Easy diy hydroponic vegetable garden inspired by  

I feel like I’m watching myself in an alternate reality.

Love watching Hoocho. Your folding technique is next level. The ends are so clean. I also like your take on spikes. A simple design. I plan on using black 121 liter trash cans as nutrient storage. It will be interesting how quickly you go through your nutrients once the fruiting plants really get going.

Great video. You provide simple options for those of us who don’t have 3D printers. Your garden looks great.

Hi Hydro Hack. Instead of using the cotton rope for your wicks, consider using microfibre cleaning coths. The best I've found are the Morgan Microfibre Cleaning Cloth - 20 Pack from Bunnings Hardware in Australia. AUD$10 for a pack of 20. Each cloth is around 40cm x 30cm. The wicking action is a combination of the material used in the wick, the weave of that material & the surface area. Needless to say, the surface area of a single cloth is much more than 2 pieces of rope. The cloths above are a combination weave of polyester & polyamide, hence they don't rot like cotton. I've been reusing the same ones for 4 years & they are still in good nick. You can even sterilise them in the washing machine before reusing. You can test the wicking abilities of different cloths by pegging them to the rim of a bucket. Add in some water & observe how quickly each cloth wicks up the water. After your tests, why not pass this information on to Hoocho, so he can learn something from you :) Please keep up the great vids!

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Very interesting. I would think that the wicks would also act as a filter preventing the nutrients from reaching the soil.

Hi Hydro Hack. In addition to using microfibre cloths (described in my message below) with rain gutter grow systems, you can also use them with large pots for larger plants. Drill a hole to suit a top hat grommet in the side of a plastic basin (drill it down low near the bottom). Bunnings sell 4L, 9L & 16L plastic basins. The top hat grommet you want is for 6mm internal (11mm external) plastic tubing. Note this is not the usual 4mm tubing which easily blocks up. Drill a hole low down in the side of your down-spout gutter to fit another top hat grommet. Push fit the 6mm hose into both top hat grommets (you can also get 6mm barb fittings for this poly hose if you prefer). The water/nutrient level in your basin will now be the same as your float valve level in your down-spout. Now place your pot with the microfibre wicks hanging out the bottom over the basin. If the pot is heavy, place an upside down small pot in the basin, or some concrete blocks to support the bottom of the pot with the wicks in it. You can also connect multiple down-spouts together using this same technique, meaning only 1 float valve is required (if all rain gutters are at the same ground level). Give it a try & if happy with the results, you can teach Hoocho some more techniques:)

Great summary of your project. Love it!

nice video thanks for sharing 9likes

Thanks for your video 🎉

Looks like half your rain gutter garden is in shade. I can see why you chose that location as it was close to the deck but it's reducing your return

Quick question Does the wick leak ? As in does it leave a little water in the bottom of the grow bag ? Cheers thanks for the inspiration 🎄

Whats the advantage of hydroponic?