How to Grow Swiss Chard Microgreens - Full Walkthrough with TIPS & TRICKS - On The Grow
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2020
- This is our step-by-step guide for growing PERFECT trays of Swiss Chard Microgreens with Tips & Tricks along the way!
Swiss chard microgreens are one of our favorites to grow, and are also one of the more fun crops because they have brightly colored stems in shades of Red, Orange, Pink and even Yellow! The biggest challenge with Swiss Chard is that their hard seed hulls make them a challenge to grow due to not coming off easily.. However we get great results in this video using the no soak method and we share everything we did along the way so that you can succeed with them too!
✅ Swiss Chard Microgreens have an earthy flavor that pairs well with dishes like tikka masala!!! We hope all the tips and tricks sprinkled throughout the video to help you grow microgreens at home or for your business! When making these videos, we take extra care to put out UA-cam videos that have the most comprehensive, easy, and in-depth free Microgreens Tutorials that you can find on UA-cam, as we do not hide any of our growing techniques, methods, or secrets and we try to be as transparent as we can.
**For different grow mediums such as grow mats or our reusable microgreen grow medium, different techniques may need to be used to get the exact results, so keep in mind that not all mediums are equal - however, this video will give you a great head start on learning!
And if you want to know even more in depth how to grow microgreens? Our newest book "Becoming a Microgreen Master" is NOW AVAILABLE!!
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I like y'alls videos. I stumbled on this randomly. I like that you show the whole process.
Love y'alls videos. You two are my go-to for microgreen instruction. I've got my first full rack going. For some reason, I have to water like 3-4x what y'all water when they're under light. Anything less and they just get too dry. We're in north Texas, so maybe it's just a lot drier.
Yes!! Another awesome video. So much Info I have a pen and paper taking down all the notes! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Yay!! We are so happy that you are enjoying these! We love making them and have a toooon more coming!!
I absolutely love the details in all of your videos!!! You guys are awesome!!!!
Thank you so much for the support!! You are awesome!!!
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by far the best of all HowTo on the Internet, and i find you awesome on every plans. Im botanist with over 20 years experience in growing all sort of things and still learning a lot here. you both rocks.
Thank you so much for the support!! We are so happy to hear that we can provide content of value to you even with so much experience! That means a lot to us.
Another great video! I love how you guys leave in the bloopers....makes the video a learning experience with some giggles mixed in :)
Thanks Brent! Yeah, we are actually wanting to leave it more and more authentic because it keeps it fun for us too!
@@OnTheGrow yep, and this just means you are real................not absolutely perfect....lol
Great tip on the extra soil or coco cor and firmly pushing it down. My first crop failed due to the seed shell...
Cheers!!!
Thanks for the walk through. When it comes to success, the little tricks and details matter!
Yes!! A lot of growers leave out the little things that can make a big difference!
Fantastic walkthrough, Thank you. I have been having trouble keeping my Swiss Chard grow at the right moisture level and it's been drying out. You've given me a good process for checking this by finger testing the moisture of the coir.
Thank you so much for the Feedback Thomas Witwicki! We appreciate your support! 😊 We are so glad we could help!
Excellent advice on the top layer/firm push down!
Thank you so much!! It has worked well for us!!
You have the whole question in one video, the most details video about microgreen! Keep it up! 🌻
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate your continued support!
your channel is so helpful thank you for your job
I do love the red stems which contrasts with the green leaves - all that color means lots of vitamins! And the fact they taste like beets is a winner to me. Cannot wait to see the radishes as the different colored stems look beautiful!
Yes!! We made a huge salad with them and they were so tasty and beautiful to look at! The Radish video should be coming soon!
Another awesome video...very informative...thanks
Thank you so much for the continued support Johann!
You guys are awesome. I have taken the things I have learned from you both and have incorporated them into our own business Tennessee Pure Growers. I can not thank you enough for all your great advice and help .. hope you have a great day and happy growing
Thank you so much for the support Jesse! We do it for the community and we are so glad to hear you found it of value! Happy Growing!
Got some germinating right now, I can't wait!
Amazing Mix of Coloured Microgreens , adds Zest with the Different Tastes too! Watched most of the Others Videos too! Keep ut Up with New Ones! Thanks!
