How to grow Crispy Lettuce at Home.
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Fermenting
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Simple Living Appalachian Homestead.
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@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 9 сағат бұрын
Wonderful nature and life thank you happy to watch your garden beauty all grow well god bless
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 сағат бұрын
Thank you very much!
@LivinginOceanCityNewJersey
@LivinginOceanCityNewJersey Күн бұрын
can you recommend a good rain water barrel
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
I would look local to your area. We have some shops around us focused on preparing that had the really good ones with everything you need for set up. I also purchased one from Sams awhile back. Azure standard will have the barrels in stock sometimes but they are not outfitted. It's just the barrel.
@debramack1853
@debramack1853 Күн бұрын
Whew! I’ve got a lot to learn! You’re a great teacher!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
Thank you! The best way to learn is to go for it! Every climate and home is unique so you will learn what works best for the yeasts and bacteria in your home over time.
@josiahleopauld6578
@josiahleopauld6578 2 күн бұрын
Where can I order one
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
Here you go. I have a free ebook as well. stan.store/Theaeroponictowerchannel
@kellyu3146
@kellyu3146 2 күн бұрын
Your property is beautiful!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
Thank you!
@kellyu3146
@kellyu3146 2 күн бұрын
Love your videos! They are very informative and right up my alley. I’m interested in trying to grow mushrooms myself. The video was right on point. I whole-heartedly agree with you about our food systems being corrupt. I’m trying to teach myself how to be as self sufficient as possible and what I can’t grow, trying to find some trusted sources. Keep up the good work!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
Thank you! It's nice to find like-minded people out there. The mushrooms have been a bit of a learning curve for me but they are so rewarding to grow. I'll be sharing more as I master this skill.
@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 2 күн бұрын
Wonderful garden and life thank you
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 сағат бұрын
Thank you!
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 3 күн бұрын
Your videos are so entertaining and enlightening. It's why KZfaq was invented.🤗 Thank you so much.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 3 күн бұрын
That is very sweet! Thank you!
@cupcakesz88
@cupcakesz88 3 күн бұрын
Couldnt you theoretically use ACV in place of the ph adjuster?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 3 күн бұрын
I'm not sure? I have never tried. I think it would need to be in a much higher dose. The ph adjuster is pretty potent.
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 4 күн бұрын
My favorite indoor plants are kale and Swiss chard. Easy to grow and super abundant on my ebb and flow system. I've also had poor success with broccoli and cauliflower. Plenty of greens but no florets. Thanks for your videos, they're so helpful and entertaining.😀
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 4 күн бұрын
Thank you! I am having a lot of luck with baby cauliflower from totally tomato. It produces 2-3” heads inside in 30 days once in the tower and you can plant two per rockwool to increase yield. I love the greens on this variety too. Very tasty.
@dirtydan1861
@dirtydan1861 4 күн бұрын
Absolutely love the content, which has given us so many good ideas for our future homestead. Recently moved to Western NC from Central FL, so your content is almost tailor-made to what we will be facing in terms of weather and growing seasons. Lately my wife has been doing a deep dive on sourcing of vitamins and minerals in our supplements and food, and the differences between synthetically made minerals versus ones that are derived from more natural sources. I say this because when it comes to tower gardening, I am interested in hearing about the sourcing of the nutrient mixes that the hydroponic towers use. Would you happen to know? Thanks for sharing such a wealth of information😀
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 4 күн бұрын
You will love homesteading in this area! I’ll be sharing a lot more in future videos as we expand production to include more food and most likely dairy sheep. As for the nutrients. I’m not very knowledgeable aside from knowing they are pure, no fillers and 100% from the states. This article may help. I would like to dive in and know more and possibly try other options someday if there is a better option…but right now I am pouring in to setting up more food systems and I trust tower garden. agrotonomy.com/purity-of-the-nutrients-used-for-tower-garden-and-tower-farms/
@dirtydan1861
@dirtydan1861 3 күн бұрын
@@theaeroponictowerchannel Thanks for the quick follow-up! This was helpful, and makes a lot of sense as to the purity and integrity of the mineral solutions. I can see why you trust it so much. Best of luck with the sheep endeavour. Sheep are on our list at some point too, so I will definitely stay tuned.
@1turf32
@1turf32 5 күн бұрын
Great story glad the both of you are safe. Those thing let us know there's a higher being out there that is in charge and we should always be thankful for everything. Thank you for all that you do!!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
Very true!
@cgc1581
@cgc1581 5 күн бұрын
I’m wanting to figure out how to best make the tower off grid. Have you figured out how to solar power them? Or any other tips on that? I just ordered my first one and anticipate having a lot more
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
I'm working on a plan but haven't mastered it yet. I want to do the same by the end of this year so I'll share as I learn more. I'm trying to partner with someone who does know and can let me make some videos on the topic. The solar is the key to making these really sustainable.
