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hydroponics Kratky lessons as a newbie........container size

Hi Guy's

I'm a relative newbie when it comes to kratky hydroponics been learning the hard way though trial and error....or should I say errors 🀣 but it's been fun.

I managed to drown my kratky Dorset Naga last season but salvaged the fruit πŸ™‚so far this season I've not repeated this mistake !

What has been interesting this season is playing with different sized containers and the effect on plant size !
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Hungarian black in a spice jar ! One thing you quickly learn is the smaller the container the more often you need to check and top up ! But still amazing what you can grow in and produce in such a small vessel.

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A Reaper x Naga f3/4 in a 500ml bottle pretty much cut in half so 250 ml as you can see it works but a real pain when it comes to topping up.

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Scotch brains yellow f6 in a 500ml pasta sauce jar this is alot more manageable.....but if you left it for a weeks holiday........πŸ˜— reckon you'd be in big trouble !

I think this will be my go to "trial " kratky size next season to me to taste new varieties and fit maximum numbers in a small space :thumbsup:

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Now here's a Reaper x Moruga f4/5 in a 5 litre container ! Big mistake ! I learnt this season the hard way ! I had a few varieties in 500ml that I moved to 5 litre :banghead: dam ! They grow way bigger 😳

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Here's a Scotch brains yellow f6 in a 20 litre container, same seed as the plant in the 3rd photo 😳 I had this mislabelled as my Dorset naga ! Sadly I must have mixed up and culled my Dorset naga 😭 but on the bright side I should be up to my arm pits in Scotch brains yellow f6 πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜‹ I feel alot of Curry goat coming on 😜

It's been very interesting playing with different kratky container sizes I've learnt alot that will hopefully see me in good stead next season.

I'm contemplating a huge kratky outdoor Rocoto next season πŸ™‚

Stephen
 
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