You make some of the most instructive videos on youtube man. Thank you.

Your videos are awesome! I have been watching a lot of vids on hydroponics and aquaponics, and so far yours are the clearest and most instructional that I have seen. It gives me more confidence to start and the Dutch method is exactly what I need for my environment.Thanks for taking the time and energy to produce this.

Bobby, your service to humanity with the videos is absolutely priceless. Everything you post is a blessing to all of us.

The six year old child in me understands every instruction you gave. You are a superb teacher. Keep it up

I've been very impressed with this system right from the very start. My initial test was successful and I've just kept it going.

Hey Paul, I was really hesitant myself when I first started. The commercial operations sometimes make it look pretty complicated. But once I got my feet wet, I found out that it was quite a simple process. I really enjoy the hydro setups. Thanks.

Is it weird to miss a KZfaqr I've never met in person? I sure miss you Bobby. You started my awakenings as far as growing living food. It's a brand new world with what you've shared with us. Thank you and blessings to your family and in all you do : )

I have watched this same video over five times. Actually, the same goes for all the Dutch bucket videos. They’re my favorite. I never get bored of them. Thank you for making such detailed videos. I really appreciate all the work that went into them. PS...I’m really glad to see you’re back. 😄 May God bless you and your family.

what an excellent teacher..Thank you very much

I'm seeing a reduction in the size of the fruit in this 3rd Gen crop, so I'll be doing new seedlings for the Fall.

Man I can't tell you how helpful your videos are. This is my first year growing vegetables. Started with 2 containers. Now I have 14 containers, 4x8 raised bed and studying to start my first greenhouse.

I've watched countless "educational" vids about hydro-growing. I've been hesitant to start because I kept hearing different methods. Seeing your results, in a video that want unbearably dull, has provided me with the piece of direction I was needing. Thank you for stepping outside of your comfort zone :)

Your videos are very informative. Thanks for sharing.

You have educated me and inspired me to become more self sufficient. I was wondering what size pipe you use for the drain? I'm giving hydroponics a try on a small city lot. I beleive the yield vs the space required is the answer to my prayers. Trying lettuce, peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers on hydro systems. Hoping to be able to move to a more private remote location with more land where I can actually put up a green house and go on a bigger scale to help others and be better prepared for myself and my family. God bless you my friend you are an inspiration. Keep the videos coming I learn so much and so have my friends that i have turned on to your site

I love this time of year. Weather starts getting warmer, and its gardening time again!

finally made your dutch bucket! Works great, thanks for the hundreds of useful tips

Thanks. I use a water soluble 4-18-38, mixed with Calcium Nitrate and Epsom Salt.

Since I'm always around, I do it manually. Once the weather breaks, I'll have an addition to the reservoir, and I'll get everything automated. I prefer the digital timers cuz the manual ones that I've used have a tendency to stick.

I really appreciate the time and energy you put into making these videos and sharing this information for free. Thank you.

I HAVE BEEN GROWING TOMATOES ALL MY LIFE AND I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THIS MAN

Hey man used your information on mixing and grams my two cucumber plants are growing so fast each plants has produce over 10 to 15 cucumber you are the man.

This will work anywhere that has decent temperatures. The plants will react to heat and humidity just like they would if grown in-ground.

I'm very proud of you. Everything you do is make so sense.thank for all your hot works day and night.

watched your videos and made a whole system around the beginning of this year and it has been a major sucess

Love your videos my friend:) Have you thought about putting red wigglers into your buckets so they can clean up any dead roots? Once you pull your plants I am thinking you can just bypass cleaning them out and just replace the lost perlite from the roots taking perlite with them when they are removed.

Out of all of the how to videos here on KZfaq, I got the most out of yours.

Another huge fan here! I've watched these videos of yours over and over and will be using the information not only for our own family (seriously thinking of moving so we can have a greenhouse like yours), but also for our local elementary school. I've watched so many other presentations and yours are among the finest! Thanks so very much!

So cool, I would be in heaven with that greenhouse! Thank you for the advice!

Hey Bobby, I've been watching your videos since day one and was wondering if you'll be doing an update or if you're even growing at this scale anymore? I hope you're doing great and happy with whatever you are doing these days.

wow great, u have a really personable easy way about your attitude with this stuff. yes its also good to learn all these great ideas too. peace on u brother green fingers.

Man, you need a TV show. The information is fantastic, comprehensive, and delivered in such a way that it remains entertaining while still thick on the information. I'm sketching out a small indoor hydroponic setup modeled after yours for lettuce for the coming winter months. Keep the videos coming!