Thank you so much 😃
Keep up the great work.
Thank you!!
I know I should be concentrating on the greens, but you are just so beautiful. You both are, and the content is top notch as well!
Thanks for the great budget .The interesting and clever thing about the ocean was very interesting
Thank you for the continued support!!
This is so valuable. Thanks to my daughter, Jennifer for enlightening me about the microgreens. Happy dance .....
yay!!! So glad to hear that Pat 🥳 and thank you Jennifer!!
On The Grow What's the secret? My chard seeds haven't sprouted for four days! Just a couple of seeds... what to do? What is the problem?
@@traufrau8696 Patience, they will grow...😁
It is said that we eat with our eyes first. What vibrant and beautiful color that Swiss Chard has! I finally bought some supplies to start experimenting with growing MG’s! My hubby is watching your video as we speak and is asking questions. He’s so on board with my decision to have a small business. Have been taking notes. Thank you so much for taking the time to teach!
Y’all are so very awesome.
Will definitely buy some merch from you as soon as I can because we are truly, truly grateful.💜
That's so exciting!!! We love doing this... there is something that is so rewarding about sharing with others and expecting nothing in return. We are truly grateful that you are inspired and we are here if you need anything!!
On The Grow ~ Thank you so very much! 💜
@@treasuretreereynolds1764 No problem! 😃
Very informative
Thank you 🥳
I haven't been able to germinate swiss chard for an annual crop,for planting in my aquaponic system, You just germinated HUNDREDS! I'm so jealous.
Excellent step by step videos, not just talking heads. Best on ytube.
Thank you so much for the support Chris! It really means a lot!
Swiss Chard is so unique for microgreens because they are the only ones that get spaced like that. Because each ball is actually a cluster of seeds, you can't simply make a top layer of seeds like you would sunflowers, peas, or wheatgrass.
Exactly! Each seed generally houses two Swiss plants in our experience... Such a cool crop!
I'm not sure if it would translate to microgreen growing as I'm just learning it now(thanks for such great videos by the way!💞) but my grandfather loved to garden and taught me a lot of weird gardening lore that has been proven useful over the years, he taught me that beets and Swiss chard seeds are not just one seed but anywhere from one to 4(maybe more) seeds in a little fruit case. That's why they sprout in little clumps and to help them sprout a bit quicker and more uniformly he would put them in a freezer bag or between wax paper and let me roll them with a rolling pin. He claimed that the light pressure of the rolling pin would crack the little fruit and it would germinate a bit faster and uniformly for him.
I remember him saying it was nice I could help him roll as i didnt quite have the strength he did and i wouldn't crush them by accident. I was just happy to be in the garden playing in the dirt with him. I'm not sure if it would help your sprouting swiss chard germinate more evenly/faster or not but it might be interesting to see if it made a difference or not.
I did try a small row unrolled/cracked and a small row cracked one year and the cracked/rolled row out did the uncracked/rolled row by about 40%.
Just hoping all this weird knowledge I have rolling round in the grey matter will help others some day lol.
Happy sprouting!
Loveeee this tip!! Never thought about cracking them!! They do in fact have multiple plants within the 1 seed. Pretty sure cilantro does to, and that's why you can by split seed because its suppose to germinate quicker.
Will have to try this out some time! Thank you for sharing, and thank you for watching 🥳
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Thank you for the support!
I first tasted Swiss Chard in early 70's, its' still a fav along with beets! Your walk thru technique has just improved my personal crop production..thankyou so much.! God bless.
They are so incredible!! We are so happy to hear that you found it of value! Thank you for the support!
Yeah, I remember growing up in the 70's and we'd only just started seeing what were (then) some exotic greens like Chard. All I saw growing up were the minimal basics of carrot, celery, potato, beets, turnips, maybe 2 types of lettice, parsley, radish, onion, garlic, spinach, and that was pretty much it as far as root veg and greens. The selection today is mind boggling, compared to back then. I'd never heard of kohlrabi, and 'microgreens' (or flourescent lights for that matter) werent even real words yet.
