210_dutch bucket instructions

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210 Dutch Bucket System

Congratulations! You have just purchased a recirculating 210 Dutch

Bucket System rom American Hydroponics. This system includes

growing supplies or peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries.

Our 210 system is a small example o what the big commercial growers

use or vine crops. It comes with everything you need to get started.

2 year warranty on system, 180 days on pump

Tools required for assembly:

Power drill with 5/8 hex bit, rubber mallet, tape measure and sharpie.

Dutch Bucket Components (see pick list)

[10] Dutch Buckets with elbows

[1] Maniold

[1] Drain Pipe

[1] Tablerame

[1] 35 gallon reservoir with cover

[1] Growing supplies


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93026

210DutchBucket

System

picklist

Outline

Part#

Description

Cou

nt/ea

Outline

Part#

Description

Count/ea

93023210BucketDutchSystemh

rdwr

1

96018Manifold

1

03014Reservoir35GallonwithFloatValveHole

1

22018Microtubes16"

20

80014SuppliesD

utchBucketSystem

1

n/a

ManifoldAssemblyA

1

n/a

ManifoldAssemblyB

1

93023210BucketDutchSystemh

rdwr

1

n/a

ManifoldAssemblyC

1

30250SubBox

1

n/a

ManifoldAssemblyD(ReservoirDrainAss

embly)

1

11103Tableframe

1

n/a

ManifoldAssemblyE(Pump/ValveAssembly)

1

96018Maniflod

1

91097DrainPipe

1

91097DrainPipe

1

55000DutchBuck

ets

10

n/a

CollectorAssemblyA

1

55002DutchBuck

etElbows(2perbucket)

20

n/a

CollectorAssemblyB

1

n/a

CollectorAssemblyC

1

30233SubBox

1

n/a

10

"draintube

1

23002MicrotubeG

rommets

20

23022DripStake

20

03014Reservoir35GallonwithFloatValveHo

le

1

27038Clamp1.5"

forconduit

2

03010Reservoir35Gallon

1

27039Clamp2"fo

rcouduit

1

03012ReservoirCover

1

30110GluePVCC

an4oz

1

80014SuppliesDutchBucketSystem

1

11103Tableframe

1

53095In

structions210

1

11104Leg18inDB

Trial

8

82010Se

edsSparticus(Pepper)Packet

25

11105Crosspiece

16inDBTrial

4

82018Se

edsCumlaude(Cucumber)Packet

25

11106Crosspiece

38inDBTrial

6

82019Se

edsCuruso(Tomato)Packet

25

11107RailBottom

607/16DBTrial

4

87020Tr

ayPropagation1020w/oHole

1

sub

30251BoxSubTa

bleFrameDBTrial

1

87026To

mahooksw/Twine

20

87027VineClips

100

sub

30251BoxSubTableFrameDBTrial

1

87002Pe

rlite4cu.ft.bag

1

28006TableFram

eCoupler

2

87052Rockwool2x2x2miniblock

20

04001PlasticCorn

er3Way

4

89007BookHydroponicCropProduction

1

26001PlasticCenterSupport4way

4

89025DV

DHydroponicsExplained

1

11022LegBracket

8

27012FloatValve

1

30007SelfTaping

TekScrew

50

27028FloatValvePlumbKit

1

11018AngleBrace1inx8in

6

88100GroMagnon2PartNutrient

1

83006PumpRio1700620gal/hr

1

83015Tr

uncheonCommercial

1

83049pH

ControlKit

1


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Figure A

Figure C

Figure D

Figure B

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Assemble your tablerame as shown in Figure A.

First - press 16 and 38 crosspieces together using the plastic corners and center sup-ports provided in tablerame sub box.

Second - press 18 legs onto remaining support pegs. (Pound in i necessary)Third - lay out 4 bottom rails (60 7/16) and measure 41 to center rom one end o each;mark with sharpie. This is the center mark or leg bracket. Use the sel-taping tek screwsand a 5/8 hex bit to secure 8 leg brackets to bottom rails.Forth - insert 2 table rame couplers (5) to couple bottom rails together using sel-tapingtek screws. Your tablerame should look like gure A.

