Rain Gutter Grow System - RGGS Video Tutorial on Using Netcups with Trays
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This was my RGGS version 1.0 first attempt as I originally added the net cups to the bottom of the fabric pots. On my Rain Garden Grow System Version 2.0 or second attempt I added the net cup to the trays instead and also started using the old lost socks to use on the net cup to keep the dirt out of the gutter. This is kind of outdoor hydroponic system that auto waters itself with a a float that sits in the rain gutter and is connected to a water line.
The frame is made out of pallets that I cut into sections with a sawz all and I screwed together with wood screws. I added a some metal flashing roof line from home depot to add to the top corner more for looks than anything else. There are 16in x 8in blocks that I also bought from Home Depot which I dug a hole and put in the ground and leveled everything 4 feet. So everywhere the pallet we joined there is block underneath.
Using the Fabric Pots allows the air pruning of the roots and also does not heat up in the sun like a plastic pot. The fabric pots also allows for the moisture to dry out much quicker than a plastic pot which works perfect with capillary effect of peat moss to watering the plant without making it to moist and drowning it.
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I copied your new way of using sand in the net cups and it worked out great. Thanks for the Videos!
This is the most neatest & versatile RGGS I have seen. It covers everything up but still allows for adjustable spacing. The pots can easily be moved or replaced. Brilliant
Yeah, it has worked out great for the first attempt and spring has started so getting stuff ready to go. I will be adding some new video updates as I have a couple more ideas that I have implemented!
Thanks for the videos, keep them coming.
“Dad, have you seen my socks?” “I used them to make this dinner, sweetie”
Interesting and clever idea, without the grow bags it would be nice for seed starting or growing onions and radishes too.
Yes, i have had success with both onions and radishes with this syatem
This genius great work
That is a great way to garden as all the plants looks so healthy. Also very cool you made out of wood pallets as I saw in your other video.
Nice
This is awesome, wish I didn't live in an apartment haha
Some have done small sections of rain gutter. Just need window for sun.
Yeah you can always make mini!!
You can grow quite a big depending on our space and can grow vertically/stack as well. Most of us even with home still don't grow enough with our space. Have fun growing. We all need to grow our good food.
@@jamescc2010 yeah for sure after you look into what we're getting at the stores. Best way to get healthy food is the girl yourself be self-sufficient
Awesome! Thanks for the sand idea. This past winter, in my "garden" bedroom, using cheap LED lights, I have grown ton of tomatoes in 7 gallon grow bags sitting in 27 gallon black rectangle tubs. However I have found it difficult outside. Because of the uneven ground, some are getting too wet. I'm going to put 1" or so of sand in the bags themselves as needed to see if that solves my moisture issues. Keep on sharing your great ideas! P.S. I call it my BRGS...Bedroom Grow System! ;-)
i also like the idea of not cutting the bottoms of grow bags. It lets you easily set mature plants flat on ground while doing maint or rearranging
late season garden. Have you tried only filling net cups without extra soil mix spread on lid ?
Yes, that is the way I am doing it this season and worked good. I use the sock over the netcup to keep debris out of the gutter and fill just the net cup with sand . Wicks good and does not break down over time. No need for sand acrooss the entire tray as it is overkill and to wet
So neat and tidy! Thank you for sharing!
So cool, thanks for sharing! Inspirational to say the least
is it under the gutter? I don't understand how water gets to it. does it run under? How does it get there?
There is a float on the end of the gutter that works just like your toilet. When the gutter water goes down from the plant using it the float is triggered and fills in back up automatically just like your toilet. The water wicks up from the gutter to the plants through capillary effect like a wick. The fabric pots wick water
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So that's where all my socks from the laundry went 😂
yeah, I got 4 kids and 3 of them are girls. And we had a entire bin of these mismatched socks I used up!! 🤣🤣🤣
I have one RGGS for about 10 plants for years and really love it. Want to do more but keep putting it off. I am also growing dragon fruits in big pots with food trellis if you check my channel. Yours is a variation and look very nice and neat setup. I like it.
Did you have video on details on how to build this? Thanks for sharing.
I *knew* there must be a way to do this without putting the net cups through the bag! Brilliant, sir! It also looks beautiful!
Did you ever get results from your sand trial?
Also, would the wicking be sufficient if the bag were to be sitting directly on the net cup? I am looking at the materials I have available and designing from there.
