Make A Mini Hydroponics System On A Budget - Grow Perfect Plants EVERY Time!

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Make A Mini Hydroponics System On A Budget - Grow Perfect Plants EVERY Time!
Today on Grow It I'm making a DIY hydroponics system that's cheap to make and the best part is that you can take it anywhere.
You can grow hydroponic lettuces, hydroponic tomatoes, hydroponic strawberries, anything!
This system uses a USB rechargeable oxygenating pump, to make sure that the water stays loaded with oxygen to not only speed up, but also increase the yield of your hydroponic crops.
0:00 Video introduction
0:59 What is hydroponics?
2:25 The best plants to grow using hydroponics
3:35 How to build a cheap hydroponic system
10:00 How to sow seeds for hydroponics
10:54 Completed setup
11:44 Outro
Here's everything that you need to make your own (by ordering through these links you help to support my channel at no extra cost):
www.amazon.co.uk/shop/growit
IKEA Box With Lid: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/samla-bo...
3" net pots and rockwool cubes are available on Amazon but cheaper locally.
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[@sahilaggarwal5573]

Thanks for this, i am just getting started and really looking forward to setup my first home mini garden. Q: I see in other videos where water is circulated in pipes, wonder in this setup how often you need to replace the water.

[@robyndudley9684]

Clear and simple!

[@GrowIt]

Thanks Robyn!

[@sugargraham6868]

Awesome video thanks for the info

[@GrowIt]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@Yinyanchant]

0:04 I LOVE that you kept the 'ice cream' van jangling away in the back ground & didn’t do another take! Thank you for uploading your knowledge for us noobs 🤗 🪴

[@GrowIt]

A lot of the time I don’t even notice until I’m editing them, I must be so used to it that it’s part of the ambient sound now haha.

[@oliverwells2095]

Amazing idea 💡

[@GrowIt]

I’m glad you like it cheers!

[@MissZaphora]

I'll have to give this a go, it looks easy peasy 🤓

[@GrowIt]

It's super easy!

[@CloeAllen-st3nv]

How do I know how high to fill the water to?

[@suebolton5]

Glad to have found you! Very helpful. I was given a bottle hydroponics kit & lettuce started off well but then went weird, didn’t say to let water drop so only roots were in it plus no oxygen circulation but may well just try something similar to your system here. Am following for my tips 😊

[@GrowIt]

Oh no that’s a shame! There’s so many little things that can cause problems but it’s easy once you control them all! I hope your next lettuces work a bit better.

[@suebolton5]

@@GrowIt I’m sure I will get better at it 😀

[@southwestflorida2237]

Hi and thx u much! Just want a windowsill plant. Your awesome!

[@GrowIt]

Thanks that’s great to hear!

[@Sparky_Mark]

When you have your rockwool-sprouted starters in the slotted pots, (without any roots showing), do you water them from the top? Or is the water underneath enough for them to receive nutrients? Does the water in the tub come into contact with the 3" slotted pots?

[@GrowIt]

Hi! Yes the bottom of the pot touches the water by half a CM. The plugs absorb the water really well so there’s no need for watering. If you use clay pebbles, coir or another substrate in the pots around the plug, they will absorb water too.

[@queazyzelk]

Any tips for doing this with strawberries and herbs? Trying to plan a fun activity for highschoolers.

[@GrowIt]

Hello, I did this short about hydroponic strawberries that would work in this system. Hope it helps! kzbin.infoiYtEISGwmOo?feature=share

[@123Goldhunter11]

Good stuff, especially with the PTB wanting to knee cap our farmers.

[@thefutureofgardening5912]

Would you find it better for future boxes to use an opaque color to avoid the hydrogen peroxide treatments? Are you fighting any algae growth now the the hydrogen peroxide has subsided? Thank you for sharing. Love the video.

[@GrowIt]

Hi Andrew, I'm glad you liked the video! It definitely is better to use opaque boxes, but I haven't had any problems with algae in the transparent ones. I use hydrogen peroxide weekly anyway (2ml/L) in all of my systems, it keeps on top of any algal, fungal and bacterial contamination. If it's a problem it can be upped to 2-3 days between treatments of 1ml/L. It's also a lot cheaper to get generic 12% hydrogen peroxide than using branded stuff targeted at cannabis growers!

[@thefutureofgardening5912]

@@GrowIt Thank you very much! I personally would enjoy a situation where I can watch through the boxes as the plants grow and progress. Your hydrogen peroxide solution is genius. Thank you.

[@GrowIt]

I agree it's interesting to see all of that, plus it looks nicer in the front porch when the post man comes haha.

[@buffyplays2577]

nice one Barry dont know if i missed it but how long did that battery air pump last u between charges?

[@GrowIt]

Hello! I only made it yesterday, so I don't know yet, but it seems to maybe be 2 days per charge on the intermittent mode. I turn it off at night too.

[@buffyplays2577]

@@GrowIt thats sick. are these batteries supposed to last a good few years without the duration of the charge deteriorating? i wanted to get an air pump but cba plugging into wall

[@GrowIt]

I'm not sure on that one, just a point it's still going today and I haven't charged it yet so it's doing well!

[@jhangfk]

How do you charge the battery, is a cable provided to recharge. Anyway good battery lasts 6 months to a year as long keep charging whenever needs like mobile phone's.

[@GrowIt]

It came with a USB micro-B cable for recharging, there’s a port on the side with rubber cover. I turn it off at night and it last around 5 days on a charge. I think it works plugged in too.

[@cermicek]

Hello, how much water is in? I mean, how high is the water level on the cup with rocks? should it only be touching the water or completely submerged? Thank you

[@GrowIt]

I usually find that it works well if the pot is submerged by around 2cm/1 inch. As long as the stones can wick the water stop the roots drying out until they grow down into the nutrients.

[@udunmaonuohaben]

if you dont have all the materials for it . what should you do.

[@famdegroot1988]

What acid did you use to reduce the pH?

[@GrowIt]

Hi it's phosphoric acid branded as 'pH down', there's a couple of different brands like Growth Technology and Vitalink.

[@suebolton5]

How much hydrogen peroxide do you use per litre? Would love to see updates and more info on hydroponics so hope you keep doing it 😊

[@GrowIt]

I use 1ml of 12% hydrogen peroxide per litre of water, which is suitable for everyday use. Hopefully I should have an update on Tuesday this week, the watermelon one is going berserk I can’t believe it!

[@suebolton5]

@@GrowIt that’s awesome, looking forward to watching it, my lettuce have perked up since using air pump & small airstone plus a fan to circulate air. I have ordered a proper hydroponic tub and some vitalink nutrients etc to start again,should be a better setup. It would be interesting to see how things are going with your hydroponics and hoping you will try some other veg, maybe strawberries too. Thank you for your replies

[@MARTINREN1231]

Just a question. Since its a clear container, wont it have an algae issue? Edit: Ah hydrogen peroxide. gotcha

[@GrowIt]

Spot on yes, the hydrogen peroxide does help but there is still algae in the places the water doesn’t touch like the lid due to condensation. It’s better to use a black tub but I could only get see through ones at the time!

[@CameronKidd-rm6nd]

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