DIY Dollar Tree Hydroponics Tower Build

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I went to the Dollar Tree last year and found these stackable garden towers and I thought to myself that I could build a hydroponic tower out of it. This was cheap in the the sense that you can buy pieces of the build little by little so you can make it one day. It reminds me of a prototype but its fully functional.
Dollar tree tower containers
sturdy bin/tote
water pump
1/4in tubing
1/2-1in main tube
connectors
leca balls
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@iwanttobelieve5970 Жыл бұрын

Us ADHD people are very creative but we often need input from others to help us formulate our ideas. This is pretty cool.

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

Absolutely right! I LOVE to bounce ideas off of people. It helps me further implement/change/restructure mine. Without bouncing ideas I only see 1 perspective n I'm not a fan of that

@neeniebopper Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I melted the holes and that helped prevent the breakage. I also ran a pipe up through the middle for the water. Thanks for the great idea!

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

Aahhh melting the holes why didn't I think of that😑😂. That's smart!!

@brigittefavron3362 Жыл бұрын

Great Idea I could use the tip of my soldering iron.

@Fred.pSonic Жыл бұрын

There are so many good ideas here, you've inspired me to build my own. I love how it's an indoor water feature with the constant soothing trickling that also happens to have live plants. I'll change the bottom reservoir to be round to match the circular shape of the planters, put it on casters to move around. I'll figure out how to hide the tubing, maybe run it all down the middle through a pvc pipe. Painting it all black is smart, really makes the plants pop. For a prototype I think it's pretty damn cool, thank you for all the effort and for feeding me some ideas!

@modestoramosjr8922 Жыл бұрын

My daughter use the drill in reverse when drilling sensitive plastic

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

I forgot🤣

@inthelandofwinter4907 Жыл бұрын

Of course you were testing it at 11:30 pm! Personally I move furniture around and “organize” but now you’ve given me the inspiration I needed to get the indoor garden going!! You rock woman!! Liked and subscribed. 👍🏼💚

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

🤣 I get boosts of energy at night time so I take advantage n do some indoor plant work to catch up. Welcome! I livestream this Sunday at 7pm EST here so stop by if ya can😁🌻

@luisrobles4833 5 ай бұрын

Your idea is helping me to build a self wicking tower, with a fountain up top. I'm like you diy garden guy lol God bless you

@rosewood513 Жыл бұрын

Try getting a cheap soldering iron and burn a hole where you need one. I paid about $14.. It will last a long time. Thanks for sharing this is a great idea. I do Kratky sometime.

@gr8mangiacake 9 ай бұрын

Just a tip, stack all your pots then drill the hole. Then its one and done!

@lindamodelfino7983 3 ай бұрын

Everything looks great!!

@pattilundgren7627 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love -- LOVE -- your comparison of the pump system to a heart, arteries, and veins! Thank you for describing it in a way that I (and I bet a number of other people) can understand! 😀

@Stickweeed 3 ай бұрын

I followed your instructions so well, my tower also fell over when I tried lifting the lid and I spilled the leca balls all over my living room floor :D

@clairgoecke8264 Жыл бұрын

If we lived closer I swear we would be best friends 🤣🤣 I love how you explain the blood

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

That's my nursing backround creeping in the vid😁 I think of all irrigation that way

@homesteadpatch8663 Жыл бұрын

Rather than using a drill try using a soldering iron to make the holes next time. It will stop the cracking of the plastic 😍

@glomontero6011 Жыл бұрын

Warm up plastic with a hear dryer, heat gun, heater, long propane lighter, small torch ect… you can also make wholes with a hot nail, screw, ect heated up on open flame ect. If you do brake one pot put it inside of another and then you have a stronger pot. U can also paint them help with sun damage.

@sunshineamthauer3668 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your attitude. I am now officially energized!!!! Off to Dollar Store ☀️

@OffGridInvestor Жыл бұрын

That drill bit is called a borer bit, or often a spade bit. Btw that caulking wasn't silicon, it was acrylic gap filler. I could tell by the way it was spreading. It's cheap but nothing on silicon. High grade silicon can hold enough weight to literally stick someone to a wall. Completely serious. Spent a lot of time, kinda years in total doing house renovations.

@kickinitketowithkaren2490 6 ай бұрын

I just found your channel today !!! I am binge watching all your videos. I love your creativity, energy and humor ❤❤

@JCC_1975 2 ай бұрын

I bought a soldering iron from dollar general and burned holes quickly in mine. It makes it easier to make holes without cracking the stackables. Hope it helps someone. ETA: dollar tree has broom handles, if you thread that handle down through the center and into the bottom water container then the stackables will stay together easier.

@cherishrake9562 Жыл бұрын

I've noticed a lot of people using rods down the middle more stabilizing these when they are used outdoors with soil. I wonder if that would work with this set up. Like a pvc pipe down the center. I haven't delved into hydroponics yet, but have always been interested in it and auqaponics.

@bellavega8048 Жыл бұрын

This channel is a creative genius of a hot mess and I am all here for it❤😂

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

I'm not so unhinged n feral anymore but still a hot mess😂

@bellavega8048 Жыл бұрын

@@TheAdhdGardener it’s a hot mess in a good type of way😉

@1FishinAddict 8 ай бұрын

Run the “veins” through the middle holes for less clutters. I am working on a similar system with a pipe in the middle for water delivery and drainage.

