Growing cucumbers in barrels. Ep. 13

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Gardening With Leon

6 жыл бұрын

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@JM-zq9em 3 жыл бұрын

I watch a lot of channels on KZfaq for gardening. I got to say when I hear Leon talk it's like hearing n the preacher talk. Clearly a commercial grower with decades of experience. Thanks again Leon

@terrybrady1644 5 ай бұрын

Watched this 5 years ago 😀 been doing this ever since 😊 thank you 😊

@montipoulson491 3 жыл бұрын

Leon, You're a Rock Star to us novice! Thank You sooo much

@crowgirl1326 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your gift of knowledge, Leon. What a blessing.

@carolstombaugh3553 5 жыл бұрын

hope you are feeling better Mr.Leon!! and out of the hospital!! very good information that you put out there, love cucumbers ALOT!! you take care sir!!!

@idealdirecthomeimprovement1639 4 жыл бұрын

You’re a great man! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and knowledge!

@lindalong321 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos to share your knowledge

@debbielinpollard8037 5 жыл бұрын

Mr Leon thank you very much for your videos. Now I know what I have been doing wrong all these years. I just found your video today. Sir thank you very much and Bless You.

@rebeccasanford8607 5 жыл бұрын

Howdy from East Texas. Came to your channel from the Arms videos. Love you both! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would like to bring my young Grandson up to see your Greenhouses!

@davidbradley3074 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making your videos! I enjoy everyone them!

@normawingo5116 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve had great success with Kratky growing and Masterblend fertilizer. Thanks great video. I have a bunch of those barrels too.🤔

@tljparker1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Leon!!! I'm getting everything together to try this out!!! I found the fertilizer and growing instructions by searching Dr. Kratky's information!!!! Whooohooo!!! Thanks again!!!

@donnamasonbrown4119 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing this with me 💖 from texas. I will be trying what you got. It's so awesome. God bless you Sir

@lynnevans7700 5 жыл бұрын

This is incredible,Great job. Thanks for sharing.

@bradl4660 5 жыл бұрын

Leon I just wanna thank you for teaching me how to grow cucumbers and no another way I want to try your method of growing them in the barrel I found you through Arms family homestead

@opalvalentine3330 5 жыл бұрын

I just found your KZfaq channel and I just love you you are the sweetest thing God bless you for what you're doing trying to show people how to grow their food you are a blessing I just love you

@jessies3236 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing I look forward to trying this as soon as I can!!

@spindlespringsranch3108 5 жыл бұрын

So glad I found your channel. Houston sent me. Hope you are feeling better.

@jaswas77 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Thank you so much for you amazing videos and lessons.

@caroltownsend2722 5 жыл бұрын

Mr Leon Thank u thank u thank u You are my favorite and I watch You over and over You are a wonderful person To share your knowledge with Me and everyone like you do. May God bless you and Jesus Take care of you. If you just say his name on your Vidios it would be a great Witness.

@smilealong1 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very interesting method. Came over from Arms and home you are released from hospital by now.

@livinglife8333 5 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel better soon Mr, Leon, Houston and his daddy sent me over here, I pray your heart evens out quick. God bless. Oh yes I’m going to give your Barrel method a try next year, I can’t send to keep the pests away from things I plant in the ground. Not just the furry kind but my little two legged ones as well 🤣😂😉👍🏻

@patrickbear7261 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Leon, saw you on Arms Family Homestead just now and thought i would check you out and i subscribed because i like what you are doing, i will show this to my grandson who would like to start gardening, he will love this.

@rayschrum5855 5 жыл бұрын

Patric B

@dukeman7595 4 жыл бұрын

Sure makes a difference thanks for the schooling Leon..

@ShalomShalom2023 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge!

@sue28877 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Leon. Came from Daniel Arms

@rkorsberg 5 жыл бұрын

Daniel and Houston said you were visiting the hospital....Sorry to hear that, get well soon.

@andregeorgescu4399 5 жыл бұрын

HELLO MATE! GREAT WORK AND VIDEO! THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND SPENDING THE TIME WITH YOUR KNOWLEDGEABLE GARDENING TIPS! CHEERS ANDRE GEORGESCU OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA...🦊🦊🦊 KEEP WELL MY FRIEND.🤠

@tammynevil2422 4 жыл бұрын

Love learn from you! May God richly bless you!!!!

@Eagles0690 5 жыл бұрын

I’m trying this. Had mine growing about 2-3 weeks. So far, so good....it growing down the side of the barrel and I have several tiny cucumbers starting.

@KB-ld7jw 2 жыл бұрын

Getting rid of the raised beds and going thjs route. This is genius! Thank you sir.

@stevesyoutubechannel1604 Жыл бұрын

I tryed it with a ec of 40 but i think it was too strong because all the small fruit fell off ive now dropped it to a ec of 20 and its looking better

@jgjg3848 5 жыл бұрын

This is amazing. Thanks for the knowledge.