Yeah, I have been converting them from peat to sand in the cups and it works better as it not as wet. Plus i like the sand and rocks to the mix
Interesting! I'll have to give the sand a try!
@@DespiteMyself7 Yeah the sand works fine in the net cups. I did a lot of testing and found you that you really can only use a sock around the net cup and not sand or peat moss. I am using both sand and just the net cup and sock with no issue as they been on the gutter for months. I need to upload video soon :0 as it on my computer...
Do you really need to cover the netpots with socks if you arent cutting holes in the Growbags
The socks are to prevent the soil from fogging the system I’ve seen some people use pantyhose or they put a paint strainer net in the bucket itself and then put their soil and or perlite
yeah the socks worked great for keeping the soil out of the gutter. But I have moved on and are still using the the socks with the net cups but I just fill them with sand and it works better. For one it keeps the gutter much cleaner. I will be making a new video and showing an update on system as spring has started and my second season using has started.
Your movement will do when the American yeah so you don't need to put the socks over the net cups but it does keep everything out of the gutter and since then I switched to sand in the net cuts
where did you get the fabric pots? What size is best?
I just bought them from Amazon and their 5 gallon on the pallet made gurter and ones aroubd the house are 2 and 3 gallon
I bought on Amazon as you can get around 2 dollars per pot. Depending on what you want to grow will determine the pot size. I am using 2 gallon and 3 gallon for herbs and lettuce. And 5 gallon pots for other things like tomatoes, onions, peppers. I have some 7 gallon pots but they start requiring much more soil and at the point I started doing some no dig gardening and that worked great. Things like cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower did not work so well in 5 gallon pots but in the no dig I did this year worked great. I will post an update on the this year grow. I just did a new video on the seedling propagation with gutter system so a lot of those will be going into the pots
Nice system! Very straightforward and looks really clean. I wonder if you have tried the same idea but with coco coir.
Anymore update videos coming? How is it going, pros and cons?
I will be uploading some new videos showing how the system lasted over the winter and I got some new ideas to implement. For me the system worked out great and I will make a video soon showing the new additions and plans
I have switched sand in the net cups as it works good as a wick and will not break down over time. But I have removed the sand from some of the net cups altogether and just use the sock over the net cup to wick to the fabric pot that wicks to the peat moss mix in the pot. So from my testing you do not need any material in the net cup but will make an update video. I got some other things that I been testing as I got a good moisture meter so I can measure accurately
This is genius. Does it work well? Would you change anything at all now that you have had this system working for a month?
Yeah it worked well as many of the plants went through their life cycle. I just started removing some of the plants from the gutter so I have a couple of ideas that I will try and post soon. Instead of all the peat moss in the bottom of the tray I am going to test sand as I just test out some seed trays I made using sand compared to the peat moss. I will post some videos when I see some results.
After more testing the sand works great but really you only need to put a sock around the net cups and that works fine from my early testing. Once you get the capillary effect going the water wick through the sock and sock wicks into the material of the fabric pot..
Hi, are you using Larry's potting mix? also what kind of soil are you using at the bottom?
For the most part as I am using 66 percent peat moss to 33 compost. Then add some perlite, azomite, gypsum, alfalfa meal, epsom salt. If you are referring to bottom of the trays it was just pure peat moss. But I have moved away from that and using just sand as it worked out better for me. I will be uploading some new videos showing the setup as spring has started!
@@rufflifehydro Thanks for info, i'll be waiting for the new videos :)
Did you connect two 10 foot gutters together? I love this idea. Thanks!
Where did you find the green drain pans? Please
Why have the net cups been covered with material? Reason for that?
Yeah to keep debris out of the gutter. Also you can use the sock as a wick which gives you the flexibility to make stretxh Nd make longer if tou have a deeper reservoir. Also I have swirched to just using sand to fill up the netcup as wicks good and deos nit break down over tone. Good luck with your grow!
I'm not understanding the the net pot Sorry I'm missed something. thank you
The reason for the net cuts in the tray is just to wick water up from the rain gutter to the fabric pot. Since then I use the same method but now only put sand in the netcup and nothing and not the whole tray
@@rufflifehydro ...so, do you mean you’re no longer filling the tray with soil and placing the grow bag on top of only the net cup filled with sand?