Lessons learned growing indoor strawberries for over a year

lessons learned growing indoor hydroponic strawberries for almost a year. this is great for apartment farming if you want to enjoy farming but have no land.
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[@joshuarudd6297]

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[@marymelnyk6657]

I originally couldn't grow them outdoors at all. I finally bought them with roots, dried in a bag (dormant). They worked great. Thing to know is, the offshoot is how they reproduce. Thinning is what you need to do. You forced a 4 year in one grow cycle. Separate and give room to grow and you will get a ton of large berries. What you said about the water VS. nutrients was right on. Same as feeding an animal GOOD food = better tasting results. You have a full 4 year crop ready to divide and nutrient rich berries that want to grow. Get 4 trays and cull the leaves to get a high yield. Do ATLEAST twice a year and you'll be amazed at the results. You can even cut a rooted shoot and dry it for another crop or plant later.

[@111gtoo]

Thanks for a very informative video and also you efforts are greatly appreciated. I am now awaiting my Quinault strawberries to bare fruit, similar setup... Your video helped me answer and resolve some of my concerns😊

[@greenMan6210]

I would try spacing the plants out a little more. A Couple less plants for that size of tub. I would also get rid of the water pump (it will be producing heat) and make the nutrient solution too warm. Add a larger air stone with a decent air pump not one of the cheap aquarium ones. I am going to build a setup for strawberries and see if i have any luck with them. I have only ever grown them outside before.

[@mikeschaoticgardening]

Very cool!

[@joshuarudd6297]

Thank you!

[@brokencage9723]

hey bro keep your nutrient's at a lower temp. preferably below 70 Fahrenheit. the lower temp does 2 things. prevents Pythium and increases Dissolved oxygen in solution.

[@greenMan6210]

Ya i would try ditching the pump again because it will be producing heat and use a large airstone with a decent air pump not the cheap aquarium ones

[@christophermanabat1934]

I find that strawberries, at least for me, grew much better in a mini ditch bucket setup than DWC. I used little 1 gallon paint mixing cups with vermiculite and a 1 gallon paint strainer to hold the medium. I put the drain at the bottom of the cup since it was too flimsy to drill the sides. I let the drain pop up 1inch to act as a reserve and sat it directly on the drain pipe.

[@dragonshoarddesign3094]

You do not have enough root root space for the air you drowning your plants

[@miroslavaouritskaya2087]

Hi Joshua! I’m impressed with your hydraulic garden! I’m so new to this and I need your help!🙏

[@Maedness.]

hydroponic garden, not hydraulic

[@miroslavaouritskaya2087]

I planted the strawberries seed and they started fine it’s only 11 days old and have just 2 leaves, when I should separate them? When 3 leaves come? Please give me an advice! Also I don’t even know if it would make any fruits, because it’s Japanese Oishii strawberries, I was picking seeds from the berries my self? They started to grow , I was surprised, but now can you recommend the best hydroponics for the seedlings? Thank you so much!!!))

[@erich1394]

Hey Joshua - I had a few indoor strawberry plants die in my NFT system, not sure exactly what happened, but a commenter on youtube mentioned something about "cool hours." Apparently, strawberries can be revived by throwing them in the fridge for a while and then putting them back in the system? I wonder if that would work with your artificial winter? Good luck - nice to see this thing still going!

[@joshuarudd6297]

Always give your plants a chance to come back. I had a plant completely die. I thought of removing it but I waited a few weeks and it grew back and is producing fruit again. The only reason I would remove it if it’s clearly diseased. But it just suddenly just wilted and died but it came back.

[@jahic1980]

Strawberries do not like alot of nutrients I run my at 125 to 140 ppm and they do great also I use Foxfarm grow big nutrients.

[@sunset6010]

I have an AEROGARDEN Bounty. Do i also need to buy an air bubbler too? (To grow strawberries) 🍓

[@brucee1820]

How did the strawberries that were in the flowing system do ? I think the air bubbles are meant to hit the actual roots so they have exposure to oxygen/air so they don’t suffocate. I’m curious that even just the flowing system if done constantly wouldn’t suffocate the plants. I think there’s a timing system that should be used with the flowing system. So the pump stops running for a certain period of time.

[@joshuarudd6297]

I got rid of the flowing system because it kept getting clogged and killing plants. Roots absorb air through the dissolved gasses in water. The water then moves through the plant delivering oxygen to all necessary parts of the plant. Hope this helps!

[@jonatkins2339]

I have the same size ben For mine For me I just need to add an extra air stone Cause one wasn't a cutman for that Size ben

[@jenniferaustin574]

What is your preferred light cycle for your strawberries?

[@duncanyoung8688]

Hey need dry periods like dry 3 hours a day needs air

[@billbartkow8807]

Great video! What is a good EC for strawberries? I accidentally gave mine nutrient burn.

[@joshuarudd6297]

I just follow the instructions on the nutrient solutions. Oh and I add half RO water and half tap. I don’t usually measure ppm or EC

[@LauraSaueracker]

To grow foliage on strawberries you need 650 ppm, for fruiting reduce to 450 ppm. Measurements are essential for hydroponic farming.

[@juliuspark8924]

@@LauraSaueracker What is the science behind your statement here? Just curious.. Growing strawberries hydroponically, indoors right now and haven't heard of having to change the ppm of the water for different stages of the strawberry growth? Thanks.

[@LauraSaueracker]

@juliuspark8924 Hort America's course on hydroponic strawberries. Plus my own 3 yrs experience.

[@LauraSaueracker]

@@billbartkow8807 650 to 700 during plant development. 450 to 500 blossoming and fruit development.

[@uniqueemperor4306]

3:57 he thought he was lucky and got weed :D

[@trillwill85wc]

You can have ah million bubbles!! But if the water is too hot it's not holding the oxygen

[@arkadiuszbalcerowiak5223]

Less green, more power to build flower and Berry, more blues light this same.

[@chrisb222]

you want air roots

[@trillwill85wc]

The water Too hott🥵

[@Youronlydaddy]

Constant light, water, electric pump, fertilizer chemicals and agrotoxics, sounds like a LOT of resources for a handful of berries..

[@joshuarudd6297]

definitely cheaper to buy from the store for sure. but not as expensive as you think. after the initial investment, running costs are quite low.