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 6 күн бұрын
Such an enjoyable video. I could practically taste it myself by the expression on your face. I'll have to try this. Thank you. 😍
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@cgc1581
@cgc1581 6 күн бұрын
I heard from a neighbor that lived next to a compost processing plant that they receive fillers from pregnancy clinics that do abortions. She said the smell was horrific.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
That is horrific!!!!! I don't trust anything anymore. I feel so called from the Lord to get as many systems in place to grow our own food because what they are doing with the bioengineering is really creepy and everything is becoming so corrupt.
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 6 күн бұрын
I'm stunned that it's taken me this long to learn about hydroponics. Great video!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
You can download my free ebook to learn more here! I resisted this way of growing for years....that was a mistake on my part. Hydroponics is the only way I have actually been able to replace the grocery store. stan.store/Theaeroponictowerchannel
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 6 күн бұрын
I'ts hydroponics, the future of agriculture, whatever it costs! Great video. Thanks for sharing. Your enthusiasm is the most important effort in gardening, it costs nothing but the benefits are immeasurable.🤗
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 6 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 7 күн бұрын
Simple is best. 🐣
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 6 күн бұрын
Agreed!
@pinkyandthebrain89
@pinkyandthebrain89 7 күн бұрын
Thank you so much. Super helpful 😊
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 6 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@simonak9699
@simonak9699 7 күн бұрын
That tower's design is soooo nice, but at 700$ USD, it's a really expensive option. There are a bunch of great alternative DIY solutions on KZfaq.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 7 күн бұрын
Yes, I agree. I'm not a DIY person and I have friends who have been growing on these over 13 years so they last forever so I just made the investment....but I do agree there are many options! It's so important we grow some of our own food however you have to make it work! Blessings.
@TheProteusV
@TheProteusV 7 күн бұрын
Every plant enthusiast should watch Little Shop of Horrors, either version. "Feed me Seymour". I've grown a few Audrey's myself! Great video. Thanks for sharing.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 7 күн бұрын
Agreed! lol.
@STEAMpuzzle
@STEAMpuzzle 7 күн бұрын
OMG I would be in so much pain standing on those rocks. Bless that you can do that. 😆😎
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 7 күн бұрын
Lots of practice grounding. We love to barefoot hike the Appalachian trails around here. It's a WNC thing.
@Centannicocktails
@Centannicocktails 8 күн бұрын
Hi again! When do you add water to tub and add more nutrients? I don't use Tower Garden nutrients, anymore, I use General Hydroponics 3 part system. Super easy and better nutients.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 7 күн бұрын
I will have to check those nutrients out! I let my tanks run almost dry. I'm not sure if that is best practice but I grow so many things on my towers they usually run out in 5-10 days in the peak fruiting season. Even my towers inside that only need water ever 5 weeks or so I still let them run almost dry. I just haven't noticed any benefit to being more precise.
@Centannicocktails
@Centannicocktails 8 күн бұрын
Hello there! I LOVE your channel! I use Organic Pink Salt and Redmonds too! I do have a question.. How long are you leaving the jars on the counter before eating??? You said 5 days? My Cabbage, aka, Sauerkraut, is a year old this July 15th. She is in the fridge. I have 1 cup left to eat, and oh my goodness, it taste better the last 3 months till today! Absolutely divine as she ages, But I need to start eating more. What about beets? Mine are in fridge, 1 year July 15th, I eat once a week, still crunchy. You say half way through, you add more veggies, would that make the tenderness inconsistent? Or does it matter? Are you mixing the new veggies in with the older? Lastly, I am supposed to be watching my soduim intake, this is different than eating a bag of chips, correct? Ive never had an issue with ferments, but I am curious to know the difference. Thank you so very much! You are wonderful!!!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 7 күн бұрын
Hi! 5 days is the earliest you want to eat them. I go through my ferments a lot faster than a year, but it is totally up to you as far as how much you eat and the age you like them. They are still fermenting in the fridge but at a much slower rate. When I top them off it does give me food with different tenderness. I like that though since some will be tender and some super fresh and crunchy. You will be able to visually tell what is older so I often scoop those out to use when possible. Beets I do the same but they do usually end up in the fridge after 2 weeks because they are more susceptable to issues. As for the sodium......my guess is it is due to high blood pressure? My thoughts from what I have learned over the years is that isn't a real salt issue. That can be cleaned up with a plant heavy, zero processed foods diet.
