I was only going to upload this to my Thousand Yard Stare channel but I was signed into the wrong account when I pressed 'upload video' and I only realized when it was uploaded.... consider this a bonus video for PondGuru viewers... www.vhhydro.com Lights in the video: geni.us/2vDvyVi Thousand Yard Stare channel: kzread.info/dron/1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A.html The hydroponics towers from Vertical Horizons are now available in 3 sizes - 1m (for 18 plants), 1.5m (for 30 plants) and 2m (for 45 plants) and the cost is excellent considering the care and detail. They come with everything needed to create a productive vertical garden and everything is food safe, recycled or recyclable. Hydroponic systems take very little maintenance and produce great yields on a tiny footprint. In my opinion the incredibly low running costs, high yields and low maintenance make hydroponic systems the method of choice for my leafy veg growing although I have grown micro bush tomatoes and various herbs in them no problem. As the nutrient requirements can be very different for leafy and fruiting plants I prefer to have separate systems for each type of plants so I can get the nutrients in solution right for the plant - that way they grow faster, mature quickly and yields are always great. The desktop hydroponic planter I showed in a previous video can be bought from Letpot here: letpot.com/ You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: kzread.info/dron/1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A.html If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on KZread.

They look good man it doesn't matter if anyone else says anything negative. Your a good teacher and inspiring. 👍

@ThousandYardStare

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Any negative comments on these systems will no doubt be from people who prepare for nothing then roll their sleeves up for a 10th arm-ticket. I don't have to argue, I just have to wait, lol I spoke to Rupert from Vertical Horizon and he says there are plenty of orders coming in for the towers so it's great to hear that so many people are waking up to just how useful such systems are.

I know exactly what you are sayin'. I have been enjoying your videos for some time now - Goodonya

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Very excited for mine to arrive!!

@ThousandYardStare

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(my other channel) Best of luck with the tower - it's a very efficient way to grow food.

@user-oz3py3pl2q

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@@ThousandYardStare thanks! Please post more videos using it!! Mine is yet to really get going…! Also dealing with some tiny green bugs eating my lettuce :(

Your passion is compelling and totally agree you are what you eat and todays food is pre packed and tastless i made something similar out of pvc pipe moons ago but lost my way with it

@ThousandYardStare

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(my other channel) Yes, eating food from the garden is always a winner as you know exactly where it came from, it tastes better and isn't laced with pesticides.

Haha I watched it first on your other channel 😄

EPCOT SHOWS HOW TO GROW USING THOSE PVC PIPE TOWERS IMPRESSIVE

Hi Richard seen videos of 206 and 207 fillters regarding the foams in the 206 video u say u don't think the blue foams make a difference but use them in the 207 do think it makes much of a difference thanks

@ThousandYardStare

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The way that first cartridge works leads me to believe that a medium grade pad in there might not catch much more than the coarse pad in the other side but it doesn't really matter - I set filters up differently as there's multiple ways to reach the same goal. Ultimately the finer muck will be caught by the foam and fine pad in the bottom tray of the 206 / 207. Just set it up how you think it makes most sense for your situation and alter it if necessary.

@alisonwilliams9938

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Thanks Richard

@ThousandYardStare

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@@alisonwilliams9938 No worries and best of luck with the tank.

Also forget buying daylight focus on full spectrum.

@pondguru

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Many of the led lights marketed as full spectrum lights have way too much red and blue to be of much use for leafy growth which is what I'm growing here - full spectrum is good for anything which flowers and fruits. What do you grow in your system(s)?

@simonsepic

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@@pondguru I have 2 fully planted tanks. 1 has a lot of anubius and others. I'm not good with names. I can happily send you some images if you would like. And in my other planted tank it houses turtles so the plants are growing out of the water. Personally I find the full spectrums produce better growth than the daylight. And in tanks I find full spec produces less algae than daylight.

@ThousandYardStare

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@@simonsepic In a tank, yes most certainly and some of the lights claiming to be a daylight spectrum can cause really bad algae problems

@simonsepic

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@@ThousandYardStare just my thoughts I'm no expert though. I buy cheap everything so maybe the cheap full spec are better than cheap daylight.

Just had a look on amazon and everything I saw was very expensive

@pondguru

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The price of the lights fluctuates wildly and they are indeed expensive at the minute for some reason.

@simonsepic

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@@pondguru I did mean the tower specifically. I have countless lights tbh

@user-oz3py3pl2q

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@@simonsepic the 1m tower is £95 - I think that’s a fair price for the work that goes into making it, personally!

@simonsepic

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@@user-oz3py3pl2q wasn't knocking it just stated I couldn't afford that. I appreciate the work though that's why I looked.

@user-oz3py3pl2q

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@@simonsepic sure, was just checking because you mentioned Amazon and I know many towers go into the several hundreds on there (which is crazy!)

Hey, Richard look around how many people like you cause you are real. You know it Bud. lol.

@ThousandYardStare

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I try to keep it real but that's generally not good for views - seems like people who talk bollocks are promoted all over KZread, lol

@Gabor.P.

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@@ThousandYardStare hahaha or get censored!