashed up. This was a fun little grow.

[@carolpieniadz3173]

Excellent video, My favorite thing, is that you have all 3 parts on a single session. So many times, you do not find the follow-up on a series. and it leaves you hanging. Thanks for closing the loop.

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+Carol Pieniadz and thank you for watching

[@eyeswideshut2800]

They normally killed the plant or got insect infestations and some are fly by night flakes... ijs

[@rcharlesify]

Thanks Brother for your videos, I’m just getting started with hydroponics, and your videos are so informative and helpful. Thanks again

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Thanks man. Much of my hydro material is old. But if you can pick up a tip or see a mistake here and there, that’s a win.

[@threedogwrite]

Nice job, John. I love the complete picture we get of a complete grow season of cucumbers.

[@tarcla1]

thank you for the video. as a just starting out Hydroponic want to be Gardner, this was very helpful

[@jefftangen6755]

Awesome video I can't wait to try hydro cucumber , I'm trying it outdoors in pots for first time . Laughed when you said leafage lol

[@davidmultimedia2024]

I'm trying it right now with english cucumbers...curious to see how it'll turns out! New SUBSCRIBER from Quebec, Canada. Thanks, great video!

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Hello from Michigan mate!!

[@any1alive]

i know its been a year but how did yors grow, wasit of a similar sized tub and all?

[@tariqabudhabi]

Excellent job, decent & very inspiring experiment and marvelous video. Definitely I'm trying it out in my home. Thanks, Dude, wishing you all the best. Regards to your lesser little angel.

[@tariqabudhabi]

Sorry: I meant sweet little angel.

[@davidmultimedia2024]

Great video man! I'm having some difficulties to grow cucumbers hydroponically. I tried english cucumbers, libanese cucumber (beit alpha f1), Passandra f1.... all perfect for greenhouse environment. The leaves slowly dies from the bottom to the end (starting with edge yellowing and leaf spotting). They also tend to curl downward instead of staying straight and flat. I have a Mars Hydro Reflector LED grow light, a grow tent with good ventilation setup, and i keep an average temperature of 22C. I use a very clean NFT + drippers system... I first dechlorinate my water (tap water with less than 70 ppm) and I use General Hydroponics Flora Series 3-part fertilizer. I tried different nutrient solution recipes (included recommended ones). Also tried to add Epsom salt, even though it's not required with the FloraSeries 3-part fertilizer. I use a PPM meter and a pH meter (pH 6) when I carefully mix my solution * using the recommended method ***. I string them and remove suckers regularly. I don't understand why I can't keep my plants healthy... I get tons of baby cucumbers on the plants, but I can't get more than a few cucumbers before the plants die. I'm not sure if it's too much/not enough Nitrogen/Magnesium/Calcium... I don't know if it's root stress... too much wind... or if the cucumbers simply don't like my LED light. I tried also different hanging heights for my LED grow light.. since the plants were bushing instead of growing up. I also had the same problems using the Kratky method and also with DWC in 5-gallon buckets. Cucumbers is supposed to work very well in all of these methods!!! I would love to get your opinions/advices on that. Thanks!

[@teohtiffanyable]

Have you tried to clean the whole system? Do you get lots of algae?

[@keyplayr61greenhousehydrop14]

Great job on the cukes, John! It worked out really good!

[@judilynfitz5863]

Very informative! I love it and a beautiful little assistance, thanks for sharing.

[@nashirhasham7410]

Thank you sir, it was a very great achievement. I shall try it myself also. Happy Gardening. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2017. God bless

[@lifeinriyadh2989]

Your little one is so cute & adorable!

[@pointblank6467]

Excellent video my man!

[@westwindcharters9146]

Very nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

[@brandonlasvegas]

Best video on youtube!

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Whoa Whoa Whoa! You haven't seen this then. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn6rYZV-ms6FhMk

[@joshuaposs9238]

good job bro im trying to grow indoors for the first time this year any tips I'm doing soil and hydro ponicks

[@ownedbytoos]

Hello, What a great success congratulations! What kind of lights do you use? Do you have a grow tent?

[@forageforage3520]

That's pretty good.. roughly 6 days from seed to harvest indoor Kratky.

[@lukeduke244]

Nice grow. What lighting did you use ?

[@maxxvidzs]

Love it!! I would like to see you grow tomatoes!!

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+marc nongmaithem Okay. I start a seed tonight. It's on.

