Hydroponic Strawberries, Hooch Adapter 3D Print Design Prototype & Updates

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This is an update video.
Hoochos explores the worlds of Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Permaculture, Homesteading, Fermentation, Technology Vanlife and DIY Builds to look at the world through a larger lens that can incorporate the best of everything into a rich and rewarding lifestyle.
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@fizzymilk2528 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even growing anything anymore and still love watching these vids

@samsam296 3 жыл бұрын

3d printing and hydroponics.. exactly the journey am on - keep it coming man, you are inspiring my projects over here.

@CBsGreenhouseandGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job done making these. Very happy Mike sent me over. Loving your work!!

@krisr8442 3 жыл бұрын

You did it!!!! Yay!!!! Love your vids!!!

@SteveMac. 3 жыл бұрын

You are doing some amazing work Hoocho. Watching from the 🇺🇸. One day, I am going to share some pics of my system you helped motivate me to do. Thanks!

@KeepOnGrowin 3 жыл бұрын

Hooch!!!!!!!! So awesome brother! I love the Hooch bucket! I am going to do a video on you, love what you are doing!!! Rock on and Keep on Growin'!😎👍🌿🌱

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike! Look forward to it. 😄

@jayjayskampjes9354 3 жыл бұрын

100% amazing. Hooch is on fire!!

@bigdogdazza Жыл бұрын

Love your channel! Has inspired me to start my own small hobby farm. Have even bought a printer and printing your creations to help with costs. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. A true blue champion 👍🌱🇦🇺

@RangerRob 3 жыл бұрын

Really like your walk around videos

@2-trueman918 3 жыл бұрын

I like this style of video, A bit of everything 👍👍

@beatdownjar 3 жыл бұрын

.8mm nozzles are the way to go for large prints! Super strong and fast :D Love how you're including 3d printing and hydroponics. Ive been messing around with making my own Mason Jar 3d printable lids for DWC.

@jmgraydz Жыл бұрын

I like 1.2 millimeter. You can literally do vasemode.

@suburbanhomesteaderwy-az 3 жыл бұрын

Love the strawberries. Very interesting with the potatoes.

@stevef.m.2188 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hoocho

@stambo1983 3 жыл бұрын

Kick ass content man.

@serialcleaner6487 3 жыл бұрын

Great Idea the adaptor.

@vansgardens2304 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I use railing planters with net cups in the middle. Works very much like your Hooch buckets, but easier for those of us who aren’t 3D print savvy.

@3quipt077 Жыл бұрын

Aquanet hairspray on the print bed is #1!!!!

@heatherneilson5501 Жыл бұрын

My husband puts down wide painters tape on his print bed to easily remove things. He has to replace it now and again, but it is what has worked for him.

@renatel5294 3 жыл бұрын

Heyy, quality content, I'll definitely try to setup a balcony type hydroponics system soon. Stringing can also be decreased by lowering your overall printing temperature, I see a range of 230-250 is recommended for PETG but you could even go to 225 to try it on a stringing test. Besides that retraction is also a good setting to tweak. Making retraction distance a little higher and/or making retraction speed higher

@Gizmomac Жыл бұрын

When I'm printing I'm usually using glass print bed and cover it masking tape. It helps to stick the plastic faster at the start and super easy to remove it.

@GrypMySlang 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome content man. Just a tip for the stringing, Look into the calibration addon in Cura slicer. It helped me as a noob a lot with the stringing and also getting the right temps for the filament.

@beneveritt2720 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I recommend using a tempered glass bed, with hair spray applied beforehand to easily removed a high adhesion print. Also its best to keep the glass panel heated on the bed and using a spatula to slowly pry off the print

@fishmoding 3 жыл бұрын

at 17:20 if youre using the CURA slicer you can turn on "coasting" which basically retracts the filament a little bit earlier than the end of the print line thing so that there is no filament coming out of the nozzle as soon as the line is finished. Either that or you can try turn down your temperature. Idk much about PETG but you could also try a temp tower to pin down your exact temperature.

@MrRolweh 3 жыл бұрын

I have my strawberries in a DWC system and there making very well.

@kinderdm 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video. So many points that fit my interests with hydroponics and 3d printing. Thanks for sharing it all. I had a suggestion in regards to the wiggle room for the last print. If you drill your hole larger, as you mentioned earlier in the video for allowing more room for the roots, then you also don't have to worry about leaving that extra wiggle for off center holes as the extra hole clearance is now the wiggle room. Might help to keep them a bit more stable as they could hug the gutter tighter, which would be especially useful in the suspended system. Keep up the great ideas.

