Truckin' down the road through Texas as winter begins, thinking ahead about Spring, dreaming of growing my own produce, found your site...SO GLAD!! Enjoy your easy spirit, simplicity, and really like your hummingbirds and wifey interruptions lol...can't wait to get back home and start this INDOORS for winter to start Spring off right...Hope it works for me..Thank you😄

Took 6 years for KZfaq to recommend that, would have avoided a lot of almond breeze to end up on beaches around the world 😅. Gold content especially these days, thanks for sharing 👍

Did anyone notice that beautiful humming bird in the background?? Btw...thanks for breaking it all down. Very informative and helpful.

Glad this is still on You tube I first seen this in the UK four years ago

Thanks, great video, I like how you keep it low cost and minimal

Dude, you're a Saint. Thank you for all the information. Please keep sharing.

Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you so much for your detailed info. I have learned so much from you and though I am a newbie, I think I can have success with some of your ideas. I hit the dollar store (gloves and mask on) and grabbed my storage containers, got my shammies and seeds, my larger storage containers and my nutrients. I am geared up and so exited, now I am watching my plants grow.....I am impatient lol!

Mike, amazing video to tell what to do in a very quick way. I also admired the bird that you created a feeder to attract it. Amazing. It makes you relaxed to see it.

What a peaceful homestead. Food growing, hummingbirds flying around & birds singing. How awesome!

Mike is the #1 kratky grower in the United States of America!🇺🇸

Just learning about this stuff as I would like to try it and Mike has shown me a very effective way to start with low cost. Another way for me to be frugal.

You're SOOO AWESOME!!! DOING THIS I WILL BE ABLE TO EAT GOOD EVERY DAY!!! LOVED THE VIDS !!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

I love that you have figured out a way to make this possible for anyone who wants to try this!!!

the humming birds in the background ❤

Getting my first ever solo studio apartment tomorrow and i wanted to start a small garden for veggies, spices and such...your videos just convinced me that i can and very likely will enjoy it. Thank you so much sir.

I was just on Twitter found a comment that you left Dan Mace one of my favs and I agree with you 100% I love what you wrote your comment brought me here and I'm willing to smash and hit and Crush everything you just earned a new subscriber here with that one comment. Toronto Canada. Peace

Thank you 🙏 by far the easiest system I’ve seen. I’ll have to look thru your videos to see the recipe for your nutrients and if they must be changed every so often. Loved the hummer.

Your soothing voice, and non rushed rate of speech make watching your videos pleasing. Thank you.

Hey Mike just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us, I been growing micros almost 2 years now and I put up a poly tunnel 3 years ago but due to health issues can't keep up with it so was looking for an easier solution, long story short watched a bunch of your vids and went shopping yesterday got some downspouts and ready to start building, thanks again!

Your channel is the most informative and cost effective I have come across so far! Thank you!

Another well explained hydroponics set up! Just got my pool noodle delivered today. Got all the stuff you mentioned now and i am all set! One forward step towards self sustainability! Thanks Mike! for sharing your knowledge and experience on hydroponics and gardening!

Nice one Mike. Thankyou for showing us your expertise. Simple, cheap and really good for limited spaces.

I love the content! I am starting my hydroponics garden now. After building myself a greenhouse and it ran for a year I wanted to add some hydroponics onto a wall that’s just empty. A combination of some of your ideas and some other things I’ve seen plus things I have around the house means I get to do it for relatively cheap which is great!

Thank you sir for your efforts and time .. you make everything simple and affordable..

I actually took advantage of the 2 month shelter in place and went nuts on amazon to begin this hydro journey. It kept me busy learning from all the expert you tubes like this one. I’m finding it’s still a learning process and you can make it as simple as you like or go whole hog. I’m in the middle somewhere lol.... thx for your videos!

I truly enjoy watching this video, thank you. And I have to say, your garden looks and feels so heavenly!!

Your videos are so detailed and informative!!! I feel confident in growing my own food indoors and outdoors now! I've even started spinach microgreens

You have the most calming voice. And a wonderful teaching technique.

Very helpful video. Thank you! I'm just now learning and collecting needed things to try hydro. @ about 1:45 there is a sweet hummingbird visiting the feeder behind you. Thanks for sharing the beautiful scenery.🌾🐦

Thank you so much, Today I get my feet wet, slowly starring, your encouragement really helps thank you again.

