Ok 2 years growing microgreens because I stumbled on this video. This is the most satisfying delicious easy hobby! I just followed everything Mandy and CJ instructed and made no mistakes. I grow 2-3 trays daily. I donate the broccoli to my niece for her MS diet. I eat a tray of daikon radishes daily and also share another tray with a friend. My set up is in my exercise room. Health health health! Thank you Mandy and CJ.
This was such a lovely comment to wake up and read this morning! Thank you Mary for sharing how your experience has been growing microgreens and we're both very grateful that we helped play a part in your new hobby!! It's amazing to hear back from our community, and see what they are doing with their Microgreens - and from the sounds of it, it appears yours are going to a good cause. We really appreciate your support.
Wow, you guys nailed it. I've watched dozens of videos on growing micro-greens successfully and this is the only one that explains every step clearly and keeps your attention for the full thirty minutes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
I used to do all the kitchen orders at this fine dining restaurant. Whatever was needed I'd make a list and then call in the order from their four major suppliers Meat/Fish/Produce and a Wholesale company that sold everything else. One of our most expensive orders were these microgreens, they were a vital component in the restaurants menu and were used heavily on the app station as the standard house salad, a baby arugula salad and especially to garnish. If you think a regular basil leaf flower looks good on top of pasta pomodoro just picture a few micro baby basil instead, it looks sexier and rejuvenates an already classic dish. But we never ordered them from our produce supplier, we had to order them from a separate supplier who only supplied microgreens. They were called "Cookstown Greens", and I always pictured this company to be this huge farmland with acres of crop a mile long, located up north in a community that had a proud culture in agriculture. I recently visited Cookstown an it was anything but that. It was your typical normal looking suburb community that had your typical middle class culture. Now Cookstown Greens was inside this normal looking home whose business operations were all done in their basement. A house inside a suburban community was the cities major supplier of microgreens, their neighbours had no clue they were farmers, lol!
Lol, here comes the urban farming revolution 😆 it’s amazing what you can produce in a very small space, with very little effort. So cool to hear, thanks for sharing!! 🤗🌱🌱
Awesome video, those greens look very healthy. As far as the 'uneven' bottom watering, it may help that every time you replace it on the shelf after watering to flip it around each time so if there is a slight unevenness to the shelf, the tray getting turned will help even out the uneven water updraw. ❤🌱
Thank you very much for the Grow Guide you produced. I am just starting and it is an excellent resource. Also, your videos are excellent - clear information presented in an upbeat manner. You are both to be commended. Thanks again.
Nice bit of work - I used your video as to build our grow light system for my peppers and tomatoes, and now I'm ready to start my very first batch of micro greens. Nice production value and great closeups.
Everytime I start up my microgreen hobby, I come back to this video. The method has always worked for me. Except my wife told me to stagger the trays because we get so many microgreens we can't eat them fast enough.
Thank you so much for the kind words and we greatly appreciate your support!! We think that everyone should have free access to information on how to grow these amazing greens :)
I’ve been watching many videos, this is definitely the best i’ve come across. I’ve got all the answers i was looking for and a method i like. Thanks guys!
Love the videos, Mandy. Thanks for sharing! Little trick I use to spread the seeds evenly are different sized glass spice jars with lids that are easily removed. I just clean, sterilize, and dry. I wouldn't recommend plastic as residual aromas linger. Some spice jars lids are more course than others and depending on the seeds, I just use different size holes in the lids. Also think they look cool in a spice rack and make for quick seeding :) Keep on growing on.
Hi! Thanks for the inspiration and help in growing microgreens! The deer and rabbits kept eating my garden and I gave up. But I still had my nice LED sprouting box I had made. Thanks to you and other microgreen youtubers, my sprouting box, and my collection of grocery mushroom-trays waiting for re-use/recycle have gone to great use - providing two trays of sunflower greens per week that bulk up my salads. Now that I have a system down, I plan on increasing the rate and experimenting with different seeds. THANK YOU again for the great videos and knowledge that most certainly has helped me avoid pitfalls along the way. Keep up the great work!
🙂Clint Fisher Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!! 😉Clint Fisher Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
I've been trying to find something to grow as our family is seeking to start a grow farm. I came across microgreens as a way to establish a profit. I saw your UA-cam channel and really liked your seed to harvest video. I am even more convinced that this is what I would like to do. Thanks I am now a subscriber.
Thank you so much for the support snd we’re so happy you found our channel! We have tons of different walk throughs and experiments that will help answer a lot of questions hopefully! Let us know if you need any help :)
Thank you so much for taking the pains to do this complete process walk through for cabbage. This by far the best video I've seen on the subject and packed with useful information about the tools and process. This will be my second winter growing micro greens for home consumption and didn't have much success last year with the brassicas (except for mustard), so will give your process a try. I mainly have used hemp mats for the smaller seeds and Promix for the larger seeds like peas and sunflowers. I tried Coco Coir because it's a renewable resource, but didn't have great success with this medium. I can see that perhaps it's your watering technique that's the key, so I'll give it another try. Very much looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for the support and the kind words, it really means a lot to us! Yeah we like using different mediums for different crops as well! For some reason, we just always seem to have really great results with Coco coir, but I’m excited to try out some more pro mix grows soon to compare against. If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!!
