This Vertical Hydroponics System is Built by University Students from Start to Finish

[@stahpitt8531]

Seriously i've never seen a more indepth and practical vertical hydronics video on youtube before. For the love of god please keep making videos you're helping out so many people.

[@TheBarwisehennie]

Agree great vid, how can one add a 1K mixing tank to the sump?

[@vattenodlingse1128]

Yes very detailed and easy to adjust to different sizes, many thanks!

[@forageforage3520]

For those of you who may be interested in making these towers.. either the round or the rectangle. I used a Dremel tool and it's circular cutting blade to make the starting slit or cut on the rectangular shape. With circular piped due to the curve, you can you use simple hand saw. I went with a 1 3/4 slit. You could go a little bit larger..but keep under 2". I also used an empty coke bottle to shape the opening. Getting the opening started..is a little tricky and takes just a little practice in handling the heat gun. The heat gun will melt that plastic pretty quick..so FYI. Absolutely do this outside - well ventilated!. I found that it's easier to start stretching the opening with a large rounded rat tail file.. after the plastic is heated up and softened.. I use that to stretch the opening till I can insert the coke bottle in. Once you do about 3 or 4 openings, you'll get the hang of how fast the plastic softens and stretches. You'll be able to a bunch of these really quick. It will take you more time to measure and mark the holes..rofl. Have fun and grow some food! Here is an excellent video on how make the round towers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX3QqpeAo9aAeKs

[@dennox1]

i think this is an amazing thing to learn as a university student class. i would have loved to have done this.

[@forageforage3520]

Outstanding job students and thanks for sharing this awesome concept and your knowledge with everyone! Here's a fun tip..about this set up.. You can just as easily use the 2" x 3" rectangular down spouts.. They are little cheaper, usually than schedule 30 - 4" diameter pvc. And..you can really maximize the horizontal space for these vertical towers, as they are they take up 1" less space horizontally.. So...doing the math..for every foot horizontally it takes to hang the 4" pipe....It may be possible to hang another tower? Yes, you could use both 3" face sides of the rectangular down spout, as you did your your round pipe.

[@BrotherAlan]

The greenhouse they use for this is a great bargain, I have had 2 of them. They do need to be enhanced to make it through several years of use. The problem is rain and snow. The top curved roof supports is formed by long metal poles. If you look at the roof there is a pole that runs the length at 10 oclock, 12 oclock, and 2 oclock. With the rib poles in place this forms these rectangles across the top of the greenhouse. With the greenhouse cover on these have a tendency to pocket as the material stretches over the course of months and then when it rains the water pools in these pockets. As the water pools the plastic starts to stretch and the pocket gets deeper collecting more water. Eventually the metal frame fails under the weight of the water. The problem with snow is similar, the metal frame just can not support that much weight but if the greenhouse is actively heated in the winter then the snow slides off. To fix the issue with the water pooling between the top spine and 2 lower spines I took light metal garden fencing, rolled it out on the metal frame and then zip tied it to the frame. At that point I put the greenhouse cover on and the fencing keeps the water from pooling and collapsing the roof. I also place a couple 2x3 studs from the ground up to the center ridge pole because my greenhouse was not heated and this prevented it from collapsing in the winter before I could remove the overnight snow. The frame they use in the video likely helps add support to the roof frame.

[@inperspective360]

Yes this has inspired me sooooo much!! I have a huge wasted space in my backyard and I’m going to get two twenty foot greenhouses and grow food for my family and friends!! And have some left over to sell too!!

[@chummychimchim]

Did you do it?

[@mrkssnable]

this is a breath of fresh air, great approach.

[@richardschaffling9882]

Very good video I think all schools should have programs like this

[@daytradingmissy241]

It appears that you have two rows of pods on each PVC column. If you have one drip line going into each column and it is placed on one side of the PVC to drain down that side into each pod how are you giving nutrients to the pods that are on the opposite side of the same tube?

[@chefdeprestigellc8855]

Every Public School in USA MUST make this venture, to offset cost of school lunches and offset Demand of Taxes while improving the minds and quality of life of families in USA.

[@davecue2]

That's a great video thanks for sharing. Can you post a list of the materials needed?

[@shashwattiwari3448]

Would like to get in touch with you guys !!

[@cheesefries7436]

I'm sure glad you reminded me to make sure my greenhouse doesn't blow away and told me you got your pond liner off amazon. Thanks.

[@saulsanchez7805]

excelente idea y mas para este momento que la poblaciòn mundial esta creciendo vertiginosamente.

[@HaniHamdan1]

Excellent work

[@thomasashe2681]

Could you improve the system by putting a mesh at the bottom of the towers and filling the towers with the clay pellets that are used in a lot of other systems?

[@bradmetcalf5333]

I'm not sure that would improve it. It would add significant weight to the towers and it would allow the roots to become tangled in the clay making harvesting more difficult. I'm not sure that it would add any sort of advantage over just dripping

[@michaelwalsh2522]

How did you make the towers? Did you use a heat source to shape the plastic how you wanted it?