Isn't hydroponic easier? I find myself avoiding extra work lately, as I'm almost 84, but want to grow microgreens the easiest way possible. It also saves money if you don't have to use trays, soil, etc. I know you can sprout broccoli seeds in a bowl of water, which requires repeated rinsing, but the end result is very good. I have sprouted beans in mason jars. They were delicious with plain yogurt or sour cream, as well as in salads or on a sandwich or in soup. I want to grow salad greens, like nasturtium, radish, and other small, leafy greens. Thanks for bringing this opportunity to all who love being healthy and eating delicious, nutritious food even when the stores are out of stock.
So I think you may be confusing sprouts with microgreens. They're similar but grown differently and a lot of people think they're the same thing. We grow microgreens hydroponically since coco-coir is a hydroponic grow medium, just with soil texture. And I'd say either coco or soil is going to be the easiest cause then all you need to do is water them twice a day and you really don't need to add any nutrients to either medium like we do.
Isn't it wild!? Our local grocery store was cleaned out of produce whenever we went... We're glad we've been able to help people learn to grow for their selves! Thank you so much for watching Pat!
I like to recommend wicking on the 1020 trays. This my give us less water from day to day.
Using 1/8'' cotton line, cut to any lengths. place them in the microgreen trays - Shallow with holes, so they extend by a few inches past it into the bottom 1020 tray so as to wick water from bottom tray. Add water half way in the 1020 tray Bottom. Add (x4) 1/2'' or 3/4'' PVC pipes cut to 10'' or 12'' in - offset x4 PVC pipes to balance upper 1020 upper tray Shallow with holes that will make the
Thank you for sharing all the info and experience! Glad I'm not the only one with those silly little things pushing up all the soil ;) I've just done 4 more trays with 3/4 litre coco on top (3 cups) +/-.... it juuust covers the seeds. Hopefully that will be enough to do the job without being too much. Will let you know in a few days.
How did it turn out? Excited to hear if that thin layer was able to suffice so we can try it out ourselves! and Thank you for your continued support!
@@OnTheGrow ua-cam.com/video/1r7PXri4Io4/v-deo.html ;)
Those look great! You’re amazing, thank you for sharing!
Awesome video!!! Do you guys do anything special for the seeds hulls?
Great walk through guys. I love Swiss chard too but I love beets more so I can’t wait to see the beet walk through. I grew beets once so far but definitely did not have as much success with the hulls like you did. I only had it stacked with 3 trays on top and no weight so I’ll try the 15lbs. Cheers 🍻
Thank you! We actually got great results on beets with a single empty tray on top! Just use a similar watering method as you see in this video and a single empty tray and you should get solid results!
Hey guys, do you use shallow trays?
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Hi! Love you guys’ videos so much! Q: if that shelving with the dirt had not happened would you have still done blackout when you did or would you have just put it under the lights? Thx!
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Are the lights on 24 hrs,?
Your Walkthroughs are great. Love the detail. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your feedback, we have ours 17hours on and 7hours off everyday.
Great walk through again! You guys are amazing. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. What is the plastic you put on top of the shelving?
Thank you for the continued support Tim! Those are shelf-liners that we use to keep it more sanitary in our space! Here is a link to the ones we used: www.amazon.com/dp/B01M24DMNB/?tag=aiponsite-20&linkCode=ic5&ascsubtag=amzn1.idea.1WPKOEKRH6NL3&creativeASIN=B01M24DMNB&ref=exp_onthegrowfarms_dp_vv_d
Great Video. Amazing Job and Tips in the Swiss Chard and Absolutely Awesome Presentation!!!
Not to Mention the Camera Man Holding Steady. Great Information Team. Blessings
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate your continued support!
I just stumbled across your channel and got hooked instantly! Could you please make a video about the lights used and what you do with the "waste"? Oh and is it possible to do this with regular pottery soil?
Awesome stuff!
We're so glad you are enjoying our videos! Yes, you can totally do this with potting soil! Basically all the exact same, except you just don't have to add nutrients like we do! All of the leftover waste in the tray, we toss into our compost to be broken down. We later reuse it in our garden but we will not reuse it to grow microgreens because the risk of pathogens is too high. Here is a list of the lights we currently use: www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=300RR4HQRM5I9
Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions!
We really enjoy watching your videos! Are you using a 24” deep rack and how far apart are you spacing your lights? Thanks
Awesome video once again.