I can’t believe I’ve met your mom and dad. They are the most amazing people in the food industry in F. TX. It’s a blast that I’ve been following you for some time only to find you’re their daughter. So fun!! I have some sprouts that I grew and apparently put away before they were completely dry. And it was only 24 hours. I stored them in a mesh laundry bag. But to no avail. Now they’re droopy and sad looking. Can sprouts be “revived” once they are “wilted”? Thx for the intel !!
My (mandi) parents were just in our warehouse this morning helping pack up orders, and my dad mentioned again how awesome and wild it was that y'all mentioned us and making that connection!! He said y'all got a bunch of acreage. Congratulations!! We loved it out that way whenever we lived in East Texas!! Unfortunately, once you harvest microgreens or wilt sprouts, it's quite hard to recover, and it's best to start over. Next time, for microgreens, store them in plastic bags, glass containers, or anything with a lid that also keeps them from airing out too much. As for sprouts, you can do the same thing. However, we always put something at the bottom to catch extra water, such as a paper towel, and switch it our every day or 2. If you ever have any other questions, email us info@onthegrow.net
I LOVE watching your videos! So much basic information that is needed for the newbie. Can you tell me the best source you found for shelving that works, size wise, quality, height and price?
Really appreciate the transparency! Sharing of data/info is exactly what this industry needs! Great inspiration. The walk through was super helpful. And the greens look delicious :)
Thank you so much for the support! Yes!! We got frustrated with the lack of openly sharing of information about growing... So we decided to do it ourselves :) Those greens were sooo tasty! Glad you found this helpful! Thanks again for the support, it means a lot!!
Can you tell us more about your shelter you have created. Temperature when to add fan and do all micro greens need the same amount of temperature and moisture and air?
Thanks for the info! Found this video just about to start my microgreens journey. Any chance I can find out where she got that awesome yellow apron? I need something like that for when I garden!
Thank you for watching Paul Treviska!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it! We try to keep things respectful... 😉Paul Treviska Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
thank you so much for this video. I'm just starting out in growing microgreens and have been getting some conflicting information. This really helps out! Also love y'all's book! Thanks!
Loved this Video, I am studying Hydroponics from several days but not found single video with step by step detailed explanation like this...really appreciated your efforts...Thanks a Lot...
This has been such a helpful video, I'm experimenting with my first small tray of arugula right now, very exciting. Thank you for your channel and expert teaching.
I’ve been researching micro greens and indoor gardening for a few days now, I want to do something good for my life partner who is heavily into more natural ways of living even though we’re currently stuck in the big city and he’s been eating a lot of trashy food lately. I’d just like to thank you for participating in my education on this subject; I want to buy him the means to start gardening again even with our limited means and terrible yard; it won’t be much at first, but I hope this becomes a beginning to a healthier, happier lifestyle with the one I love. I’d like to ask, if possible, please post more recipe videos. Your vegan burger was inspiring. Also, if you do any more growing tutorials for other kinds of crops, I’ll be returning for them.. I may be a city boy, (even if my love is closer to being a wood nymph, lol) but when I set my mind to really learning something, it’s damn near impossible to stop me. ❤️ Have a great day~
Lol, sounds like we have the same drive when we set our minds to something! Yeah, we will get some more recipes together and add that to our video list! The great thing about microgreens is that you don't need a lot of space to grow some seriously amazing tasting and super healthy produce! It is perfect for people in the city really. They have such a fast growing rate and provide huge harvests... It's hard to avoid that junky food, so when we cheat and eat some, we just load it up with microgreens to make it "healthy" :) Thank you for the support!!
On The Grow I have an update! 😊 So I decided I’d come back and share. I got a whole growing kit of supplies together and gave it to my partner as an early Valentine’s Day present. I’m happy to say that, because of this channel and other micro green growers who made encouraging guides and inspiring recipes, it was a success! My partner loved the Japanese daikon we grew! He said the earthy, slightly spicy flavor was really good, and he decided to have them in a salad. I felt almost like a proud parent, watching the little seeds sprout and grow like wildfire, it was so gratifying to know that we grew something good together! I also had my partner watch your videos, too, and we’re discussing plans to do more growing together both inside and outside. We’re even going to try making other things! It’ll be so fun! We just bought a bag of sunflower seeds for more micro greens and we’re going to be using a brand new tray to grow a nice big bunch of them. I hope they’re as yummy as you make them look in your guide videos, I’m so excited!!!