@Centannicocktails
@Centannicocktails 6 күн бұрын
@@theaeroponictowerchannel Hello there! No..Not HBP, Supra Ventricular Tachcardiya.. Rapid Heart Rate. Which is a misfiring of the electrical current. If I eat too much salt, I have an episode. I eat extremely clean, but a few times, I ate salty chips even though they were organic and fabulous, I ate too many. Also stress can set it off and alcohol as well, but I stopped that a few years ago. Also, I do not peel my carrots, I used locally grown, so many vitamins in the skin. Thank you!!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 5 күн бұрын
@@Centannicocktails I hope the ferments will be fine for you still. Blessings!
@Centannicocktails
@Centannicocktails 4 күн бұрын
@@theaeroponictowerchannel Blessings to you as well!
@Centannicocktails
@Centannicocktails 8 күн бұрын
Great video! Thank you! You teach very well!! Can I use Diatomatceas Earth?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 8 күн бұрын
Not for caterpillars. I use a new product now. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZp2lKuixt2amaM.htmlsi=w50DJUdhB6K81HLX
@MaryellenS.13
@MaryellenS.13 9 күн бұрын
Steff, do you sell these too? Also, I’ve left you a few reminders about seeds but don’t know if you’re getting them?!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
Hi! I have been camping with the children quite a bit. For seeds indoors start with what Tower Garden sent you. Those are the easiest and best. I also have several ideas in my tower gardening ebook you have. I am working on a specific indoor guide but it's just ideas. You have everything you need to get started. I am affiliate for North Spore!
@VerticalVictoryGarden
@VerticalVictoryGarden 9 күн бұрын
I’ve always avoided fermentation after a poor attempt with cucumbers but will give it another go. So after 5 days, the product is good to start eating? What would you say is a nice amount of time to get a nice flavor for the foods you’ve demonstrated?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
5 days is a good start to try and then see as they age a little more what you prefer. I use them from day 5 until they are gone which can be a few weeks depending on our schedule. All food get softer with age.
@ricksmith4329
@ricksmith4329 9 күн бұрын
Plant a cutting...no?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
Not in a tower. You get super leafy celery when you do that.
@stoptosmelltheflowers
@stoptosmelltheflowers 10 күн бұрын
Can't wait to try this!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
Hope you like it!
@lnbrennan
@lnbrennan 10 күн бұрын
Thank you, very informative!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@orbit5100
@orbit5100 10 күн бұрын
Thanks! Answered all my questions!
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 9 күн бұрын
Oh good!!
@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 11 күн бұрын
Wonderful mushroom thank you love your channel
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 11 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@loopy9436
@loopy9436 11 күн бұрын
What is the timing cycle for the grow lights?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 11 күн бұрын
16 hours on. I keep my seedling lights on full time though because it’s just easier that way.
@KLFaber
@KLFaber 11 күн бұрын
Thank you. I love seeing your tower updates. I love seeing the celery factory. I'm learning a lot - like line trellis fishing line and that you can plant zukes up so high
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 11 күн бұрын
I’m glad it’s helpful! I love the squash up high. So much easier.
@1LalitYadav
@1LalitYadav 11 күн бұрын
Thank you for your content. I have a suggestion and sort of request , to make a playlist that how you grow seeds to harvest that vegetables or fruit in aeroponic tower. This playlist would be so much helpful for beginners. In that playlist tell everything you do with that seed and why. Like some spraying or how much light needed , every small thing and like how much pH level the solution needed , which nutrients you put in that solution. Like everything till harvesting. I am requesting you for beginners like me. Atlast thanks a lot for your content.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 11 күн бұрын
I have a free seed starting course coming out and I share all those things in my membership site. Those type of videos get lost on YT sadly so I had to create a separate place for the nitty gritty education.
@1LalitYadav
@1LalitYadav 9 күн бұрын
@@theaeroponictowerchannel Thanks a lot for reply. This education would help a lot for us. I am 21 year old. I liked this technique. Please start as soon as possible. And i suggest you to start a daily short video posting on youtube or instagram. Like Day 1 of seedling. After that Day 2 you what changes you have seen and what nutrients you put in that. I am just giving suggestions 😅😅 , you are experienced, you know lot more than me. I want to gain knowledge, that's why i am suggesting. If youtube lost that all videos. Now when you make that , keep those videos in separately offline , like in pendrive or hard disc. So that next time if yt delete your video you can post that. Thanks a lot. Please start as soon as possible. 🙏🙏 Loved your content.
@WhoAmI_369
@WhoAmI_369 11 күн бұрын
Cool video. Thanks. I tried a mushroom brick once... it didn't succeed and yes, it was pricey
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 11 күн бұрын
Yeah, you really need the right set up for them to produce enough to make it cost worthy.