Can you guys put out a video about what you do with the coco coir after harvesting, what do you use to clean the trays for re-use and how.
Thank you,
Mark
Yeah! We will work on that for our next series of videos!
Generally, just a tiny bit of bleach. We've been experimenting with hydrogen-peroxide as well because bleach can be so harsh.
Excellent as always. Best sprouting channel on UA-cam. I have a crush on Mandy. Where can I buy one of those knives? You guys should be selling them.
Hey guys!!!...Again thanks so much for putting together these amazing videos full of tips and experiments!!! I just posted a question on your beets video as well. I am growing microgreens hydroponically and i am wondering if you have any tips for growing beets and swiss chard hydroponically (no soil, no coco). I understand that coco can be consider hydroponic but here in Argentina I can't get that. I am using primarily burlap which is widely available down here (and cheap), no fancy microgreens mats down here either :(. Thanks so much in advance!!!
These videos are great, thank you! Do y'all grow any wheat grass or would it be possible to make a quick video on them?
Thank you for the support!! We are actually really bad at wheatgrass :) They are supposed to be easy, but we can't seem to figure them out. It's funny cause we can grow most challenging crops easily... We will try some more experiments with it soon!
Do you use completely dry coco when you're first setting the trays up?
Love your channel. Which Microgreens have a red stalk & yellow leaves?
Yu need a bowl with a diameter small enough to slip the bag over so you can invert the bowl contents straight in to the bag :)
Thanks for sharing.
I would use a little hair brush like a rake to loosen up the coco some or some sorta small bristle brush
Great suggestion! I think that would work great!
Just out of curiosity, what determines whether you use a mesh tray or a holed tray ?
Thanks in advance to anyone offering an informed answer. ☺️
Guys, thank you SO much for these daily walkthroughs! There are tons of microgreen growers/youtube creators who give great advice, but your watering system has been so helpful to me. I do have a question...will adding a layer of soil work as well at removing the seed hulls as cocoa core does? I use soil. Now, I am thinking of switching since I have seen your videos. Are you using that media exclusively, or do you also use soil? Thanks again!~
Thank you so much for the support!! Yes, a thin layer of soil will work perfect as well! We are actually going to be switching over to soil soon because that it is a lot easier for people to use. We currently use Coco Coir mainly because we have a lot of practice with it and it does provide really solid results. Soil should work the exact same, just don't add nutrients because the soil will already have some for the plants. Thanks again for your support!
Thanks for the really helpful tips! Wondering how long you guys store your unused diluted nutrients.
Thank you for watching! Not for to long, I'd say about 1weeks tops. We use 3gallon buckets for our nutrients so it goes decently fast. 😁
I just started some Swiss chard seeds yesterday. You have a ton of great information.
I am growing mine in dirt with some clay pellets and will try to grow them continually throughout the year. I intend to juice them and make ice cubes to put in my smoothies. At 72 I don't digest food that well and I don't like the taste. It's amazing how bananas and orange juice make everything good.
According to John Kokler the fear of oxylates is overrated and I need all the calories I can get to maintain my weight at 160, which is what I wrestled at in highschool. I have revved up the metabolism to come down from 290 pounds.
Romaine lettuce is the only thing that is easier to digest.
Buster Brown - What a great idea to freeze The micro greens and put them on smoothies! Look at you being healthy! 😊
Good luck on your journey!
Thank you so much and excited to hear how yours turn out! Lol, we agree on the bananas and orange juice! We like a little bit of almond butter in our smoothies...
@@OnTheGrow Today's smoothie: 2 cups oj, 2 bananas, moringa, Lions Mane and Cordyseps mushroom powders, beet powder, fenugreek powder, spirulina powder, ginger, a probiotic, fermented chlorella, aged Miso which compliments the Lions Mane powder and Dulse Flakes to prepare for my dental x-ray on Tuesday. And they are all organic foods from safe environments.
@@OnTheGrow I forgot to mention the handful of broccoli sprouts.
@@OnTheGrow Then after my meal I had a cacao smoothie in carrot juice. Cacao is an addiction of mine and so tasty.
