CatfishKev Report post Posted March 23 Been wanting to do this project for awhile. A friends kid recently got a bad diagnosis so it put a fire under me to finish so I can give him one. These things are great for leafy greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, cabbage etc) and can also be used for other stuff like strawberries, blueberries and other veggies. I'm loosely following this guy's build #2 video but have changed it in a few ways. The changes I would do would be #1 make the base a little bigger, just enough to be able to bring it through a typical front door. This would space the verticals a bit further away from each other allowing more water storage and less refills, while giving each vertical a bit more sun. #2 build the bottom non growing areas a bit taller to hold more water and refill less often. #3 give each growing hole more room from the others. I don't think he allowed enough space in his design to allow a full head of kale, lettuce or whatever to grow without crowding each other out. #4 make it just a tad taller but not so tall that I would need to stand on something to harvest the top row. #5 choose a different pump, one that sucks out of the bottom of the unit not the sides, I think this pump will start sucking air once the water level reaches the bottom flat portion of the unit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted March 23 I’ve been thinking about trying this for years now. I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes for you bud. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted March 23 I had a pretty sweet hydroponics set up years agos I enjoyed tinkering with it. And the tilapia were nice. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted March 23 On 3/23/2025 at 1:16 AM, CatfishKev said: Been wanting to do this project for awhile. A friends kid recently got a bad diagnosis so it put a fire under me to finish so I can give him one. These things are great for leafy greens (kale, spinach, lettuce, cabbage etc) and can also be used for other stuff like strawberries, blueberries and other veggies. I'm loosely following this guy's build #2 video but have changed it in a few ways. The changes I would do would be #1 make the base a little bigger, just enough to be able to bring it through a typical front door. This would space the verticals a bit further away from each other allowing more water storage and less refills, while giving each vertical a bit more sun. #2 build the bottom non growing areas a bit taller to hold more water and refill less often. #3 give each growing hole more room from the others. I don't think he allowed enough space in his design to allow a full head of kale, lettuce or whatever to grow without crowding each other out. #4 make it just a tad taller but not so tall that I would need to stand on something to harvest the top row. #5 choose a different pump, one that sucks out of the bottom of the unit not the sides, I think this pump will start sucking air once the water level reaches the bottom flat portion of the unit. The place that is really big into making these setups is down the street from my house. Been wanting to get a setup. Very cool 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CatfishKev Report post Posted March 23 On 3/23/2025 at 1:59 AM, trphyhntr said: The place that is really big into making these setups is down the street from my house. Been wanting to get a setup. Very cool What's it called? Do they build and sell them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted March 23 On 3/23/2025 at 2:31 AM, CatfishKev said: What's it called? Do they build and sell them? Yes, it’s called true garden 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