Great presentation. When you have harvested one tray, can you reuse the soil you purchased? Can you grow your plants to maturity to gain more seeds, or do you only rely on purchasing them?
Interesting! Our Red Acre Cabbage seems to grow quite slowly... it really depends on seed batches. We’ve noticed that even if it’s the same supplier of seed , you can get drastically different growth times.
@@OnTheGrow Just ignore my comment. Total noob here. I'm not growing the same thing, lol. I'm growing "salad mix" or something like that. Not even sure what that is, lol.
We’re just beginning to gear up to grow our own micro greens. I learned a lot from your video. There are no micro greens available in our area. We love the in salads and wraps. I’ve ordered some seeds but I need some trays like you have and a grow light rack. It’ll take some time but we’ll worth it. Thanks! New subscriber too!
😀 artlenka Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website... www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!! Also our microgreens Master book is coming out soon! The trailer blueprints are included!
This was great! We use slightly different processes and techniques than you guys do, but it was very interesting seeing your process. Thank you for the detailed video!
nice lovely video and very interesting topic, shall I ask you about how do you treat the potting soil after harvesting? do you recycle it or what? thank you
@ 21:00 just make a 180 degree turn with your tray on the shelf everytime you water them. it will counter small level problem on the shelf. :) Nice video. great walk-through
The 15 lb paver stone; Do you have a video of which seeds want weight and which ones don't for germination? I lost a half tray of Cress because I weighted them. Dooh.. Do some seeds want more weight than others? I really like your professional approach and all that top notch equipment!
We are working on that list right now John and it should be available on our website in a few days! You are correct in that some seeds like weight, while others don't do well with it. Thank you so much for the support and kind words!! Be sure to check our website over the next few days and that list should pop up under a page called "growing guides".
Thank you - very helpful to see the whole process. Hey what did you do with the left over coconut coir soil? Can you just put it in the compost? Thanks!
Most people compost it and do not reuse it in fear of mold. You can try sterilizing it by putting it in the oven or solarizing it. Some use washable screens. Personally I don't like wasting material so I just put it in my worm bin and I'll reuse it once the its been in there for some time because I prefer microbial support and I grow until first true leaf /leaves. I grow mostly for baby greens and only for myself and friends. So I don't know how that method would fair for a business.
Great video, thank you!! I know that heavy & close air circulation like that can brown the leaves if your humidity is not high enough. Could you tell us what kind of humidity levels you keep? Thanks!
Thank You for all your time and Amazing info! I agree with comment on Best walkthru i've seen! This is the most informative, concise info out on the web I have found. I haven't watched all the videos yet, so I don't know if it's been covered. I was interested in what temperature/humidity level do you keep the trailer? I live in Florida, and it is hot, and more importantly, Very Humid, and I'm sure that would lend itself to a larger potential for mold & fungus'. Thanks so much for all you do!! The very best to you both!!
Thank you so much for the support Christina! That's so exciting!! Welcome to the world of microgreen growing! It is quite addictive because they all taste so amazing and they are so much fun to add to meals! Congratulations!!
First, I want to thank you for sharing your process, is very useful and I appreciate it. Growing microgreens for 1 year now and after starting to follow your channel, I changed my process and was the most positive thing I made, now my microgreens are a lot better than ever. One question, you bottom watering morning and evening, do you use OceanSolution nutriment only on the morning of both times per day ?
Thank you so much for sharing that Steeves! We always wondered if this information was valuable to established growers and we are happy to hear this helped!! To answer your question: We use the OceanSolution both morning and night once we have begun the bottom watering process. Thank you again for sharing, it really does mean a lot to us!!
Very informative, well made video, so much info and to the point. Thank you for sharing and doing an excellent demonstration and also sharing all the troubleshooting points. Thank you
Hey guys that was awesome. By far the best microgreens walk through I’ve seen and I’ve watched a lot of videos on microgreens. So glad you guys are doing this for free when everyone else wants you to pay an arm and leg for the same information. You guys are just amazing people and I couldn’t say enough good things about you. You guys are helping so many people I hope you know that. I hope you will do more videos like this in the future that would be fantastic. I only have one question. About how many trays do you get out of that block of coir? Keep up the great work guys. Cheers 🍻. Congratulations on 2000 subscribers 🥳🎉
Thank you so much Mark for the kind words, it really does mean a lot to us. We will have a lot more information coming all throughout 2020 and we're excited to hit the ground running... We felt the same way about a lot of the UA-cam video's and the frustration of trying to get some solid answers and techniques... so we committed to sharing everything we learn openly that way people didn't have to go through the same frustration. Sharing it openly just seems like the right thing to do. As for how many trays you can get out of a single brick... if we use the shallow trays like in this video, we can get about 18 I think. If you use the 2.5" deep trays I would say 7-10 trays. Still, at ~$5.00 per brick, that is pretty good value! Thank you so much for the support!!