You are both young, I am probably twice ya'lls age. My doctors have described my body as similar to a person even 20 years older than my actual age, due to over 20 years of active duty in the Army. All that said, that 15 pound paver needs a tabletop foam pad, to make your workspace more ergonomic. Hope you can appreciate my advice to eliminate excess wear on your future old bones!
Great suggestion!! We will find a way to make this more sustainable for us and we do appreciate you looking out for us! Thank you Arnold!
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Thank you Francis Lambert for the compliment! 😄
Hi, I love your videos, both of you, and I've decided to learn to grow microgreens ... Peace :)
First of all I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world. You are a great teacher! My question is, how do I price my microgreens for sale? I plan to run a small business on my 20 acre farm in Oregon, and the local restaurants are extremely interested in my microgreens. Once I am more confident, I plan to supply the Portland market as well. The local street markets are an option too...however...how do I price it?
Thank you so much!! Your very kind! Short Answer: we try to get a minimum of $20-25/tray... Long answer: My suggestion is to look around your local area to see what the prices are... Also, know that you can really sell the product for whatever you think is fair... We have local growers that sell theirs for $5.00 for 4oz of product at nearby farmers markets. We sell ours generally for $10 for 4oz of product. We know that we use all organic ingredients and put a lot of care and time into our product and brand so we know they fetch a higher value. Look to see if there other people selling microgreens at grocery store, farmers markets, do you see them at restaurants, so on and so forth... What are they selling them for? Are they local? Are people buying them? If you see someone buying them, don’t feel afraid to ask them why they wanted to buy them. There are free marketing lesson from people who are moving the product... How are they displaying their products? What are they saying to the customer? So on and so forth. Then figure out your product and value your time fairly to see what you feel is fair. There are a lot of ways you can sell microgreens so be creative...
Hi I was wondering what to do with the Coco coir in the end.
What temperature do you maintain your grow space at?
Hi! Love your videos! I'm falling in love with microgreens more and more thanks to you. I'm from Canada and i was wondering if you knew another brand of fertilizer sold on Amazon Canada that i could use? Setting up a little shelf soon. Thank you!
That's so awesome to hear!! Microgreens are a lot of fun to grow! So I'm not entirely sure, I can send you our Amazon Storefront link that has all of the fertilizers we've used and liked so far? Maybe that will help you find one. It'll be the first row of 5 on the list
www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=H9Q1RK38L9D9
I notice ur not misting H202 on swiss chard like u did with sunflower seeds? Also I like the medium used, simple easy one full piece on sunflower seeds VS that soil like.. So can I use just that one medium type on all Microgreens.. I also noticed it only took 8 days to harvest. It's My 1st time to write you and am interested to grow your top pick of microgreens maybe start with 5 to 7 types I can use on Soups, Smoothies, Salads, Pizza, Sandwiches.... Luv ur Shows.. More power to both of you...
Мне кажется лучше салаты сажать - они растут дольше, но зато они сами больше и вкуснее и полезнее
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I wish you did a close up of the seed 'haul' you mentioned at 26:48, so I could see what it looked like.
It looks exactly like the seed, just attached to the pant leaf still. We'll try to remember to do that next time!
How can people thumbs down a video like this? I truely do not understand it. Perhaps they are also do not like puppy's and kittens. :)
Hi! what kind of ratio do you use of water to ocean solution for microgreens?
Looks like 1 person chipped a tooth on a seed hull :)
Thanks for the vid. Micro greens seem very easy to grow.
They are not fun to bite into :) Thank you for the support! They are definitely easy once you get your first few trays down!
@@OnTheGrow I've been gearing up to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms. After watching a bunch of vids from you 2, I think I'm going to add microgreens into the mix as well.
I should eventually be able to use spent blocks of mycellium as grow media for microgreens and perhaps even spent grow media from microgreens as substrate to grow mushrooms off of.
I need to look through your channel as perhaps you've covered it, but do you have any vids of where you sell and for how much? How many flats would an average chef buy for example.
Thanks for sharing knowledge!
Can chards or beets work on your reuse medium? (The 306 grade steel mesh)
Where can you get those shallow trays? Like the blue one in this video.
Fantastic video, as usual!