The very best of simple hydro growing ... from planning to harvest! Really impressed with the info and the video content. Thanks Mike!

You can go through Lowe's to get products from Grainger, there is a slight markup from Grainger cost, but nowhere near the cost of shipping, and it comes directly to you via mail, look into it.

Most people don't know Frank Zappa had a twin brother that went into the tomato growing business. lol

I have been watching your videos for weeks now and have just started a garden of my own thanks to your videos. I plan to post my progress on my channel but so far my seedlings are growing well. Keeping making vids.

You are a champ, thanks for the time and effort to show off your system and crop. This is surgical.

You're awesome.

what are you calling a sucker? can you make a video showing exactly what you mean? I guess I could research it my self but at the moment you are my gardening mentor.

Great series of videos. I'm really enjoying them. I greatly appreciate your knowledge, experience and honesty. Thank you so very much for taking the time to make and share!

I am from the Caribbean and have been watching your videos for a while now and very impressed with your success. Your explanations are very simple and straight forward, Keep up the good work i am loving it.

I"m just getting started in hydroponic gardening. I've watched alot of youtube videos on NTS systems but your videos are hands down the best. I was curious if your selling your produce and if so do you have any suggestions on marketing to local restaurants/businesses? Thanks in advance for any advice! Keep up the great work with videos!

can you share what type of tomatoes you grow and what do you use to keep white flys and aphids away? thanks enjoy your vids!

Eight years later and it's still great and informative, Thanks

I look for your New videos everyday!!! I can only plant in soil but I look forward to the day I can move beyond the city slicker limit's to plant some serious crops, and build a Greenhouse to grow in other formats. Until that time, my poor little Garden is doing much better thanks to the good Advice. Thank you Bobby, and Lord willing, more videos will come!

mhpgardener: I have been trying to learn hydroponics gardening during these winter months on youtube, so as to be ready to start building a dutch bucket system as soon as the weather allows. Yours are by far the most useful and helpful instructional videos on this subject. You have that helpful tone in your videos that makes them most interesting and admirable. I intend in setup a 10-bucket system in my backyard this spring and have been collecting all the supplies that I would need. One question I have is about fertilizers. Instead of spending lot of money on General Hydroponics Flora series, I was wondering if, for growing tomatoes, I can start with Miracle Grow and modify it by adding a few additional items like Calcium, Magnesium, etc. to make it suitable for hydroponic tomatoes. Also, what if anything would I need to add to Miracle Grow for green leafy crops like herbs, lettuces, chard, etc. I would greatly appreciate any ideas, suggestions regarding this. Many thanks for taking the time to make and post these excellent instructional videos to help others.

Wow, that's awesome. Are you selling to farm markets?

Thank you for talking about parts used to make this. So many youtubers have these setup but never talk about what parts they use or how to get them.

This might be one of your best yet! you filled in alot of questions I had on your system.Thank you. keep them coming!

mphgardener: DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATED VIDEO ON Dutch Bucket Hydroponic Tomatoes FOR 2020 ?

great videos on a homemade hydroponic. How did you wrap the buckets so well with black plastic?

My hat is off to this guy. I casually purchased a few tomato plants recently and started getting really excited as I began to see some real yield. I stumbled upon this video while looking to find out what suckers are and what I should do with them. After watching these vids, my wife and I are now going to build a nice dutch bucket propagation system. We're not as advanced, so we're going with the Batos at first. That said, if everything works out, we will be moving to this guys strategy.

That's a great idea getting the kids involved. Gardening skills will be something that they can use the rest of their lives.

An aphid on the lens? Hmmm.... I told them to stay out of the picture. :)

What do you do about pollination. Bees or hand?

Thanks for this awesome video information. I’m just getting started for the first time with a greenhouse project and I wanna is the Dutch Bucket System for my tomatoes. Please continue putting out that valuable information for us newbies!!

The setup looks so neat which is intriguing as well. Simple and effective. Cool that the crop is all from sucker clones.

Thanks Mike, I'm just a regular country boy sharing what I do.... and having fun with the process.

MHP, your videos rock, some of the best on KZfaq. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences.... respect!

Thank you. It's a neat way to grow, something I really enjoy.

Great innovation, looking forward to adding this to our aquaponic farm soon. The green house plastic install worked wonderfully!

You should awarded for your additives. Thanks for all of your great videos

Cool. I'm glad the videos have been helpful. If you're just getting started, and the seedlings are growing well...you're off to a fast start.

