Hydroponic Watermelon - Only 96 Watts of Light!

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Growing Answers

Growing Answers

5 жыл бұрын

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I realize the value of the produce is low compared to the cost and effort. This was just an experiment.
I did this grow to test out the QGLED light strips and to see if it would be even possible to get any ripe, edible fruit from a low amount of light. Obviously I chose a smaller variety because it would not be possible to grow a lager melon with such low intensity. However I do feel that it would be possible to grow a larger variety under twice this wattage. Perhaps a Crimson Sweet? I think that will be a future video.

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@volvo09
@volvo09 5 жыл бұрын
It's a WATTermellon *roaring applause from crowd*
@northeastslingshot1664
@northeastslingshot1664 5 жыл бұрын
😆👏👏
@benjaminbarr8714
@benjaminbarr8714 3 жыл бұрын
Your youtube name should be the dad of dad jokes.
@TurboJetMech
@TurboJetMech 5 жыл бұрын
Great job! I purchased the QG ultra lights based on your review video, I love them and so do my indoor peppers! keep those videos coming :)
@willstdumichverarschen2093
@willstdumichverarschen2093 5 жыл бұрын
3:10 thats literally flower porn..
@Jeffrey797
@Jeffrey797 4 жыл бұрын
hilarious
@athomenotavailable
@athomenotavailable 4 жыл бұрын
Child flower porn, since they are under 18 yrs old
@valeriesanchez3074
@valeriesanchez3074 3 жыл бұрын
Chris Hansen has joined the chat
@sylviaw.1584
@sylviaw.1584 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this video. I plan on giving this a try this year.
@timdunk7278
@timdunk7278 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for proving the concept.
@robtheknob7791
@robtheknob7791 5 жыл бұрын
I love this channel, keep it up!
@johngee5817
@johngee5817 3 жыл бұрын
You did a dam good job growing those indoors ... i didn't expect them to grow .. but one thing i did notice and i think that if u had enclosed the sides and top with reflective material it would have Tripled your led output resulting in bigger fruits . we can't bring the sun and nature indoors we can only replicate it best we can and this a dam good job . i am going to try this
@joharris8212
@joharris8212 5 жыл бұрын
I just started Beni Kodama watermelons under a 125 watt grow light. I can't find a good video on those from start to finish. Thanks for this, it helps.
@lazyhydroponicsandstuff3682
@lazyhydroponicsandstuff3682 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool man! Im currently growing a Kajari Melon DWC Hydro. (day 17), but now after seeing this I wish I would have done my Silver Yamato watermelon seeds.
@johnwoodhouse2554
@johnwoodhouse2554 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video a lot of work put in
@sevensurvival
@sevensurvival 5 жыл бұрын
Good experiment, thanks
@evilroyslade2491
@evilroyslade2491 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, I'll give it a try.
@EngineerCatPyro
@EngineerCatPyro 4 жыл бұрын
That's impressive for indoors. ohh just saw link to My 56lb melon! On my way!
@mahsas9547
@mahsas9547 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you.
@freetrailer4poor
@freetrailer4poor 5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, I can just imagine growing them on the moon and mars or in alaska in underground rooms.
@JonathanSladkoTV
@JonathanSladkoTV 5 жыл бұрын
In Alaska we just grow them outdoors during the summer lmao. They can get enormous!
@demonz9065
@demonz9065 3 жыл бұрын
@@JonathanSladkoTV the point is year round.....
@amymoriyama6616
@amymoriyama6616 3 жыл бұрын
I would suspect that such "luxury produce" would only be grown after a colony is very well established and have an energy surplus. However, lighting technology may get even more efficient by then. People in the 1980s didn't see LEDs as we know them today coming. It's shocking to me how much light comes from LEDs. I grew up around incandescent bulbs. I grew up thinking 100 watts was not enough light. 100 watts of LED is blinding lol.
@johnwoodhouse2554
@johnwoodhouse2554 2 жыл бұрын
Starve to death on Mars idiots , God made man he new from Adam man wasn’t to smart
@northeastslingshot1664
@northeastslingshot1664 5 жыл бұрын
Howd I miss this? Awesome
@Howwerelivingfishing
@Howwerelivingfishing Жыл бұрын
Now I want to grow one of these in my tent.
@Karatektus
@Karatektus 5 жыл бұрын
2:57 😳
@alleycat4430
@alleycat4430 5 жыл бұрын
They look yummy!
@jesse44991
@jesse44991 4 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video that shows how to properly trim plants?
@elijahisrael86
@elijahisrael86 7 ай бұрын
The rate at which plants grow hydroponically is outrageous 😮 if I’m correct, you had male and female flowers 1 months ago from start? Great job!!!!!!!
@TailithSky
@TailithSky 4 жыл бұрын
How many hours of usage are these lights expected to get before they pack it in?
@honeybadger6127
@honeybadger6127 4 жыл бұрын
did you use a standard mastergrow blend kratky method solution?
@cheperubio9624
@cheperubio9624 2 жыл бұрын
Excelent video
@vlsj2808
@vlsj2808 2 жыл бұрын
