Hydroponic Garden Tour: Drip Irrigation

[@_next223]

This dude is so humble even though he grows a beautiful canopy all the time.

[@bohaggin5913]

Most of the time

[@mikkomarkuskaariainen9023]

This is one of the best walkarounds on grow room that ive ever seen, also my dream room. Thank you, Gene for being who you are.. A person who makes my favourite videos n content overall.. Greetings from Finland across the pond..

[@stevesmith2520]

Looks great. Cant wait to see you running again. Good way to save money on ph down is buy a gallon of phosphoric acid 85 percent for 40 dollars then dilute with distilled water into 3 gallons worth. Makes the same strength as blue labs ph down.

[@Hossfarms766]

Thanks for the update. Nice grow room set up. I’ve been a follower for years. I had to downsize when I retired, 7 years ago, I’m 64 now. I have a couple grow tents 5x5s in my spare bedroom , in my retirement condo community. Hand watering and keeping it simple. Thanks again always enjoy your video’s and information. Have a great weekend ✌️

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I used to run a 22Kw site. Last 7 years have been a home grower. HArder as a home grower than having a full facility.

[@G36Jeff]

Man I wish I was this smart. I just plug and play. I’m doing pretty good so far tho. I saved up 2k and I did it. I stopped talking and I did it. Waiting for my babies to pop now. I am so excited and so proud of myself

[@billhatcher2984]

Good luck with the new system

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Thanks 🤙🏻

[@daveo.5479]

Hey man. Just wanted to say that I appreciate detail oriented ppl like you.

[@kennymesser]

Hell yeah man good to see you back been watching and learning alot from you I just had my first good crop had some good help thanks

[@michaelvater7424]

watched your light build way back when ... been away awhile love the progress

[@bennystokes8481]

i like these old channels coming back on..id like to see growmau on here again too..and mr nice etc..

[@kevinkondysar6920]

Love the video, I made the switch to micro drip also. I looked at purchasing the troll master setup, actuators, inline pump, etc and it’s kinda pricy and complicated. So I ended up running with one 1/6hp little giant sump pump per 48 plant(96 emitters) zone on a programmable digital timer and a blue lab hand held media ec tester. Worked great and is waaayyyy cheaper and easy to run. I am going to up grade for $70 from ac infinity for their new controller 75. It’s a 110v relay plug that connects to their UIS platform, can program whatever timed schedule or temp humidity set points for any 110v equipment.

[@jeffc8909]

Love to see you back

[@Charlysfarm420]

I think of you often this time of year and hope you and the fam are well?! I tried commenting on the first recent upload but it wouldn't add it. But good to see ya and as always, too many takeaways to mention, thanks ✌️💚

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Thanks man. All good here. Hope it is for you too.

[@grownonymous]

Awesome walkthrough bro. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with some steering. Upcoming run is gonna be fun to watch. 👍👍

[@lanceowens5902]

Im just starting to look into a drip system and would like to say I think the big trays over individual splash trays is definitely how I would want to do it and might I say your overall room set up us pimp as hell 👍

[@ebutuoyetpmoc]

Nice set up!Got aeroponic on my side and the pump is very important i use subpump with sequetial timer.

[@dusty4208]

Wow. Love the Growlink irrigation set up. Cant wait to see the next grow and the difference the irrigation setup makes.. I’ve been struggling with my auto watering setup and this might be the ticket! Thanks for posting. Always enjoy your content.

[@mariusadam4429]

Good to see you back !!!

[@Apachito]

my brother, u never let me down. im tryna set up a netafim system in this growroom and i didnt know where to start. i was like...let me see if GG covers the switch to netafim, and boom! love ya homey

[@drinkmeister]

Green Gene, I'd love to know the story behind changing your Jack's formula from 3-2-1 to 4-1. 🙏

[@filipinomangog0489]

Hey Gene, check McFadden Dale for some spa hose by the foot. I'm running nearly the same irrigation system as you but no master pump and going with opensprinker and teros. Didn't see a clean out valve on the 17mm but it's an easy add you might want to consider. I think you'll love the drip. No clogs ever and easy calculating once you're dialed in

[@jasonbell8687]

Glad to see your back!! Good luck on your grow brotha!!

[@Chris-ce5wj]

Glad to see you're back. Interesting irrigation system. I didn't see any links to that system, please throw a link out there. Can't wait to see this run GG. I know you ask for advise from others but you got it! I and many others have learned many things from the videos you have shared. So keep them rolling!

