You are very likely the only gardener anybody needs to watch on KZfaq. I hope you get a tv series. Thanks for sharing and all your hard work.

I cannot thank you ENOUGH for taking the time to do such a well detailed video of how to do all of this! Thank YOU :)

Your videos are my ultimate favorite...you are amazing ! Thank you for all you know and share. Very informative and so nice to listen to....not boring like some others.

You are a great teacher. You get to the point and you point out the pros and cons. You make it look so easy. When I start this project, it will be low budget.

Thank you for all your videos. I learn so much, appreciate the detail and explanations so that beginners like myself can truly understand from the ground up so to speak.

awesome! Thank you very much. just started a Dutch bucket system at home thanks to your instructional videos. will also be starting this project when i have time on my hands. look forward to all your videos.my family is excited about it

I checked the video and gave an audible "ooohhhh..." makes sense. I really appreciate that you test the method and show the results in detail. You just can't beat a side by side comparison like that. Thank you!

Great job on these boxes, very clean build and pretty easy to DIY. Thumbs up!

Thank you for the awesome video! I will definitely follow this in creating my own boxes for the basement during the winter months. I want to continue growing veggies & so, during off-season.

Man you such a simple and straight forward person! Love your videos, please keep it up..

Awesome videos. Thanks for teaching me SO much great stuff. Keep up the good work!!! Lord willing, I will keep watching, and looking forward to more.

These videos are excellent in quality. Very informative and helpful.

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! you are very thorough while being informative. please keep this going. I am going to start my own hydroponic garden and small family business.

Wow! Thank you for your awesome videos!! For your step by step procedures, and showing everyone how they can start hydroponics at home. I think you need to start up a TV show!! Thanks again and don't stop.

They are great looking boxes Bobby. So simple and effective.

Thanks Becky. I try to explain things in terms that I myself can understand. Keeping things simple makes the whole process easier for me. :)

Omg, thank you so much for an excellent video! You’re straight to the point, not talking about your mothers, bothers, sister done wrong cousin. 😀👍🏻

Thanks Steven. Good luck with the new venture. Food production is a good market.

had to come back for a refresher miss your vids hope all is well with the two of you be well matt

That was great! I love how they are attractive looking, as well. You got your thinking cap on!

Thank you for all your teaching Vids. This one has been very informative just as your Dutch buckets tutorial video was.

Yes sir, I've seen it twice. It's a very inspirational film.

I've ordered the net cups, fertilizer, starter cubes and seeds and I'm going to HD for the building supplies tomorrow. I'm probably a bit late but hope to get a crop of lettuce in still this Fall (in Arizona). I've watched many of your hydroponic videos and really appreciate your style. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us. You're the best!

To cut the polystyrene sheet use an old steak knife or the like and heat it with a torch for 10 secs or so and run it along a strait edge as you glide it through the sheet. Literally cuts like butter and seals the foam as you cut. No mess. Same with cutting the hole for net pots. Heat up your hole saw and don't even run the drill just press through the sheet like a cookie cutter. Can't get a cleaner cut.

you know ...its funny that i have spends weeks going into a month now trying to find out the source of these attractive resourceful and economical growing boxes to grow my lettuce or cabbages in and i have not gotten an answer until now after watching this video i was shock with the simple items and techniques used the build these boxes so am giving you three thumbs for sharing this information .... you really save me the stress of buying water pumps, pvc's etc to grow my cabbages and lettuces with a different system.

I was hesistant about doing hydro at first. It seemed so complicated, or so I thought. After I got started, I found out that it was pretty simple. Thanks.

this is the gold standard for grow box construction. 32 inches from the wall is an easy reach for most folks. four feet of length works well for weight and plant spacing. all components work well in this configuration. have some different plant spacing foam boards for different species. simple works! thanks for your contributions!

Thanks for such clear instructions. We are not helpless, but definitely not carpenters. I am really excited about this project.

This was a wonderful video Bobby. Thank you.

You did a great job. I can't wait to try it.

I love your Channel!! Thank u so very much for all the amazing informative advice you bring to my life. 💋

Ohhh, THAT'S what a floating raft is! I couldn't figure it out in the Kratky videos/pix. And man that is PRETTY!!! (I love the practical, but can't not notice the aesthetics- if it's ugly it'll take away joy for me. Pretty and useful is like heaven to me - and your greenhouse is so pretty.) Well done and thanks for sharing!

