How best to use a hydroponic grow tower 

Ha Ha - thank you. Made me smile.

I am so glad to hear this. This video took me the most time to research because I had a hard time finding information online on what plants to grow and what season to grow them in a vertical hydroponic system. Thank you for this kind feedback.

What sorta system do you like?

Hello? How the water sprinkling done from top to bottom?

Tony - thank you for the kind comment. I had the same problem. That is why I made this video.

After a long hiatus, I will soon put out a video of the hydroponic system I made for my brother. Thank you for the comment.

Thank you, Jose.

HA HA - yeah. It is also the fun way to learn.

Thank you! 😊

Yes - it's expensive but its relative. When in the Philippines - I bought mine online through Lazada (their Amazon). I chatted with the supplier first to make sure they were a distributor and knew how to store seeds. I grow lettuce in the Philippines, so I bought heat tolerant varieties not available in the big box stores. I paid as much as 2 pesos (.04 usd) per pelleted seed, but I got 90+% germination. Also, I wrap unused seeds in foil and store in the refrigerator. In the US - I buy direct from Johnny Seeds.

Yes- when I finally add a website. In the meantime, please just pause and print screen for what you want.

Is that why the commercial units are timed every 15 minutes on to the hour? I have mine set up for an hour - 2 off. During the heat of the day I run from 12pm - 4pm. I find I have to. Otherwise I won't be growing lettuce when the temp goes above 90* I want to grow lettuce year round.

@@andybilakshow260 When it comes to timing in hydroponic towers anything more than what it takes to wet the roots is a waste, they wont get any wetter :) The most common timers used for towers are the mechanical type which have 15 minute increments. 90 degree heat isnt ideal for lettuce, i`d definitely try to give them shade during the hottest / brightest part of the day. Lettuce needs 300-500 ppfd, full sun is around 2500 ppfd. If you have to run the water constantly to keep the plants upright its more likely to be a temperature issue in the tower rather than a lack of water. Most folks assume the inside of the tower will be the same temperature as the nutrient in the reservoir for some reason :)

Good information. Thanks

I have and can save to a PDF format. I can send to you - if you give me an email address.

@@expathydroponics8500 may i ask for a copy too?

Ha Ha - for vertical hydroponics it will be very expensive if you buy commercially. For me - I will make for myself.

@@expathydroponics8500 how to make it urself? Any diy video for that?

I love aquaponics, but it a medium system it takes a lot of extra work. Maybe I will try that in the future.

Sorry, I made these slides myself through research of many sites and articles. I will post when I am able to create a website. For now - it is best is you can pause the video and take a screenshot. Sorry for inconvenience and the late reply.

@@expathydroponics8500 no problem at all. Thank you.

Get fish then *never.* Just feed the fish.

You'll need to measure the Ph and PPM to adjust to get to your target levels.

Ikr you're suggesting a combo of aero and aquaponics...but then again won't the fish feed affect the plants when the water gets circulated..?

Aquaponics is hard. I recommend starting with hydroponics and graduate to aquaponics after you are successful without the fish. measuring the ppm regularly will give you a good idea for when and how often to add nutrients. Mature plants will require more nutrients.

The best way to learn is watching RU-vid videos and then learn like I did - from making mistakes.😊

Usually they're on like 5m on 15m off, or 15m on 45m off. Your watch the plants to see if you need more or less for signs of over and under watering.

Nicholas is correct. I use a pump designed for a pond that sits underwater and a timer that is 15m on and 15m off.

The link should be at 1:35 into the video. I checked and it seems to be working. Let me know if you continue to have problems and thank you for your feedback.

PPM stands for parts per million. It is a measurement for the amount of dissolved solids in the water. In this case it should tell you the concentration of nutrients in your solution. This is important to the type of plant you are growing. Sorry for the late reply.

Hello ​@@expathydroponics8500! First off, thank you for posting this video. I recently had my 1st Grow Tower. Your video is VERY HELPFUL for people like me who's sooo overwhelmed with starting to grow herbs & veggies in a Grow Tower. Question, what A&B nutrients do you use, how many do you pour into 1 reservoir and when do you replenish them? Thank you in advance. 😄

Thank you?