[@growshack9067]

Love this room! Tried to build mine similarly, especially with the all white , the 4x8 space and the Xtra room yo work with ! I sealed my room tho, all I do is breath to provide co2.. Seal your room well enough, you won't need to purchase co2, like myself lol. Just a few 10 min. of breathing each couple hours and I stay @ 1500 ppm. Cheers Gene 🍻always teaching and detailed vids

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

When my fans are off my room is sealed. All sealed rooms have exhaust.

[@timpage5021]

Nice clean set up. Perfectly put together. I use tents but i eventually once I get I’m gonna switch over to garage.

[@Crazypug-eh7xi]

Awesome!! Love the Grow room set up. Can't wait to see how the irrigation works out this round. Thanks for sharing

[@arcellmcgowan1517]

Glad your back✊

[@jayc6702]

cant wait to see what you can do this round

[@healthfreak79]

Sweet set up. Looking forward to seeing it in action.

[@allenlyon7202]

nice upgrade guy,you get that dripper dialed in not much could compete,anyway let's go been a while,I'm gonna request a Tahoe og strain,really want to see you run the frozen fuel again, that run looked wow,but good luck

[@michaellashway3362]

Great looking setup i love the growlink i will be switching to that over the aqua x I'm currently running thank you for showing that I'm super stoked to see this run brother

[@pedclarkemobile]

3:20 “…. kind of a relic to history at this point…” (talking about the LED light units. …. meanwhile I’m here with single ended 600w HPS (good reflectors, lamps and ballasts tho) running all winter! Even use 600watt metal halides in propagation & early vegging area. In summer (which is usually pretty short) I take out half the HPS and hang 1 LED unit (draws about 420watts) - they definitely help keep the temperature down and spin the electric meter a bit less but I’m certain that buds directly under HPS is more dense than buds directly under the LED (and not getting much spillover light from nearby HPS lamps)… now my partner says he can’t feel any difference in density… maybe it’s subjective but I’m sticking with HPS for the foreseeable future! It’s served me so well for years. If I lived in a warmer climate then I would have to go to LED only. Must be a huge expense having to run AC to keep rooms cool. First vid I’ve seen from this channel, gonna check out follow ups from this room & subscribe. This looks like a promising room and the grower delivers all the relevant info in a clear way.

[@MaDMaXGroW]

Love your setup. Keep safe and grow well.

[@yeahnahsweetas]

Some pretty fancy gadgets you have there GG

[@Monstermash420]

Pumped to see this run man. I sort of emulated(stole) my current setup from you cause I really liked how easy it seemed. This is next level shit tho. Been doing a lot of reading on crop steering, so eager to see this setup. As always, thank you for the awesome content that doesn’t require a patreon sub. ✌️

[@juicedk00laid44]

thanks for showing what you've got, that growlink is supper interesting. solenoid cool too

[@alexvega8026]

appreciate the detail. will be checking it often. thanks.

[@keithnortje1720]

Nice set up 💪🏼 Never ending improvements as we go 🌴

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

You got that right!

[@pjgrow420]

you always killing it

[@geomundi8333]

really nice man; great water and gas control; very professional

[@pkcknives2031]

Looking clean bro! My setup is essentially the same…couldn’t spring for the GrowLink this time around, so trying Blumats again this run.

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I ran blumats and had a great run. Was Glue and Blumats. LIke all, some tweaks here and there but can be a great system .

[@pkcknives2031]

I tried Blumats after watching your shit years ago, along with Jacks and basically everything else you run! Problem I had was clogging…adding a better filter this run..if that doesn’t work I’ll run a pump with them.

[@Rodzilla408]

I've been following your KZbin channel for a while and I just seen your grow log on the beanbasement. 😆 👍👍

[@mikec3820]

looks great gene

[@adamsecret9912]

Very nice effort Gene; I appreciate the walk through. Is your run off collecting, or just running out of the building? At 1/2 gph, how often and how long do you irrigate? Do you attempt to mitigate a slower plant or a faster plant in terms of growing 9 per side, or do you assume they will all follow suit in terms of feed needs, etc? In other words if you're growing 9 per side, and 2 don't need as much feed, and 2 need more than what they're getting, do you attempt to find an average or do you mitigate each plant to its needs? Thank you.

[@chuckrosekowieski981]

I love my plc lights. I just wished you still carried them. Would like to build 12 more. I liked your strips better than others I have gotten since....Oh, well. I can watch my plants and yours grow under that perfect spectrum.

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

If you really want them I have 100-150 left.

[@chuckrosekowieski981]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial 150 strips? Yeah, how much?

[@chuckrosekowieski981]

Gene, I don't know how to get a hold of you.

