Pretty sus how long I spent on their sight trying to figure out the price before giving up because they won't show it. Red flag to anything that puts so much conscious effort into keeping you in the dark about what they want from you in return.
@@prideaaron5128I agree. They costed lots of other ways, say higher initial cost, but leave you high and dry. I wonder how j any of these units are needed to feed an adult. I suspect many -- man does not live by lettuce alone.
@cityprepping Chris what is the best way to contact you or someone who can help me with a billing issue with my community membership? My bank changed hands and my membership was cancelled due to an issue with my card. Thank You
Countertop hydroponics systems are worth every penny. My outdoor soil garden was burned to a crisp last month, but I still have a ton of stuff growing in my hydro units. Even better, if you get a system with an option seed-starting deck, you can grow your own transplants. They're pretty easy to set up and operate, too. There are tons of online forums that provide additional information. You get bonus points if you have enough solar power to keep them operating during a blackout.
Aeroponics also has a sprouts system. My cat loved the sprouts! I use these systems in the winter. They are on the back of my countertop in the kitchen.
I've been doing hydroponic lettuce/herb growing for 4 yrs. I recommend building your own system and using masterblend vs a turnkey system for cost savings.
I started using the Kratke Method of hydroponics this last winter while waiting for the pacific NW monsoon season to end 😂 It generated a ton of fresh lettuces, kale, cilantro, basil, green onions & became a fun challenge to see what all I could grow & was very inexpensive to get started
I utilize a grow tent and have buckets that I use for Kratky hydroponics. I love it due to its simplicity and that it is really set and forget until it is time to refill the reservoir. The tent mitigates visible light pollution through the windows making it an easily concealable inside garden. I cycle greens on a biweekly basis (start new seedlings once I transplant the starter plants) which allows me to have a consistent source of greens every few weeks. I also do micro harvests while they mature. Takes care of the majority of my produce needs and anything that doesn’t get eaten immediately gets dehydrated or canned
I have hydroponics in my greenhouses, along with the standard soilgrown veggies. The hydroponics are all much better than the latter. And no, I'm not a rookie: this is my 6th season of gardening in soil.
This is a great idea for any prepper. If you build a basic solar system which City Prepping has videos for, you could run most 2ft by 4ft LED grow lights and make your own off grid indoor food. Look for his video titled "How To Build A Solar Setup: COMPLETE Step-by-Step, DIY Guide (12V, 2000W)" and this is the setup I built with some adjustments to fit my own needs. ChatGPT was extremely helpful in designing my own system for my needs. Hit me up with any questions you might have and I'll be happy to answer.
I think that's because the continual innovation in the system allows the price point to float a bit, and not necessarily just upwards. What it takes to build one generation system might be less expensive in the next generation. These aren't assembly line.
I really need to start gardening guess I will have to wait until next spring I have been watching your channel for years and just started my own channel I hope my content will be as good as yours and other fellow channels someday
Hydroponics is a much more affordable and easier to operate system. Use food grade tubs on a bakers rack. Drill holes and mount net pots in the lids. Use some led grow lights and hydroponic powder fertilizer. Use a timer for length day. Yes strawberries are hard to grow, still trying to get them to work. Greens are super easy. Install the wheels on the racks, so they can be moved to where they can get some sun if the power goes out. Trick is in finding out which plants like wet roots and which need drier roots. Strawberrys have ph problems and don't like overly wet roots. Try a timer to turn off the water mister for part of each day, to let the roots dry a bit between mistings.
I've done DiY aeroponics in a 20 litre bucket, and it works... for a while. The downfall (which gets expensive and insanely complicated) is when you need to start introducing nutrients into the aqueous medium. Anyone who actually enjoys taking samples of the water, testing it with proprietary drops, then measuring out the additional nutrients that are missing... is either a fanatic or a masochist, imho. The infrastructure isn't hard to make (either misting or fine-spraying) quite cheaply... but once your plants get to a certain (small) size and need food... it becomes ghastly. I like aeroponics for cloning cuttings and establishing seedlings... but NOT as a replacement for a garden bed.
Our leaders have prepaired for global floodings so live on higher grounds with minimum 8 years food supplies and 8 years worth of water filtration equipment.
I found the gnat problem to be minimal in the garage where it was set up. I only ever saw a few and the yellow glue traps took care of those. They need to feed on the root material, and they can't get to that easily.
You grew goji berrie? A perrennial? I thought hydros qere for quick crops like leafy greens, and wouldnt support a longer growing, and much larger crop.
I grew the plant, yes. I approached it as a starter and transplanted to soil after it was about a foot tall but before any berries. I also had to move my peppers for the same reason, the larger units can accommodate these larger and bushier plants, but this unit had a smaller shelf space.
this is great for off grid or in a nuclear or EMP. But the reality about it all, during those times you still need ways to produce power and if you don't have those meaningful way to create power, than this system will be worth jack sh*t.
8:30 "Whether you want to grow unique plants suited to your climate . . ." Why is it suggested you would want to grow plants suited to your climate if the system is indoors and not dependent on natural light? Or to ask my question another way, do plants suited to my climate grow better and do plants not suited grow well?
I’m close to calling you a scammer. You never mentioned price even when you said you would. Are you proud of this. I’m guessing they paid you a lot for this discombobulated review. I’m done with you.
How u gonna generate fats, proteins and carbs in a grid/System down scenario? Can't hunt in all scenarios & a plague might take out any livestock you have....
@@gnome2024 Both spinach and broccoli have only about 2.8 grams of protein per 100 grams. Edamame has 11g. Protein isn't protein, it's the amino acid profile that matters, and most plants have a very poor amino acid profile, so you'd have to eat a lot of them to balance it out. Chickens, eggs and dairy would be optimal, but that only works if you're off the grid, or someone will steal your animals. In the end, we would have to live like our ancestors to survive long term. For the "short term" SHTF, our supplies should suffice.
Visiting their site and the product page goes to a " Contact us " instead of a price, no price - no ability to buy = no sales. They need to work on their sales flow, even with wait times of 3 months - It doesn't take much to list a price.... many will visit the site, see no price and not visit again.