Great box build, and as soon as I can I am going to build some of these :D

Great as always Bobby. Very impressed. I am itching to get my seeds started again. Hopefully this weekend.

Thanks. I see you're working on it now. These are very easy to build.

I like what you had. It was efficient and effective. Hard to beat that !

thanks for the very technical staff and it is very helpful for those who are interested grow their own veges like me.

You make it look too easy! Those are great boxes. I never thought to use the regular plastic I would have tried pond liner. The plastic you use is much more affordable and probably just as durable. Thanks for the great video.

Gosh I love how you do things, so nice, neat, and clean, Love it, and yes, it is PURDY!

I just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to build a greenhouse! I have watched all of your videos and recommended them to people I know in Oklahoma. I have been gardening for a pretty good while and wanted to take the next step. I didn't know what it would be until I saw you and Misty with the greenhouses. I am doing it from scratch and with material I can find on the cheap or free. My friends call me "Cabbage" because I "cabbage onto " stuff. Thanks again and God Bless!

Really appreciate that you make these video's I need to do something to become more sustainable.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for taking the time to film all these step!!! I think even I can handle doing this! Gotta love that Home Depot and Lowe's can make the cuts for me though. I'm not too handy with the power tools. LOL Once we get moved to CO I'm going to give this a go along with setting up our new garden! And finally, I'm going to be getting a green house! Yaayyy! Didn't much need one down here in FL.

You must be a great teacher because even I understood all that!

Thanks Mark. This hydro stuff is much simpler than I originally thought. So I'll keep working on it. But I'm anxious to get outside in the dirt. Gonna be awhile though. Too cold, and too much mud. :)

Thank you sir. It's a neat way of doing hydroponics.

Short, simple, crisp and clear.... You could make a career out of these DIY vids - absolutely premium stuff. Thumps up....:-)

Wow, FL to CO... now that's a big change. Good luck with the greenhouse, I think you'll enjoy it.

Looks good Bobby, I really enjoyed last weeks radio show. Look forward to seeing more. Greg

I Love your Videos,they are very detailed and you show the results.They are always my first choice.It has inspired me to do the Kratky method...............all the way from Guyana,South America.............Keep up the good work!!!!!!!

Excellent How to Bobby. I am definitely going to try this. Thanks so much for sharing what you have learned through trial and error. it will save me about a year of ERROR and a lot of frustration. I tend to take it personally when my plants aren't happy. ;-)

Thanks Karl. When I built my greenhouses, I was taking it step by step, never quite sure how things would turn out. Lots and lots of thinking, then a little work....and a lot more thinking. I think it turned out ok. LOL.... hot tub was my first thought as well. Dark stain, black interior...a hot tub for aphids ! :)

i love your videos! we built a double barrel stove after watching one. ithis is the perfect design to add dwc to my aquaponics system!

You take great videos, not everyone is as knowledgeable, so, slowing down to explain everything is very friendly.

I just started a couple tubs of lettuce in basement hoping for results like yours Thanks for the ideas keep up the great work and infomative how to vids. You do a great job!

Thanks for posting this excellent instructional video and look forward to the updates.

Bobby,great idea always looking for something new. I need to try a few different tomatoes in the garden this year. Going to start my plants March 1st. Thank you for your time in showing us your methods. MARK (pepperman) Great show the other night.

Hey Bobby thanks for another great video, I know Ive told ya before, Im visual person and you make it look so easy Thanks for taking the time to share..Becky

It is pretty. Great work, keep it up.

Outstanding idea Bryan! ;) As always Bobby, great video. I started doing hydroponics a year or so ago and now after seeing your vids on the Kratky method, I'm going to give this a go.

Ur amazing 😉 I love how ur channel is so detailed and so helpful thank u☺️🙏

Yes sir, this setup really is quite easy. That's why I like it !

very impressive. well done sir!

Thanks for your information and tutorials. Helps a lot.

Excellent video. Once my greenhouse is complete I will put a few of these boxes together.

Thank You very informative! And looking forward to see the differances in fertilizers.

Great video by the way! I love watching your channel.

HA! .....before you asked how we thought that looked after you trimmed the excess off.... Pretty is exactly what I thought..... if not the best then hands down some of the best DIY hydroponic videos...I'm going to try and make these boxes this coming spring...Sir, thank you for sharing and CHEERS to you and yours......