[@TheBarwisehennie]

Hi thanks for a great video. How can one add a 1K mixing tank to the system?

[@saltybildo4415]

Cool kids, good stuff

[@timjones1583]

Where did you buy the greenhouse?

[@lynndurbin9476]

Why did you leave out fish in system for natural fertilizer?

[@ahmedatef7585]

Are you put a soil or how you fix the roots?

[@ardiantoro4830]

what about the bottom of the plant, does it get the same nutrients as the top plants

[@muratcetiner5760]

Harika bir sunum. Çok iyi

[@itatimoroan1246]

I love this method. Inspired me to make such thing for a strawberry. Is it possible ??

[@AlisonsArtInc]

Since my indoor farm is in my former 'dining room', I think this system is beyond my capacity. DARN!

[@favorybenjamin6967]

Good very good love it

[@tarekbenjemaa2476]

what brand is the pump?

[@dhruvboy123]

I have a query. The nutrient water will first drip into top most cups. Then will filter down n eventually reaching to plants at bottom. Growth in top plants will be more vs bottom. Isn't it?

[@anthonycartwright8944]

Does the water have to be oxygenated using an air pump if I were to build something like this? Really new to hydro, any help would be great! Thanks :)

[@cafebravo]

how to build - whare a list of materials - is there a org in NYC that does this.

[@DanielAbaoskie]

Is this part of your research/thesis? Or it is just a project?

[@jimisecofeeder1928]

Nice Job

[@madhavdas100]

Can you list out the names of regular vegetables that are suitable for hydroponics. All I hear is lettuce and there is a limit to how much one can eat on a weekly basis without adding on rich salad dressing.

[@_.Leo_.]

Try cactus

[@kamrulkhan9608]

What is the chemicals we need to put on the waters

[@justinmanley7042]

Kamrul Khan bleach 🤫

[@DrunkNutssack]

Justin Manley That's some funny comment.

[@peterlukaszyk6024]

I want to make aquaponic system using japanses Shishi odoshi fountain .

[@naturallyatease]

the first cup gets most water.. will the rest of the cups, I.e. last ones get the full amount of water and nutrients ??

[@edplow5917]

think a littlt the ist cup is full the water north of the equator will fall to the next lower cup and so on into the resevor to be pumped back to the top automatic drip,

[@FishTickler59]

The top plants which get the most water should be the more mature plants. Those on the bottom would be the seedlings that don't need as much water nor nutrients.

[@TheBibleListener]

What happens when it freezes?

[@omkarpatel7115]

very nice.

[@mohdnoorlong]

Good one!

[@d34154]

Great ideaa. How long does the canvas last? Can ventilation system be added onto?

[@mycountrymylife7759]

One question, I have always I my mind. Are all hydroponic systems (NFT, Floating, Tower planter).... organic or inorganic ?

[@ryank3281]

मेरा देश मेरी जान depends, if you use chemical pesticide and chemical fertilizer, then it’s not organic.

[@johnmcginnis9391]

There is infrastructure (NFT, tower, deep bed, etc) and then there is method (organic, inorganic). Neither factors dictate the other. Inorganic is favored in some operations because there is more control at the fruiting stage (eg. floriculture, tomato culture, etc) Aquaponics for example cannot vary the pH range too wildly without impacting the health of the fish.

[@pinkzombierabbit]

what was the cost constraint you mentioned at the beginning ... how much did it cost to do this system?

[@agrowponics5068]

It's possible to spend $1,000 for a system like this if you are in the U.S.

[@pinkzombierabbit]

that seems pretty high, if i dabble with it for myself ill comment my results and cost... what cost did the students end up getting into though? that way i can compare ... is there anywhere a breakdown of materials and their cost?

[@agrowponics5068]

My apologies, I meant to say it's possible to spend LESS than $1,000 for a system like this if you are in the U.S. The cost for materials on this project was between $600 - $700 range. Thanks!

[@marykelynch5936]

price is very high can build units in Canada

[@tommy2guns591]

@@agrowponics5068 $100.00 for the tent it's self

[@axelhyltan]

I work on a company like this :)

[@lakilakisorong8204]

i have tried this, and it doesnt work perfectly because my city is soooo hot... even if the plant grows, the taste is so bitter... is it because the green house is too small? please help...

[@GunnarShaffer]

Awesome Video! Thanks for sharing on youtube. :)

[@a7xnazi]

Does this video is the same job that yours Gunnar? i saw your video and it is awesome too! i sent you a email.

[@siminthesky]

We don't have white pvc tubes in the netherlands

[@agrowponics5068]

Sorry to hear, hope you can find another way!

[@Ed19601]

we hebben toch grijze?

[@siminthesky]

Ed19601 ja ze zijn zo lelijk bedoel ik..