You're welcome. It's nice to know the videos are helpful.

A great teacher. Well organized and well delivered.

I've been gardening all my life. I'm so excited to try this this spring. I'll have a rototiller for sale in the fall if I am successful. No more weeding or daily watering. Your videos are great. All of them !!! Michigan growing seasons are much shorter but I know I can do this. Thank You and keep up the good work.

LOL... I think we all have those memories. As they say " I ain't young as I used to be" ! Thanks.

Thanks, I'm hearing from a lot of people who are having quite a bit of success. It's a simple system that works very well.

I love your videos. I watch them over & over. Thank you!

Thanks for all the hard work and sharing all the useful information with us! Keep up the good work and love to watch your videos!

Thanks, I'm glad they've been helpful.

I like how you explain things to the point without much unnecessary chatter. Great video

Hey Bobby, 6 yrs ago when the 1st winter storm was bearing down on me I gathered the tomatos from my 1 cherry-roma plant. I broke the top off and put it in my basket. I cut it up into 5 stems when i got in the house and planted them in red cups. I have taken cuttings every year since and added an early girl 2 years ago. Also I have used the blue Walmart bags instead of the paint strainer. Getting good results. Thanks for your teaching lessons have learned so much from you. Thanks.

Bobby, you explain things so clearly that even I can understand it...lol. Thanks for doing what you do and teach us what you know. Take care.

Your skill, determination and hard work blows me away. And no detail left undone, right down to the reservoir with a cup holder. (lol)

Great video. Just made my first dutch buckets today. I have three that I am manually operating until I get the drain pipe and drip hoses in place. I am already impressed.

Great tips you have... will definitely make used some of your bucket idea for my hydroponics system. Thanks again.

Such a great video, still here years later!

Excellent & honest feedback and illustration Thanks a million

Thank you for putting in the time to share your knowledge. You explane things very well and the can do attitude is something that inspires me to experiment with my garden. Keep up the great work.

First off thank you for owning a tripod! Your videos are great. They are concise and informative. I'll keep my eye out for more. Cheers

you explain things so well even a dummy could do this!! so many people are really boring, but not you!! your the best!! thank you so much.

You are so blessed; those plants look great. I really enjoy your videos; you explain what you do so clearly and I always learn something from watching. Thanks

Extremely helpful and you keep it simple. Thank you for your videos.

Thanks for posting, Brother. Had this basic set-up in mind. I see yours is working great. Moving forward with my build and looking forward to your posts. Again, Thanks.

God bless you, brother! Thank you for these videos and for making things simple.

Your Dutch bucket videos are about 10 years old as II view them. I would like to commend you, however, on your excellent presentation and straightforward instructions. I have viewed two of your Dutch bucket videos over the past year and this spring. I will be building my own system. With the information you have laid out I am very confident I’m going to have a great crop of tomatoes. I’ll be doing beef steak tomatoes, as well as Cherokee purple. Thank you once again for your excellent presentation and straightforward instructions. These videos give great confidence to the beginner. God bless !

The internet tomato council decided to serve me this content today...March 2021. Growing tomatoes like apple trees or grape vines totally envious! Really Enjoyed the tips and encouragement! Thank you!

I started my tomato seeds today for what I'll be growing outside. I'm not rushing things like I did last year. Older and wiser. :)

Thanks for sharing your time and techniques with the world .Keep it up

I have learned more on your hydroponic video than all I have watched. I highly recommend your KZfaq channel. Thanks again Bruce

You are doing a great job. Thanks for all the great tips.

Dude you are awesome. I love BLT and your setup and tips are great

I always love that I learn something knew with each video I watch of yiurs! Thank uou!

Great Video !!!! Very informative. I really, really like the way you have this setup. Thanks for sharing.

This solves many problems. Thank you!

You are on a mission brother. I don't know what the end result will be but, it's going to be fantastic. I am so happy that things are working so good. Did you guy get a lot of snow yesterday. I'm in northern Maryland and we were spared.You have really inspired me to do better with my garden. Thanks Bobby and God Bless.

love the way you present thinks,

awesome video from a down to earth gardener..you rock man

Thanks.... I dont have 12 inches of fall until the reservoir is almost empty. I'll keep this in mind when I get ready to build another setup.

I absolutely love this system. I have had a 7 bucket system running now for 4 days and the plants have nearly doubled in size. One of my plants is a clone and it is lagging behind, but showing growth also. I will keep adding buckets as time permits and hopefully get to 40-50 this year. Next year there will be no dirt tomatoes, only dutch buckets.