@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180 2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing method. I can’t wait to experiment with this next season

@lilahnewton7940 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have learned so much from watching your videos. I continue to learn. Can't wait to meet you at the meet and greet and learn some more. Bless you and you take care.

@jba36420 5 жыл бұрын

Houston Arms sent me over to your site. He was very concerned about your hospitalization and hoping you got well soon. Decided to subscribe.

@cindyjohnson5242 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯 % awesome!! Thank you very much!

@virginiareid5336 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this method.

@GardeningwithLadyCheryl 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I’m been thinking about growing this way. Thanks for sharing.

@Tyrashabrooks 5 жыл бұрын

Cheryl’s Organic Food Forest its easy I've been playing with it for about two years Now and im well stocked on my hydroponic fertilizer thats the most expensive thing if you gonna do it right you should try it i can point you in the right direction

@MaryDavidson911 4 жыл бұрын

Leon, first, bless your heart. Thank you thank you thank you. Your time is so very much appreciated. Can you do this method outside in the garden? Like setting the barrels in the garden and proceed with everything else? I don’t have a greenhouse is why I’m wondering. God bless you!

@thomastessin1663 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Leon.

@cindy25sawyer1 5 жыл бұрын

enjoy all you videos enjoy learning

@buggyridge Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Cannot wait to try this method.

@snowythings5567 4 жыл бұрын

Leon Deserves more subscribes he so wholesome

@vincegordon3394 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Thank you!

@killerkane1957 5 жыл бұрын

Disregard my earlier comment. I did some quick research and found more detail. I will be giving this a try!! Thanks!

@debbiebittner8125 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Leon. Hope you are doing well. I also have come over from Arm’s family Homestead

@filipinonurseretireshome4864 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up Sir! Thank you.

@northeasttexasgardener Жыл бұрын

Kratky on large scale. Awesome.

@brandonrunyon2984 5 жыл бұрын

For those looking for the fertilizer recipe, here’s an actual paper from BA Kratky. It’s pretty clear what you need to do: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/HG-44.pdf

@cindyjohnson5242 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@leopardwoman38 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you or sharing! 👍👍👍😀🌱🌱🌱

@VanessaVasquez09 Жыл бұрын

🎉

@paulmangwengwe9284 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. It answered my long time question of how many cucumbers one plant can produce. Guess i can work with 8 to 10.

@CT808 3 жыл бұрын

Aloha from Hawaii! Gonna check out that UH resource you mentioned.

@andreaducharme1998 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I didn't know you could grow cukes like that!!!!!

@barbaraturner864 4 жыл бұрын

Get better soon,we all miss you

@duanehamdorf2228 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks leon for all you do, when you put the pot in the barrel do you make the holes bigger in the pot,also what's the fertilizer recipe?

@annamarkham-roberts4304 4 жыл бұрын

Love your containers of Red, White, & Blue... Tomatoes, and cucumbers ... I can't stand the waxy feel of store bought cucumbers, it cardboard taste of store bought tomatoes...

@chickencoop4439 6 жыл бұрын

WOW! Thanks!

@madmaxxmad2 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Leon

@christdriven8790 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!!!

@802louis 4 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍👍👍

@VanessaVasquez09 Жыл бұрын

I like this idea

@dylanfixico4282 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Leon

@railroadtrash09 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@larisakoch422 4 жыл бұрын

WOW, Thank you.

@davidhale8461 4 жыл бұрын

What is the fertilizer combination do you use ? Thanks for the video. Well done.

@DustySmalls 5 жыл бұрын

My grandpa says Hi-why-ya the exact same way as Leon.

@juliefromgeorgia9884 5 жыл бұрын

this is fascinating.

@papirojo4228 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve only ever done the Kratky method in mason jars. I may have to buy a couple of barrels and try some cucs.

@tjsna5 5 жыл бұрын

Leon the only secret to growing this way is the fertilizer mix utilized. Can you expand on the ferts used. My original comment on this subject is now over a month old and most comments after are asking the same thing. PLEASE expand on the ferts.

@itzybitzy479 3 жыл бұрын

Check out episode 86. He's mentioned it in a few other videos as well. Hope that helps 🙂

@amykinnell2837 5 жыл бұрын

Found your channel from Arms Family Homestead. Thank you for sharing all your gardening knowledge. Do you just fertilize when you set up the barrel or throughout the season?

@brismith70 5 жыл бұрын

For cucumbers, the water and fertilizer in the barrel will last for the whole growing season. For other vegetables and other sized containers, you may need to refill your reservoir.