[@Ed19601]

Siminthesky ah ok. Ik begreep het al niet. Je hebt wel gelijk

[@HighTowerNL]

Dan verf je ze wit...

[@gabrielkuczek2061]

Muy lindo

[@pedropablodelgadomartell5514]

How to find a step by step video?

[@Thewizzardof9]

To bad you do not have a website

[@taylorwhiteman5089]

Put fish in the resivour and bam! It's aquaponics!

[@henrysmith7881]

Go here now if you want the best aquaponics system online: HootAqua. info

[@xtrememedia6977]

You would need some kind of Biofilter to convert the ammonia. But yes then it would be a good aquaponics system.

[@atifrehmanfarooqui3862]

I am from Pakistan, i dont have a problem with sunlight and many different issues with the soil. So unless i dont exactly grow on top of a pond i am actually using lots of space which i can use to cultivate. I have seen so many beautiful videos but then again all of them use space out side of the fish tank and i want to see them using the space above the fish tank not the sides.

[@Hkallu0217]

Isn't bad to use PVC????

[@FishTickler59]

I use sewer grade PVC instead of the class 40 thick stuff. It's much cheaper and because you are not putting pressure on the walls it works fine. Compare the pollutants, herbicides and insecticides used on conventional crops to anything grown this way and you too will choose this food over soil grown foods.

[@jaswindersingh4784]

this sewer grade pipe will not crack in sunlight?

[@mevanderpoel]

Yes, very bad, Google the Risk of pvc, even Just the liner may be a safety Risk. The industry knows buy keeps IT quiey.

[@moosshabaz90]

What I did not see is how exactly every plants 🌱 get water 💦 ...

[@mikethompson5966]

gravity, it contantly trickles down the tube..

[@zeroimran2967]

Hi

[@nebulaM16]

Nicely done,but unfortunately this system is prone to diseases such as fugal or bacterial infections or water moulds and root aphids/fungus gnats. The way I see, it's just too open, those tray's at the top and bottom are fully open, those holes for the net cups aren't round and there is some space on the side of the cups. Since this is an greenhouse set up,All those openings are just an invitation for some pest to invade the root system, and then the ongoing battle(that you can not win)begins.

[@stonkshell8043]

Dont let idiots stoping you..

[@TheLazyGuyWay]

+Mitchell Johnson: Slackers making it easy to criticise since always

[@Ed19601]

add fish and you have aquaponics :-)

[@hermanoepapa9348]

Mengelolo pertanian dg cara hidroponik sangat menghemat tenaga dan dapat berlangsung sangat lama ,hanya memulainya memerlukan modal besar dan pikiran dalam menyusun pengairan dan perlu perhatian dalam mengelolanya

[@agrowponicssupport5333]

Not only does it save money it also conserves water. While there is an initial capital investment Agrowponics has introduced a low cost kit system that gets you started without the typical infrastructure costs. As with all hydroponics system, careful monitoring is critical to success. Thanks for the comment Hermanoe Papa.

[@clokclok_04]

I\'m not sure but ,if anyone else wants to discover aquaponics design try Tarbetti Amazing Aquaponics Tutor (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

[@theodorikleao2050]

Please, please, please, stop with the imperial system! It is hard to focus on the video hearing those fantasy measurement. Otherwise, good video :)

[@johnmcginnis9391]

There are two types of countries. Those that use the metric system and those that have been to the moon. Standard imperial measurements do have an advantage, you can do it in your head. Plus you can develop most of those measurements using common instruments. Metric you have to map against a standard that you may not have access to.

[@dominikhrovat9514]

Great - so now we need electricity to grow food......

[@cheesefries7436]

Good thing you can get that from the sun.

[@imrich333]

or from the wind / ground

[@asdfssdfghgdfy5940]

You mean we don't need electricity to grow conventional crops? Bores, tractors, machinery sheds, the list goes on.

[@erichawkins3915]

We have a patent pending that converts a solar PV panel into a PV + thermal (PVT) to power pumps and maintain the water at 28c from the by product of cooling the PV panels so they deliver what the efficency was when the in house tests was set at 26c. All solar PV panels can lose up to 20% of there low efficency due to heating above 30c to as high as 76c. Our PVT tanks have been sold in Sth Africa for 4 yrs, and comes as flat pack

[@erichawkins3915]

Dont worry about who I am, as far as the food industry is concerned, just carry on plugging pumps into the mains power supply and if are using grow lights, plug them in as well, all adds to the final price paid by the buyers, even if and when power supplies are disrupted by weather related storms, heat waves and so on

[@brejnlazivoje3934]

Excellent video content! Excuse me for the intrusion, I would appreciate your initial thoughts. Have you heard the talk about - Patlarny Gardening Expert Principle (search on google)? It is a great exclusive product for learning how to expand your produce with the clever art of aquaponics minus the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my m8 after many years got astronomical success with it.