@johnharris2683 Жыл бұрын

Love the mic !!! 🎤🎙️ lol

@112345676543211 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hoocho, I love your videos. They inspired me to start my NFT. I run a small 3D print farm (5 printers) at my work in a warehouse, so I think you shed is fine My experience is that water isn't as big of an issue as people make it out to be. I don't bother storing them in bags with desiccant and filament dryers are a waste of money. When printing PETG (and pretty much anything else) I find that temperature is the most important thing. PETG will clog up if its too cool or too hot. It's usually fine to print on the open frame printer in the day but you should consider enclosing that shelving to maintain the temp especially overnight. I have done it and it made a big difference. For your stringing issue you do need to increase the retraction amount. Download a stringing test model from thingiverse and do some test prints to dial it in. Put gluestick down on the bed to create a barrier between the plate and print. It's not for adhesion it makes it easier to get off. A bit of water will also break down the glue if it is really stuck too.

@AWildNoodle 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it is relevent anymore due to the upload date but combing is a method i use in cura settings to eliminate stringing on prints. combing basically makes the printer 'wipe' the nozzle by moving into interior geometry before retracting or going to its next travel point.

@danielbright5500 3 жыл бұрын

I 3d printed some net cups with a large diameter hole in the center so my rockwool was supported, I just stuck the roots through that hole

@Unseen_Onzo 3 жыл бұрын

i found your channel because of your video about the tower grow system, I find PETG is naturally more stringy than PLA, retraction setting can help a lot use prusaslicer to edit your retraction setting there are good vids on youtube to help, but also use a heatgun and a scraper to easy-clean that stringing

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Ah cheers! Good tip

@domenicozagari2443 2 жыл бұрын

Try the 0.4 filament, that maybe too big. The base of the machine is pretty good to separate the objects.

@serendipitynz 11 ай бұрын

best way to pollinate tomatoes by hand is with a c tuning fork ( vibration mimics bumble bees) or an electric toothbrush.

@hitch4526 2 жыл бұрын

For your retraction settings with PETG: Set your travel speeds as high as the printer can reliably/repeatably handle. I have my retraction/recovery speed set to 1200 & 600 mm/min, and the distance set to 6 mm with 0.1mm extra. I prefer to print most things on PEI. A razor blade rocking back and forth to get a spatula underneath can make for an easier removal.

@DemoniWaari 3 жыл бұрын

Stringing is quite normal for petg but you can mitigate it with increasing retraction. All slicers should have a "retraction distance" somewhere there and you should start to increase that. Another possibility is moisture. If you get moisture in your petg then it tends to string more. One solution is to use a "dry box" for your filaments. Where basically you just have a box from which the filament is pulled from. The box is either heated or just has moisture absorbing bags in it. If you google 3d printing dry box you will find a lot of options, DIY or bought. Also a short blast from a heat gun removes strings pretty effectively.

@mikeparker2520 Жыл бұрын

The Hooch platform would work well with grow bags... bags are reportedly better for rooting than buckets are. No need for full solid bases either (less filament)- bags work because they "air prune" roots

@Typical-gamer-dad 3 жыл бұрын

To fix the stringing in your prints, you need to adjust your retraction. You prob want to add some retraction so there’s less filament when the nozzle head needs to move. Also, use glass on your print bed, and use hairspray to make it stick. Works wonders.

@MrBigedtc 3 жыл бұрын

I use cut pool noodles to hold my Strawberries in the NFT.

@ConstanceCox 3 жыл бұрын

Are they a safe enough material to do that? Some of those plastics/foams leach chemicals.

@jamess1787 3 жыл бұрын

@@ConstanceCox they're blown polyethylene to form that shape and texture. You might have other plastics where you live, but try and find PE, PE is 'food grade'.

@elhe573 3 жыл бұрын

Nice patatos hooch!

@paulrossell4884 Жыл бұрын

Maybe a quick hand flamer would get rid of that string stuff quick. Outside though the vapors would be harsh.

@pierreshasta1480 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, As I said in my first comment, the system seems interesting, but if I think it is original, I wonder what it can bring more to the simple NFT net pot. Personally, I grow my strawberry plants directly in 6.5 cm net pots. For some of them I use coconut coir, for others, clay balls or a simple net pot foam. All three supports give excellent results.

@elhe573 3 жыл бұрын

Changeing up the nft game 🎮. Your fucking genius man..

@pcastiglione411 Жыл бұрын

Glass bed will help with releasing print

@cjmcadams4817 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there, Mike VanDuzee from keep on growing told us to check you out. I am just learning the wicken tubes and a Krackey (I know I butchered the spelling but hopefully you know what I'm trying to say) I tried a planter last year but messed up a step and things didn't go very well. So I am going to try again this year and thinking on trying out some regular hydroponics.

