Make A Mini Hydroponics System On A Budget - Grow Perfect Plants EVERY Time!

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Make A Mini Hydroponics System On A Budget - Grow Perfect Plants EVERY Time!
Today on Grow It I'm making a DIY hydroponics system that's cheap to make and the best part is that you can take it anywhere.
You can grow hydroponic lettuces, hydroponic tomatoes, hydroponic strawberries, anything!
This system uses a USB rechargeable oxygenating pump, to make sure that the water stays loaded with oxygen to not only speed up, but also increase the yield of your hydroponic crops.
0:00 Video introduction
0:59 What is hydroponics?
2:25 The best plants to grow using hydroponics
3:35 How to build a cheap hydroponic system
10:00 How to sow seeds for hydroponics
10:54 Completed setup
11:44 Outro
Here's everything that you need to make your own (by ordering through these links you help to support my channel at no extra cost):
www.amazon.co.uk/shop/growit
IKEA Box With Lid: www.ikea.com/us/en/p/samla-bo...
3" net pots and rockwool cubes are available on Amazon but cheaper locally.
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4 авг 2024

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@GlobalHarry 3 дня назад

Excellent video. Love your friendly approach and informative content. I'm inspired to give it a go!

@estherodusanya3132 14 дней назад

I can’t wait to start thank you so much 😊

@GrowIt 14 дней назад

Good luck I hope it goes well!

@fall4daeyez Месяц назад

Mannn!! Thank you so much 🙏🏽 I definitely found a hobby I love🥰 I’m grateful

@GrowIt Месяц назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it thanks!

@robyndudley9684 2 года назад

Clear and simple!

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Thanks Robyn!

@sugargraham6868 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video thanks for the info

@GrowIt 6 месяцев назад

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@oliverwells2095 Год назад

Amazing idea 💡

@GrowIt Год назад

I’m glad you like it cheers!

@MissZaphora 2 года назад

I'll have to give this a go, it looks easy peasy 🤓

@GrowIt 2 года назад

It's super easy!

@Yinyanchant Год назад

0:04 I LOVE that you kept the 'ice cream' van jangling away in the back ground & didn’t do another take! Thank you for uploading your knowledge for us noobs 🤗 🪴

@GrowIt Год назад

A lot of the time I don’t even notice until I’m editing them, I must be so used to it that it’s part of the ambient sound now haha.

@estheragbabiaka8403 Месяц назад

Amazing 🎉.

@GrowIt Месяц назад

Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it!

@suebolton5 2 года назад

Glad to have found you! Very helpful. I was given a bottle hydroponics kit & lettuce started off well but then went weird, didn’t say to let water drop so only roots were in it plus no oxygen circulation but may well just try something similar to your system here. Am following for my tips 😊

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Oh no that’s a shame! There’s so many little things that can cause problems but it’s easy once you control them all! I hope your next lettuces work a bit better.

@suebolton5 2 года назад

@@GrowIt I’m sure I will get better at it 😀

@sahilaggarwal5573 2 года назад

Thanks for this, i am just getting started and really looking forward to setup my first home mini garden. Q: I see in other videos where water is circulated in pipes, wonder in this setup how often you need to replace the water.

@GrowIt Месяц назад

Sorry I didn’t see your question, it’s generally the same in terms of water replacement depending on the size of the system. Usually it would be ok to add fresh water as needed since it will be lost through plant uptake and evaporation with a full change and clean every week. If it’s well oxygenated and treated with hydrogen peroxide it will last longer.

@southwestflorida2237 2 года назад

Hi and thx u much! Just want a windowsill plant. Your awesome!

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Thanks that’s great to hear!

@CloeAllen-st3nv 10 месяцев назад

How do I know how high to fill the water to?

@vonleiningen 8 дней назад

Holy crap! You're the Brit version of Iraqveteran8888

@123Goldhunter11 2 года назад

Good stuff, especially with the PTB wanting to knee cap our farmers.

@Sparky_Mark 2 года назад

When you have your rockwool-sprouted starters in the slotted pots, (without any roots showing), do you water them from the top? Or is the water underneath enough for them to receive nutrients? Does the water in the tub come into contact with the 3" slotted pots?

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Hi! Yes the bottom of the pot touches the water by half a CM. The plugs absorb the water really well so there’s no need for watering. If you use clay pebbles, coir or another substrate in the pots around the plug, they will absorb water too.

