Unveiling Strawberry BATO Bucket Technique

Join us at Homegrown Passion for an exciting look at our innovative BATO Bucket technique for cultivating delicious strawberries on our farm in Ohio! Learn all about our process and how we care for our strawberry plants. Don't miss out - subscribe for more farming tips and tricks!
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0:00 Intro
0:30 Bato Buckets
1:53 Dosatron
2:24 EC & PH

[@johnman559]

You're getting YANGER and YANGER☺️

[@HomegrownPassion]

Im glad you think so. Somedays I dont feel like I am. LOL

[@johnman559]

@HomegrownPassion Tell me about it Kid! 😄🇬🇧

[@kellyaddy7316]

Thank you for all the information and everything is looking so good.

[@HomegrownPassion]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching

[@Tenslea]

The 50/50 mix is doing awesome for us in Texas as well. We do one more watering than you do but it's necessary for the heat. I would say about 90% overwintered here just fine, I kept about 10 plants outside (except for freezes) to let them shoot out runners to pot up as "just in case" plants and used those to backfill the plants that didnt over winter. Worked out well and we are already harvesting a bucket of berries a day!

[@HomegrownPassion]

Oh, that is great! Good idea on the runners. Well, you must be a little ahead of me because of the weather. Mine are still about 2 weeks away from harvesting. Thank you for commenting!!

[@user-br7hm2zk5e]

So very beautiful strawberry farming you saw nice crop

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thanks

[@jnm.624]

Katy; you've learned a lot over the years!! You talked so fast and gave tons of experienced information. Are you going to go to the Farm Mrkt this year? You have so many more projects, will you have the time? You're a wealth of information ❤

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thanks J... hope you are doing well. We need to get together!!

[@jnm.624]

@@HomegrownPassion definitely

[@drylandfisheries2984]

Awesome set up and good tips for strawberries. For the grow bags, have you checked out any of Hoocho's wicking system?

[@HomegrownPassion]

NO i like my system works great and I dont want to change everything.

[@user-br7hm2zk5e]

So good looking

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thank you

[@jonl.garton4616]

Wonderful!

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@aircraft1974]

Thanks !

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thank you for watching

[@adhamraffl6527]

luv it thx

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thanks for watching.

[@user-br7hm2zk5e]

Hi so nice

[@HomegrownPassion]

thanks

[@345farm]

They look great….very nice….

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thank you!

[@billking5407]

Thanks for sharing,my strawberry that over wintered are blooming also

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thats great. We should both have a great abundance of strawberries this year!!

[@lynnvi]

Katie I enjoy and learn from your videos routinely. I notice you water, your strawberries, four times a day., what is the watering duration of that watering cycle? And do you change it? through the summer. Thanks Lynn

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thank you for your kind words and for noticing the details in my videos. Your support means a lot to me!

[@kitakitzFarm]

I use large styrofoam Fish shipping boxes about 30" x 18" and 12" deep. I simply cut a hole about 2 inches from the bottom and put in a pvc elbow to drain and reuse the hydroponic solution. I also use the same media in my stackable towers for strawberries, pak choi, and various herbs. My media is 50/50 of Coconut coir and rice hulls. This is the best growing system I have ever used. I got the idea from your numerous videos, especially the carrot video. I have incredible success growing tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, and all kinds of peppers. Something about this 50/50 mix gives me the perfect combination for ideal moisture levels and I have 0 problems with pests.

[@HomegrownPassion]

That is awsome! Sounds like you got it dialed in.

[@jamnben278]

Dosatron Yeah!

[@HomegrownPassion]

love the Dosatrons!!

[@user-br7hm2zk5e]

So nice dressing you black deserts so you had appeared for

[@HomegrownPassion]

Yes thank you

[@ats0930]

Beautiful! Di you know what type of yield you're getting per plant on average? Ive seen people say anywhere from .5llbs to 3.25lbs so i dont know what to exoect lol

[@HomegrownPassion]

I got over 1 lb. per plant which I was told was very good. This year adding 500 more plants I hope to harvest 1500 pounds total.

[@iankellogg]

do the grow bags do better with >3 plants compared to the buckets?

