The Kratky Method was first published in a paper in 2009 by B.A. Kratky, and describes a beautiful method of growing plants in a non-circulating hydroponic system. It’s a very simple, yet effective, way to grow plants hydroponically. Great for leafy greens like lettuce, kale, spinach, and a variety of herbs.
I’ve even seen people do Kratky tomatoes or Kratky cucumbers, though I haven’t grown them myself (yet)!
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→ Full Article: http://www.epicgardening.com/the-kratky-method/
→ The Original Paper: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawaii/downloads/Three_Non-circulating_Hydroponic_Methods_for_Growing_lettuce.pdf
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→ Net Pots: http://amzn.to/2aym4Pc
→ Hydroponic Nutrients: http://amzn.to/2am0B8W
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Thank you so much!
We have used the Kratky method to grow vegetables through 2 seasons and the yield is amazing compared with soil grown seedlings grown at the same time.
Thank you 😊
Great! I've subscribed. Thank you.
Are there different sized Net Pots? Say for example you were going to grow in the Home Depot buckets.
My hesitation is that it's not a recyclable option, there's no organic matter to compost and recycle afterwards, it's very much a clinical way to produce, fail to see the sutainability of this option… unless we were living in space, even then it wouldn't last long…
Thank you for the Kratky basics. I've subscribed and would lime to kniw more. Thanks!
Pretty sure the only reason this isn't very popular is because it's too hard to maintain ph levels for long periods of time regardless of the method used.. the longer a solution sits the harder it is to know its Ph values… but good for lettuce and leafy greens I guess.. just not cannabis
So I been looking for something to do in gardening for a long time. I live in the city of chicago and have a small backyard with limited space. I was wondering about how this would work for me. Can I sit this baby out in spring / summer only.. Are there ways to do this in house during cold months? I am literally trying to do basic stuff at home.
Does it matter if the barrel is in full sun? or does it need to be in shade?
Do you have to adjust the PH when growing with this method after the set-up? Because my res goes from 5.5PH to 7PH within 2 days and it affects the lettuce…
How does it grow with no light ?
How do I know what plants will grow hydroponically?
Hydroponic lettuce; timelapse (2 months in 9 secs) Kratky method https://youtu.be/7wiJ0FBFNSk
Put a few drops of Colloidal Silver in the water to keep algae from forming.
is this more like areoponics?
Great video, short, sweet, informative. Long time follower, first time poster. Keep up the good work mate, from Queensland Australia.
While I enjoy most of your content, General Hydroponics is a crap recommendation for nutrients when there are SO many other options on the market that are not owned by corrupt corporate giants (in this case, Scotts Miracle Gro).
Improve audio…
Merci from Montreal, Canada.