I was talking to a friend of mine recently because i am thinking of getting started with this as a potential business and he asked me about the need for a health dept certificate or something like that. Did you guys have to go through any type of certification or obtain any permits from the local health dept or something similar?
Also, I work at a grocery store (with expensive products and that shall remain nameless for now) and a few customers have inquired about cilantro microgreens. It seems to not be common... have you had any experience with cilantro microgreens?
Thanks and keep up the awesome work! 👍🏼
Thank you for the continued support!
It really depends on your local regulations... We went to our local health department and asked them if they wanted to come inspect our space and practices and they said that we don't need it because we are not dealing in Meat or Dairy which require temperature.
We did take an online course as extra precaution when we first started which was a food handlers course. They are very abundant and cheap. It was like 3 hours and $25 if I remember correctly. I think it is a very smart and easy way to start getting into the mindset for handling the micros and having good sanitation practices.
Cilantro are a bit challenging. We have tried them a few times but only get like 50% germination. We will give this a try again soon and see if we can make a full walkthrough on it! I think there is someone on UA-cam called RunningFarmer or something like that who has a good guide on how he grows cilantro.
What do you do with Coco coir after you are done with the grow?
Do you every do any wheatgrass? I have grown a few trays with mixed results. I use what I have learned from you and they are getting better.
We are actually really bad at growing wheatgrass :) It seems to mold very, very easily and we can't seem to get the soaking time right for it. Its the only crop that we just avoid growing because we don't like the process it takes to germinate :P
Hi friends, I love your teachings. I'd like to know where to get the weights that you put in top of the trays, thanks!!
Thank you Arelis Acevedo 🙂We go to our local hardware store...we purchase full and half size "concrete pavers"...they are simply flat ~1 foot by ~2 foot (or half that size) bricks weighing ~15lbs (or ~7.5lbs). 💚We really appreciate your support!!
hi may I know then and What kind seeds needs soaking? Thank you.
Hi All! Just wondering if there was any chance of you doing a Full Walkthrough of growing Arugula micros.
Not sure if you saw it yet but we just posted this a few days ago: ua-cam.com/video/AkrrAmwdTwQ/v-deo.html
Hope that helps!
Can you re-use that coco core in future grows? If so, what would the ratio of composted/new would be? would you clean out roots? Best regards, congrats and thanks so much for the content, incredibly usefull.
Yes, I would love your questions answered too....
You can totally reuse it! We like to compost our leftovers with the roots and after about a year, we reuse the coco/compost mixture for our garden beds.
Some have reused the coco by baking it after to sanitize it, but we haven't tried that method.
I am not sure if you will see this, I enjoyed watching you grow the Swiss chard micogreens...........I want to try this.......I have a big question.......what kind of dressing do you put on them, or do you eat them without a dressing.........ideas anyone ????
Hi! Could u please tell me what is in Ocean Solution is please? Thank you.
Live your very informative videos. 🙏
Very informative. I have a question, What is the best temperature for Swiss Chard? Can they survive the temperature above 82?
Thank you for the support! I believe that they can survive above 82F but we would have to run a test to make sure... We can't run a test like that right now because it is too cold outside and we can't heat our space up that much. In the summertime last year, they grew well when the temperature was around 75-80F in our growspace.
What is your grow space temperature?
How deep are the trays used for microgreens? Are they all 1.5" deep?
Ordered seeds from true leaf market last night for the first time.....
We have always been happy with their seeds! Best of luck to you in you microgreens growing endeavors! Send Pics! We love to see what everyone is doing!
What types of produce bags do you use? Why? Where do I get them?
What brand and model are your scales
How do you know which seeds should be covered with a layer of the medium, and which just sit on top?
I looked under the description where you may had listed the small weight station you show at 2:14 & the beautiful bowl with a handle at 27:11 but was not able to find it. Can you share the link where to find them or the brand name of each? Thank you.
Hello! You can find the bowl on this list, along with other items we use.
We stopped using that scale you see, and switched to the first one on the link below. As for the little cup, I wasn't able to find it again, so it is not on this list at the moment.
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Is it mandatory to cover up the seeds with grow medium?