@@SimonRichardMasters man, if you don't have the patience to watch a whole video then don't. SImple as that. Instead of stopping to critisize irrelevant technicalities you should be grateful they're giving away all of this very useful information for free
@@OnTheGrow Hi, just wanted to jump in on this thread to clarify your answer to Mark's question. You say about $5 per brick to fill 7 - 10 2.5" trays? Do you mean $25? Lovely video series, by the way. I love the heart that you put into this, and the detail is so helpful for the many of those just getting our feet wet in this area.
I loved this detailed video! My husband is a colon cancer survivor and I’ve been wanting to make him broccoli sprouts for that reason. I find all sprouts delicious anyway. Thanks for taking the time to teach and share your knowledge! New sub! Love and Light your way!💜🌟💜
Thank you so much for sharing and we are so happy to hear that your husband fought and beat cancer!! I feel like its becoming too common for people to know someone really close to them having to battle such a terrible thing... That's one of the reasons we share everything openly about how to grow these amazing veggies! Broccoli Microgreens are packed with so many amazing vitamins... They are probably CJ's favorite microgreen :) We are so grateful for your support and we hope that you and your family have a wonderful New Year!!
On The Grow ~ Awe. Thank you so much! Have a great and safe New Year and I will be looking forward to future vids!💜 P.S.- If I we’re to list all of my family members that have had cancer and survived or died, you would be floored. Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🥰
@@treasuretreereynolds1764 No problem! Hope you had a wonderful New year!! Will have some new videos coming very soon. Cancer is defiantly a lot to handle...Mandi lost her sister to Leukemia/Brain cancer when she was 11 and knows first hand what it does to your body. Your husband is a true warrior!!! Give him a hug form us.
On The Grow ~ Gosh, poor Mandi. That’s heart wrenching. But, look at what you both are doing to help the world be a healthier place. BTW, my husband has a sister named Mandy. She’s a teacher. I showed my hubby your video AFTER showing him another one. I asked him if he understood why I favored y’all’s video more. He understood. I’ve been watching a lot of videos and you are detailed and everything looks clean. Will be ordering a few things soon. He appreciates the hug! Haha! Love u guys!💜
@@treasuretreereynolds1764 It's okay! It taught me a lot about life, and I was my sisters bone marrow donor so it taught me a lot about giving and the importance of it. Thank you so much, we are trying our best to help people!! That's so awesome, we're really glad to hear that you enjoy our work. Means so much to us. If you haven't seen already, check out our website. We just added a page that has some information about our grow space, plus at the bottom we added a FAQ section that might be helpful since your just starting off! www.onthegrow.net/copy-of-growing-guide Thank you again for the support.
Great video I'm thinking and starting to doing that a home a question I have for you if I start a business how much will I charge for a bag like that that you showed us in the video in Ontario?
Thank you so much for the support! I would charge a minimum of $20-25 per tray. It really depends on how you sell it. If you are selling it to a distributor/restaurant, sell bigger quantities for lower prices... if you are selling to individuals, it takes a lot more work, so we charge quite a bit more for that. Generally we try to get a very minimum of $20/tray.
Best video on growing micro greens! Very thorough and well explained. Great job! So do you not wash the micro greens at all after harvesting, or before sending to customers? That would be nice not to have to do that, and a huge timesaver.
Thank you so much!! Correct, we do not wash... mainly because the wash/dry process shortens the life of the product considerably if it isn’t perfectly dry. During the drying process, most greens will lose their perkiness and begin to wilt. So we advise people to wash their own and put it on the packaging. Just makes it a lot easier for us and keeps the product fresh for longer
Thank you so much for the Feedback Charles Voncross! We appreciate your support! 🙂Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!!
Great Video, but I have a question about your lighting? Do you keep it on 24 hours a day or do you set it to a timer (like 12 on/12off or 16on/8off?) Thanks in advance for your help and for the high quality of your video!
You guys pack in so much great knowledge in your videos. Thanks again. I was wondering how long do you typically refrigerate your crops after harvest before selling them? Also, do you put the recommended max storage time on your packaging when you sell (like a best if used by date)? Thx!
Hi, I'm from Malaysia. Love yr video so much. Yr video inspired me to start my own microgreen as now our whole country is in quarantine. My seed germinate after 2 days. But with a lot of fungus. If the soil keep to long time (maybe 2 years) will causes fungus?
Hello! So glad you enjoy our videos and that they've been helping you during these times. Sorry it took so long for us to respond. That could be it, but it also could be over watering or not enough airflow where your growing them. Also if you seeded to densely that could be cutting off airflow as well and causing issues.
Great video so far. Your thoughts on coir vs sunshine mix vs peat/potting soil? Do you get as close as you can go field capacity with the coir? It didn't look like there was too much attention to that, so maybe it's not that critical? Thanks!
Your growing space is really beautiful and very clean looking. I like that, so I subbed! I want to learn how to do this but in a smaller quantities. This looks amazing and fun to try to do. Thank you for sharing your secrets with us!
