Oh yes, a video of the harvesting and the taste. That would be really cool! This whole process has been so interesting and informative. Khang, you really do an excellent job of teaching us and making really good instructive videos!!! Thank you!
Hey! Remain only 3 lamps. Lower lamps to 20 cm to plants surface. Get only 4 littres tank for hydroponic solution for 2 plants. You wlll get the same nice result! I do grow melons that way. I use NPK 16-16-16 plus microelements complex in the Western Siberia a year around to grow melons and watermelons indoor.
I'm using about 5L bucket for a melon plant on DWC ...but it didn't working for my plant...I guess a bigger bucket needed for my next planting ...I learn a lot from u..Tq 😊
This is awsome. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video. Loved it. Hope to see the final harvest and taste test. Thank you my friend.🤙
new subscriber here! awesome video bro..those plants have a beautiful root system..i have 2 Heirloom Honey dew plants in my 4x8 tent with the Cannabis plants! ive been treating it just like the cannabis and they seem to love all the nutrients and Blackstrap molasses.
What size Spectra grow lights do I need for cucumbers and tomatoes just maybe four plants so two of those boxes but what wattage do I need because those things are expensive
I've enjoyed watching your videos for a few years now but Do yourself a favor and ditch the transfer pump, just get another reservoir that matches the lid, lift the lid and slide one out and the new one in . I have 57 totes all 27gal and on a good day it'll take 2hrs to swap them out... I mix my Masterblend in an old IBC. Just something to consider. Thanks
What is that foil that you have on top of your totes? Is it some sort of insulation foil?? Does it also help to deflect the heat to keep the nutrient water cool? I’m also very curious about your nutrient recipes, did I read that you use cal/mag and then the bloom and that’s all?? Do you do a similar recipe for tomatoes and peppers? I had read for a vegetative growth in a 5 gallon bucket that it should be General Hydroponics Cal/mag 20ml Micro 39.6ml Gro 19.8ml Bloom 59.4ml That they should be added in that order and that you can also add an additionnal 20ml Koolbloom, those amount of nutrients seem very high compared to the nutrients that you are using?? Can you please advise what you would recommend for tomatoes? They did seem to suffer when they were initially transferred into this tote a little bit of droopy leaves and then some brown spots and a few little rust spots but since cutting those leaves the plants seem to be thriving and are definitely using up the water in the tote, I think the next time I add to it I’ll just add the cal/mag, bloom and koolbloom 20ml of each and see how things progress. One thing I don’t want is all kinds of green and no tomatoes!! Can you advise of anything else I should be adding or not? I would so appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance🙏🏻🥰🇨🇦
Hey Khang, very cool video. I’m curious if you never check ph because you already know your tap water and then can calculate the ph easily because of that so you know the correct amount of nutrient solution, or if you just simply don’t need to or care about ph in this experiment?
I'm curious too. Im just learning and bought the ph up/down test kit and silly me once input my nutrients in it ended up making my water 6.5. So I spent all the money to not really need up and down. Just the testing kit. But I'm slowly learning that I might need to check more than just the first day.
I enjoy your videos very much throughout the years. I wonder do you have an estimation of the running cost of your system (light, fan, pump, etc) per month? Sometimes, I feel like if I need to pay more on the running cost than store bought fruits/veggies, then there isn't really a point :) Thank you!
I heart, people time the melon, while during last 2 weeks before harvest they let the plant dry or die out, forcing the mother plant to give all their nutrients to the melons. hence getting sweeter....
Can you do a video on why hydroponic super hot pepper plant has a ton of flowers buds but none of them will blossom? Idk if I have my nutrients ratio wrong, or PH too low? Please help!!!
Hey there, if you didn't have plqnt food could you do this? Is that a requirement for indoor planting? What if the world collapsed, what would you do? Sorry if this is beginner stuff, I'm gonna watch ur other videos now
I noticed when you were showing the roots that your tubing for the oxygen is underneath your roots and could eventually get cut off your oxygen supply to the water. The way to prevent this or at least control it a bit would be to put your bubbler on the other side of the tote. Just a suggestions. 🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
Hey Khang I’ve been watching your videos for years now but I have to ask you what can I do if my flowers don’t fruit? Well my gf and I watch your videos for many hours I’d appreciate it if you could talk to us directly
Man.. I left my plants in water bottles way too long lmao.. my tomatoes are two feet tall! Finally put them out into 5 gallon buckets, but I'm afraid that I've stunted them. Some leaves got crispy because it was hard keeping them watered, but they are alive. Still have months and months left this summer so I'm not too worried so long as they come back.