Question: I am in central Florida using a screened Florida room to grow. Growing was easy until the 90 plus degree temperatures started. I seen you used 1/2 cup of solution... I was using the small portions of water and all my microgreens collapsed... I found that with extra water they came back... I am having to water up wards of 2 cups of water 3 times a day to keep up with the heat. Everything seems ok now but am I doing the microgreens harn by using so much water. I am slightly confused.. I know too much water leads to disease and mold but I am not having those problems.. have you had experience growing in high temperatures but well ventilated and no direct sun light...
Great question! Every grow space is going to be completely different, we just offer what we do as a general guideline and there is nothing wrong with going higher or lower based on your crops needs. High heat will definitely make the plants suck up a ton of water and I’d give them as much as they need unless they start showing signs of problems. For example if you notice your grow medium is still really wet, I’d drop the watering a little bit. But if the medium and plants seem happy with the amount your giving, I’d stick with it. We have to drop our watering in winter (when this was filmed) and then increase it in the summer. I think we could’ve done better to explain the potential fluctuations and I’m glad you got it figured out! So keep them hydrated and only start to reduce if they aren’t drinking it all or the temperature begins to decline more. 🤗🌱🌱
Great instructions! I do have a question however... I've seen other growers use HDPE plastic trays, are the trays your using HDPE plastic?
We use PP or Polypropylene trays. HDPE is another great food-safe option! Though HDPE and LDPE tend to be more flexible than PP.
@@OnTheGrow awesome! So is the purpose of the weight on top to make the sprouts thicker and succulent? Do they grow thin without it?
Where do you buy ocean solution
👍video. Do u leave the all day on?
Thank you! We leave our lights On for 17 hours and Off for 7 hours.
Itd be cool to get a little electric cutter that slices right through those stems and can be level the the edge of the tray!
We’re actually playing with this concept right now!!
Some people have used electric garden shears, were experimenting with the Electric Knives at the moment and it’s promising! 🤗🌱🌱
I can apply same for beets too...
Thank you for this walk through.. 🙏🏻
But I have question... When we are filling water in bottom tray only plants which have roots outside of its growing tray can suck the water... What about other plants? Do we need to water media?
Yes! Will be doing a full walk through for beets soon too.
So if your tray has holes or slits then once you start bottom watering you no longer need to mist the medium because the medium will pull up the water by capillary action and everything will get watered. After you bottom water, wait a few minutes and you can check the medium to see if everything got damp/watered enough. If it seems like its still dry, add a little bit more water.
@@OnTheGrow capillary effect... Oh yeah... Always helpful... 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 Thank you for being on UA-cam.. 🙏🏻
@@dexxxxxxxx Thank you for the support!!
Do you guys rinse or wash the coconut coir? Which one exactly do you use? Thanks
We are going to try rinsing and buffering our coco in about two weeks when we start some different experiments! Currently we are using one that we stumbled upon at Walmart when we first started growing... It was really cheap and said organic so I bought a lot of it. It's not the best quality when compared to other options that are slightly more expensive.
Here's what we suggest to people:www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=1TLPC82K82FZQ
Here is what we got:www.walmart.com/ip/Expert-Gardener-Organics-2-25-Cu-Ft-Expanding-Soil-Concentrated-Potting-Mix/926142788
You can see if you have some locally too!
When doing the double layer of coco coir, is this something new you've found that works better for all plants, or only do it for Swiss Chard?
Not all plants! Just ones with really hard to get off seed hulls like Cilantro, Borage, Swiss and Beets.
@@OnTheGrow Ok sounds great! Love your content btw. You're definitely the most helpful/scientific microgreens channel out there when it comes to growing!!
I’m about to order all of this but after watching your newer videos how would I grow with hemp fiber. Just one layer and put the seeds on top or another layer of hemp fiber???
Usually with Hemp Fiber we just grow directly on top of it and do the same tray set up we usually do except we use mesh tray instead of the slotted tray.
On The Grow thanks
Hello, is it possible to grow chard on rock wool !? I tried once but had some trouble with the roots. Thanks
Thank you so much for the support Christian!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄 We haven't come across that as yet.
Do you have to ph your water????
It seems like a lot of water, I have to say! Clearly it works tho! I think that was three waterings in germ! When I saturate anything in germination beyond a millimeter or so mist on the top even once, everything eventually molds, if not immediately.
Where can i find the coloured slit trays please?