@KLFaber
@KLFaber 12 күн бұрын
Do you get high winds where you are? If so, how do the plants in your tower garden handle high winds? I am building a tower right now that I'm planning on putting on my dock in the Western NC Mountains, but it''s been so blustery these last few days, I'm having second thoughts.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 12 күн бұрын
We get really high winds here and I have never had an issue. The Tower Garden version is super stable. You can also clamp the top to the base and it's full of 20 gallons of water so it's not going over. I haven't ever had to do that though.
@FarmerCheryl
@FarmerCheryl 12 күн бұрын
Does the boom box tower tent need lighting? Can the lighting be put on a timer? Can one add plant trays with seedlings to supply oxygen to the mushrooms and the mushrooms in tern supply CO2 to the plants under the tower tent?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 12 күн бұрын
Mushrooms don't need light like plants. The light helps change the shape and color so indirect like is good but you don't need a special light system. As far as plants, I think it would be too wet for plants in the tent unless you did rainforest plants and then there could be issues with bacteria and things that mushrooms don't like....I'm not sure though, it could be a great experiment. The boom room is pumping in oxygen and water and the fan is pulling out the CO2
@user-wo3lj6nh7d
@user-wo3lj6nh7d 13 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, large segments of the audio is not available.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 12 күн бұрын
Oh man! Lives are a pain sometimes.
@hanjajsok2872
@hanjajsok2872 13 күн бұрын
Hey want to ask you do you leave your towers in rain and if you do do you need to adjust ph of water the other day?
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 13 күн бұрын
I do leave them in the rain and I don’t adjust PH. Rain doesn’t get in the towers if you have all the grow ports filled.
@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 13 күн бұрын
Beautiful life and nature thank you
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 13 күн бұрын
Thank you too!
@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 13 күн бұрын
Beautiful garden thank you
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403 14 күн бұрын
I tried this a few years back but got nothing growing. I put them in recently felled hardwood trees (I believe ash) but I think the problem was it wasn't exposed to enough rain. I'll try again, but will have to do so with another hardwood tree.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 13 күн бұрын
Walnut and white oak are good choices. Certain mushrooms need certain types of wood.
@SadiqUllah860
@SadiqUllah860 14 күн бұрын
Wonderful
@SadiqUllah860
@SadiqUllah860 14 күн бұрын
Amazing
@bigythomas3264
@bigythomas3264 14 күн бұрын
Wonderful garden lot of organic vegetables thank you
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@JoNicole-ty7xs
@JoNicole-ty7xs 15 күн бұрын
How do you keep the pests off your tower. Mine is indoors and I don’t have that issue but I want to try an outdoor tower for bigger plants
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 14 күн бұрын
I use a product called Arber for caterpillars and hand remove squash bugs. Those are the only pests I get.
@JoNicole-ty7xs
@JoNicole-ty7xs 14 күн бұрын
Good to know ! Where are you in the world? (If you don’t mind me asking)
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 12 күн бұрын
@@JoNicole-ty7xs Western NC.
@tohmastom
@tohmastom 15 күн бұрын
She thiccc with three c’s if you know what I mean 😅 😋
@SM-fi1be
@SM-fi1be 15 күн бұрын
I find growing beets so difficult, they never do well. I have very clay heavy soil becuse my newrr house was built on old industrial land.
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 15 күн бұрын
Same. I have never been able to grow beets in the ground even in my composted beds. They are slow on a tower.....but they grow thankfully.
@TheLightDelightful
@TheLightDelightful 15 күн бұрын
How long they last? Isn't it expensive to maintain and care ? (Besides all the money that goes for first buying them.)
@theaeroponictowerchannel
@theaeroponictowerchannel 15 күн бұрын
They last a lifetime. I have a friend growing on the same towers for over 13 years in the hot Florida sun. The cost to grow food on the towers is WAY more affordable than when I was soil gardening. The inputs are very small. I have a free ebook where I explain growing costs here. There is an initial cost but the Return on Investment is so good in the long run compared to my old soil gardens where I was adding amedments, compost, new garden beds and so much water every season. These use 90% less water too. stan.store/Theaeroponictowerchannel/p/food-freedom-awaits
@TheLightDelightful
@TheLightDelightful 15 күн бұрын
@@theaeroponictowerchannel Thank you very very much. very honestly and critically speaking : when you were doing your best with soil compared when you doing your best on soilless growing, which crops and fruits do you think was better tasting? Taste is the most important to me, not crops, not labor... I'm not old (31 years old) but even 10 years ago when i was eating any fruits they would taste better. Even fertilizers that make the plant grow faster and bigger with more crops and less crop lost due to pests... We grow rice here, in a very old fashioned way. If you are interested in old woman working on a field, let me know to film them when their working on my lands. I really would be very happy to share these things. But so much labor oh my god. They put all rice by hands firmly in the soil... Taste man taste... All technologies, can't assess taste. We are the assessors.