[@MrBraffZachlin]

hey man that was an awesome and thorough video. answered allot of my questions about this method indoors for things other than leafy greens, i knew things that fruit would demand way way more water and i am surprised you didn't need to refill that. i have seen outdoor grows doing tomatos and peppers that have needed to be re-filled making it not true kratky, but i had one question and hopefully it doesn't infringe on any personal veiw points, but i live in a legal cannabis state and was wondering if this method would work without the need for refill using 1 gallon containers per plant for the 2 months of flowering. i am starting that experiment now, and i think i undershot the bucket after seeing this. cannabis won't drink like a cucumber and they will be small plants(two feet by harvest) in the 1 gallon buckets, basically immediatly after clone they are flowered for 2 months. that's all i need em to last. . do you have any opinion or advice on this matter regarding using the kratky for a flowering plant. i realize the type of plant is not your area so any advice on the kratky part would be appreciated. i subbed by the way. your channel looks good. i was tired of ppl starting projects only to disapear halfway through lol

[@btpuppy2]

Hi John, I was wondering if you had a second to answer my questions below? I am anxious to get started, thanks!

[@johngee5817]

Say That was nice job ! perfect amount for single person just what i was looking for ~ Now did you use and TDS Meter to measure PPM ?

[@zumbaqween5791]

Great video! This is helpful. Do you change the water or add nutrients during the process? I'm new to this and building mine now

[@CSUnited14]

Looks awesome I'm doing 2 in hydro outside non self pollinating let's see how they do

[@mikedisher30]

dWC is the way to go, agreed kratky is awesome for lettuce I tried with cucumber and just transferred it yesterday to DWC!

[@aquastone4792]

try replenushing the water and then cutting the vine back to just a few leaves and see if it takes off again

[@melindaorr9326]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing

[@Partlycloudy70degrees]

Great video!

[@MmmChipotle]

I just started my 5 gallon DWC system growing heirloom cucumbers. Thank you for the video! Did you tie up the vines as they grew or did you let them climb up themselves? Thanks again.

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+nicklaussen54 I started them out tied and then they eventually began climbing on there own. If I were to do it over, I'd trim the suckers and focus on the main vine. In fact, I think I'll do that. :)

[@robertm4050]

Liked and subscribed and coming from Jeb's channel.

[@annieoneal8062]

I am trying the same thing actually, with my 5 year old who has been interested in plants since she could speak. How much water do you think it would take to sustain the two plants over the length of the cucumber's life cycle? I'd like to help my daughter and I'm learning what I can to teach her, but it would be easier on my sanity if I could just invest in a few large containers vs fiddling with refills for her :). Great videos, thank you for all your testing!

[@stationplaza4631]

This is brilliant! Well done. :-)

[@dEEmARIE-]

Can you tell me more about your grow room? Is it in your house or garage? Any humidity issues? I'm looking forward to trying lettuce indoors soon then I might try cucumbers. Thank you for the great video

[@vee-obsidian]

Thanks for sharing, would you pls let us know what kind of indoor lights you used ? ( Can cucumber grow on LED lights?)

[@kingmonarch850]

Very nice good job can any plant grow like this

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Most all plants can be successfully grown this way.

[@lopezrizo3030]

awesome dude , you did a very good job .

[@MC_IMAGINE]

just came here from jeb's video

[@Boogers32150]

Marcus The Otaku - my name is jeb

[@asamusicdude]

Jeb gardener is tha man

[@BrianBerriosOne]

Jeb is a funny dude!

[@follow_rallo2009]

Same

[@larrymcdaniel8471]

How did you germinate those sir? Will definitely be doing this winter!!!

[@btpuppy2]

I am a very experienced organic gardener on a quest to grow even just ONE cucumber in an area where I have tried for years and even growing under full cover where no cucumber beetles can get in, I have never gotten even one cucumber! So now onto growing indoors since I can hopefully keep the wilts and mildews off! I have an LED fixture that I got this year and also the usual 48" grow lights, and saw you used metal halide. My question is, how far away from the top of the plants did you keep the light, I assume you raised it with the growth to keep that distance? Can I ask what brand light you have, any links to buy it? Do you think it would grow under tubes or LED? I already have some parthenocarpic cuke seeds including picolino, and the light distance was the only thing I didn't see discussed. Also, did you just use tap water or filtered water? And one last question - what brand cal-mag did you use? Thank you for giving me hope!!!

[@H0LDENSUX]

How much power did you consume to light up the plants?

[@enkidu9989]

great vid. what lights did you use?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

400 Watt Metal Halide

[@GrowSomethinwithJeff]

What information can you give about the grow light that you used for this. Thank you

[@balonz6308]

Thats a nice harvest. Do you think it's possible to get more production using Kratky in sunlight (outdoors) ?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Absolutely, so long as you could keep the reservoir cool during hot weather.

