Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponics System Tutorial
Deep Water Culture (DWC) Hydroponics System Tutorial
Learn how to build a Deep Water Culture hydroponic system on the cheap! It’s one of the easiest hydroponic systems to start with due to the low amount of upkeep it needs every day. Super simple and quick to setup and a great way to learn how to grow hydroponically!
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You don’t need any growing media. That’s the whole idea behind DWC.
how will i apply this with aquaponics? thanks
I’m incorporating the air pump into my coffee can setup…
Did you say inert means ph neutral.
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Can i put plant apart after to 2 bucket roots its together in bucket can I splitt them?
Great video. Do you use grow lights and what do you want recommend? What temperature do you need your room to be?
Thanks for the video Kevin. I was wondering if you have an idea whether this system works for growing Alfalfa?
Should the sunrays reach the plants
good simple tutorial, i will be sure to spread this with those who need to know
Probably won’t respond but how often do you feed your plant?
do the little plant need to be in the water until the roots get long enough or is it enough just to moisten the grow media with bubbles?
Great video! Why do you have to drain and replace the water every month if you are adding new oxygen and nutrients?
Finally someone explained the whole thing as opposed to just skipping certain aspects mainly the water cycle change nobody likes to mention those not sure why thank you for explaining
Great video, thanx
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I thought i would announce at his newest video and oldest video that kevin from epic gardening or xponics 😂 that he has inspired me to start my own gardening channel i will begin in 1 week
scrolled all the way down because i was so curious about your first video on the channel. xPonics was a pretty cool name 😀
Could a fishtank be applyed to this method as iv been researching a lot but seems like roots need darkness, if thats the case my experiment might work
If u are using hydroton do u still need a grow cube?
Hail Hydro!!!!
I’d suggest transparent tubing as it can show if there’s any issue in the tubing.
Plant in soil and get yields. The nutrients are there, the oxygen is there, the life is more there. Worms, composted organic matter, mulch to prevent dryness on top of soil with leaves of random plants around the block, soil from the yard or a forest and water with shade for plants in summer even basil, and youre set. Plants love it.
You guys know that dwc yellow bin on Amazon it’s cheap but I got it for 10 dollars on sale just so I could test out dwc see if I like it, thank you for the crash course
This was a great video. Everything was presented professionally and no extra bs. Here are some hints that may seem obvious but they have been important…
1. There are lots of nutrients out there but whatever you use use very little. I had a tendency to overdo it since I thought the more i used the faster and bigger the plants would get. Very little nutrients will do the job. They can get fairly big using nothing but water.
2. Use large seed pots. As large as you can fit on the top of your reservoir.
3. Have a way to support the plants. They get big and heavy. Especially when it flowers. They take a long time to grow and there’s nothing worse than a lost branch of bud in an instant.
4. I put a twenty dollar pump in the bottom of the reservoir that makes draining easy and fast. If it’s easy to do something it gets done more often.
Hydroton = used carpet its free! Net pot = solo cups with many holes ..cheep !
don’t forget to wash the hydroton
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This was extremely basic and straightforward. Just what I needed to learn. This is a very beneficial video.
I’ve never don’t DWC but here is some wisdom I’ve learned from semi hydro orchids. netpots are expensive at scale, but if you intercept plastic waist before it hits the landfill or ocean? Well that’s free real-estate.
always place your air pump higher than your nutrient res. i lost power for a short time in a thunderstorm and with the pump being lower than the fluid level it worked as a siphon. made a mess and ruined the pump.
Air lines don’t need to be black. There’s no water/nutrient solution in the air line and hence no problem with algae. The air pump should be positioned above the water line to avoid water back flowing…
Hey, what about the nutrient mix ? Are they to be used or not. Kindly revert. Thks a ton.
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So can the net pots sit in the water? or does it have to be suspended from the surface of the water?
Recommend Hygrozyme conconcentrate (x5 strength of normal hygrozyme so only need 0.5ml per Litre) which works with silver bullet roots as it is inert, not like other enzyme type products. Not taken plunge into dwc yet as still trying wilma dripper with 4 x 12L cloth pots full with hydroton (expanded clay pebbles). I guess as the plant gets biggers you can let the water level drop half way and it will all be okay? Guess the ladies get thirsty anyway at this point. Hydro definetly is so much easier and get masssive veg as compared to coco or soil and there is no worry about over watering. Just got to keep an eye on it like I have turned of the water pump for 24 hours and nearly killed of 1 plant.
Well done! I am a newbie but that helped a lot.
What is RDWC ? Please explain. Thank you.
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I heard you should always buy two of the pumps from the beginning, because if one dies off, you need to replace them quickly…
Where it all began!!
Which nutrients are used in solution or are there specific chemicals that are used in dwc?
Algae growth in a tube filled with air?
PH fluctuation alone will spin your head. And water needs to be changed a lot more frequently than monthly.
Great video, thanks! Is there an issue with the plastic tub/tote leaching chemicals like BPA into the water and into the plants?
Thank you Kevin!
I have 4 5 gallon pots and 1 5 gallon Reservoir do I account for all 5 pots or just the 4 pots with plants when adding nutrients?