@@hajimenoippo4449 Yeah they did fine. Got a bit leggy though. I stick to determinate varieties now for max yield seeing as how I don't quite have it sorted when is best to top and pull suckers etc to get the most out of indeterminate varieties.. and then winter comes and I have a 20 foot long tomato with unripened fruit..
@@KhangStarr Ohh! I’ve been watching all of your videos in different order, even multiple times! How do you feel about the Maxigro nutrients vs the one you’ve used in this video? Or do you just use which ever you feel? Thank you.
Try refilling with less water maybe? If you use 100L or 26 gallons as your reservoir fill it with say 50-60L or 13-16 gallons that way they get plenty of air. Maybe that is your problem, it's the only thing i can come up with? It can't hurt to try
@@trevormerivale6882 I'm still a newby but I agree. My first couple trys I drowned my plants by overfilling the kratky buckets(I might find my old air stones from my fish tanks). I changed water and filled thrm right up and boom drowned brown roots 🥺
@@Emeraldwitch30 I'm doing my first hydro chillies (well hydro anything) as we speak and doing it the kratky method, but I've watched a ton of videos to get somewhat educated prior to starting. Root rot is from over watering without enough drainage so that's all I could think of. In your experience if you've tried normal DWC with oxygen, which do you think it better?
@@trevormerivale6882 I haven't tried with air stones yet. I seriously am an over reader/researcher before starting. I have only done lettuce and celery and basil since February. Oh my goodness basil is a monster in hydroponics. I'm halfway to getting my greenhouses up. I have an old one we ate moving and recovering with poli and a brand new one that I'm waiting on ground cover to come before putting up(they are small hoop houses 8 by 8 and 8 by 12). I have about 12 4 gallon buckets and 4 pvc rails that will be trying NFT with. I have many pond pumps as I have little water features all over in the summer(tinkling water all over soothes my soul. Guess I was a fish in a past life lol) I buy any pump I see on clearance so I have a stash 😆 my hubby teases me that I can't just wade in things I have to just jump in the deep end!. I have been watching so many hydroponics videos my poor brain hurts. But in February I drowned a few lettuce plants as I started them in sour cream/cottage cheese containers. They drink about a 1/2 to a full cup every 3 to 4 days.
@@Emeraldwitch30 hmmmmm well if you like fish as well aquaponics is very similar in some ways, that might be something for you to look in to. Some people grow their favourite fresh water fish that they love to look at and other people grow edible fish for the table. If you like so many water features a flood and drain setup could help with the water noises 👌instead of nutrients you literally just feed the fish and make sure the water is good. You can have a filter as well which prolongs the running water
Hey khang starr couple questions what type of nutes do you use for fruiting plants? Also, what's your thoughts on the general hydroponics flora series? Is it good for eggplant, tomatoes and superhots? Thanks for the reply.
@@KhangStarr thanks for the reply. Greatly appreciate it. BTW, id like to try out your crosses. I make my own hot sauces and spice rubs. What do I need to do to get a few seeds? Or if its not much to ask, a few pods you've been saving? I'd love to try your peppers. BTW, your videos on how to cross pollinate and how to make your own crosses are crazy knowledgeable... Again thanks for your reply.
I've been looking at the big rolls of radiant barrier insulation to cover my basement walls and make my own grow tent area. My cousin who works at menards says many people use it and claim it works as well as the prefabricated tents. And it comes in large sizes too 3 by 25 for $44(usd)
Also the ex-electronic repair person in my screams! "Please move the extension cord off the floor and hang it to the side " in case of accidental water leaks. A little leak hitting that will short out your home. In my outdoor spaces I use CFL breaker outlets too. Double up safety please!
If it’s recommended 1 melon per plant, then why bother letting the vine grow so long. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to have more vines growing on a shorter main vine, more energy going a shorter distance? And prune off unnecessary fruits and vines.
Definitely do a taste test video for us. I want to see what they look like inside and if they taste good.