The best micro green growing tutorial I have ever come across. Thank you so much. Need to ask one thing, what is done with the soil once you have harvested
Yay! Thank you so much for your feedback and for watching 😁 So once we are done with the medium we toss it into our compost pile and either let it go back to the earth or we use it in our outdoor garden only. We never reuse the medium for microgreens just because it has a higher risk of having a pathogen which is not good!
thanks for great content! Have you ever tried to store microgreens in soil after full maturity?how long you can keep them like that and where? need more watering after?
You have that empathy to share this for free.. we love from singapore and sri lanka. Could you explain how you prepare nutrition water? Sorry I am new to this. Thanks you very much for your effort and you are great great people. I wish you should be a trend setter for new generation to be honest and sharing and caring. Thanks 🙏
Thank you so ouch for your support!! As for the nutrient water, it is quite simple! The first goal is to find a good nutrient to use in the water. We prefer anything that is based on minerals from the sea, as there are so many nutrients in the ocean that the plants love. We add that nutrient into our water source. For our water source, we prefer to use a filter on our water to remove any heavy metals like Lead first. Then we add the nutrients. Then we pH balance the water to the 5.5-6.0 range. There are many ways to pH balance water, such as using lemons/limes or vinegar for acidity or baking soda/Sodium Bicarbonate to raise the pH. Once your pH is stable, we then begin using the nutrient water! You can also avoid all of this an use regular water by using a nutrient additive in the soil! Our most recent video shows us using a good organic nutrient additive that was quite cheap to use and provided some great results! I hope that helps!! Again, we appreciate your support!! 🤗🌱🌱
😀 Jeff de Guzman Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website... www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!! We hope you are now hooked on growing!
Loved the video it was very informative and helpful. The one question I still have is what do you do with the coconut and the roots after harvest? Can you re-use the media or do you need to use new media each planting cycle?
I have seen with other youtube video, people would throw the whole coco coir mat with roots to animals like chicken...that may be another form of compost.
Hey just found your video liked and subscribed. the video was very well done and informative ! it was edited good too! Wondering what type of video editing software you guys use? Thanks! keep on growing! :)
Thank you so much for your support and the compliment! We used Sony Movie Studio Platinum for this video but I recently switched to Davinci Resolve 15 and have been loving it a lot more! 🤗🌱🌱
Thank you so much for the video! If you don’t mind me asking, how much are you able to sell these for to restaurants or at farmers markets? What $/gram do you target?
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 because its different every where... Also, know that you can really sell the product for whatever you think is fair... We have local Texas 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. Thank you so much for watching!
Outstanding video! I have a similar growing technique. Any thoughts on ways to avoid disturbing the seeds in the first three days to mist? I find some uniformity issues by seeds being pulled up. Also, would a flat bottom weighted top result in a more consistent germination?
Thank you so much for the support! We haven’t hardly had any issues by lifting the trays to mist them for the first few days, but some mediums don’t do so well with it... We are actually running some trials right now where we are leaving the trays alone for the first 3 days to see how well they germinate without us tending to them everyday, twice a day. I think that a flat bottom would help with germination, but I think those slight ridges do help with airflow so I’m not sure if it could negatively effect the germination by taking out those ridges. We did try putting a piece of plastic (acting as a flat bottom for a tray) and we ended up having weird smells because I think it had very poor airflow... So it is hard to say really... I feel like the slight ridges do help with germination and we get nearly 100% germination for most of our crops using the ridged trays... Thanks again for the support!
Finally found a video showing the full process and the reasoning behind each step in details. Have been experimenting with lots of failure. Great video :D. How do you handle mold during germination?
That was really incredible - very detailed, step by step instructions. Thank you for taking the time to create this content! I have your book and I’m just starting to grow cilantro micro greens based on your cilantro video - which was missing a lot of this detail so I learned a lot!
Ok 2 years growing microgreens because I stumbled on this video. This is the most satisfying delicious easy hobby! I just followed everything Mandy and CJ instructed and made no mistakes. I grow 2-3 trays daily. I donate the broccoli to my niece for her MS diet. I eat a tray of daikon radishes daily and also share another tray with a friend. My set up is in my exercise room. Health health health! Thank you Mandy and CJ.
This was such a lovely comment to wake up and read this morning! Thank you Mary for sharing how your experience has been growing microgreens and we're both very grateful that we helped play a part in your new hobby!! It's amazing to hear back from our community, and see what they are doing with their Microgreens - and from the sounds of it, it appears yours are going to a good cause.
We really appreciate your support.
My only question is…are the plastics used food grade? If so PLEASE Link where to buy 🙏🙏
I’m growing micro broccoli and carrots right now thank u. I’m a first timer.