2. Attach 8 angle braces as shown in Figure B at 45 angles.

3. Place reservoir as shown in Figure C.

4. Attach drain pipe as shown in Figure D.

First - Glue A, B and C together as illustrated so all drain holes line up in a straight line.Second - screw in long drain tube (10 piece with male adapter) that ts into the hole in

your reservoir cover as shown.Third - Attach drain pipe to the center o your table using the hardware provided. The 2gray clip attaches the end o section C to the table rame. The remaining 2 clips secure sec-tions A and B. Use the sel-taping tek screws to secure these clips.

5. Insert Dutch Bucket Elbows as illustrated below.

38

41 41

60 7/16 60 7/16

16

18

Corner

Corner Coupler

Center Support

Angle Braces

Long Drain Tube

A B C

B

C

A

41

Leg Bracket

4141

1

2

3

Bucket


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6. Place Bato Buckets on system as shown in Figure E.

7. Place maniold on Bato Buckets as in Figure F.First - Glue sections B and C together with holes acing up.Second - Lay glued section on buckets anddry fitsections A and E together with holes aciup. Once you get the proper angle on section E, glue pieces together.Third - Attach section D to the maniold as shown in gure F.Forth - Insert pump to the bottom o section E.Fifth - Insert grommets in maniold. Press drip stakes into microtubes than press micro tub

into grommets. (End o micrtube needs to be in center o pipe)

8. Install foat valve to 35 gallon reservoir and hook up to foat valve plumb kit. Reer to thFloat Valve Instructions included. Then ll reservoir.

READY TO GROW

Remove buckets rom the system and take outside. Pour perlite rom bag into buckets 3/4 uWash dust thoroughly rom perlite by lling bucket with water... let drain to earth. Place tbuckets over holes in the drain pipe in system.

Follow the growing instructions or more plant details and instructions.

Figure E

ABC

D E

Reservoir Drain Assembly Pump/Valve Assembly

A

BC

D

E

Figure F


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210 Dutch Bucket

Growing Instructions

The 210 Production Unit is a trial version o the large Dutch Bucket systems currently operat-

ing all over the world. This small unit grows BIG plants. The 210 provides you with hands-onexperience o a tried and true resource and labor ecient hydroponic method, PLUS, you

will have produce to take to potential markets. I you do choose to go to a ull size system lateron, the 210 Production Unit makes an excellent trial system or testing out new cultivars. This210 Production Unit is a nutrient recirculating (closed) system whereas traditional DutchBucket systems are drain-to-waste (open) systems where excess nutrient and water are notrecirculated.

Growing Supplies include:

[20] 2 Rockwool cubes

[20] Tomahooks

[1] 8 Kg Nutrient

[1] 1020 Flat

[1] Packet Seeds

[1] Conductivity Meter

[1] Hydroponic Crop Production Book

[100] Vine Clips

[1] 4cu.t. bag perlite

[1] DVD Hydroponics Explained

[1] Float Valve and Plumb Kit

[1] Rio 1700 Pump

[1] pH Control Kit

[1] Timer

Cucumber Seeds

Pepper Seeds

Cucumber seed variety is called Cumlaude and iproduced by Rijk Zwaan.

These plants are as ollows:

Normal vigor, 15-16 inches in length, dark greencolor, slightly ribbed skin, resistant to leaspot andgummosis, tolerant to powdery mildew and are alemale.

Pepper seed variety is called Spartacus.

Spartacus is a F1 hybrid. Green/red blocky ruitearly and high yielding. Dark green color maturingto bright red and an average ruit weight o 6 oz.

Tomato seed variety is called Geronimo and is produced by DeRuiter.

These plants are as ollows:

Normal maturity, normal vigor, 8.5 ounce size, normal internodes, 3-5 cells, resistant to tomato moasic

virus, cladosporium A, B, C, D and E, verticillium andusarium races 1 and 2.

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1) Rinse (20) 2 mini blocks thoroughly with resh water. Figure A.

2) Drop 1 seed per hole. You will be growing 2 plants per bucket. Figure B.

