Why build the Percolator?

I had a subscriber on You Tube ask me a pretty straight forward question. He basically asked, why build build the Percolator when a bubbleponics system would be so much easier? Couldn't you just put a hole in the lid without the PVC pipe and add an air stone? This in part was my response.

  If you wanted to build a bubbleponics type system you would not need the PVC tube at all. Yes you could just drill a tiny hole in the lid and feed the tube through it, no silicone necessary. I did not want to build a simple bubbleponics system.
This is a variation of a top drip system. It was made to eliminate a few issues I was having building an inexpensive home made system.

Sure To Grow Promo You Tube Contest WINNER!

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This is my first submission for Sure To Grow's You Tube contest Show Some Love, and I WON!!!

Going from Hydroponics to soil you can see the roots growing right through the STG Cube.

Going from Soil to Hydroponics, even after a couple weeks the surface of the STG Cube is still white and clean.

This video was made mostly with out takes and extra footage from my other videos. You will see I use STG Cubes in many of my videos. Please explore my Youtube channel and take a look around, I think you will enjoy them.

Have Fun! More videos on the way.

Build your own Ebb and Flow / Flood and Drain Hydroponics System DIY Animated Version

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I hope this video will show how and encourage people to build their own Ebb and Flow Hydroponics System. This is a fun hobby for me and I believe other people would enjoy it too if they knew how easy and relatively inexpensive it can be.

Why an Animated Version? It allows me to show the inner workings of how this Ebb and Flow system works. I suspect this is something a person who has never seen one in action would want to see. It will also take some of the mystery out of it. This shows how simple a Hydroponics system can be. It also allows me to show variations without having to build several systems. And finally, I wanted to do an animated video and try out the Narration feature of Windows Movie Maker. LOL
May more videos on You Tube.

Gardening Update #2 Hydroponics Success and seed starting failure

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This is my second update 12 days after Update #1. My homemade Hydroponics system is working extremely well. I am very happy with the results. So far its a great success. The pepper plants are showing slight damage, either from cold or more likely over watering. Starting seeds in the Jiffy Pots was a total failure. I believe the salad container was sealed too tightly. This could have easily been avoided by simply leaving the clear lid loose instead of snapping it down.

So what have I learned?
1. Hydroponics is easier than I thought it would be.
2. I have to pay closer attention to not to over water.
3. Too cool temps are deadly to seeds in Jiffy Pots.


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