@udunmaonuohaben 4 месяца назад

if you dont have all the materials for it . what should you do.

@queazyzelk 5 месяцев назад

Any tips for doing this with strawberries and herbs? Trying to plan a fun activity for highschoolers.

@GrowIt 5 месяцев назад

Hello, I did this short about hydroponic strawberries that would work in this system. Hope it helps! ru-vid.comiYtEISGwmOo?feature=share

@thefutureofgardening5912 2 года назад

Would you find it better for future boxes to use an opaque color to avoid the hydrogen peroxide treatments? Are you fighting any algae growth now the the hydrogen peroxide has subsided? Thank you for sharing. Love the video.

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Hi Andrew, I'm glad you liked the video! It definitely is better to use opaque boxes, but I haven't had any problems with algae in the transparent ones. I use hydrogen peroxide weekly anyway (2ml/L) in all of my systems, it keeps on top of any algal, fungal and bacterial contamination. If it's a problem it can be upped to 2-3 days between treatments of 1ml/L. It's also a lot cheaper to get generic 12% hydrogen peroxide than using branded stuff targeted at cannabis growers!

@thefutureofgardening5912 2 года назад

@@GrowIt Thank you very much! I personally would enjoy a situation where I can watch through the boxes as the plants grow and progress. Your hydrogen peroxide solution is genius. Thank you.

@GrowIt 2 года назад

I agree it's interesting to see all of that, plus it looks nicer in the front porch when the post man comes haha.

@ryderr33 Месяц назад

hey can you make a small one that is smaller than this? I need one for my school project

@GrowIt Месяц назад

You can make it with a smaller box and just reduce everything to match the volume of it, I’ll try and do a video of one soon.

@ryderr33 22 дня назад

@@GrowIt hi! have you made the video?

@cermicek 2 года назад

Hello, how much water is in? I mean, how high is the water level on the cup with rocks? should it only be touching the water or completely submerged? Thank you

@GrowIt 2 года назад

I usually find that it works well if the pot is submerged by around 2cm/1 inch. As long as the stones can wick the water stop the roots drying out until they grow down into the nutrients.

@buffyplays2577 2 года назад

nice one Barry dont know if i missed it but how long did that battery air pump last u between charges?

@GrowIt 2 года назад

Hello! I only made it yesterday, so I don't know yet, but it seems to maybe be 2 days per charge on the intermittent mode. I turn it off at night too.

@buffyplays2577 2 года назад

@@GrowIt thats sick. are these batteries supposed to last a good few years without the duration of the charge deteriorating? i wanted to get an air pump but cba plugging into wall

@GrowIt 2 года назад

I'm not sure on that one, just a point it's still going today and I haven't charged it yet so it's doing well!

@jhangfk 2 года назад

How do you charge the battery, is a cable provided to recharge. Anyway good battery lasts 6 months to a year as long keep charging whenever needs like mobile phone's.

@GrowIt 2 года назад

It came with a USB micro-B cable for recharging, there’s a port on the side with rubber cover. I turn it off at night and it last around 5 days on a charge. I think it works plugged in too.

@famdegroot1988 Год назад

What acid did you use to reduce the pH?

@GrowIt Год назад

Hi it's phosphoric acid branded as 'pH down', there's a couple of different brands like Growth Technology and Vitalink.

@suebolton5 2 года назад

How much hydrogen peroxide do you use per litre? Would love to see updates and more info on hydroponics so hope you keep doing it 😊

@GrowIt 2 года назад

I use 1ml of 12% hydrogen peroxide per litre of water, which is suitable for everyday use. Hopefully I should have an update on Tuesday this week, the watermelon one is going berserk I can’t believe it!

@suebolton5 2 года назад

@@GrowIt that’s awesome, looking forward to watching it, my lettuce have perked up since using air pump & small airstone plus a fan to circulate air. I have ordered a proper hydroponic tub and some vitalink nutrients etc to start again,should be a better setup. It would be interesting to see how things are going with your hydroponics and hoping you will try some other veg, maybe strawberries too. Thank you for your replies

@MARTINREN1231 5 месяцев назад

Just a question. Since its a clear container, wont it have an algae issue? Edit: Ah hydrogen peroxide. gotcha

@GrowIt 5 месяцев назад

Spot on yes, the hydrogen peroxide does help but there is still algae in the places the water doesn’t touch like the lid due to condensation. It’s better to use a black tub but I could only get see through ones at the time!