Like your idea man, in the video 4:02 you talking about changing ratio, what do you mean, is it not the same feeding solution? Thanks :)
@eddiesanchez9095
@eddiesanchez9095 5 жыл бұрын
Great Video.... Have you ever tried growing Cross or Jubilee watermelon using hydroponics? Did you use Masterblend or what? I am thinking of growing watermelon using hydroponics. Thanks for a great video...
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
Eddie Sanchez no and that would take a substantial amount more effort, but I will be attempting that in the future.
@oby-1607
@oby-1607 4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. What were the solutions used in this experiment and what were the light intervals if there were any?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 4 жыл бұрын
Standard dose. No nutrient adjustments. 16 hours light
@erikm9768
@erikm9768 4 жыл бұрын
Now subscribed!
@stevelau7694
@stevelau7694 5 жыл бұрын
Could wait another 2weeks so they are completely ripe
@amymoriyama6616
@amymoriyama6616 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my grandpa would wait until the stem came off easily from the melon. Those melons were delicious.
@esk8spirit362
@esk8spirit362 2 ай бұрын
very nice :) What light schedule did you give these? how many hours of light per day?
@Broke30YearOldShmuck
@Broke30YearOldShmuck 7 ай бұрын
Bad ass man
@coreymcconnell2329
@coreymcconnell2329 5 ай бұрын
How many hours of light was they on during the watermelon grow? 14 hours 13 hours 16 hours how many hours
@penelope5534
@penelope5534 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information. I've seen people use a brush to transfer the pollen from male to female. Is there a way to get the plant to produce more fruit?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
Penelope Carr more light, heat, and pollination. You could also use a q-tip. Probably a nutrient adjustment is the biggest thing for fruit set. I had plenty of babies, but many did not set.
@penelope5534
@penelope5534 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've seen someone grow baby watermelons outside with aquaponics, and I've been wanting to try with the Kratky method, but you sold me on the aeroponics.
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
I would not do kratky for melons. For plants like that there really needs to be good circulation or oxygenation.
@ehcoroche8689
@ehcoroche8689 4 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers of course the best way to find out would be a Kratky VS DWC melons video done by a generous KZfaqr. Cough. Or you know, Kratky VS DWC VS proper high pressure aeroponics with very precise water droplet size, of which would be entirely unrealistic for anyone to attempt with a household budget. Jeb Gardner did Kratky pumpkins and besides the horrible disease and death they worked out pretty good. You could also try mychorrizae and beneficial microbes for some more variables in other non-melon, or even melon-related videos.
@eagl3seyes
@eagl3seyes 3 жыл бұрын
How long do you keep your lights on for? I am growing cantaloupe indoor and get seem to get it to flower, and I believe it is because I have the light cycle too long.
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
Typical is 16 hours. I don’t think melon plants care about the day length. Flowering issues is usually an age thing or nutrient mix tying.
@cherdiemae
@cherdiemae 4 жыл бұрын
newbie question: do you turn off the lights? if yes, whats your schedule?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 4 жыл бұрын
Cherdie Mae it was probably 18/6 or 17/7.
@Pokemonmaster212
@Pokemonmaster212 4 жыл бұрын
I'm actually quite interested in trying this out for myself, minus the 100 watts of light setup. Question is: for your aeroponic hybrid setup, how do you maintain temperatures and ensure that there is no anaerobic bacterial growth in the system? Or is that not a factor, given its aeroponic-inspired design?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 4 жыл бұрын
Dylanrockin basement temperatures stayed around 72 and the pump wasn’t that powerful. Less heat build up
@candiwallace6605
@candiwallace6605 5 жыл бұрын
Niceeeee 👍👍🌱🌱🤗🤗
@markus_selloi
@markus_selloi 3 жыл бұрын
How was the smaller one? Great Video man :)
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
Both edible if I remember correctly.
@markus_selloi
@markus_selloi 3 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers thanks for the fast answer :)
@goodman854
@goodman854 Жыл бұрын
Short Calculation ~100 watts over 90 days or so, $20 in Electricity, while more then store bought not bad.
@philiiscoolw6426
@philiiscoolw6426 5 жыл бұрын
Did you cut the vine after the fruit?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
Yes
@swaystar1235
@swaystar1235 5 жыл бұрын
How much did it cost u to setup
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
thats sort of hard to tally. I mean, the aeroponic set up was under $30, but that does not include the net pot, rockwool, nutrients, clay pebbles, lights, power usage ect. I had all the physical stuff already.
@InquiryTeaching