Oh yes, a video of the harvesting and the taste. That would be really cool! This whole process has been so interesting and informative. Khang, you really do an excellent job of teaching us and making really good instructive videos!!! Thank you!
Yes please. Looking forward to harvest and taste test.
Definitely upload a followup. Very interesting video
Been waiting for this video. I'm growing Japanese melon hydroponicly too and really found this helpful.
Yes do a harvest and taste test
Hey! Remain only 3 lamps. Lower lamps to 20 cm to plants surface. Get only 4 littres tank for hydroponic solution for 2 plants. You wlll get the same nice result! I do grow melons that way. I use NPK 16-16-16 plus microelements complex in the Western Siberia a year around to grow melons and watermelons indoor.
It is amazing what you can grow with hydroponics!
Interesting, love the videos of showing week after week process
Thank you for sharing! I've always wondered how to properly plant melons.
Really cool vidéo! I wanna see the update
I'm using about 5L bucket for a melon plant on DWC ...but it didn't working for my plant...I guess a bigger bucket needed for my next planting ...I learn a lot from u..Tq 😊
This is awsome. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this video. Loved it. Hope to see the final harvest and taste test. Thank you my friend.🤙
Such fun projects, and looking forward to more. Melons are challenging for indoor gardening.
new subscriber here! awesome video bro..those plants have a beautiful root system..i have 2 Heirloom Honey dew plants in my 4x8 tent with the Cannabis plants! ive been treating it just like the cannabis and they seem to love all the nutrients and Blackstrap molasses.
Thanks for sharing the process those melons are growing fast and that root system was clean good job so far thanks for sharin
Great fun video! Watching them grow on time lapse at the end was amazing.
been watching you for a while,, just subscribed. just wanted to say thank you for the info..
I’d like to see the harvest and follow up
Those look awesome Khang. I know you will enjoy eating them when they are ready and ripe.
Can u eat the leaves? I heard cantaloupe greens are absolutely amazing
And unripe green melon can be shredded and cooked if you don't want to compost thos smaller ones. Make them into a savory stir fry
That is a great use for those Yo Yo hangers!
I had good luck with Minnesota Midget melons outdoors in Wisconsin. Might be a good indoor candidate.
Try changing the nutrient solution once the plant starts fruiting. Less natrium so it will produce less leaf. More kalium for the fruits.
Thank you for this helpful video
Tnx, great video, and good information.. how did the melon tast?
Nice video. Thank you.
Thank you for the video very helpful have a great and wonderful day
very imformative khang san
Love this!!!! I hope to have a grow tent to try this one day
It will bring you so much joy =)
Do you need to pollinate each flower to get more fruits?
What size Spectra grow lights do I need for cucumbers and tomatoes just maybe four plants so two of those boxes but what wattage do I need because those things are expensive
Sir, where to buy Yubari King melon seeds. Give some link to buy.
Sir please answer my question where to buy Japanese yubari king melon seeds. Give link if possible.
I see all of this root mass in theses systems and can't help but wonder if those roots are edible?
That's cool.
Taste test so excited!
Have you tried growing with coco coir? Would you recommend it as a medium for melons?
Sir where to buy Japanese seeds for yubari king melon
Thank you for your job!
I've enjoyed watching your videos for a few years now but Do yourself a favor and ditch the transfer pump, just get another reservoir that matches the lid, lift the lid and slide one out and the new one in . I have 57 totes all 27gal and on a good day it'll take 2hrs to swap them out... I mix my Masterblend in an old IBC. Just something to consider. Thanks
did you have to lower the lights for growth?
Great video. Thank you!
Please do a harvest and taste test video.
Why not using Kratky?
What is that foil that you have on top of your totes? Is it some sort of insulation foil?? Does it also help to deflect the heat to keep the nutrient water cool? I’m also very curious about your nutrient recipes, did I read that you use cal/mag and then the bloom and that’s all?? Do you do a similar recipe for tomatoes and peppers? I had read for a vegetative growth in a 5 gallon bucket that it should be
General Hydroponics
Cal/mag 20ml
Micro 39.6ml
Gro 19.8ml
Bloom 59.4ml
That they should be added in that order and that you can also add an additionnal 20ml Koolbloom, those amount of nutrients seem very high compared to the nutrients that you are using?? Can you please advise what you would recommend for tomatoes? They did seem to suffer when they were initially transferred into this tote a little bit of droopy leaves and then some brown spots and a few little rust spots but since cutting those leaves the plants seem to be thriving and are definitely using up the water in the tote, I think the next time I add to it I’ll just add the cal/mag, bloom and koolbloom 20ml of each and see how things progress. One thing I don’t want is all kinds of green and no tomatoes!! Can you advise of anything else I should be adding or not? I would so appreciate your advice.
