Thank u for this seminar, I'm planning to start a small business next year ando your explanation give me the tools to consider, my plan Is start small, local and then expand, I still have to much to learn, but you point the direction, i'll subscribe for More :)
I've been leasing plots of soil and wasting so much of my youth turning it into workable land for farming salad. I've had to give up many acres and hundreds of hours into turning quality dirt. a system like this is so attractive because you can take it with you, and when integrated into cheaper caterpillar tunnels this would be the ideal system as my body doesn't want to bend over or move compost anymore.
Hello Jenny,I am very much interested in setting up a hydroponic system in Guyana which is very warm and humid.there won’t be any need for heating but the opposite. I believe it will be more challenging to achieve the ideal conditions in a completely enclosed structure.Desperately need all the expert advice I can get.Thanks again.Victor.
When you dig down 2 meters or so is the earth cold? You can build a heat sink that will help pull the heat out of the nutrient water. Most people in your environment use a chiller to cool the water. If you can keep the water at around 22c and below 27c you can grow leaf crops. Climate is cooled by a cool wall but is only so effective since your air is already saturated. Most growers use greenhouse with very high sides walls and use lots of natural air flow. Air movement and cool nutrient water is the ticket. Please email us at info@amhydro.com with your project questions and we can start working on a quote for you.
Of course. However the information provided is valuable regardless of where you buy your system and greenhouses. Any business regardless of industry, should start with a business plan and your due diligence. That being said, without sales we would disappear.
Sorry for the late reply. The constructions plans for greenhouses do not include head house drawings and general layouts. This of course is case by case depending on the needs of the grower. If this is a requirement we can definitely add that into the system estimate.
It's a general rule of thumb so include, parking, space around the greenhouse from other landscaping, parking, out buildings, ect. When we say 2.5 acre greenhouse, we are referring to the production space only of the greenhouse.
For someone of size using the "Get Growing Bundle" scale, would you please provide your estimate of labor [minutes per plant] for a complete growing cycle (i.e., seeding, transplanting to nursery channel, transplanting to harvest channel, harvesting to plastic bag, and cleaning channel)?
The 10K package for example can be run by one person full time. With hydroponics, the days you harvest and rotate crops are full work days. The rest of the week is general maintenance and making sure markets are happy. There are also quarterly and yearly greenhouse tasks that can make for some long hours. Please email info@amhydro.com if you have more questions.
There are a lot of inputs required to come up with these numbers. A commercial greenhouse is roughly $180 per square meter and the NFT System is roughly $115 per square meter. If you would like a quote, please email us at info@amhydro.com
You mean greenhouse material? usually polycarbonate (twin or triple wall) is most common. Double Poly (6ml 4 year) plastic is a great less expensive alternative. Least used and most expensive is glass.
LED's are great when going vertical or indoor CEA but they are very expensive. The cost benefits are over time since they are so efficient and use less KWH. For our needs in our geographical location, using HID fixtures as supplemental lighting more than satisfies our lighting requirements.
Not usually. Panels block light and sunlight for plants is free. Maybe someday they will have opaque panels that turn sunlight into energy (come on Elon Musk). Solar Panels are usually detached from the growing structures or on top of packing houses.
I've only just started watching, but I still see the produce being grown horizontally. Can this be scaled up vertically? I'm envisioning produce skyscrapers capable of growing exponentially larger quantities of food per acre.
If your goal is to grow as much as you can in a space then by all means go vertical. If your goal is to stay profitable then you should stick to one tier and use natural sunlight as much as possible (it’s still free). Lighting is usually one of the largest expenses and each tier needs to be light saturated to grow full heads of produce. Natural sunlight cannot penetrate. Vertical also adds numerous issues in regard to ergonomics (rotating plants, harvesting, etc…), inspections, airflow, etc…
$90,000 was just for the greenhouse and construction cost was on-top of that. This greenhouse has ever bell and whistle hence the price tag. Here is a link for the package and greenhouse options are on page 6: www.dropbox.com/s/5k3k7i8e5ofvvk8/Get-Growing-Packages-10k-Small-Business.pdf?dl=0
About 22,000 square feet of greenhouse space (over 40,000 square feet of land required). That would be 90 tons over the plants life cycle (9 months). This system can yield roughly 19.5 tons per cycle: www.dropbox.com/s/m3ugtbq25fdkmkj/Get-Growing-Packages-VC910-Commercial.pdf?raw=1
I too want to build a hydroponics farm in my country, with change in business here . I see some potentially in this type of farming, can you help me providing deatils for setting up this farm in India. Please provide costs and shipping options
The system that the video was shot in is here: www.dropbox.com/s/5k3k7i8e5ofvvk8/Get-Growing-Packages-10k-Small-Business.pdf?raw=1 The greenhouse is a seperate purchase preferable from a vender in India. Freight can only be determined when shipping but estimate is 10% to 15% of sale total. We have a large operation in Bangalore India that is doing quite well.
