New to Hydroponics - Want to Build a System With a Budget of $650

[FalseFlash]

I'm going to have to build some kind of support for the tomatoes to grow onto then.

I plan on digging in a 55 gallon barrel like you said, I bleached it and washed it out real good.

Something just came to mind though. How will I drain this if it's dug in? lol

I will post some pictures when it's closer to being ready.

I should buy a greenhouse for this, but I'm afraid that a hurricane would destroy it. Last year we got hit with Sandy pretty hard and their predicting another this year. (I'm in NJ)

[fintuckyfarms]

To drain my barrels I just unplug the feed line at the pipe and turn on the pump. I will sometimes just put the smaller tubing inside of a hose and water the yard with the old nutes (gravity fed). Works great, just listen for when it starts sucking air and turn it off right away or catch it just before then the barrel will only have an inch or so of nutes in it and you can easily pick it up and clean it out. I usually cut about a 18"x18" square'ish hole in the side of the barrel so I can reach inside to make adjustment, clean or add frozen OJ or water jugs to help keep the nutes cool in hot weather.

I found some picts of the tomato yo yo thing. Lots of places carry them!

[FalseFlash]

Darn it, it's going to storm for the rest week starting tomorrow. I hope I can have at least most of it done today.

Also, is it actually called a 'tomato yo-yo'? lol

[fintuckyfarms]

Just google it but there are a few different ones out there that will do the same thing.

[FalseFlash]

Originally Posted by fintuckyfarms

Just google it but there are a few different ones out there that will do the same thing.

Tried to, the only one I found is $19.95 for 6

[fintuckyfarms]

This person just used twine.... There are lots of options

[FalseFlash]

Twine seems good. Got to get more pipe tomorrow, messed up on one of the cuts.