Thanks in advance🙏🏻🥰🇨🇦
Hey Khang, very cool video. I’m curious if you never check ph because you already know your tap water and then can calculate the ph easily because of that so you know the correct amount of nutrient solution, or if you just simply don’t need to or care about ph in this experiment?
I'm curious too. Im just learning and bought the ph up/down test kit and silly me once input my nutrients in it ended up making my water 6.5. So I spent all the money to not really need up and down. Just the testing kit.
But I'm slowly learning that I might need to check more than just the first day.
Amazing, am new to hydroponic and need to know for how long do we keep light on??
18 on 6 off same as outside
I wanna do that. It'll be very rewarding at the end.
howd they taste?
Where to buy seeds pls advise
HOW TO POLLINATION
I enjoy your videos very much throughout the years. I wonder do you have an estimation of the running cost of your system (light, fan, pump, etc) per month? Sometimes, I feel like if I need to pay more on the running cost than store bought fruits/veggies, then there isn't really a point :) Thank you!
I heart, people time the melon, while during last 2 weeks before harvest they let the plant dry or die out, forcing the mother plant to give all their nutrients to the melons. hence getting sweeter....
Can you do a video on why hydroponic super hot pepper plant has a ton of flowers buds but none of them will blossom? Idk if I have my nutrients ratio wrong, or PH too low? Please help!!!
Does the 1 fruit per vine work for watermelons as well?
Hey there, if you didn't have plqnt food could you do this? Is that a requirement for indoor planting? What if the world collapsed, what would you do? Sorry if this is beginner stuff, I'm gonna watch ur other videos now
Are the lights on 24/7
I noticed when you were showing the roots that your tubing for the oxygen is underneath your roots and could eventually get cut off your oxygen supply to the water. The way to prevent this or at least control it a bit would be to put your bubbler on the other side of the tote. Just a suggestions. 🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
What's the temperature should the room be at ?
Hey Khang I’ve been watching your videos for years now but I have to ask you what can I do if my flowers don’t fruit?
Well my gf and I watch your videos for many hours I’d appreciate it if you could talk to us directly
I am a beginner of Spider Farmer, but.......:
-Do you have to leave the LED light on 24/7 or just during the evening?
How are you doing today are you getting tons of rain in your part of Texas like I am
I am sick of the rain already LOL. We are getting 1 more week of it.
@@KhangStarr yeah I'm in the Dallas area and it's just driving me up a wall
what was your lighting cycle?
Pls test the melons sugar content! Im curious
Man.. I left my plants in water bottles way too long lmao.. my tomatoes are two feet tall! Finally put them out into 5 gallon buckets, but I'm afraid that I've stunted them. Some leaves got crispy because it was hard keeping them watered, but they are alive. Still have months and months left this summer so I'm not too worried so long as they come back.
So did they survive
@@hajimenoippo4449 Yeah they did fine. Got a bit leggy though. I stick to determinate varieties now for max yield seeing as how I don't quite have it sorted when is best to top and pull suckers etc to get the most out of indeterminate varieties.. and then winter comes and I have a 20 foot long tomato with unripened fruit..
Wow
Definitely do a taste test let us know about taste.
Can you please leave it on the vine until it's overripe so you can get the sweet juice?
Yes you can, but but the melon will drop off the vine if it's over-ripe.
Thank you for your video ! Could you please tell me if you need specific lights for fruit versus vegetables?
What ever happened to your SF4000?
I'm still using it. My last video of tomato was grown under the SF4000
@@KhangStarr Ohh! I’ve been watching all of your videos in different order, even multiple times! How do you feel about the Maxigro nutrients vs the one you’ve used in this video? Or do you just use which ever you feel? Thank you.
Is the light used in 24 hours?
10 hrs per day.
Maranatha!
every time I change the nutrient water get root rot and all the root look brown… Sad...
