How I grow Hydroponic Peppers, 3 ways

Hey everybody, thanks for checking out another weekly update of my hydroponic greenhouse, this is the tenth week of growth this year, but a special episode today about the 3 methods I use to grow hydroponic peppers.

I made my greenhouse 6 years ago when recovering from chemo. The first two years, I just did the typical soil in pots, but 4 years ago I decided to give hydroponics a shot. I did a lot of research, taking notes while watching various methods of hydroponics. I chose the 3 methods I thought would work for my space and needs.

First off, I knew I wanted Dutch Buckets to grow the larger items, peppers included (love making my own hot sauces!) I'm using 14 Dutch buckets now. Next was some "rails" as I call them, but they are called NFT (the original NFT) tubes which stands nor Nutrient Film Technique. This system is great for smaller pepper plants as well as lettuces and other greens.

With the extra spaces I have, I wanted to try some Kratky buckets. These are the easiest ones, as it's just nutrients and water in a darkened container. These can be a small container that sits in your window sill, to home depot sized totes with multiple holes for different plants (which I use inside to start plants off) to large containers that can pretty much be left alone for most of the season.

I use the General Hydroponics Flora series nutrients, as it's been really easy (a shooter glass of each once per week), and everything has tasted delicious using them, so why change. They're usually around $60CDN for the three bottles.

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Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!

[antman]

Hey, I think you said your in Canada. How do you keep it warm in the Winter. Or do you

[biggergarden]

Great video Dave! Do you overwinter those peppers in your greenhouse or bring them inside?

[ATT]

Awesome. What kind of paint did you use for the buckets or did you buy them black? 🙏

[billedmonds]

I assume that your dutch bucket pump runs continuous as you only have the hydroton in the net pot whereas most dutch systems I've seen have perlite in the buckets which retain some some of the nutrients, therefor, intermittent run times. Like 20 minutes on and 20 off?

[LisaLeonard-pm]

For the kratky method are you using 2” or 3” net cups?

[KLFaber]

Q: Can you tell any different in taste from soil grown peppers?

[deroflem]

How do you over winter the hydroponic pepper plants?