Using Solar Power to Grow Cucumbers in Hydroponic - It Really Works!!!

[@benl552]

By far one of my favorite channels on yt

[@asaduzzamanbiplob4902]

Amazing!!! Highly appreciate all of your outstanding efforts and advices. Thanks a lot with love blessings and prayers for sharing.

[@aryah1513]

amazing you can pull this off in Texas - I wind up with way too much heat in the tub and the roots fail.

[@janbonne]

Amazing Khang! A very cool setup and so simple. Totally appreciTe the foil sheet top too. Keeps the deng bucket cooler

[@artoriasabysswalker5133]

Just bought cucumber seeds, can't wait to grow it ❤️

[@Elhombresanchez]

Thank you ☺️ so much for taking the time and explaining this method. I am going to try this.

[@pjaneheil]

I must say ! You ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE with plants & the rooting system. Teaching all of us new ways to grow our veggies. ❤❤❤

[@kingmanshotcreations1059]

This is a great idea. Going to try this next year. Thanks Khang.

[@leapark01]

Your video is really useful and interesting. By coincidence my solar powered air pump arrived yesterday, so looking forward to trying your method. Thanks very much. Subscribed!

[@haroldchildrenshopeforliving]

I love this with all my heart

[@kellyfu2333]

Great set up using solar pump , It is one of the best . just wondering do you do aquaponics?

[@maryburt3114]

where did you get your corner blocks for your raised bed?

[@The7thSonSteve-O]

Califorina, here

[@francismascarenhas6228]

Very informative video. U kept it so simple to understand. Which nutrient brand are you using..? Does it include both micro & macro nutrients. Is it available online.. ? Will appreciate yr reply. Thank you

[@KhangStarr]

AeroGarden plant food. Check my description for link.

[@nikosraptis1985]

Amazing information here 😊 When the rain fill up the bucket, do you have to adjust the nutrients again? Also when you fill up with nutrients, are you going to the maximum or you keep a small gap from the top of the bucket? Thank you for sharing 🙂

[@considerthebirds]

Is this like a Kratky system but with air circulation?

[@dasledogg64]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing. I'd this were Kratky, how far up would you fill your bucket, like how much space would you leave?

[@KhangStarr]

when the plant is young, you can have the water level touches the bottom of the netcup. As the plant grows, it will drink water creating a gap. That gap will eventually get larger, that's where the air roots will be. Don't cover that level and your plant will be fine. If you refill, make sure to only go 1-2 inches above the line prior to refill or else you will kill the plant.

[@dasledogg64]

@@KhangStarr lol Wow! Thank you for the perfect explanation. I've watched so many videos, your's included, but that answered all my questions. Thank you so much. Many blessings to you brotha.

[@rockyusa2012]

Thanks for the video I will try this next summer 👍

[@robertod3226]

Thanks for the inspiration

[@joerg5790]

Hello from Sweden 🙋‍♂️

[@DCHOY1]

What's different have air pump and not air pump

[@StockingMyPantry]

Awesome! I can't wait to try this!

[@wendyambler5535]

Great video!! I am very inspired to try this. Do you have a video on how you built your raised garden bed with the cement corners and looks like 2 x 12 boards? Very interested in building something like this in my yard.

[@KhangStarr]

Thanks! Here's the raised bed kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3FZopjer-Hd6c

[@chiautorepair]

Do you have issues with the water getting too hot during really hot days?

[@thewatchers9620]

Will led grow tent light be enough to power the solar pump?.

[@mayankb]

How do you refill Khang? Some people say that once roots are exposed to air, they should not be drowned in water again since it distresses the plant. Do you top up every couple of days with nutrient water? or do you wait for water level to go down some?

[@kalebmartinson]

don't think this applies to dwc only Kratky but not 100 percent sure

[@11nica5]

Very informative- thank you

[@Sasquatch10]

This is so cool.

[@wranther]

Beautifully explained and simple grow system Khang! Is your solar power unit sensitive enough to pick up on grow lights and run that way? Have you a link to your source for that power unit? Up this way the way the pods are growing seems to suggest a benefit to the snow a couple weeks ago. Happy Gardening! -Bob...

[@KhangStarr]

IT works on a few if you put it close enough. the weaker 45 watts or so will not.

[@Lemuriarose]

@@KhangStarr what wattage do you suggest?

[@neodiy]

How do you prevent rainwater from flooding the container?

[@KhangStarr]

IT doesn't matter if it floods the container. I usually come out after the rain and add a bit of nutrients.

[@billtrianosr.4786]

Great video..thanks..is that downy mildew on the plant?

[@KhangStarr]

Nope, this plant don't have any mildew.