@@carlab9671 I did not know there are micro carrots…thanks for enlightening me
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Wow, you guys nailed it. I've watched dozens of videos on growing micro-greens successfully and this is the only one that explains every step clearly and keeps your attention for the full thirty minutes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thank you so much for the support Ralph!! We’ve done our best to make it as thorough and simple as possible! We really appreciate your kind words! 🤗🌱🌱
I used to do all the kitchen orders at this fine dining restaurant. Whatever was needed I'd make a list and then call in the order from their four major suppliers Meat/Fish/Produce and a Wholesale company that sold everything else. One of our most expensive orders were these microgreens, they were a vital component in the restaurants menu and were used heavily on the app station as the standard house salad, a baby arugula salad and especially to garnish. If you think a regular basil leaf flower looks good on top of pasta pomodoro just picture a few micro baby basil instead, it looks sexier and rejuvenates an already classic dish. But we never ordered them from our produce supplier, we had to order them from a separate supplier who only supplied microgreens. They were called "Cookstown Greens", and I always pictured this company to be this huge farmland with acres of crop a mile long, located up north in a community that had a proud culture in agriculture. I recently visited Cookstown an it was anything but that. It was your typical normal looking suburb community that had your typical middle class culture. Now Cookstown Greens was inside this normal looking home whose business operations were all done in their basement. A house inside a suburban community was the cities major supplier of microgreens, their neighbours had no clue they were farmers, lol!
Lol, here comes the urban farming revolution 😆 it’s amazing what you can produce in a very small space, with very little effort. So cool to hear, thanks for sharing!! 🤗🌱🌱
i am just starting your video are helping me thank you
Thanks for the video. I think I watched the whole video because the presenter is pretty but the info is definitely helpful.
Awesome video, those greens look very healthy. As far as the 'uneven' bottom watering, it may help that every time you replace it on the shelf after watering to flip it around each time so if there is a slight unevenness to the shelf, the tray getting turned will help even out the uneven water updraw. ❤🌱
Thank you very much for the Grow Guide you produced. I am just starting and it is an excellent resource. Also, your videos are excellent - clear information presented in an upbeat manner. You are both to be commended. Thanks again.
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Nice bit of work - I used your video as to build our grow light system for my peppers and tomatoes, and now I'm ready to start my very first batch of micro greens. Nice production value and great closeups.
Everytime I start up my microgreen hobby, I come back to this video. The method has always worked for me. Except my wife told me to stagger the trays because we get so many microgreens we can't eat them fast enough.
This is the best explanation i have seen so far, you guys are amazing and thank you for the full and clear explanation. Liked and subscribed!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words and we greatly appreciate your support!! We think that everyone should have free access to information on how to grow these amazing greens :)
I’ve been watching many videos, this is definitely the best i’ve come across. I’ve got all the answers i was looking for and a method i like. Thanks guys!
Excellent video and editing!!! Great growing info. Thank you .
Thank you!!! We do everything ourselves! so that makes us happy to hear! 😄
Love the videos, Mandy. Thanks for sharing! Little trick I use to spread the seeds evenly are different sized glass spice jars with lids that are easily removed. I just clean, sterilize, and dry. I wouldn't recommend plastic as residual aromas linger. Some spice jars lids are more course than others and depending on the seeds, I just use different size holes in the lids. Also think they look cool in a spice rack and make for quick seeding :) Keep on growing on.
Great tip, thanks!!!!
Hi! Thanks for the inspiration and help in growing microgreens! The deer and rabbits kept eating my garden and I gave up. But I still had my nice LED sprouting box I had made. Thanks to you and other microgreen youtubers, my sprouting box, and my collection of grocery mushroom-trays waiting for re-use/recycle have gone to great use - providing two trays of sunflower greens per week that bulk up my salads. Now that I have a system down, I plan on increasing the rate and experimenting with different seeds.
THANK YOU again for the great videos and knowledge that most certainly has helped me avoid pitfalls along the way. Keep up the great work!
🙂Clint Fisher Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!!
😉Clint Fisher Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Great video, subbed. Will try this soon.
Thank you so much for the support Bud! Can't wait to hear how it turns out for you!
I've been trying to find something to grow as our family is seeking to start a grow farm. I came across microgreens as a way to establish a profit. I saw your UA-cam channel and really liked your seed to harvest video. I am even more convinced that this is what I would like to do. Thanks I am now a subscriber.
Thank you so much for the support snd we’re so happy you found our channel! We have tons of different walk throughs and experiments that will help answer a lot of questions hopefully! Let us know if you need any help :)
Any updates? Did you start growing? What are you growing and how is it going??
I appreciate the time and details you put in this video without over talking.