We do have a Business Planning Kit that has editable imputs. Come with an hour of consulting also. shop.amhydro.com/products/amhydro-small-business-planning-package?_pos=1&_sid=c92210f83&_ss=r
Nope. The greenhouse in the video is a 30x96 next to a 30x48. Both are a Series-9 Luminosa from Harnois (Canadian Company) including a vine crop structure. Greenhouses are roughly 90k and another 45k for installation with all the bells and whistles. Both Hydroponic systems with everything was another 50k or so. Not 100% sure on permitting, hydronic heating floor, etc... but close to another 45K. A full acre on the other hand, would cost just over a million. Thank for watching.
@@AmericanHydroponics The greenhouse is wonderful, I see you are also using lights for some part of your operation. Do you know of any businesses more heavily using LEDs (perhaps with solar panels&batteries)? I realize you are more involved in the business end of your company. But would you happen to have any sources you could share with me that may have technical resources for hydro growing? I'm interested in things like optimization of the light spectrum used, nutrient selection, and temperature for given varieties of crops.
@@ryfo1314 Check out www.parsource.com/. They have been in the industry for a long time and we use them for large layout for HID and LED applications. Lighting, as you may know, is just one aspect of hydroponics plant production. All the basics need to be in alignment for a successful CEA operations. Basics are Water, Oxygen, Nutrient, pH and Environment ((Temp, humidity, (VPD) and Lighting)). Send me your email and Ill send you some great articles we wrote on these basics and how they apply. eric@amhydro.com.
It is possible but high water table does not work with recirculating NFT systems. The tank needs to be buried and a high water table will float the reservoir. Small systems can use above ground tanks but an 80' table is maximum size due to required pitch for return plumbing. Check out Helical Outpost www.helicalholdings.com/outposts. They have developed a turnkey package that's using our NFT systems. System is designed to deploy almost anywhere. The possibilities are endless.
Happy to see you upgrade your production quality.
Thanks. We get a little better every day ;)
Thank u for this seminar, I'm planning to start a small business next year ando your explanation give me the tools to consider, my plan Is start small, local and then expand, I still have to much to learn, but you point the direction, i'll subscribe for More :)
Excellent video. Much appreciated
I've been leasing plots of soil and wasting so much of my youth turning it into workable land for farming salad. I've had to give up many acres and hundreds of hours into turning quality dirt. a system like this is so attractive because you can take it with you, and when integrated into cheaper caterpillar tunnels this would be the ideal system as my body doesn't want to bend over or move compost anymore.
This is my early retirement plan
Hello Jenny,I am very much interested in setting up a hydroponic system in Guyana which is very warm and humid.there won’t be any need for heating but the opposite. I believe it will be more challenging to achieve the ideal conditions in a completely enclosed structure.Desperately need all the expert advice I can get.Thanks again.Victor.
When you dig down 2 meters or so is the earth cold? You can build a heat sink that will help pull the heat out of the nutrient water. Most people in your environment use a chiller to cool the water. If you can keep the water at around 22c and below 27c you can grow leaf crops. Climate is cooled by a cool wall but is only so effective since your air is already saturated. Most growers use greenhouse with very high sides walls and use lots of natural air flow. Air movement and cool nutrient water is the ticket. Please email us at info@amhydro.com with your project questions and we can start working on a quote for you.
Can you use your green house in cyclone prone areas
Appreciate the prompt reply,have several questions so will certainly contact by email.Thanks again.
