Great inspiration as always :-) . One question: the reason why you removed the old plants was only because they were ready to be harvested? Or do the new plants have other light and nutrition requirements than for example the spinach? Do strawberries need a higher amount of light in terms of watt and if yes, how many watt is required at the minimum? Does the Sf600 fit for growing small cherry tomato plants or would i need a more powerful light? Hope I don´t bother you with questions. Just seeking for orientation as a beginner 🙂
Hi, yes we harvested and ate the old plants. But you are also right that the new plants need other light than the old ones. Spinach, herbs and leafy greens do well with cold white light (6500K) but plants that flower need more of the red parts of the spectrum ( we changed light before the strawberries were big enough to flower). Usually a mix of cold white around 6000K, warm white around 3500K and some extra red (660nm) is good for plants that flower. Yes, strawberries and all plants that flower does need more light than lettuce and herbs. The Light we used (SF 600) has a good full spectrum, but for strawberries we would recommend only 1 row for 1 light. Having 1 light between 2 rows like we do in the movie is a bit too little. If you want to try micro bush tomatoes we think 1 (or 2) plants in the middle of the SF 600 would work (edges will not get enough light), but we would rather recommend for example Migro Aray 2 for micro bush tomato and Migro Aray 3 for larger tomato plant. Like we use in this video: ruclips.net/video/IMey6hbl4eE/видео.htmlfeature=shared For nutrients we actually use the same for both herbs and flowers/strawberries, but you are right that herbs, lettuce and leafy greens can use a more "basic" type of nutrients. In our case we use Calcinit and Kristalon Indigo from Yara for everything from lettuce to tomatoes, but for tomatoes we use a stronger solution :) This might not be optimal, but in our experience it works great and makes caring for different plants a lot easier. Best of luck to you, starting with hydroponics!
@@innehagen4248 thanks for your comprehensive reply! :-) Now that I have a certain understanding, the light is the largest miracle to me 🙂 I was surprised that your strawberries are fruiting with the 75W SF600. So I thought when strawberries make it under that light, maybe even dwarf tomatoes? In the grow hhops the lights are often depicted together with tomatoes. That makes it quite hard to figure out if they are really sufficient for such plants or not. I understood now that SF600 might work but to get sure some more power could be needed. I think I will go on with a SF600 or SFGlow80 in combination with Kratky. I could live without the tomatoes but I want the berries :-) If it turns out to be too few I can get a better light and use the SFGlow80 for the NFT channels later. That sounds like a plan. Thanks for your honest and fast reply. Your channel helped me a lot so far!! 🙂
Yes, the SF600 is enough for strawberries if placed directly above, and pretty close. We are making a new video with focus on growing strawberries indoors. We planted strawberries in all 10 holes in the NFT. These are a remounting strawberry variety so they flower over and over again. One of the most important things we learnt is that you need to place a humidifier (modern one based on ultrasound with cold damp) so that the damp fall on or close to the plants. The humidifier should be on about 4 hours every night. This increases the local humidity around the plants without needing to have a humid room. The strawberries must have periods of about 80% humidity every 24h period. Good luck!
@@innehagen4248 thanks for the great advise. Tomorrow 4 remounting strawberries will arive 😊 I couldnt resist :D 😁 I am considering a Migro Aray 4 .... things are coming together slowly now ;-) ... many thanks and I am looking forward for your strawberry video
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Great inspiration as always :-) . One question: the reason why you removed the old plants was only because they were ready to be harvested? Or do the new plants have other light and nutrition requirements than for example the spinach?
Do strawberries need a higher amount of light in terms of watt and if yes, how many watt is required at the minimum? Does the Sf600 fit for growing small cherry tomato plants or would i need a more powerful light?
Hope I don´t bother you with questions. Just seeking for orientation as a beginner 🙂
Hi, yes we harvested and ate the old plants. But you are also right that the new plants need other light than the old ones. Spinach, herbs and leafy greens do well with cold white light (6500K) but plants that flower need more of the red parts of the spectrum ( we changed light before the strawberries were big enough to flower). Usually a mix of cold white around 6000K, warm white around 3500K and some extra red (660nm) is good for plants that flower.
Yes, strawberries and all plants that flower does need more light than lettuce and herbs. The Light we used (SF 600) has a good full spectrum, but for strawberries we would recommend only 1 row for 1 light. Having 1 light between 2 rows like we do in the movie is a bit too little. If you want to try micro bush tomatoes we think 1 (or 2) plants in the middle of the SF 600 would work (edges will not get enough light), but we would rather recommend for example Migro Aray 2 for micro bush tomato and Migro Aray 3 for larger tomato plant.
Like we use in this video:
ruclips.net/video/IMey6hbl4eE/видео.htmlfeature=shared
For nutrients we actually use the same for both herbs and flowers/strawberries, but you are right that herbs, lettuce and leafy greens can use a more "basic" type of nutrients. In our case we use Calcinit and Kristalon Indigo from Yara for everything from lettuce to tomatoes, but for tomatoes we use a stronger solution :) This might not be optimal, but in our experience it works great and makes caring for different plants a lot easier.
Best of luck to you, starting with hydroponics!
@@innehagen4248 thanks for your comprehensive reply! :-) Now that I have a certain understanding, the light is the largest miracle to me 🙂 I was surprised that your strawberries are fruiting with the 75W SF600. So I thought when strawberries make it under that light, maybe even dwarf tomatoes? In the grow hhops the lights are often depicted together with tomatoes. That makes it quite hard to figure out if they are really sufficient for such plants or not. I understood now that SF600 might work but to get sure some more power could be needed. I think I will go on with a SF600 or SFGlow80 in combination with Kratky. I could live without the tomatoes but I want the berries :-) If it turns out to be too few I can get a better light and use the SFGlow80 for the NFT channels later. That sounds like a plan. Thanks for your honest and fast reply. Your channel helped me a lot so far!! 🙂
Yes, the SF600 is enough for strawberries if placed directly above, and pretty close. We are making a new video with focus on growing strawberries indoors. We planted strawberries in all 10 holes in the NFT. These are a remounting strawberry variety so they flower over and over again. One of the most important things we learnt is that you need to place a humidifier (modern one based on ultrasound with cold damp) so that the damp fall on or close to the plants. The humidifier should be on about 4 hours every night. This increases the local humidity around the plants without needing to have a humid room. The strawberries must have periods of about 80% humidity every 24h period. Good luck!
@@innehagen4248 thanks for the great advise. Tomorrow 4 remounting strawberries will arive 😊 I couldnt resist :D 😁 I am considering a Migro Aray 4 .... things are coming together slowly now ;-) ... many thanks and I am looking forward for your strawberry video