@alexanderdrechsel6858 3 жыл бұрын

I combat stringing with lower temperature. Also using petg and a simple temp tower (that you can find on thingiverse) is all you need

@giles1962 Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to get a 3-D printer, and seeing your 3-D Projects just makes me more enthusiastic. So, do you have any recommendations for 3-D Printer brands and models, as well as the printing area size I should be looking for? Thanks in advance. 😊

@IAMGiftbearer Жыл бұрын

I like your design but how about creating a short tube on top of the base piece that sticks through the hole in the pot to stabilize it rather than gluing it to the bottom. That way one could take the pot on and off as needed.

@dorianmccarthy7602 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding the stringing in your prints. Two things that i've found reduce/eliminate that is to increase 'Retraction Distance' as its called in cura (By small amounts), and recursively decrease the print temperature by no more than a couple of degrees at a time, until you find the bare minimum print temperature for that specific plastic type from that specific supplier.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

I was afraid this was the case. Sounds tedious hahah

@toyotaboyhatman 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hoocho no it's super easy.. I use simplify3d slicer and it's the first tab. I assumed the default settings for my specific printer would be setup correctly (6mm retraction), but then I read with bowden drive you may need as much as 15mm retraction. Soon as I went to 12mm no more stringing on ANY prints.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

@@toyotaboyhatman yeah mine is already set on 6.5… so I may need to up it.

@turbo-treesloth 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hoocho in Cura there is a plugin to create a test tower, each segment will be different settings like temp or retraction. So just printing the tower on a new spool should make it less of a tedious chore.

@rscholly 3 жыл бұрын

You need to invest in a WhamBam printing build plate for your printers... Easy to remove prints.

@LithiumLogica 3 жыл бұрын

You could also modify the wicking part of the adapter* to be removable if you want it to be something you can swap out or change to allow for different designs/replacements for deeper, more shallow channels. Make clips or threads or something to make that piece removable/swappable. *Edited for clarity.

@kozamernik83 Жыл бұрын

Hello. Your method is very interesting. Have you ever tried tu use clay pebbles for media? What kind of fertilizers do you use for cultivation? Bio, branded, etc.. Thank you

@MichaelVanecekAuthor 3 жыл бұрын

Try using a sonic toothbrush (the back) to vibrate the tomato flowers. There are purpose-made vibrators, but a cheap sonic toothbrush does the same thing. It vibrates the pollen out of the flowers into a little cloud around the cluster of flowers.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

I will do this.

@tobimai4843 3 жыл бұрын

Prusa printers have a Powder coated steel sheet as build plate, removing PETG is easy there. Maybe such a plate also exists for Ender

@privatelyplaylisted 3 жыл бұрын

Have you had any issues with sediment/algae build up in the 3d printed parts? I've heard it can cause issues in the long run. I've had problems with stringing before - enabling retraction and retraction at layer change will help if it's not already enabled. Bump up the retraction distance by a few mm at a time and hopefully that should sort it :)

@eddieyu80 2 жыл бұрын

Simply double layer your PVC pipes top and bottom. Lower one as water reservoir and top as NFT filled with coco. Place extra net cup on top dipping into lower one to suck water up.

@Bee_Cathy Жыл бұрын

Can you share how you secure the tomatoes to the string system. Thank you.

@dennisaustin6401 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. Do you have a link to buy or description on how you made the rain gutter down spout end caps?

@aggness860 Жыл бұрын

To avoid stringing, find that goldilocks temperature...usually higher than when using PLA...Also, you have to slow down the print speed.

@midknightmist 2 жыл бұрын

Level your bed!

@davidkru3021 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Looking into building a system myself. Do you have any reservations about the plastics you use with regards to food safety?

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

My perspective is: I don’t question the safety of (usually recycled plastic) growers pots used to grow food crops. Why would I question hydroponic plastics under the same environmental conditions.

@MrPilcher1 2 жыл бұрын

Tomatotes oare wind polinated for sure I use a large fan on a timer to do my polination

@antoniosanford4675 3 жыл бұрын

Since you live in Australia, have you ever considered using stingless native bees as pollinators. They are excellent for that in greenhouses.

@markfarrelly925 3 жыл бұрын

As usual really interesting. I was wondering where on earth do you live, it never seems to be winter? But the sugar cane mulch kind of answered that :)

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Land of the Cane Toad hahaha

@sappir26 2 жыл бұрын

Self pollinating varieties are a better option for greenhouse growing. Where can I purchase the houch bucket system?

@johnjay2865 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had good luck with half strength nutes! See Harley Smith. Master of hydro IMO.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m aiming for 1.0 for strawbs

@samljer Жыл бұрын

you could just add walls to the adapter and make it the only piece you need. forget being an adapter. make it the whole piece. it doesnt need to be a "bowl" just make the walls vertical

@johnmcginnis5201 2 жыл бұрын

No beer? :)

@petercassidy6525 3 жыл бұрын

just wondering what kind of tap are you using to tie up your tomato's

@gamecomp2489 2 жыл бұрын

I see a lot of commercial growers using coco and perlite and then some sort of drainage system for strawberries. Does this produce more yield or is it because nft is more expensive?