@TheAdhdGardener 8 ай бұрын

Good idea. Being we're getting close to winter I'm working on a new setup for this with all new materials

@EricScheck Жыл бұрын

Aweswome! I just bought a bunch of these at the Dollar (twenty-five) Tree and was trying to figure out a system. Thanks! Ideas: Construction adhesive to hold it in place. 1/2" (artery! love it!) pumping water into topTop container: 3-5 tiny holes in the bottom of each container and then one larger on the sides of those containers to allow extra water to run into containers not directly below the top).

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

No prob That's GREAT!! I picked up a few more too n thinking of the next idea😁🌻

@brigittefavron3362 Жыл бұрын

I am definitely gonna try this. I bought a whole case of those stackable planters to make strawberry towers outside. Not gonna need them all for that project. I can use whats left for this!! I have some tubes of aquarium silicone I could finally put to use also.

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

Nice go for it!💯

@mz.paulab.738 11 ай бұрын

👍👍

@Natalieleu 3 ай бұрын

I used my $5:00 soldering iron from harbor freight to make the holes. Works great and none of them cracked.

@TheAdhdGardener 3 ай бұрын

Yea that happened to me once. I redid thar model and came up with a better solution. I put a pvc pipe through the middle to keep it steady n hide the tubing kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbeJntCGrr6wlaM.html

@Mrsmetamorphosis2012 Жыл бұрын

So innovative. However watch those chemicals from glue caulk and paint spray. Go as natural as possible.

@bester34 Жыл бұрын

Loads of thought and action

@greenhousefun3235 Жыл бұрын

Girl I love it. It's perfect. I'm doing it.

@jreviewer2367 Жыл бұрын

Someone could also use a wood burner or other hot item to make the hole or use something to poke holes.

@ditodestoni1317 Жыл бұрын

Tape it and then drill the hole. It prevents the rip propagation.

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

Oops I spelled Horticultural wrong.. slow down Jack!🤪

@susangopher 10 ай бұрын

And I'm OCD enough to notice😂

@paintediva Жыл бұрын

I used a torch to heat up a screwdriver to melt the holes instead of using my drill and a bit.

@mikeschaoticgardening Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@djayall Жыл бұрын

You had the same idea I had thanks

@SEXYTECH1000 Жыл бұрын

THAT WAS SUCH A GREAT IDEA LOOKS AMAZING TOO. BTW YOUR USING A SPADE BIT ON THE DRILL.

@melizzamelizza Жыл бұрын

Omg you are hilarious. Loved this.

@melinefarrell9455 Жыл бұрын

Enable to get them to hold on to water I would maybe fix a piece of a straw like 1to 2 in height into the drainage holes that you drilled in the bottom of the containers. Basically it would be like a bell syphon you would use for aquaponic style systems

@RemoteNotary Жыл бұрын

I will go and try this - great idea.. saw these pots last year- and it didn't even occur to me.. will do this w/o irrigation/ and will manually water.

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

They already have them in some stores!! I picked up more😁

@cathrynmartin4395 Жыл бұрын

Had you thought of running just one tube up through a large center hole with smaller holes burned around the center hole (yes, instead of a drill, try burning with a wood burning or soldering iron that is "pointy." That way you only need the one piece of tubing, the water bubbles out at the top only and then returns through those smaller holes back down to the tub at the bottom. Definitely you need a portion of the tub's lid to be removable (hot glue or silicone a hinge if you like) so you can add water/nutrients as needed. Otherwise, creativity to completion of a project is a good thing - you did it!

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

Oh yes that was the next one to try out. A pvc straight through the center!

@loveiselasticcreations3663 2 ай бұрын

So… after looking at mine and designing it before I saw yours here are my differences. Using a hot rod to burn thru the plastic. Putting a hole between the cups in line with the top lines of the cups. So it will flow directly into the cups of the ones below. The pump below sitting below the soil level for summer. Or under a “box “ to hide the large container. The only thing I did not like in my planning is that I will have to have the “water Line” up the back side. It will be unsightly. Keeping the hole further up between the pots will also give the plants totally submerged or at least partially when and if there is lack of water for any reason. What do you think?

@TheAdhdGardener 2 ай бұрын

I did a part 2 where I redesigned the whole thing. Check that out n then tell me what ya think. I believe it's in the description

@robinrowe8025 3 ай бұрын

I got the same thing like yours last month at dollar tree now there bigger this month so I got 46 of them for 1.25 each

@dsveo Жыл бұрын

Put the drill in reverse to drill plastic. It takes a little longer to drill, much fewer cracks, breaks.

@luisrobles4833 5 ай бұрын

liquid nails or landscaping glue too for putting it together

@TheAdhdGardener 5 ай бұрын

I did this one last year. This year I did an updated version hiding the tubes

@luisrobles4833 5 ай бұрын

Hi kitty cat.

@lizsolo1960 4 ай бұрын

I use the tip of my glue gun to melt holes in plastic.

@robertgerenser366 Жыл бұрын

I follow MBTI. I am an entp. I think you are too.

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

I test as an ENTJ but cognitive function stack said ENTP. The question is am I an ENTJ with adhd making me look like an ENTP or a genuine ENTP🤔

@tyreshatanae5537 3 ай бұрын

E600 glue

@Jaysontour Жыл бұрын

Found a video using Super glue and ashes to fix holes in plastic.

@bester34 Жыл бұрын

Can I buy this online?

@TheAdhdGardener Жыл бұрын

They have hydro towers pre-built already from various companies but with wwayy better material n qualities

@bester34 Жыл бұрын

@@TheAdhdGardener the one you used is affordable. This is the way I prefer.