[@HomegrownPassion]

Ill have to count the grow bags. I put more plants in because they are bigger but will get you a number in the next strawberry video

[@chris415-a]

I just took my strawberry plants out of my keezer, which I hibernated the roots, trimmed down, and put them out in sun 2 weekends ago, half of them don't look good, the other half are satrtingto show some green. So I just ordered 500 more from scenicfarms, and planted them this week, and new leaves are popping (love seeing this stage). Althought next year not sure if its worth the effort of trying to save them? I use 3x6 trays, flood and drain with hydroton and a belll siphon, everything works great. Also, I use masterblend 4-18-38, but see they have a strawberry formula (9-12-34), have you tried different mixes formulas, what is the most economic for you?

[@HomegrownPassion]

I have tried different strawberry mixes. To me I feel like the regular plant nutrients build lots of growth but don't do well with berry size. When I switched to a strawberry formula, I saw an increase in berry size and taste, so I think there is something to going with a formula that is designed for strawberries.

[@Thatonekid73-q4d]

What temperature is ideal for the strawberries in your greenhouse? I feel like my strawberries struggle during the hot part of the summer.

[@HomegrownPassion]

Hi Kyle, low 70’s is what they like. Even colder at night helps put the sugars into the berries. You’re right they do struggle in the heat of the summer. Mine do too. I just make sure they get plenty of water, lots of air movement and hope the evening temperatures will be low so they can recover. My best strawberry production is late summer and fall. They love the cool evenings.

[@drcdrdoct9864]

Do you just drain on the floor? You mentioned dripping, but I don't see a catch for that.

[@HomegrownPassion]

yes just drain to waste. We try and get it so we dont waste lots of nutrient water. Just enough to keep plants happy.

[@braunzie2]

Hi Kate, Do you use Rapid Rooters in your NFT channels?

[@HomegrownPassion]

no just in the bato bucket to start my tomatoes and cucumbers. I think they would break down in the nft channels and clog the filters but I don't know never used them in that way.

[@ElLocoCoyotefarms-og8rj]

does the water just drain out the bottom of the strawberry Bato buckets

[@HomegrownPassion]

Yes right now, just drains but we have been monitoring the waste and adjusting the time schedule so its very minimal. May install a collect gutter this season. Save the wastewater for the hay field.

[@Holodomor4.0]

What nutrients are you using?

[@HomegrownPassion]

Bulk nutrients woth reciep based on my source water

[@thechristofer92]

Where do you buy the buckets? on the Internet ? I can't find this model

[@contmanger]

The model # is PRO1000. You'll have to call Crop King to order them.

[@HomegrownPassion]

Yep CropKing

[@kennethjoseph7833]

Where can i get strawberry seeds that actually grow?

[@kevinmiller5467]

She bought bare roots. Depending on where you live NOW is just about the time to buy them.

[@HomegrownPassion]

yes I got my bare roots from Johnny Seeds

[@toddmusser8555]

What variety of strawberry plants are you growing?

[@kevinmiller5467]

Albion Everbearing Strawberry

[@HomegrownPassion]

yep Albion

[@toddmusser8555]

@@HomegrownPassion I'm jealous they look really good, I had terrible luck with Albion last summer. It was a failed hydroponic experiment, it looked like I was just torturing them all summer.

[@HomegrownPassion]

hmmmm do you have pictures of them?

[@jc-3375]

Sharing to everyone of Jesus Christ, He is coming back. We are spiritually saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord God and Savior.

[@HomegrownPassion]

Thanks for the reminder, we all need a little faith in our lives.

[@waleedhamza3481]

My beautiful lady, is this project economical or is it expensive and just a hobby?

[@HomegrownPassion]

Hi! It’s very economical. I harvested close to 1000 pounds of strawberries last year. I get premium pay per pound (quart) and it’s more than paid for itself.

[@waleedhamza3481]

@@HomegrownPassion Touchwood•• project in Egypt is very expensive. It requires production requirements and electricity consumption. The great benefit is the reduction in labor, complete control, and reduction in the use of pesticides. I wish you, Madam, to continue providing scientific information for this type of agriculture. I thank you for your response and interest.

[@waleedhamza3481]

@@HomegrownPassion I think the best system is the bucket for growing fruits such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. However, the pipe system consumes a large horizontal area compared to the bucket, and the success of cultivation depends on controlling the acidity or pH as well as the quality of the nutrient solution