@InquiryTeaching 5 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers Looking at that list, your growing media for each plant was likely under a few dollars per plant I'm guessing. The lights I am unsure of but its difficult to calculate a cost on something that can be reused dozens and dozens of times.
@AnthonyJones-pc4dd
@AnthonyJones-pc4dd 3 жыл бұрын
how much is your con ed bill? I'm thinking about doing this in my apartment but don't want to send my bill through the roof? Are there any energy efficient light options?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
hardly noticeable. You can google kilowatt calculators to figure out how much it would cost you.
@Adol666
@Adol666 3 жыл бұрын
1000 watts is one KW. Electricity is measured in KWH. A lot depends on the price you pay for kwh. Example I run two 300w led for 16hr a day so .6kwh. Take the hrs a day times your kwh. So im running 9.6 kwh per day time 30 days gives me 288kwh per month. Now take that a multiply by the price of your electricity.(in my case .10 per kwn) 288 x .10 = 28.80 a month to run my lights
@elainehanson8365
@elainehanson8365 2 жыл бұрын
Did you fertilize this watermelon?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 2 жыл бұрын
Hydroponics cannot grow anything without nutrients “fertilizer.”
@7vena
@7vena 5 жыл бұрын
How often do you run your pump?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
Constant. I didn’t have any problems with roots in the pump.
@7vena
@7vena 5 жыл бұрын
Growing Answers I’m moving a krakty pepper into your setup. Would starting the pump constantly be fine or slowly working up to constant?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
FellHard2day for this test I think it was 16
@eyesboy507
@eyesboy507 3 жыл бұрын
Hi,how often to change water?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
1 to 2 times a week depending
@warriormonks276
@warriormonks276 3 жыл бұрын
How many days from seed to harvest?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t remember, but it’s usually 2-3 months
@warriormonks276
@warriormonks276 3 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers thank you for the quick response. i watched your video a couple months ago, then i planted a sugar baby melon in front of a kitchen window with a 128watt light. It looks like its finally starting to flower.
@earumamaadu
@earumamaadu 5 жыл бұрын
That's still lot of energy for just one plant. Can i use sun light instead?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
Earumamaadu yeah, but that’s not really the point.
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 4 жыл бұрын
Mikael it’s $8.40 electric cost start to finish.
@petrolane2025
@petrolane2025 2 жыл бұрын
Why remove the male flower? Couldnt you use a brush to pollinate the female flower?
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 2 жыл бұрын
Sure but the male flower would shrivel up anyways so it doesn’t really matter
@veganchiefwarrior6444
@veganchiefwarrior6444 5 жыл бұрын
were they sweet tho thats what im wondering
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 5 жыл бұрын
BetterYouBetterWorld V I think I addressed that at the end of the video.
@veganchiefwarrior6444
@veganchiefwarrior6444 5 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers nice wow, try it in winter maybe? i am now
@valeriesanchez3074
@valeriesanchez3074 3 жыл бұрын
Welcome to PollenHub
@samljer
@samljer Жыл бұрын
that little one is actually kinda large for sugar baby.
@jacquesahlers2253
@jacquesahlers2253 2 жыл бұрын
96watts running on an avarge of 15 hours a day is almost 1.5kW now one kW costs 0.25 in my country so that is close to 40 cents a day. This was running for 12 weeks so that is 84 days times 40 cents makes it a $33 melon. Not even counting the pump and nutriants. Think ill skipp this :-)
@mynameismynameis666
@mynameismynameis666 5 жыл бұрын
now that is one grade a superexpensive watermelon
@STFOURNARIS
@STFOURNARIS 2 жыл бұрын
It tastes way better when you grow it lol
@assog5737
@assog5737 3 жыл бұрын
With more watts you would have gotten more fruit and bigger fruit.
@GrowingAnswers
@GrowingAnswers 3 жыл бұрын
That wasn’t really the point. But I did that a few month ago in my more recent video.
@assog5737
@assog5737 3 жыл бұрын
@@GrowingAnswers I understand what you're point was. I was just stating a fact for the other folks. Also, I'm sure you know this. But them sugar baby watermelon don't get to big, even when growing outside. I grow those sugar baby watermelons, along with 2 other kinds every season. Those little watermelons sure are sweet. Their the sweetest out off the 3 I grow. That was a neat idea you had when you built your little hydro/areo ponic system. I've been growing with LPA (Low pressure areo) for 10 years now. And it is so easy. You just need to know what are the best things that you can grow that way. I built 4 systems that I grow with all year, indoors of course. Each system consists of 2, ten site grow chambers with 1 reservoir. Each system measure 3'x3' and I use 1, 3'x3' LED light over each system. Anyway best of luck.
@blameusa7082
@blameusa7082 4 жыл бұрын
non consensual!
@olgalok8936
@olgalok8936 4 жыл бұрын
;; yeah maybe you need to get your eyes checked because that is not ripe lol
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