Here's the basic design:
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2 tomatoes, 2 cape gooseberry, 2 ghost pepper
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My first attempt at outdoor hydroponics
The tomato plants are an eldritch horror
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but growing some lovely fruit
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Cape gooseberries have some flowers but I don't think they usually bloom until later in the year. The ghost peppers have been drowned out by the obnoxiously large tomatoes, I don't expect any peppers from them I'm afraid.
So far I'd say my first attempt has been a modest success.
EDIT: Here's an earlier pic showing the plumbing:
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I pretty much just copied this guy's system.
Buckets have 12" lids with (reusable) clay pellet filling. paint strainer bags to prevent roots and other shit getting into the system. Bulkhead fitting drilled into the side of the buckets with 1/2" hose coming out, going into a 1.5" PVC output that goes into the reservoir. water pump in the res feeds the plants via 1/2" master line and then 1/4" feeders.
Lid of the res is cut in half for easy access so I can refill with nutrient solution as needed, plus test the temps and PH levels (ideal to keep PH around 6).
Plants were germinated indoors in rockwool, and once they were big enough it was easy enough to just plop them in and then bob's your uncle.
I had to use duct tape to keep the feeders in place, because one day a gust of wind blew one out and the entire fucking res emptied out onto my lawn lol.