So educational, even though you selling to us. Many thanks
Of course. However the information provided is valuable regardless of where you buy your system and greenhouses. Any business regardless of industry, should start with a business plan and your due diligence. That being said, without sales we would disappear.
Hello, do I get a construction plan to include all the things you mentioned? The employee’s lounge, work station and all that.
Sorry for the late reply. The constructions plans for greenhouses do not include head house drawings and general layouts. This of course is case by case depending on the needs of the grower. If this is a requirement we can definitely add that into the system estimate.
HI. Why must you have double the space of the farm size you want? Like for 5 acres you need 10 acres land.
It's a general rule of thumb so include, parking, space around the greenhouse from other landscaping, parking, out buildings, ect. When we say 2.5 acre greenhouse, we are referring to the production space only of the greenhouse.
For someone of size using the "Get Growing Bundle" scale, would you please provide your estimate of labor [minutes per plant] for a complete growing cycle (i.e., seeding, transplanting to nursery channel, transplanting to harvest channel, harvesting to plastic bag, and cleaning channel)?
The 10K package for example can be run by one person full time. With hydroponics, the days you harvest and rotate crops are full work days. The rest of the week is general maintenance and making sure markets are happy. There are also quarterly and yearly greenhouse tasks that can make for some long hours. Please email info@amhydro.com if you have more questions.
Pre Covid pricing is just history. Could you make an update video for 2024 pricing please.
Yes please. I’m actually interest in this as well. I’m looking to go commercial.
Similarly spacing b/w pipe to pipe
Center to Center for Finishing Channel on a table is 6" (2" space). (20) 4 inch sticks over 10 feet. Nursery channel are basically touching.
What was the spacing between plant to plant
For the Finishing channel the spacing is 7.75" center to center. For the Nursery the spacing is just under 2".
So who sells such greenhouses and systems?
What could be the costs of a 100 m2 greenhouse including every commercial aspect to start functioning?
There are a lot of inputs required to come up with these numbers. A commercial greenhouse is roughly $180 per square meter and the NFT System is roughly $115 per square meter. If you would like a quote, please email us at info@amhydro.com
how much i invest like your green house?
161,000 for the 15000 slots
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What's been used for the covers of polyhouse or greenhouse for growing vegetables by hydroponics
You mean greenhouse material? usually polycarbonate (twin or triple wall) is most common. Double Poly (6ml 4 year) plastic is a great less expensive alternative. Least used and most expensive is glass.
Great systems you have, if I may please ask why don't AmHydro use led lights? If it an unnecessary extra expense?
LED's are great when going vertical or indoor CEA but they are very expensive. The cost benefits are over time since they are so efficient and use less KWH. For our needs in our geographical location, using HID fixtures as supplemental lighting more than satisfies our lighting requirements.
Nice
Also if solar panels can used for top cover of the polyhouse or greenhouse?
Not usually. Panels block light and sunlight for plants is free. Maybe someday they will have opaque panels that turn sunlight into energy (come on Elon Musk). Solar Panels are usually detached from the growing structures or on top of packing houses.
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Hello from, France, very good explanation vidéo ! 😍😍😍😍😍
Very detailed,how many hours of light does the propagation area require?
10 to 12 hours
I've only just started watching, but I still see the produce being grown horizontally. Can this be scaled up vertically? I'm envisioning produce skyscrapers capable of growing exponentially larger quantities of food per acre.
If your goal is to grow as much as you can in a space then by all means go vertical. If your goal is to stay profitable then you should stick to one tier and use natural sunlight as much as possible (it’s still free). Lighting is usually one of the largest expenses and each tier needs to be light saturated to grow full heads of produce. Natural sunlight cannot penetrate. Vertical also adds numerous issues in regard to ergonomics (rotating plants, harvesting, etc…), inspections, airflow, etc…
@@AmericanHydroponics Thanks for taking time to respond. I appreciate your insight.
Do you sell the produce directly to a retailer or to a distributor?
This operation has farm shares and sells to retailers.
Is the cost of the green house $90,000 plus the cost of construction? Or do you mean $90,000 total cost? Thanks.