Thank you so much for taking the pains to do this complete process walk through for cabbage. This by far the best video I've seen on the subject and packed with useful information about the tools and process. This will be my second winter growing micro greens for home consumption and didn't have much success last year with the brassicas (except for mustard), so will give your process a try. I mainly have used hemp mats for the smaller seeds and Promix for the larger seeds like peas and sunflowers. I tried Coco Coir because it's a renewable resource, but didn't have great success with this medium. I can see that perhaps it's your watering technique that's the key, so I'll give it another try. Very much looking forward to more of your videos. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for the support and the kind words, it really means a lot to us! Yeah we like using different mediums for different crops as well! For some reason, we just always seem to have really great results with Coco coir, but I’m excited to try out some more pro mix grows soon to compare against. If you ever have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!!
Most beautiful farmer I ever saw :-) thanks for the interesting video
I can’t believe I’ve met your mom and dad. They are the most amazing people in the food industry in F. TX.
It’s a blast that I’ve been following you for some time only to find you’re their daughter. So fun!!
I have some sprouts that I grew and apparently put away before they were completely dry. And it was only 24 hours. I stored them in a mesh laundry bag. But to no avail. Now they’re droopy and sad looking. Can sprouts be “revived” once they are “wilted”? Thx for the intel !!
My (mandi) parents were just in our warehouse this morning helping pack up orders, and my dad mentioned again how awesome and wild it was that y'all mentioned us and making that connection!!
He said y'all got a bunch of acreage. Congratulations!! We loved it out that way whenever we lived in East Texas!!
Unfortunately, once you harvest microgreens or wilt sprouts, it's quite hard to recover, and it's best to start over.
Next time, for microgreens, store them in plastic bags, glass containers, or anything with a lid that also keeps them from airing out too much. As for sprouts, you can do the same thing. However, we always put something at the bottom to catch extra water, such as a paper towel, and switch it our every day or 2.
If you ever have any other questions, email us info@onthegrow.net
A well presented, informative, and fun video-plus your tidy growing area is a real inspiration!
I LOVE watching your videos! So much basic information that is needed for the newbie. Can you tell me the best source you found for shelving that works, size wise, quality, height and price?
Really appreciate the transparency! Sharing of data/info is exactly what this industry needs! Great inspiration. The walk through was super helpful. And the greens look delicious :)
Thank you so much for the support! Yes!! We got frustrated with the lack of openly sharing of information about growing... So we decided to do it ourselves :) Those greens were sooo tasty! Glad you found this helpful! Thanks again for the support, it means a lot!!
Can you tell us more about your shelter you have created.
Temperature when to add fan and do all micro greens need the same amount of temperature and moisture and air?
Want to learn more how to her video to watch and learn and start growing for myself .
Thanks for the info! Found this video just about to start my microgreens journey. Any chance I can find out where she got that awesome yellow apron? I need something like that for when I garden!
Thank you so much for this video. I love the step by step instructions (and all your outfits!)
You are gifted at this! I also like the level of cleanliness you have and the way you approach everything.
Thank you for watching Paul Treviska!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it! We try to keep things respectful... 😉Paul Treviska Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Hi Mandy, love your videos! I'm new to micro greens and was wondering what you do with the old used Coco coir?
Idk what they do but it would be really great for vermiculture or composting
What an informative, generous and well organized video! No wonder your subscribers are piling up so quickly. Well done and thanks!
Thank you Ben! 🥳 We really appreciate your kind feedback! Thanks for watching.
thank you so much for this video. I'm just starting out in growing microgreens and have been getting some conflicting information. This really helps out! Also love y'all's book! Thanks!
Really amazing!. Please how to grow Apple plants?. Please can you upload video?
Loved this Video, I am studying Hydroponics from several days but not found single video with step by step detailed explanation like this...really appreciated your efforts...Thanks a Lot...
This has been such a helpful video, I'm experimenting with my first small tray of arugula right now, very exciting. Thank you for your channel and expert teaching.
We're so happy to hear that this was helpful!! We really appreciate your support!
Found this by accident and turns out i am interested in this? Who knew? subbed and liked!
I’ve been researching micro greens and indoor gardening for a few days now, I want to do something good for my life partner who is heavily into more natural ways of living even though we’re currently stuck in the big city and he’s been eating a lot of trashy food lately.
I’d just like to thank you for participating in my education on this subject; I want to buy him the means to start gardening again even with our limited means and terrible yard; it won’t be much at first, but I hope this becomes a beginning to a healthier, happier lifestyle with the one I love.
I’d like to ask, if possible, please post more recipe videos. Your vegan burger was inspiring. Also, if you do any more growing tutorials for other kinds of crops, I’ll be returning for them..
I may be a city boy, (even if my love is closer to being a wood nymph, lol) but when I set my mind to really learning something, it’s damn near impossible to stop me. ❤️ Have a great day~
Lol, sounds like we have the same drive when we set our minds to something! Yeah, we will get some more recipes together and add that to our video list!
The great thing about microgreens is that you don't need a lot of space to grow some seriously amazing tasting and super healthy produce! It is perfect for people in the city really. They have such a fast growing rate and provide huge harvests...
It's hard to avoid that junky food, so when we cheat and eat some, we just load it up with microgreens to make it "healthy" :)
Thank you for the support!!