[@M4KERB]

awesome video, i was wondering if you could answer something for me... if i have the water reservoir above the tables, i don't need to use solenoids correct? thanks for your time.

[@bigghurt187]

Beautiful set up bro, just found your channel looking forward to future grows.

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Thanks for the sub!

[@pjgrow420]

I am going to grow along with you do not leave out no steps

[@zviper]

Rainbird standard valves like staying open when used in a low flow application. Be careful with rainbird, I would use the Toro TPV series. I install irrigation systems all the time, Ps get a water alarm for floods. Hope this helps man if you have any questions ask away :)

[@TrulyAnthony]

I love grow room setups

[@mikeroemole6619]

Every grow I have setup over the years I always wait to setup automatic irrigation and end up hand watering. Then I regret it!

[@timkallend3502]

The one thing with the house pressure pump is if you have a blow out it’s gunner keep running until u see it

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Everything has a downside. Way more upsides to that style than downs imo.

[@cornelbucur3577]

How many pints is the dehumidifier? To those lights create less heat because they are spaced out parallel to each other?

[@sdchannelsurfer]

Lookin great. Grow link controller is pimp. Show us how its done Gene.

[@andyfarrer5917]

Nice room. Hope to one day have one like that. What do you use for a water source and how do you maintain ph levels? Cheers mate 👍👍

[@somaliano99kingkonghimself75]

He is great guy i love watching his video s. Could you tell us how much you infested in dollers for this opration

[@DivineTime3311]

Stellar setup. 👍🏽

[@derekbudea6388]

Nice work

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Thanks

[@gardenlabs]

Why switch to the whip irrigation? Any advantage over the system you have already made?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

More precision is easier with less GPH. Old were 6gph, these 1/2gph.

[@mtgtool79]

I'm trying so hard right now not to hate you lol im just a petty jealous man lol. seriously though amazing set up man!

[@9701jamieb]

We want to see one strain, even canopy,no problems, same number of plants to see how much you can pull off 2 lights please! I love your stripping technique also!!!

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

That has been done many times on the channel. This run will be 2 strains

[@danielgonzalez-yp7hi]

😂, maybe that’s what you want to see, I want to see many problems & uneven canopies, this is what helps me when I have similar problem. ✌️

[@yeahnahsweetas]

You should go back and watch some of his blue dream grows with the Apache vs. hps

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Or the alien rift, or the fauxlotto, or the citrus sap, or the ACDC, or the watermelon skittlz, or the sunset sherbert, or the first GG4, or the other two runs.... But sure, can focus on the 4 bad runs instead of ~7 years of pretty much hickupless....to each their own.

[@yeahnahsweetas]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial They were bad? I only mentioned them as they were the very videos that got me into growing in the first place and remember them quite fondly. Take it how you will though.

[@dusty4208]

Man this looks tight.. what happened to the “Greengenes” logo on the wall?

[@bigolglock2568]

How much would electricity bill be for 2 lights like this ? I have cheap lights rn looking to get new good light

[@mr.sours420growingadventure]

Nice set up

[@thegreenpandah]

I'm looking to do something very similar, using a brute for my reservoir. I read that a "siphon effect" could occur. Did you end up drilling a small hole into the pipe inside the res?

[@unclereefer37]

Sweet set up! Love the dripper sensor timmer thing, and the white spaghetti. Is the spaghetti white on the outside and black on the inside? Might recommend a water pressure tank.

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Yes white exterior and black interior to prevent algae. I have a pressure tank in my RV with the same pump. Difference isn't drastic or needed here.

[@joshbeck289]

Man that is a sweet system man what do you do to get a room ready after a enfest of broad mites for pre IPM

[@Plumbinghvacr]

Also being a soil and Cocoa cultivator and mostly outdoors this is my 1st automated drip system for my hobby grow. Definitely a hard learning curve so far I was shooting for a 3 week veg and apparently add a 2 month veg the month vedge due to unhealthy clunhealthy cuts and learning ti dialing in the feed times. If you don't mind how much was that irrigation controller and can you control psi/gpm on there as well?

[@bmunoz441]

New to crop steering so forgive me if this a basic question. With building and lowering EC being important will you rely on runoff and lack of to steer EC levels in the medium only or change your EC levels of your jacks mix also?

[@Plumbinghvacr]

Great video man I literally just redid my room and we have almost the exact same set up. I'm using aqua X which definitely has its cons I have no environmental control but you should check my video out I made my own rolling benches because my room was much smaller. All in all though are set up are almost identical in a way good job great delivery love your channel

[@jasontaylor2237]

good lil setup here. curious to know if you do any mixing the nutrients like running some type of pump or mixer? Seems like that would be difficult especially if you go back to the sump pump instead of the in-line pump

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I do not. A sump would actually be easier by using a return/bypass to redirect some pressure and water back to the res.

