Gardening, Questions & Answers with MHPgardener
For this week’s show on Preparing to Provide, I am going to have somewhat of an open format. Unlike shows in the past where I have had guests or a designated topic, I am going to cover a broad range of questions that I receive in response to my YouTube videos. They may be related to gardening, hydroponics, or life in general. Many times, the answers are too complicated for a 2 or 3 sentence response. Some of the questions for this week: Am I concerned about the commercial fertilizers that I use in regard to how they affect me or the environment? How do I feel about the amount of plastics that I use in my hydroponics setups? How did I build my greenhouse? What is the best advice I’ve ever received? Where do I get square buckets?
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6 Responses
Hello my friend, I am starting in my yard a small hydroponic for tomatos.
When you use 4 18 38 then your add calcium nitrate and Epson salts.
for a 40 litre oo 10 an half reservoir how much 4 18 38 in grms
and how much calcium nitrate and how much epson salts?
Thanking you very much. I live in a suburn of Sydney Australia call Cherrybrook. i can get dry ingredient here so I am importing the from the USA.
Hi , i would like to do the bucket hydroponics, but my main problem is how to get the nutrients you use in the system you built.
Can you do me a favor an give me a tip of how to make one for tomatoes.
Am a Kenyan living in the coast in Mombasa.
Please can you do me a favor of getting your email, i have more questions to ask on farming.
Thank you Mr. MHP, you’re doing a good job.
Yes I just started Dutch buckets how often do u Chang nutrient thanks Tim wa5rvv@gmail.com ps your video s are great thanks
You may want to contact Ryan Buford, host of The Next Generation. He operates a small scale aquaponics system. From my own research it looks like a change every 2 weeks is the way to go.
I was wondering if there is a difference in taste, size, quality, or any other difference between growing in soil or simply in nutrient filled water? I asked Leon in Texas and he did not think there was any difference of any kind but thought I should ask MHP Gardner in Virginia. Leon as I are curious to hear your answer.
Bruce Reeves
Genoa, Nevada
Hey Bruce,
The MHP Gardener is not with us anymore. Sorry. That said, I have seen plants do amazing things in terms of size when soil is optimized. Also, soil can be naturally optimized through amendments and microbiology. I have seen tomatoes grow like trees in great soil!
Now I dont have much experience with growing in nutrient filled water but I just believe in the microbiology of soil so that is my take. I can show you pics of my father in laws massive plants if you would like. He has mastered his soil and it shows.