$90,000 was just for the greenhouse and construction cost was on-top of that. This greenhouse has ever bell and whistle hence the price tag. Here is a link for the package and greenhouse options are on page 6: www.dropbox.com/s/5k3k7i8e5ofvvk8/Get-Growing-Packages-10k-Small-Business.pdf?dl=0
To grow 90 tons of tomatoes how much land required ?
About 22,000 square feet of greenhouse space (over 40,000 square feet of land required). That would be 90 tons over the plants life cycle (9 months). This system can yield roughly 19.5 tons per cycle: www.dropbox.com/s/m3ugtbq25fdkmkj/Get-Growing-Packages-VC910-Commercial.pdf?raw=1
How much water do you need per plant ( lettuce ) per week ?
Absolutely maximum transpiration rates for a full head of lettuce is 0.4 gallons per week. Average is about 0.15 gallons per week.
I too want to build a hydroponics farm in my country, with change in business here . I see some potentially in this type of farming, can you help me providing deatils for setting up this farm in India.
Please provide costs and shipping options
The system that the video was shot in is here: www.dropbox.com/s/5k3k7i8e5ofvvk8/Get-Growing-Packages-10k-Small-Business.pdf?raw=1 The greenhouse is a seperate purchase preferable from a vender in India. Freight can only be determined when shipping but estimate is 10% to 15% of sale total. We have a large operation in Bangalore India that is doing quite well.
@@AmericanHydroponics where in Bangalore
@@chinnozatluri2897 Jayanagar I think. www.agritecture.com/blog/2019/4/25/spreading-hydroponic-farming-technologies-across-india
@@AmericanHydroponics farm 2050
How much is your business plan? I am in Zambia and I would like to try this.
Here is the link: shop.amhydro.com/collections/services/products/amhydro-small-business-planning-package
I know this is a broad stroke question but what is the ROI?
ROI = Return On Investment. Faster is usually better.
How much yield would I get if I planted chillies in a whole acre like this?
Lots of variables but an acre is about 9100 plants. 20 pounds harvest for the life of the plant is 91 tons per cycle.
@@AmericanHydroponics thank you for your reply!
These costs are way too expensive, you're selling few pvc pipes a table frame and small reservoir with pump for $2000 smh
is that a polyhouse
Twin wall polycarbonate.
The real business is selling the products to do this..
Do you have the ROI and PBP calculations?
We do have a Business Planning Kit that has editable imputs. Come with an hour of consulting also. shop.amhydro.com/products/amhydro-small-business-planning-package?_pos=1&_sid=c92210f83&_ss=r
So that green house is really a million dollar investment
Nope. The greenhouse in the video is a 30x96 next to a 30x48. Both are a Series-9 Luminosa from Harnois (Canadian Company) including a vine crop structure. Greenhouses are roughly 90k and another 45k for installation with all the bells and whistles. Both Hydroponic systems with everything was another 50k or so. Not 100% sure on permitting, hydronic heating floor, etc... but close to another 45K. A full acre on the other hand, would cost just over a million. Thank for watching.
@@AmericanHydroponics The greenhouse is wonderful, I see you are also using lights for some part of your operation. Do you know of any businesses more heavily using LEDs (perhaps with solar panels&batteries)? I realize you are more involved in the business end of your company. But would you happen to have any sources you could share with me that may have technical resources for hydro growing? I'm interested in things like optimization of the light spectrum used, nutrient selection, and temperature for given varieties of crops.
@@ryfo1314 Check out www.parsource.com/. They have been in the industry for a long time and we use them for large layout for HID and LED applications. Lighting, as you may know, is just one aspect of hydroponics plant production. All the basics need to be in alignment for a successful CEA operations. Basics are Water, Oxygen, Nutrient, pH and Environment ((Temp, humidity, (VPD) and Lighting)). Send me your email and Ill send you some great articles we wrote on these basics and how they apply. eric@amhydro.com.
farms in flood areas? idea , can they benefit from hydroponics by using climate change waters that spoil there farmland?
It is possible but high water table does not work with recirculating NFT systems. The tank needs to be buried and a high water table will float the reservoir. Small systems can use above ground tanks but an 80' table is maximum size due to required pitch for return plumbing. Check out Helical Outpost www.helicalholdings.com/outposts. They have developed a turnkey package that's using our NFT systems. System is designed to deploy almost anywhere. The possibilities are endless.