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Dutch buckets are a favorite tool of many hydroponic growers. They are easy to build, scalable, and great for growing many kinds of fruits and vegetables. What is a Dutch bucket? A Dutch bucket, or Bato bucket, is a hydroponic system in which two or more growing containers are connected to the same irrigation and drainage lines. This is an incredibly water- and nutrient-efficient method, ideal for growing heavy-feeding and vining plants like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
What Can You Grow in Dutch Bucket?
When it comes down to it, you can grow anything in a Dutch bucket. There is very little restricting you with this setup. Where a hydroponic system like the method struggles to keep large and heavy-feeding plants healthy, a Dutch bucket has no such limitation. You can grow leafy greens, herbs, roots, and even large, vining plants. That latter is the Dutch bucket's area of expertise.
Home growers and commercial farmers alike turn to the Dutch bucket to grow tall and vining fruits and veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers, squashes, and beans, which require a high amount of nutrients.
The containers in a Dutch bucket system are connected horizontally, leaving plenty of room for upward growth. This makes vining plants ideal because their leaders can be guided upwards and trellised, allowing for excellent potential yields.