@jlwhiteside63 5 жыл бұрын

So I think my I’ll try this with squash and just maybe Pumpkins

@donnafancher4579 2 жыл бұрын

Hi leon what would be a good picking cucumber to grow hydroponically. I live in alabama and my kids love me making pickles. Thank you for your advice and your showes.

@debrabeam5474 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@jefflomax9782 5 жыл бұрын

thank you

@larryparish5984 5 жыл бұрын

Leon, what kind of fertilizer do you use & is it natural ?

@indigoblue4791 5 жыл бұрын

Visiting from Arm's family homestead. Would the same system work for tomatoes? Great video, I've plenty of room for barrel gardening. Thank you for this idea Leon. 😊

@brismith70 5 жыл бұрын

Dr. Kratky has grown tomatoes using this method. Check out his KZfaq channel or his research papers at the University of Hawaii. His KZfaq channel is dakineapproaches. Since tomatoes are a longer season crop than cucumbers, though, you will need to refill your water and fertilizer reservoir at some point or at several points.

@cindyjohnson5242 2 жыл бұрын

@Brian Smith thank you very much. I had that question also!

@rickyvinzant2595 5 жыл бұрын

Hello I hope you get better soon

@cliffholmes5184 4 жыл бұрын

what was the fertilizer you mixed into the water in the barrel?

@eleven903 5 жыл бұрын

Oh gosh, I see that you have been sick for a while. I am hoping you are back soon. Best WOW look at the roots on that Cuc plant! haha. question for you Leon. Do you use any little friendly buggies in your garden? Any ladybugs, any fliers? I was always taught by my Father that the plants need the contact from other forms of life. In the sense of pollinating, but also for various little known or understood reasons. Just wondering what your thoughts are on that.

@revamcconnell470 5 жыл бұрын

Do you add fertilizer every day or add the amount of fertilizer for the quantity of water in the barrel?

@bevrobinson9505 5 жыл бұрын

Watched the self wicking video on planting. My question is when do you put water in the milk containers. They were put in the bottom of the blue container then the soil was put in then the plants. When do you put water in the milk containers so it will self wick? Before the dirt or with the OFC pipe or when? Still a little confused.

@irq001 2 жыл бұрын

How to you clean the drum of roots after growing season is over, if it has a 4" hole only at the top ?

@toddyoung9197 5 жыл бұрын

Praying for you

@FlutyLickHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my we’ve got to try that system and those cucumbers! What kind of fertilizer do you mix in it

@brandonrunyon2984 5 жыл бұрын

For those looking for the fertilizer recipe, here’s an actual paper from BA Kratky. It’s pretty clear what you need to do: www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/HG-44.pdf

@loriholman6125 4 жыл бұрын

😘Thank You❣😘

@allgreenchannel2968 4 жыл бұрын

Intresting growing method

@julianoakes2047 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I live in Canada where the growing season is short if there is any way to help grow fast and productive I am looking for it.

@kenthector2295 4 жыл бұрын

O. K

@mooseknuckle8334 4 жыл бұрын

Hydroponics is the way to go.

@bummblebreez3798 3 жыл бұрын

Creating an optimum environment tailored to your target plant will result in fast growth and high productivity for example peppers ideal grow temps are between 20-26 degrees celcius, 14-16 hours per day of full sun, the optimum relative humidity is no lower than 50% and no higher than 70% and it requires deep loose soil which is well drained and rich in organic matter. I tried a grow tent and was absolutely amazed at the speed of growth and productivity. Want to try a green house next.

@teresabanther1794 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to have your barrel under some visquenn or some type of cover to keep it from overheating

@arfarms5711 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!!

@elieeid8865 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing us your project, i have a question, why my water became green??? It's normal, or i miss mixing my nutritions

@opensageoutdoors374 2 жыл бұрын

Can you grow anything else besides cucumber? Like tomatoes or peppers. Thank you for the info.

@travisgeorge7602 5 жыл бұрын

what is the ph of the water? how many ppm tds or ec?

@johnstevens5861 4 жыл бұрын

what is the mix for the fert for 50 gal drums for cucumbers

@tanyahinde9274 4 ай бұрын

I watched your video on hydroponic cucumbers and have been doing it ever since going on 3rd year. I tried to find a spot where I could send you a picture of my cuke leaves to see if you can tell me what was going on with them.

@brianleslie1876 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of for allies or do you use for cucumbers you said water and fertilizer

@phil.paulastocks2276 5 жыл бұрын

Do you need a greenhouse for growing this way or would this work on an open porch or patio?

@RobertMacCready 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I tried lettuce in a ball jar and only had a little success. I love cukes so this looks like a great idea. Just have to know where to get a barrel like you got, what additives and amount, and do you ever add water. THANKD LEON!!! Woops!!! just noticed it's a 3 year old video. Probably won't get a reply.

@cindyjohnson5242 2 жыл бұрын

Look on Craigslist list. 55 gal food grade barrels.