How (Not) to Grow Hydroponic Tomatoes...

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Hoocho fails yet again. But the beauty of failure is that it allows us to learn from our failure and grow as a person...
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@ancient_gamerr 3 жыл бұрын

It’s only through failure we learn. Keep up the good work and cudos for sharing ”failure” videos👍

@darrenmurray861 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve always had pretty good results with Toms in a Kratky system in my garden in the UK. I manage 4 or 5 in one 20l box with canes stuck in to the lid for support. I must try Dutch buckets though, maybe in my garage with lights.

@atomizer2665 3 жыл бұрын

You must have been topping it up twice a day. I use chains and cable ties to support my tom plants, much stronger than any commercially available tomato clip.

@UrbanWindowFarmer 3 жыл бұрын

Quality hydroponic gardening video. You always have valuable information to share! Continuing to follow your channel! 🌿🌵🥒🌾🌱🍃

@HogdaddyGlenn 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the time lapse video on the tomato plants drinking and being thirsty of your res supply. Nice work Hoocho!

@davek9384 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate these videos. To a large extent, my first season of outdoor vegetable gardening here in the New Mexico high desert at times seemed to consist of feeding the local wildlife population. Not much net yield of lettuce, tomatoes and chile peppers. Having better luck indoors so far this Fall. So many gardening videos focus on "perfect" results... It's good to see that one is not alone in the "learning by failure" mode you mentioned. Thanks for these entertaining and informative videos!

@kevinbarnes133 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for showing that. Great lesson for , as I was about to start nft tomatoes. You saved me the trouble!

@bbarney6139 3 жыл бұрын

We did exactly the same thing, but indoors. We didn't have the pest problem but the root rot & fungus was bad. We now have a new batch in buckets with dowels supporting them. They are blooming now, can't wait to make salsa!

@falsefortune7726 11 ай бұрын

love the "here chick chick chick" SPLAT"

@daak1234 3 жыл бұрын

So happy to read or view your trials n tribulations in growing hydroponicly. I’m currently setting up the NFT system to grow tomatoes , iv already a large pieces of wire mesh setup for the tomato’s support. It’s gunna be a real feat in growing veggies up here in NW of WA. But like you I love a challenge.but Bunnings is about 600km away.

@linacapital2062 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos, A quick question. What if you use 6inch pipe and a line tied upwards to (i) provide more support and (ii) allow it to grow upwards?

@8ank3r Жыл бұрын

Don't be too hard on yourself. If you don't ever fail, you aren't trying hard enough.

@MsSAinyourFace 3 жыл бұрын

Painful! What a loss but also a gain of super valuable learning...

@benthere8051 3 жыл бұрын

I think you still need to support the pipes in the center, even if you only grow leafy greens in them. Those root systems were massive. The Dutch bucket system is decidedly better for your larger plants. Thanks for sharing.

@RoadRashSpirit 3 жыл бұрын

Must of missed it in your earlier videos, but was wondering how often your pump runs. Is it continuous or do you run it x many times per day for the dutch buckets? Great videos :-)

@stevef.m.2188 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hoocho ,Very cool video .Hoocho have you visited commercial hydroponic farms ,You will see how they grow different spices ,Hope it helps

@displacedtexan6114 3 жыл бұрын

Hey brother, looking good and it's a pain but have you tried the Florida Weave method for securing your plants? With the length of your runs, it may be beneficial to you. Love the channel

@gardnep 3 жыл бұрын

I think Guyra tomato farm uses a nft system in their extensive glasshouses and they grow a couple of semi loads a day. The plants are supported on a wire that is adjusted daily.

@accidentallyfasting5768 3 жыл бұрын

My DWC maters were growing well and ripening nicely, then today its 29 degrees F. w. t. f. On another note, I've been thinking about running my nft in shorter, 1 meter-ish pipes, and laying them pretty close to the ground, maybe knee height. Did you set up yours at that height to prevent animal access?

@shaun5916 3 жыл бұрын

I’m growing nft cherry tomatoes atm, working fine so far, just need to train /support them on something and have smaller plants either side

@gardnep 3 жыл бұрын

I am only a new tomato grower but Dutch bucket is the way to go with toms. They need to be grown supported up a wire. There are plenty of tube videos that show you. It works.

@accidentallyfasting5768 3 жыл бұрын

My friend worked on a farm for a few years. When my tomatoes were being eaten by caterpillars and things last year. He told me to spray the plants with water and a few drops of sesame oil and dawn soap. That stopped all the bugs and things from attacking my plants.

@fleaniswerkhardt4647 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Are you in the temperate , sub tropic or tropical zone ? BTW, you were incorrect at 00:40 - . '...antechinus which is a local rat we have in Australia...' Antechinus are not types of rats or even rodents. They're tiny marsupials.

@davidthomas1375 3 жыл бұрын

I have a guide wire above my NFT and tie my tomatoes up.

@Hedgehodge- 3 жыл бұрын

is that were Rapunzel kept her hair?

@scubieman 3 жыл бұрын

Can you grow these indoors? Im trying but know NOTHING about growing tomtatoes indoors.

@johnduong2710 3 жыл бұрын

I have 8 tomatoes in my DWC and for 2 weeks, not topping up any water vs my NFT, 10L a day.

@harryme472 3 жыл бұрын

Just the yield is impressive Hoocho. The other stuff , well details..... One BIG question for you , and anyone that has ever grown Tomatoes Hydropinically : Have you ever grown a tomato ( hydroponically ) that actually tastes like a tomato ? Every single commercially grown tomato I have purchased , no matter what price point , has tasted like crap.

@atomizer2665 3 жыл бұрын

I grow mine aeroponically outdoors every year and they taste as good if not better than the ones grown in soil. The overpriced tasteless rubbish supermakets sell are completely different..

@TheAwesomeArcane 3 жыл бұрын

I've built a system just like this on half an A-frame leaning against a wall. Will be growing jalapenos in it. Should be fine, right?

@bdhaliwal88 3 жыл бұрын

Would you be able to post some pics, Redhardt? I'm going to start building an A-frame hydroponic system shortly.

@TheAwesomeArcane 3 жыл бұрын

I figured if I want to expand, I can just add another 2 frames and channels. This is still a WIP, but you should be able to see where I'm going with it.

@14chstr 3 жыл бұрын

I also failed my first hydroponic tomatoes. I am here to know what I did wrong

@michaelpye5972 3 жыл бұрын

I had fruit fly problem too, but local produce store guy sold me a fruit fly trap and no more fruit fly.

@benthere8051 3 жыл бұрын

I've had tremendous success with the yellow glue traps.

@michaelpye5972 3 жыл бұрын

I found the auto pots are best for tomatoes

@johntherock3552 2 жыл бұрын

PVC pipes easily bed with temp. Blame Bunnings. And don't waste those green tomatoes again - we make chutney - its great.

@chadtitan4159 3 жыл бұрын

All in all the tomato 🍅 plants still grew big and strong 💪. So what about the yield as you are still experimenting. More experiments to come I hope.

@robertpyrosthenes1092 3 жыл бұрын

I use these with some construction string and a frame to hold the weight of the plants. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C6PEW28?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

@mikeyroy 3 жыл бұрын

You can edit your timelapses with a script so you only show the daytime portions. If you export your movie to individually named images with the datetime in the filename you can use the filtering portion of the script on this page www.mikeyroy.com/2014/06/29/long-term-daytime-only-timelapse-on-android/ to automatically sort the images. Then you can import all the good images back in to movie editing software and merge them back to a movie.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Ah cheers, I left them in because I thought people might like chunks cut out of the time stamps. Would make for a nicer watch though.