Subscribed! This is seriously incredible what you are doing.

So glad to have found your channel!!!

I am in Florida also so it’s nice to see this work in my climate! Thanks!

i'm into this, cheap & easy, thank you ever so much, no pumps, pool noodle, who would of thought,

wow only 17071 views for a vid of this quality?? Man I hope you get hundreds of thousands of views!!! Great Vid, LOVE the hummers at the feeder

I was just thinking I wanted to start something like this and bam 💥 next video shows me a cheap way to start! Thank you sir! Awesome video👍🏻✅

Loved the video and especially the hummingbird at the end. :)

Nice video very informative,,,love the hummingbird at the feeder in the background...had a great relationship with an owl last hunting season, we hung out on several occasions.

Excellent videos. Love your style. Instantly subscribed. Keep it up please.

A great simple and informative video. Thank you

This information is so valuable, especially today. Thank you sir!

Amid this crisis, i am going to my local hardware store, pool store and flower shop...

Mike YOU ARE JUST PURE AWESOMENESS! Enjoying all your videos AND thank you for sharing your experience. I'm a total fan, I now follow you on IG n FB

Great info, easy to follow along! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge it is appreciated for a beginner like me :)

That make more sense than anything I’ve been thinking of. My brain is exhausted trying to find a decent sponge to,use.. I’m building a tower feeder system

#5 - the most important thing, PATIENCE! Can't buy that! Wish I could. Great ideas 👍 great video! Thanks!

Your great Mike thanks for your teachings!

This is really great info. Thank you for sharing. I hope to try this in the late winter - almost spring!

Thank you 🙏 I am planning to start my own hydro garden. I appreciate your vid and advise. ✨🌻👍

Oh ya love to use OJ containers. I use milk containers but they are not as thick so I will have to paint them so I dont tend to use them as much. Also have been having fun experimenting with 2 liters soda bottles :) thanks for the ideas. I have seen so many people using pool noodles will try that one day I think. The net cups are so expensive compared to other things you can use. Thanks for sharing :)

This is super! If I had my life to do over again, this is something I'd do from t he get go. Since I don't, I'll do what I can with what time I have left, and enjoy it like nothing else! Ever since I stumbled onto hydroponics, and to your videos, I've been begging milk and juice jugs off of people. I got a one dollar pool noodle the other day, and I'm really looking forward to getting started. You've really inspired me to get going with this, and I'm very grateful for it. All I have left now is to get the fertilizer. I'm hoping I'll have the money at the beginning of next month in hopes that there will still be some time during this summer to grow a few things, or that I can continue growing things in my window through the fall, winter, and early spring. The Great Plains are a harsh environment for plants, but my dad used to manage to grow a pretty good garden out here, and most years had a lot of things for us to can, freeze and cook. I know it really cut down our grocery bill to a manageable size. I only wish he had have been willing to share with us. His garden was his decompression from a very stressful job though, and he wanted to be by himself out there. He used to tell other people that his garden was his country club and his gin and tonic. It was definitely a more wholesome way of getting through life, and we all benefited. Thanks for sharing what my father could not. I am sure that he'd be grateful, as am I.

For a pool noodle project I did I needed to punch small holes through the noodles. I used these big wooden skewers I got at Dollar Tree. They're basically XL kabob skewers. Those or even the regular sized might be good to punch holes for your micro-greens.

You're awesome I love watching you so easy to understand I will definitely give it a go thanks

Wow excellent, young man very creative in developing your various systems based on sourcing to get started.

Awesome..just after one video i hit the subscribe button..thanks man .. happy growing..

Thank you. Can’t wait to start!

Thank you for sharing this!

this is great! Hope you and your plants are doing well!

Amazing set up you have there man - loving the humming birds in the background 👍

I saw that little Hummingbird to the right enjoying himself 😉That bag has been lasting 5 years??? The nutrition was one of my worries, I figured that fertilizer for hydro plants would be a very expensive expense but if it lasts quite a while, then it's well worth it in my opinion. The pool noodles are fabulous! This was a very helpful video!

Wow your videos are amazing and so soothing!

Hi. Thanks for your fantastic information. I just learned from you the noodle trick. I will pick one up today.