Try refilling with less water maybe? If you use 100L or 26 gallons as your reservoir fill it with say 50-60L or 13-16 gallons that way they get plenty of air. Maybe that is your problem, it's the only thing i can come up with? It can't hurt to try
@@trevormerivale6882 I'm still a newby but I agree. My first couple trys I drowned my plants by overfilling the kratky buckets(I might find my old air stones from my fish tanks). I changed water and filled thrm right up and boom drowned brown roots 🥺
@@Emeraldwitch30 I'm doing my first hydro chillies (well hydro anything) as we speak and doing it the kratky method, but I've watched a ton of videos to get somewhat educated prior to starting. Root rot is from over watering without enough drainage so that's all I could think of. In your experience if you've tried normal DWC with oxygen, which do you think it better?
@@trevormerivale6882 I haven't tried with air stones yet. I seriously am an over reader/researcher before starting. I have only done lettuce and celery and basil since February. Oh my goodness basil is a monster in hydroponics.
I'm halfway to getting my greenhouses up. I have an old one we ate moving and recovering with poli and a brand new one that I'm waiting on ground cover to come before putting up(they are small hoop houses 8 by 8 and 8 by 12).
I have about 12 4 gallon buckets and 4 pvc rails that will be trying NFT with.
I have many pond pumps as I have little water features all over in the summer(tinkling water all over soothes my soul. Guess I was a fish in a past life lol) I buy any pump I see on clearance so I have a stash 😆 my hubby teases me that I can't just wade in things I have to just jump in the deep end!.
I have been watching so many hydroponics videos my poor brain hurts.
But in February I drowned a few lettuce plants as I started them in sour cream/cottage cheese containers. They drink about a 1/2 to a full cup every 3 to 4 days.
@@Emeraldwitch30 hmmmmm well if you like fish as well aquaponics is very similar in some ways, that might be something for you to look in to. Some people grow their favourite fresh water fish that they love to look at and other people grow edible fish for the table. If you like so many water features a flood and drain setup could help with the water noises 👌instead of nutrients you literally just feed the fish and make sure the water is good. You can have a filter as well which prolongs the running water
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Hey khang starr couple questions what type of nutes do you use for fruiting plants? Also, what's your thoughts on the general hydroponics flora series? Is it good for eggplant, tomatoes and superhots?
Thanks for the reply.
GH series will work for all of them. With the 3 parts, you can change up the mix to cater towards the need of the plants at different stages.
@@KhangStarr thanks for the reply.
Greatly appreciate it.
BTW, id like to try out your crosses. I make my own hot sauces and spice rubs. What do I need to do to get a few seeds? Or if its not much to ask, a few pods you've been saving?
I'd love to try your peppers.
BTW, your videos on how to cross pollinate and how to make your own crosses are crazy knowledgeable...
Again thanks for your reply.
I've been looking at the big rolls of radiant barrier insulation to cover my basement walls and make my own grow tent area.
My cousin who works at menards says many people use it and claim it works as well as the prefabricated tents.
And it comes in large sizes too 3 by 25 for $44(usd)
Also the ex-electronic repair person in my screams! "Please move the extension cord off the floor and hang it to the side " in case of accidental water leaks. A little leak hitting that will short out your home. In my outdoor spaces I use CFL breaker outlets too. Double up safety please!
0.200 kW LED * $0.18/kWh x 18 hrs/day x 90 days / 6 Mellons = $9.72 per mellon
Dang, those are some expensive melons! But still worth every penny =)
I’m growing some equally costly hydroponics veggies and was hoping you’d say you had a trick so they really didn’t cost that much.
@Lapmobile how did you get 0.200 kW for the LED?
@@KhangStarr Is there any way to get more melons from the same amount of electricity used?
@@varunsadhofficial I don't remember exactly but 0.200 kW is 200 watts and that's the size of a similar LED light that I'm using.
You can actually eat the unripened fruits like cucumbers.
If it’s recommended 1 melon per plant, then why bother letting the vine grow so long. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to have more vines growing on a shorter main vine, more energy going a shorter distance? And prune off unnecessary fruits and vines.
My friend give the Answer of people who is asking. Ok.
You're doing it wrong. Potassium Nitrate is the fruiting need. Cal mag is the growth stuff.
heavy cal mag is needed when plants are fruiting
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LOL it looks like it, doesn't it?
Just use a normal water pump haha
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