[@nathanlove-tiro1968]

Please tell me how the pump is activated threw ur irrigation controller.. where does the pump get plugged into ?

[@iron_mike_7148]

Over 2?per light or per whole space! Lbs or kg?

[@kittybok]

What's your overall review of the hydro lock system you previously used ?? Any issues. ??

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Great. Had no issues. I would say they are better for 3gal or bigger systems with 1-3 feedings per day. The 10" cones with big 5 gallon plants is a great combo.

[@aaronclark9283]

Love the setup but why use growlink over TrolMaster to monitor the grow?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

The growlink is only doing the irrigation. There is a trolmaster in there for the environment, @4:18

[@dot_dash]

Hey Gene - what are you doing for drainage, did I miss that part? Where do the trays drain to & what's done with the waste? TIA

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Drains out the building and waters my lawns.

[@dot_dash]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial Nicee, that’d be a dream! I’m currently pumping waste into a 55gal and manually disposing but maybe I should start just using the ‘waste’ for all the other plants first. Cheers, your setup is cool!

[@juicedk00laid44]

11:40 + is sick. growlink for the win

[@joshross9019]

Would like to see your drainage system!

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Vinyl tubing.

[@prof.dr.gambohechel4030]

Thank you

[@verdeklaro9051]

😍

[@shawntaylor9509]

Looking at getting the TrolMaster. What issues are you experiencing with it and what would you change about it?

[@kevinesawyer]

nice

[@prestontingley8914]

To avoid bad pathogens, do you cool your res and how if so, respect from cali🤙

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I do not

[@gabiaboud3232]

hey cool system, if your lower drippers work and the upper ones don't does that mean my pump is not strong enough

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Possibly. Especially if they are not pressure regulated drippers.

[@Roudy420_]

Do you still have that Govee you used to knock down all the time? Or did it break? I'm curious because I own several but I hang them from light rope ratchet hangers to canopy level. Also could you explain why dryback is needed?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

It broke 😅. But I did like it.

[@Eric-dz1we]

Thanks

[@eastsidecryptoguy8986]

Hey with those 4 leds did u need to upgrade box I have 2 ez8 medic Gros n wanna run 2 more leds n 2 hps 1000 w

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

@4:00

[@dubssss]

Yo my man, do you have a flush valve installed, if so, how do you manage the run off?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I don't have one. But if I did it would drain out my normal drains from the trays.

[@SynthToshi]

Why not consider using a sump pump directly instead of utilizing solenoids? Instead of having the grow link activate the solenoid, why not have it activate the pump directly?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Why would I?

[@SynthToshi]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial eliminate a part ultimately not needed.

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

And what part isn't needed?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

??? Can't walk away now right before the big "ohh shit your right gene" moment.

[@SynthToshi]

could you kindly rephrase your statement once more?

[@moongloomable]

How are you handling the runoff from the trays? Such a nice setup

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

Drains out the building with standard 3/4'" tubing/fittings.

[@moongloomable]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial thanks!

[@OGSTACCADOLLA]

I’m trying to set up my micro drip system but don’t know which pump to get for my 4x4 running 6-9 3gal pots what would you recommend?

[@KYLEFUCKINGMILLER]

i like the seaflo 110 33 diaphram pump makes good high pressure!!

[@jfsmmke]

Where did you get the trays the plants are sitting on?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

They are botanicare low tide 4x4's.

[@labootosgarden8823]

I'm thinking of purchasing the grow link for two 4x8 tables

[@nPeezy-oz1gm]

i thought co2 was kinda useless if not running a sealed room?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

When the fan is off it sealed...

[@gotthat1]

Why you use the pump you used instead of a sump pump

[@IkeeTbh]

Can you tell me why no water is coming through my drippers

[@DarkChild1758]

What's your usual yield in that space?

[@scottrouwhorst881]

Nice

[@informationstation6503]

Are you using the Titan gro box to power the lights?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

It's not a titan, but similar. A 240v outlet with a 120v trigger. BUt with leds I don't use it for on and off. Just as an 240v outlet that is always on.

[@informationstation6503]

@@GreengenesGardenOfficial 🫡 thanks a ton man!

[@GG-xl3ko]

Do you not waste co2 whilst running extraction?

[@GreengenesGardenOfficial]

I do. But I don't need an AC. CO2 is way cheaper than that much power.