To the point, thank you Mike

great, love your patience

Love y'all s porch,,,,, good one Mike 👍👍😀😀✌️ cya tomorrow 👋

You are my new idol!! Love your channel. Thanks for sharing.

Just started hydroponics thanks to you

Thank you for sharing!

Thanks you've given me some great ideas.

my Masterblend turned up from the Netherlands this morning - i'm using pipe insulating foam, as pool noodles aren't as easy to come by (same material) in the UK, buckets i'm cutting holes in tomorrow, so i'll be ready for Spring '24 :) by experimenting over Winter

Dude your awesome thanks for this.

I had someone save me those red coffee containers. My first hydroponic attempt looked good! I sprouted some baby choi seeds in a zip bag. They even stayed green for a few weeks. But they didn't grow and eventually died off. It was maybe too cold back in February, or ph was a problem. For the growing season I'll use those containers to root cuttings. And I might try a hydroponic basil or lettuce while I'm at it!

Giving it a go in The Bahamas .

pool noodle...brilliant! and I generate about 3 -4 empty milk jugs a week! I just need solo cups! Thank you!

Very informative. TY for sharing.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I can't find the stonewool so I was wondering what other kind of material I could use to grow my sprouts.

Something to consider for safety. Only use plastic containers that are food safe. Look up the plastic code (the recycle number on the bottom). From my research, pp5 and pp2 are the safest plastics to use that won't leech chemicals.

Thank for you video .I just start it and I want to know I can grown in my flat or not no land if grown it in greenhouse in winter we have to move it in house or not .I like your video xxx

Thanks for info.

SO BEAUTIFUL VIEW

Looking for advise on Masterblend to Calcium Nitrate to Epsom salts ratio for growing leafy greens. Just came across your channel Mike. Thanks for your videos. You do a great job keeping it simple and affordable. I'll continue passing you along to others.

Mike, ya need to give those Dwarf Dogs some of that Master Blend to help them grow into BIG DOGS . . . lol God bless and keep on growing.

Be sure to let your neighbors know you need containers like apple, orange, and other juice containers, nut milk bottles, jars with lids, etc. Great resource to let your neighbors help you up-cycle them into food production.

How cool is all of this!!!

With $ being low, this is brilliant. 🇨🇦

U had me at pool noodle🤣. Great idea!

Hey Mike sorry if this was asked already I couldn’t find it in the comments, after the micro greens get bigger do you remove that little foam plug or just leave it in ? I’m wondering if you have to adjust that to make room for the larger stalk. Thanks

Thank you!! 🌿💗🌎

Great video, I will try! I am Trinidad. Don’t think we have that Masterblend here though. What’s the alternative? Suggestions please. Thanks

Best videos. Thank you.

Thanks so much for this.

Ammonia, is Nitrogen. Epsom salt is potassium. mix them for a good fertilizer. Or if you have saltpeter which is s potassium nitrate use that. ( for people that can't get Masterblend) For phosphorus I use eggshell in the bottom of the containers. You can use urine but I don't.

Thank you for all your help. All I need to know is what happens to the solution after harvest. I cann't throw it on my organic garden. Can i just refill the containor and plant again?

Mike, thanks for the vids, you make it look so easy! Picking up my vinyl downspouts today with elbows (and an aluminum foil cap) since I don't have a heat gun. What do we use to make those elbows water tight? I'm in SoFlo with high heat/sun exposure, should I keep the baby greens and transplants in the shade? Also, why don't we need moving water/aerators? I see you don't use any and after 7-8 videos, can't find an explanation. If you've answered this already, maybe a link? But it would save me a bundle if we won't need to hook up electricity for the pumps! Thanks again!!

Great videos and very detailed!

You might try some little carrot pieces for dog snacks. My two dogs love them, and it keeps them svelte.

Yesterday I was searching for those net cups.. they are no where to be found except on Internet... I did however find a perfect substitute.. it is a small 3 inch stand they use to hold rebar off the ground. It’s perfect... anyway check it out.

Thank you

Thanks for your giving spirit! Question: Can you use the nutrient formula in a hydrophonic set up with pump?

Thank you for the inspiration! I love the hummingbird! So - can you explain why most hydroponic systems use a aerator - and you're not using one?