3)Place cubes in 1020 fats. Figure A.

4)Keep seeds warm, 68-70F. Water cubes lightly, make sure there is no standing water in th

tray ever.

5)When the seedlings are 1-2 tall, water with a mild nutrient solution, 6CF. Figure C.

6)Be sure the seedlings have plenty o light available, use a grow lamp i necessary. A healthseedling makes a healthy mature plant.

7)Water with nutrient every ew days and make sure there is no standing water in the trays.

8)As soon as roots start to pop out the bottom o the cube, its time to place cubes in perlitgrowing medium. Bury cube in perlite so that it is fush with surace. Place drip stake in cubeFigure D.

9)With foat valve installed and reservoir ull, ollow instructions (in nutrient box) or mixinnutrients. Add equal parts o nutrient A and B to water to bring CF to the set points below. Adjusthe pH slowly to 6.3. Use your Truncheon meter and pH tester.

a.Cucumbers CF 20 pH 6.3

b.Tomatoes CF 24 pH 6.3

c.Peppers CF 22 pH 6.3

10)Run heavy guage wire supported every 4-5 rom your greenhouse purlins. I you are nogrowing in a greenhouse, you will have to devise a structure or stringing wire. The height o

your wire must be within your reach 7 eet rom ground, so you can easily tend plants. Vincrops will eventually get heavy with ruit. We recommend #6 galvanized wire or this purpose.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Figure D


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Cucumbers

1)The arch method and the renewal umbrella system are the two primary cucumber growingmethods most used. You will be using a modied renewal umbrella technique or this go round.

As soon as the plant is up and starting to lean, clip a tomahook string to the base o the plant.as in Figure A. Remove all suckers, blossoms and ruit to the th true lea. As plant grows, clipa vine clip to base o plant and spiral stem around string or support.

2)The main stem will be topped at one lea above the support wire. Pinch out the growing head.Tie top o main stem to support wire as in Figure B. Remove all laterals in the lea axils on themain stem, except 2 at the top. Hand pollinate fowers.

3)Train the top 2 laterals over the wire to hang down on either side o the main stem. Tie pieceso cloth on the laterals so they dont pinch. Let them grow 2/3 the way down the main stembeore pinching growing heads. Figure C.

4)As ruit on the 2 laterals matures, train 2 more laterals to grow out and down. When the ruits

on the rst laterals are harvested, remove them completely. Repeat this procedure or up to 10months.

5)Greenhouse day temps should be 66-81F, nighttime temps, 60-65. Avoid temps over 90 F.Cucumbers can take high humidity, 80-90%. They do well at high humidity but so does botrytisand mildews. Keep airfow up.

6)Cucumbers like CF between 20 and 30 when they are producing ruit. Once plants havereached the wire, increase CF gradually to 30 or ruit production. Yield expected per plant ocucumbers is 50-75 ruits (depending on environmental control, variety and growing skill.)

7)Keep a clean greenhouse. No cut plant material should ever be let in the house. Keep CF andpH steady. Clean your tools.

8)I you see any sign o white fy, use sticky traps to capture. We have Encarsia wasps or IPMcontrol.

Peppers

1)As soon as the plant is up and starting to lean, clip a tomahook string to the base o the plantas in Figure D. Adjust the tomahook on wire so that the plant is standing without stress. As theplant grows and requires support, use more clips. Train a strong side shoot or the secondgrowing stem (2 growing stems per plant) Figure E and F. Keep spiraling the string around thestems and remove fowers or the rst 12 inches to encourage good ruit bearing structure. Letruit develop ater this. Use vine clips to attach stem to string. As soon as head reaches the wire,pinch out the growing head.

2)Clip o any other stems to keep the plant vertically manageable.

3)Even though peppers are sel pollenators, assistance is required. Simply fick the fowersgently with your index nger.

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Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E


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Peppers Cont...

4.) Avoid ruit overload, size will be small and plant will get stressed. Always pick just as the ruiripens to make more room or new ruit growth.

