End of 30 Day Hydroponic Lettuce
My second crop of 30 day hydroponic lettuce is now complete. Actually, it took less than 30 days. We’ve been eating the lettuce for about a week already. Its amazing just how fast things grow in a hydro setup. I tried this setup earlier in the year, on a trial basis, and it worked great. This second run was just as successful. So I’m sold on the concept of hydroponic rail systems for growing lettuce. The Pak Choi did pretty good too. This will conclude the series of videos on the rail system. Up next, we’ll be looking at the Dutch Bucket setup that I have going.
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If you have enough light, the lettuce should do fine. Tomatoes and peppers are a lot more tricky.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Anyone out there try growing with the Kratky floating system indoors? I am wondering if I can grow some lettuce, maybe even tomatoes or peppers indoors with 100% fluorescent lighting, since my house doesn’t have any south facing windows. I’m going to try but I may be wasting my time.
brown55061
December 5, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Hehe…yes mam… must have props.. gotta pull out all the stops these days. 🙂
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Thanks. It’s a fast way to get some good lettuce.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I saw how he did the nut and bolt deal, looked good. But I simply run a bead of silicone around the inside of the cap, sealing the lower half. The cap really only has to come off for cleaning, like every 30 days or so. Then I remove the bead of silicone and do it again. His way might be better if you’re gonna need to get inside more often.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 6:37 pm
lol. if your making videos, you gotta have props! Love it!
honee72
December 5, 2012 at 6:40 pm
u are truly an inspiration! i am so trying this in the future
lolabunny18
December 5, 2012 at 6:51 pm
Great info. I was wondering how you capped off your rails and kept them leak free. Jksax914 seemed to have a nut and bolt strategy, but I didn’t see that with yours and I assume you did not use glue. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
PFarmsATL
December 5, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Thanks. For ease of use, a small rail setup would be a great way to grow lettuce and other greens. It’s just so fast, and clean. No dirt and grits to deal with.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 7:54 pm
You are an inspiration! Now that we have our small greenhouse completed I can see us trying hydroponics in the future.
elanapetrovich
December 5, 2012 at 8:22 pm
thanks, I just started mine and have them 3 iches apart, I think I will change out the pipes I drilled and use 12 inchs. Maybe I will keep the 3 inches apart to grow my starts in and them move them into a larger system to finish growning out.
Rotorzilla
December 5, 2012 at 8:28 pm
11-12 inches….
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 8:41 pm
LOL…. I’m so far off the road that most folks can’t even find me. You’re right, if all they’ve ever seen is grocery store produce, they have no idea what quality produce really looks like.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Well, actually…most of the shrubblers came from a friend up the road. He had some drip irrigation that he no longer needed. And I think I picked up some at Lowes. A better choice would be to just use an elbow and one of those plastic stakes that you sent me. 🙂
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm
So much for waste not, want not. LOL So where do you get these shrubbler sprinklers? Yea, I could look it up and find them but you already found the best cheapest place so why reinvent the wheel? You can also have floatless rafts if you give no water to float them on 😉
mediamaker2000
December 5, 2012 at 10:14 pm
LOL….I liked the first eTrade baby commercials. They were so cool, much better than the newer ones.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Thanks bro. This is quick way to put a salad on the table.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Thank you sir.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Thanks Rob. The Pak Choi grows fast, kinda like radish. Good eating and very productive…my kind of vegetable !
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Thanks Jake.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 11:49 pm
Yes sir. The Choi just went crazy.
mhpgardener
December 5, 2012 at 11:56 pm
Thanks !
mhpgardener
December 6, 2012 at 12:15 am
how far apart is the spacing of your nutpots?
Rotorzilla
December 6, 2012 at 1:12 am
I built a wood frame and the boxes are just laying on top. A couple of sawhorses would work just as well.
mhpgardener
December 6, 2012 at 1:38 am
hey, could you stack your rails verticly so we can see how you brace them, this might work good in my trailer this winter for growing cold weather greens. (i keep my trailer at 55-65F)
astrialkil
December 6, 2012 at 2:18 am