If it looks easy, then it really is. I'm not much for a bunch of complicated stuff. I like to find the simple ways to do things. Thanks.

Hey Bill, I calculate the volume of water in the box, and add the appropriate amount of fertilizer. This box will have about 28 gallons of water, or 5.6 five gallon buckets. I use 10 grams of water soluble fertilizer per 5 gal bucket. So 5.6 bkts X 10 grams = 56 grams of fertilizer. Piece of cake. ;)

Bobby, Great information, love the new box. I'll try a deeper box when I move my box from the basement out in the greenhouse next month, also the dry premixed hydroponic formula I used was from a company called Kelp4less 4-18-38. I only bought a one pound bag (about $9 w/free shipping) which is enough to mix with 100 gallons of water. Thanks for the great video's, the good Lord has defiantly bless you with a couple of green thumbs. Thanks, Kevin

Yes sir, very easy to put together. Thanks.

Man, You are smart. Thank you for easy follow steps.

You're welcome. I'm glad it was helpful.

Hey Travis, I did a side by side test with air stones in one box. There was a difference in the growth rate. With the additional aeration, the plants did grow faster. The small air pumps don't use much electricity, so I don't think it would be a problem using them.

Great job and I think that box is quite prutty my self.....I am in the process of planning a bigger greenhouse and plan to do some of these boxes in there...you have done a great job in teaching all of us to look beyond the traditional garden....Thanks once again Bobby....

Another great video, thanks for sharing, you really have a teaching ability.

Beautiful work.

Yes sir, I am now starting all of my hydro seedlings in rockwool. I think it's a lot easier on the plants than starting in soil and then washing the roots.

Awesome Videos ,keep them coming . Thanks

Cool, let me know how the greenhouse build goes. Starting from scratch with recycled material is interesting. Thanks Mr. Cabbage !

Thanks for the info. I am building some of these this spring. Looking at other setups it seems to me it would be better to use the shiny side up on the foam board to protect it from the UV light which will break down the foam over time.

These will give me more flexibility than the larger boxes. So now I can do some experimenting ! Thanks Brock.

Thanks. The stoves have done a great job of heating my greenhouses. And they're cheap too. :)

Thank you for an easy vegie bed for me to make. It makes sense to me thank you again

The cold weather slows everything down. But as soon as things begin to warm up, it's off to the races. Good luck across the pond. :)

Bobby hands down that was the best video I've seen in any category bro! Awesome! I loved it and yep thats one pretty reservoir :) Brock

You make it look easy, Bobby. I'm going to have to try one of those set ups, sometime down the road. I have to get gutter set up, purring first. Take it easy.

Thanks. I'll be looking for them.

A picture is worth a thousand words ....... A song is worth a million smiles Keep on singing Mr P :-O

Oh ok cool. I have a small system I started , testing it out right ontop of my aquarium and was considering buying the reflective sided foam thinking it would be better then the plain white that I am already using. Good to know that. Thank you for responding saved me some money that I can use somewhere else now :)

I was late this year getting my Kratky plants going so I resorted to purchasing starts from the local nursery. I washed off the roots, then put them into 2 inch net pots. The problem was that the roots were all bunched up into the bottom of the pots. My solution was to cut out the very center of the bottom of the net pot with scissors leaving the plastic pieces protruding in from the sides. I wrapped the root ball with a broken rock wool cube. I was then able to insert the plant into the net pot and into the solution. The roots extending below the net pots were well into the hydroponic solution. Within a week I had awesome root growth both in the solution and on the sides of the net pot. New healthy white roots are all over the place and the plants are and happy and so am I. I did this with lettuce, kale, basil, and swiss chard. Hope this helps those that could not get their seed starts going soon enough.

Thank you for sharing. Great info

Great job!

Nice Job! Tim

Outstanding video! Thanks very informative!

Yea, I'll have the calculations when I get the rest of the boxes completed and planted.

Nice....Looks nice Bobby

AWESOME tutorial. Thanks

Thanks. It should be interesting seeing how the different nutrients do on a side by side basis.

Nice work! I'm pretty lucky I live close to a fish resturant, they leave the styrofoam, boxes that the fish comes in out back for people to help them selves to. They are perfect, they come in all sizes up to 8 gallons with lids that fit tight. I used them for soil till I saw your video, with the lettuce you grew, in the boxes. It's really awesome thanks.