[@balonz6308]

Thanx for your response. I'll give it try.

[@mikegosselin1634]

what is the temp and humidity needed for growing cucumbers? and what kind of light fixture do you use?

[@89DrFunk]

Nice video came here from Jebb's channel he gave you a shout out and posted your channel. Just subscribe and me being from Michigan myself this is a perfect solution for winter growth :-)

[@generalchicken3385]

Very interesting video. Did I miss something or was 20 gallons actually enough for the whole life of 2 cucumber plants? Been thinking of getting a grow tent for cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers etc. Trying to figure out how much water / plant I should use. Also, when it comes to the containers. Do the shape matter? Thinking of using 60-120 liters jugs. Height about 60-80 cm, too tall or ok height?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

No I needed to top off.

[@ChefMathewFreistadt]

Did you have to top off or add water and or new nutrients throughout the grow?

[@whatsgrowingon]

how often did you change the reservoir? did you top off with fresh nutes or water at all during this? I really enjoy your videos .shout outs from dallas

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Hey thanks. I never changed or touched the res. It was a 32 gallon tote and that supply took it into the 80 range before running dry.

[@gardenlady1293]

Dr Kratky own video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pou9gGSqjtaWrc0

[@planofdestiny0011]

Hi and thank you for this video...if you already stated the answer to my question then my apologies...but I would like to know what variety of cucumber did you use? I'd like to purchase the seeds...thank you!

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+planofdestiny0011 They were Piccolino's. You can purchase them at Osborne seed company.

[@gamna4702]

Very nice.

[@clairedickson5952]

hi, do you have a fan going in your tent for air circulation? And what lighting do you use please? thanks

[@cheyenneallen4901]

Can u give me name of the cucumbers plz I want to buy some

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Piccolino. They are not cheap, but do not require pollination. So that’s a win!

[@noelleonard2498]

You ever have any trouble with chloramine? I had zero issues with my 175ppm tap water for years on everthing, could grow tons of kratky lettuce with no issues on masterblend. Did an indoor grow last winter and the only thing that did good was kale. Everything else got brown spots on yhe older leaves and didn't do that good. Looks like im going to have to go to ro water.

[@IndoorHydroponix]

That’s weird, you’d think that stuff would off-gas after a period of time. That’s why I blow air into the water for 24 hrs before adding the nutrient. RO is sure fire. But that’s odd, that all the sudden you had issues...hmmm

[@noelleonard2498]

@@IndoorHydroponix yea, I even tryed a uv light at one point. Couldn't nail it down as to what it was, going to try a smal scale lettuce grow with ro soon. I doubt masterblend fertilizer goes bad or my diluted phosphoric acid that a use for ph adjustment.

[@РамильСафин-ы6ш]

Hi. just out of curiosity..How often do you plan to gather the harvest? will it continue to fruit after refilling the can?-)

[@PeterBallW]

You mentioned 20 teaspoons of calmag. What brand do you use? I didn't see it in the Dynamic Gro line.

[@dannyherrera1740]

Great Job!!!

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Thanks!!

[@liamduncan5511]

Hope to grow some in my Green house

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Super easy. I’d love to have a greenhouse someday to grow in! Enjoy!!!

[@maxcanham4617]

My cucumber plant only has about 7 female flowers and tons of male. what's the reason for that?

[@nandhiniparthasarati1716]

How do they get pollinated to produce fruit. Do you keep this outside or are they inside?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

They were grown completely inside. The type of cucumber used is called picolino, the are parthenacopic, which means they do not require pollination. They just produce female flowers and fruit.

[@dudefixesstuff2153]

Great grow

[@whatsgrowingon]

at around 3:48 you say that these are the the kind of cucumbers that do not require pollination ,which would make them parthenocarpic ,but you said they were non parthenocarpic. I think u got confused. am I right?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

I did get confused. I'm totally non scripted with these videos. They were parthenacopic.

[@IAMGiftbearer]

This is great!

[@angelasgardening4455]

what would you say your final cost of those 32 cucumbers would be? thanks

[@BrianBerriosOne]

Does the cucumber pollinate itself?

[@michaellaukwongsan3501]

What grow lights did you use for this?

[@strausscoetzee4830]

Hello John, what type of lighting are you using?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

400w metal halide

[@frozenfowler]

+Indoor Hydroponix What was your light cycle and did you change it during the growth cycle?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+frozenfowler metal halide, I ran it 12 hours on/off for the entire grow.

