Dutch Bucket

Dutch Bucket or Bato Bucket systems, as the name sounds, use the buckets as the core of this growing method. Dutch Bucket is a variation of the Ebb and flow (or Flood and Drain) method. It differs in the way it looks, but still, operates on the same principle – the nutrient is forced into the bucket then automatically drain back to the reservoir (or it can drain out of the system without returning to the reservoir) at regular intervals. Dutch Buckets are suitable for growing vegetables like tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, etc.

The Dutch bucket allows for an extremely good balance of air and nutrient in the root region, resulting in noticeable productivity gains. Furthermore, the ability to recycle nutrients ensures that plants are cultivated in a sustainable manner with reduced waste and no risk of groundwater contamination due to excess nutrient run-off.

Each Dutch bucket has a syphon elbow that keeps a small amount of nutrient solution in the buckets at all times, so you don’t have to worry about power outages or running the pump 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, the syphon elbow’s architecture prevents the overflow of nutrient media into the recirculation unit.