@dewaldnaude268 2 жыл бұрын

Use a glue stick on the bed before you print, will make PETG easier to remove.

@t.megoldbullforex 9 ай бұрын

how frequently do you change your coco mix for tomatos

@mfrederikson 3 жыл бұрын

I just set on water with the same watercooker and was confused why its already done...

@rodsnoventa611 2 жыл бұрын

Se puede hacer con el tabaco? Hydroponic Tobacco???

@j.4941 Жыл бұрын

No need to print TPU pucks - just buy a pool noodle, cut it in sclices and cut a slot in each. One pool noodle will be enought for half your system.

@forgotmypassword2804 Жыл бұрын

May I ask whats the best dry nutrients for strawberry? Thanks

@ninalm7023 2 жыл бұрын

hello hoocho,i would like to grow hydroponic strawberries in buckets. can you tell me what type of dry fertilizer do you use ,live in NYC.usa

@GraemeGosse Жыл бұрын

Hey Mitchell, have you considered printing and selling some of your designs for those who don't own a 3D printer? I for one would buy some of your 50x100 end caps fur the RGG channels

@katastrophy9522 3 жыл бұрын

1 Hydroponic youtuber uses an electric tooth brush to pollenate tomatoes. just 1-2 secs per flower stem system.

@trevormerivale6882 2 жыл бұрын

It appears that Hoocho's density issues within his head are a little different than my density issues within my head 😔

@jmgraydz Жыл бұрын

Polyethelene is very hard to actually glue. Why not put a rim around the outside or do a two peice. One with what you have then one with a rim.

@dearbabyjesus2910 2 жыл бұрын

You need some beehives...🐝🐝🐝🐝

@cryptoscalpers9603 2 жыл бұрын

how do your tomatoes get pollinated in your green house?

@UberLinny Жыл бұрын

Where abouts in AUS did you get those bowls from ?

3 жыл бұрын

Try to use 6.5/6.6mm as retraction value

@johnwoodhouse2554 2 жыл бұрын

Can you grow Hops ? To make beer I’m thirsty😩

@pierreshasta1480 3 жыл бұрын

The system seems interesting, but be careful not to put too many strawberry plants in the bowl, because it is small and the strawberry plants will have trouble developing properly. My strawberry plants in my NFT are currently more than 30 cm in diameter each!

@rw-xf4cb 3 жыл бұрын

Need some bees mate :) good fun though addictive and may forget about Hydroponics when the flow is on and the call for mead is nigh....

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Ah man, it’s a dangerous idea.

@tamaraafflick9199 Жыл бұрын

Loking to start hydro-farming and I want to thank you for your channel, Do you have a video on how you build that green house? Im a girl that know nothing about these things YET, but would like to learn/have an Idea so the males who will be building it do not take advantage of me :) -unfortunately contractors & mechanics do that to us if we are clueless- If you do indept class let me know where & cost please Thanks

@Hoocho Жыл бұрын

Greenhouse/ Shade House Hybrid Build kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8WiaqV1qrLdaIE.html

@FunDumb 3 жыл бұрын

Hoocho, do you follow Maker's Muse, CnC Kitchen, Teaching Tech, Thomas Sandladerer?

@fx1c333 2 жыл бұрын

So you don't use compost tea? it's not that hard to expand your 3d printers. Make an enclosure for the printers and put in a Dehumidifier box. If you look at a specific printer and look at the next model up in size it's the bands and the frame what's bigger. Oh and the table but you can get around that part. wish you well in your endeavours.

@randomkiwidude3181 2 жыл бұрын

easiest way of releasing PETG, PLA, TPU... blue painters tape

@paulrossell4884 Жыл бұрын

What 3D software design do you use? TIA

@hermanhessic8199 2 жыл бұрын

Where can I purchase the hootch pot?

@billbruggink3681 3 жыл бұрын

I live in a climate with freezing / frozen winters. Any ideas on how to carry hydroponically based strawberries over winter?

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don’t have much experience with true winters

@rw-xf4cb 3 жыл бұрын

Seen some vids on doing it in their basements with lights etc Would be expensive setup and to run but then again Strawberries in winter wouldnt be cheap either. Greenhouse???

@ytdf1972 3 жыл бұрын

Temperature stability in the tin shed might be causing some of your printing issues. I'm guessing the difference between overnight and midday temps will be over 20degC of variation which is enough to cause issues.

@Hoocho 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I rekon! Hopefully have the studio up and running by the end of the year and I’ll make dedicated enclosures for them.

@ytdf1972 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hoocho They are noisy b@stards. I have the ender 3 V2, even with the silent drivers I can hear the fans running from the next room.