[@ShadowMasta]

@indoor_hydroponix is it ok to use compost tea with the kratky method..

[@IndoorHydroponix]

I like compost tea a lot for outdoor soil applications. But I wouldn't recommend it inside for a kratky set up, way to many things could go wrong. A true kratky set up does not provide aeration. Actively aerated compost tea harbors (when done right) mostly beneficial bacteria. Once the sugars are consumed and without aeration, bacteria turns anaerobic and that's bad. Plus it would smell bad. In addition, I don't know if straight compost tea would provide enough nutrient to reach a plants potential.

[@davidmultimedia2024]

Indeed, it wouldn't be sufficient to grow healthy plants to maturity. Compost tea is better used as a supplement. It may not contain every single micronutrients that plants need.

[@iwanttogotohawaii11]

How many hours of light did you give the cucumbers?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

They were on a 12 hour light regimen for the entire length of that grow. 400 watt metal halide.

[@iwanttogotohawaii11]

+Indoor Hydroponix thanks John! Great video!

[@NuUTubeBabe]

You can get Socrates F1 from HighMowingSeeds.com. BTW, when was your first harvest date? I didn't see it printed on the vid.

[@sootedninjas]

what nutrients did you use ?

[@eyeswideshut2800]

cute kid and great video..THANKS!

[@AndTheCorrectAnswerIs]

I have noticed on my grows that adding aeration to the tub REALLY supercharges growth. Just a small aquarium air pump makes a HUGE difference and they only draw about 4-7 watts. Some pumps have 2 outlets, so you could aerate 2 totes with 1 pump. I use 6in air stones that are cheap on Ebay (one per tote).

[@Zaladiia]

I'm using the AeroGarden how can I keep it to 2ft?

[@beverlyquijano8751]

What light did you use?

[@brookedolbow8945]

What cycle was your light on? HPS or MH?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

MH 400 12/12 the entire grow

[@motormusic1]

Do you get bugs or pests?

[@EarthsRavage]

@jeb send me here :P

[@allenhuhn1969]

so you never adjust the ph during the grow ?

[@RaJo6697]

What kind of nutrients did you use?

[@Dylan_Marshall]

+Roger Pollard 1:14

[@charlesamieldionisio9981]

nice video. are you russian? jusk asking :)

[@atheoran]

Jeb sent me!

[@MeddyNYC]

what is your light source for this?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+Meddy Med these were grown near a 400w metal halide bulb.

[@neldaisom9174]

did I hear you right that these were grown with no pumps or areation

[@IndoorHydroponix]

Correct

[@gardenlady1293]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYi4mqV6rcyUrMU

[@fabulesfenec6593]

Here from jeb :)

[@MELCHIADESTAMBAUAN]

Can i just put in my window that is full sun?

[@danhle1032]

What's the expense of 32 cukes. sounds like fertilizer and 400w lites would be costly

[@angelasgardening4455]

danh le if you already had the lights what would the cost be.thanks

[@danhle1032]

That's what I want to know...I didn't meang the price of the lights just meant the electricity cost of using them and fertilizer vs buying 32 cucumbers

[@NoobaruKun]

A good thing to get is an energy meter, if you get a good one you can instert your electricity bill rate and it will calculate the costs for you, if not, find out your electricity rate and do some maths :)

[@VeganHorseman]

By my calculation the cost of electricity and nutrients alone would make the cost about $2 per cuke. Wonder if an LED grow light would make it more economical.

[@jrct657]

You work at what level of ppm?

[@IndoorHydroponix]

I believe it started around 900 to 1000 ppm

[@jrct657]

thks

[@punk3r12]

what nutes were used???

[@Dylan_Marshall]

+Kristopher Helsing 1:14

[@Broockle]

I wonder how much weight these plants gain from just sucking the carbon out of the air.

[@sandytexasgarden2433]

Can you grow watermelon.

[@aquastone4792]

can't you just keep adding nutrient water?

[@StevePotgieter]

Jeb sent med. He is weird no?

[@myfarmlk4165]

give my greeting to sweety baby marry christmas

[@IndoorHydroponix]

+cristi loren Thank You!

[@liamduncan5511]

Aanswers

[@Keepskatin]

Yes , indoor hydro test dummy....great title. Hydroponic is so much trial snd mostly errror. Only certain crop can produce well. The mess, labor, power, space, is not worth it to me. Also you have to use water soluble chemical fertilizer only. Non organic hydro farming👎🏾

[@IndoorHydroponix]

A) I never claimed it was organic. B). It was an experiment with progress update videos. C). It’s a hobby. D). Thanks for watching.