[@thomasswainston2821]

Your garden bed looks like a good construction. Have you done a video on it?

[@KhangStarr]

Yes, here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/iH3FZopjer-Hd6c

[@lprinc83]

Is that solar waterproof?

[@rafecarroll3357]

Fantastic video. Linked here from pepper FB. Very new to hydroponics here. I saw how you added the nutrients at the start, but how do you know when to add more and how much? Thank you for helping. How cool!

[@michaelkeller5008]

how crucial is the oxygen-supply? I've seen you have been setting up systems without that?

[@considerthebirds]

That’s what I’m wondering, too.

[@jeremymaccarthy1180]

Filling to the level of the net cup won't drown the roots? Doesn't it need air roots?

[@Xn7000]

That's what the air pump is for, it keeps the water aerated so the plant doesn't need a large mass of air roots like in a Kratky system.

[@gardencenterwarrior8880]

Very nice!!

[@LittleGardenSK]

I'm wondering if you could set this up in a window and use indoors? I'm in growing zone 3 - Canada so indoor growing is my only option til next year!

[@stevehastie6032]

It's pretty tough to do I'm in the GTA and have a south facing window that gets pretty good sun all day but the plants struggle, if your going to do it get a grow light it makes a world of difference.

[@LittleGardenSK]

Steve Hastie thanks for the tip. Will likely wait til next summer and try it outdoors. Happy Gardening! 🇨🇦

[@Chasonek]

Can you use the system for other plants?

[@KhangStarr]

Yes

[@dani_l]

Thanks for the video! :) One question: Is there any benefit in using larger netpots for big plants like that or is 2" always enough?

[@KhangStarr]

Not that I can tell, but the larger pots just allow more space for the roots to spread out.

[@vincentalaimo7527]

Exactly my method Brother

[@AB-vb2mm]

I find this solar airpumps a really nice idea, but way to expansive for every pot.

[@pakbowl420]

Do you have a link to the solar airpump??

[@KhangStarr]

Yes, check the description, I listed there.

[@KhangStarr]

Here is the link amzn.to/35SuD3X

[@datgal2u]

Do you ever have problems with algae? It looks like there's some on top of the rockwool, wouldn't it spread down and eventually get into the water, suffocating the plant?

[@KhangStarr]

I get the algae from the small system. After I placed it in the larger system, I cover the netcup, no more algae.

[@talldave1000]

Your link to the air-pump is bad. It links to a 120 Volt air pump (not solar). Just thought you might want to know. Other than that, it's a brilliant idea/system.

[@KhangStarr]

try this, sorry about that! amzn.to/35SuD3X

[@TheChromePoet]

In the video you said you didn't adjust PH, why is that might I ask, did you do something special ? new to hydroponic fyi.

[@fleaniswerkhardt4647]

What will happen to the plants if you rely solely on the solar pump operating during daylight hours?

[@charity3924]

What part of Texas are you in? I'm moving there in less then a month

[@julesl6910]

Big mistake here - do not put the airstone up high like in the video, you want it all the way down in the bottom of the container so that the bubbles are able to aerate the water fully. I've been doing this for a few years, works great for Kang Kong / water spinach. In fact most plants will grow very well without an air pump, although with the solar air pump it does improve growth rate. There are a lot of outdoor hydroponics guides out there, it absolutely beats out soil growing. Plant growth is more than twice as fast, so for leafy greens etc. you can grow a single plant to produce as much as a soil plot would with multiple plants. I've never had any issues with algae, nor with my 5 gallons being black (heat) - the amount of water in there stays cool throughout the day even on a hot day. For nutrient I use the good ol powdered general hydroponics all purpose soil / hydroponic bag, a pound for about $10 will last for a couple of years over several hydro applications. I've used that same solar air pump and still have one, make sure to NEVER get it wet or let it get rained on. It will fail that way, as long as you keep the solar unit relatively dry you're all set.

[@JustSomeGuyChannel]

What kind of cucumber is that? Can you share a link where you got the seeds from?

[@KhangStarr]

they are called Diva. Try Johnny's Selected Seeds.

[@JustSomeGuyChannel]

@@KhangStarr Thanks a lot !! :)

[@KoloredGreens]

Hydroponics are usually done inside.. does the fact that you have the cucumber plant outside mean that they need to be fertilized by bees 🐝 for it to produce?

[@kormatoes3485]

My dumb brain just thought of this air pump with solar under leds

[@Kratkymethod]

Hey buddy you might like my prototype of a new growing design. It really should be buried underground but you will understand you seem like a bright guy. Check out my channel I have a video on the design and functionality

[@wingng754]

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