5)Greenhouse day temps should be 71-73F, nighttime temps, 60-65. Avoid temps over 90 FPeppers can take high humidity, 80-90%. They do well at high humidity but so does botrytis andmildews. Keep airfow up.

6)Peppers like CF between 22 and 35 as ruiting starts. Begin with CF 22 or vegetative growthbut once plants have reached the wire, increase CF gradually to 30-35 or ruit production.

7)A rule o thumb is 3-4 plants per 10 square eet in high light, 2 plants per 10 square eet in lowlight. Yield expected per plant o red peppers is 8-15 lbs, or green peppers 12-17 lbs (depending on environmental control, variety and growing skill.)



Tomatoes1)As soon as the plants are up and starting to lean, snap a clip on right below a branch. FigurG. Adjust the tomahook on the wire so that the plant is standing without stress. As the plantgrows, and requires support, add a clip. As you can see by Figures H, I and J, as the plants grow

you will be LAYERING them so that ruits will always be on the lower third o the plant. As soonas the head reaches the wire, lower the plant and move the tomahook so that your plants looklike illustration. Continue this procedure or the lie o the plant.

2)Suckering. Remove any laterals that will suck energy rom the top growing head. You onlywant one growing head at the very top. Any other head that develops on top o a branch node

clip o. Cut fush with the stem. You do not want any tags o dying plant material exposed todecay or botrytis.

3)As ruit orms and the plant grows, trim branches and leaves away rom vine at base o plantKeep air movement steady around base o stem. I plants get too bullish (thick and leay) de-crease CF a couple points, i stretching, raise CF a couple points.



Figure F

Figure G

Figure H

Figure I

Figure J


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Strawberries

The strawberry variety is everything to the grower. You may have to experiment with dierent

varieties to nd the one most suitable or your season and environment. The standard commer-

cial short day varieties are Earlisweet, Pajaro, Torrey, Tioga (less than 12 hours o light/day)Day neutral strawberries are Selva, Tribute, Aptons, Sequoia and Brighton (good or all daylengths.) Everbearers are long day (over 12 hours), Red Gauntlet, Rabunda, Ostara. You canstart your strawberries by one three methods.

We recommend that you either buy bareroot strawberry plants or wash soil o o strawberryplants and transplant into perlite medium.

1) For bare root plants, soak roots in a mild B1 solution or one hour to limit transplant shockand then careully place roots directly into wetted perlite medium in Bato Bucket and then

water in... see illustration.

or...

2) Thoroughly and careully wash all soil rom roots o strawberry plant. Soak roots in a mildB1 solution or one hour to limit transplant shock and then careully place roots directly into

wetted perlite medium in Bato Bucket and then water in... see illustration.

3) Prepare the nutrient solution at CF 20, pH 6.3. Set timer to water 1/2 hour every 2 hours.

4) Nutrient conductivity should be CF 20 pH 6.3. Anywhere between 18 CF and 24 CF is ok.

5) Ideal temperatures are between 64 to 72 F. Above 80 F, fowering is impeded.

6) For prevention o powdery mildew, we recommend adding Potassium Silicate (Silicone) tothe nutrient solution. We have it available to you.

7) Aphids love strawberries. There are numerous benign sprays to use or aphids but we rec-

ommend lady bugs. Simply build a tent with a ne a mesh netting a let loose about 5,000 ladybugs. Lady Bugs cannot fy away and will eat every last aphid.


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Float Valve Installation:

1. Remove reservoir and tubing nut. Insert valve body through the existingvalve hole. Make sure sealing washer is on the inside of the reservoir.

Secure with reservoir nut.

2. Loosely screw on tubing nut with compression fittings. Stick the 1/4tubing coming from your Float Valve Plumb Kit into the tubing nut about

3/4 of an inch. Fasten Tubing until tight.

3. Adjust wing nut if needed

4. Turn on needle valve attached to your Float Valve Plumb Kit and you

are ready to grow.

Float Kit Installation Instructions

Reservoir

Wing Nut

Sealing Washer

Valve Body

Micro Tube to Float Valve Plumb Kit

Reservoir nut

Compression fittings

Tubing Nut


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