Dutch Bucket Grow System

Explore Agriplast’s Dutch Bucket Hydroponic System—perfect for tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Scalable, efficient, and easy to manage for high-yield commercial or home cultivation.

Grow tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants with Agriplast’s Dutch Bucket System. Scalable, water-efficient, and perfect for vining crops—ideal for commercial hydroponic farming with minimal waste.
Design

Modular system allows rapid scaling from a few plants to hundreds

80% Saving

Closed-loop design recycles water and nutrients to reduce waste

5x Growth

Ideal for vining and fruiting crops like tomatoes and peppers

Dutch Bucket (Bato) Hydroponic System

The Dutch Bucket System, also known as the Bato Bucket System, is a high-efficiency hydroponic method designed for growing large, heavy-feeding, and vining plants. Agriplast’s Dutch Bucket setup uses individual containers (buckets) connected to a shared irrigation and drainage system, allowing for optimal water and nutrient distribution across all plants.

Each bucket acts as an isolated root zone while benefiting from centralized feeding, making it easy to manage plant health, adjust nutrition, and control pests or diseases at a per-plant level.

Key Features & Benefits

Scalable Design
The modular system allows you to add more buckets effortlessly, making it ideal for both small-scale and commercial farms.

Water & Nutrient Efficiency
Recirculating irrigation minimizes waste while ensuring plants receive a consistent, adequate supply of nutrients and moisture.

Crop Versatility
Especially suited for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, eggplants, and other heavy-feeding crops. You can also adapt it for leafy greens and herbs.

Flexible Media Compatibility
Works with cocopeat, perlite, hydroton, or a mix of inert growing mediums depending on your crop and climate.

Easy Maintenance
Centralized drainage and irrigation systems reduce labor, and the open-bucket design simplifies cleaning, replacement, or plant rotation.

Whether you’re expanding a hydroponic greenhouse or launching a vertical farm, Agriplast’s Dutch Bucket System delivers consistency, control, and cost-effectiveness for high-yield crop production.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Dutch Bucket is a modular hydroponic system where each plant grows in its own container, all connected to a shared nutrient and drainage line. It’s ideal for managing large, fruiting crops.

It’s perfect for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, and other vining or heavy-feeding plants. The system supports strong root development and delivers precise nutrition to each plant.

Yes, it’s easily expandable. You can start with a few buckets and add more as your farming operation grows, without the need for extensive reconfiguration or infrastructure changes.

The system uses a closed-loop irrigation setup. Excess nutrient solution drains back into a reservoir, where it’s filtered and reused—minimizing waste and lowering operating costs.

You can use various media like cocopeat, perlite, hydroton, or a blend. These inert substrates offer excellent aeration and moisture retention, supporting healthy root zones and plant growth.

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