On The Grow I have an update! 😊 So I decided I’d come back and share. I got a whole growing kit of supplies together and gave it to my partner as an early Valentine’s Day present.
I’m happy to say that, because of this channel and other micro green growers who made encouraging guides and inspiring recipes, it was a success! My partner loved the Japanese daikon we grew! He said the earthy, slightly spicy flavor was really good, and he decided to have them in a salad.
I felt almost like a proud parent, watching the little seeds sprout and grow like wildfire, it was so gratifying to know that we grew something good together! I also had my partner watch your videos, too, and we’re discussing plans to do more growing together both inside and outside. We’re even going to try making other things! It’ll be so fun!
We just bought a bag of sunflower seeds for more micro greens and we’re going to be using a brand new tray to grow a nice big bunch of them. I hope they’re as yummy as you make them look in your guide videos, I’m so excited!!!
This was so helpful to me . I am just getting started and it answered so many questions.
She is absolutely wonderful and the information was very helpful
Great presentation. When you have harvested one tray, can you reuse the soil you purchased? Can you grow your plants to maturity to gain more seeds, or do you only rely on purchasing them?
Top notch I've been growing gardens for years this is something I'm looking into thank you for all your help you guys are awesome good luck to you all
Thank you so much for the kind words!! We really appreciate it!
Wow, I think I'm a whole day ahead of you in this process. My seeds started making roots after the first day.
Interesting! Our Red Acre Cabbage seems to grow quite slowly... it really depends on seed batches. We’ve noticed that even if it’s the same supplier of seed , you can get drastically different growth times.
@@OnTheGrow
Just ignore my comment.
Total noob here.
I'm not growing the same thing, lol.
I'm growing "salad mix" or something like that.
Not even sure what that is, lol.
Dialectical Monist lol
We’re just beginning to gear up to grow our own micro greens. I learned a lot from your video. There are no micro greens available in our area. We love the in salads and wraps. I’ve ordered some seeds but I need some trays like you have and a grow light rack. It’ll take some time but we’ll worth it. Thanks! New subscriber too!
Super nice. I would also enjoy the tour of your setup. Looks well made and pro :) Happy growing.
😀 artlenka Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website...
www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!! Also our microgreens Master book is coming out soon! The trailer blueprints are included!
This was great! We use slightly different processes and techniques than you guys do, but it was very interesting seeing your process. Thank you for the detailed video!
I loved the video! Thank you for the detailed explanation!
Just one question, after harvesting the product, what do you do with the remainder?
Great video. Thank you for making this video. Really admire your and CJ's patience to make this video. Great Job.
Thank you so much for the support!! Your comment means a lot to us, thank you!! 🤗🌱🌱
nice lovely video and very interesting topic, shall I ask you about how do you treat the potting soil after harvesting? do you recycle it or what? thank you
Thank you for the support! Yes, we will put it into our compost to break down the roots and then we will reuse it later in our Gardens raised bed.
Love your guys videos! You two are awesome at what you do. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you so much!
@ 21:00 just make a 180 degree turn with your tray on the shelf everytime you water them. it will counter small level problem on the shelf. :)
Nice video. great walk-through
Great suggestion! We usually do that, I think she just kept on forgetting on this grow ;) Thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed it!
@@OnTheGrow a grow from prunches
I was thinking the same , and also wondering if the fan was drying it out more in those spots.
I was thinking the same.
There is some chance the ventilation fan that is mainly on the back with more air flow, might dried it more on the back. 😊
The 15 lb paver stone; Do you have a video of which seeds want weight and which ones don't for germination? I lost a half tray of Cress because I weighted them. Dooh.. Do some seeds want more weight than others?
I really like your professional approach and all that top notch equipment!
We are working on that list right now John and it should be available on our website in a few days! You are correct in that some seeds like weight, while others don't do well with it. Thank you so much for the support and kind words!! Be sure to check our website over the next few days and that list should pop up under a page called "growing guides".
my thesis is about microgreens and I am awarded as Best Researcher and given the certificate acknowledging my work as Best Research Paper
That's awesome! 😁
Excellent presentation I ever seen before!!!
Thank you - very helpful to see the whole process. Hey what did you do with the left over coconut coir soil? Can you just put it in the compost? Thanks!
Most people compost it and do not reuse it in fear of mold. You can try sterilizing it by putting it in the oven or solarizing it. Some use washable screens. Personally I don't like wasting material so I just put it in my worm bin and I'll reuse it once the its been in there for some time because I prefer microbial support and I grow until first true leaf /leaves. I grow mostly for baby greens and only for myself and friends. So I don't know how that method would fair for a business.
You did a great job with this video. It helped me understand how to go about growing microgreens. Thank you! 🙏 😊
Thank you so much for the support Joel! We're glad to hear that this was of value to you and we will have a lot more coming in early 2020!
Worst Groundhog Day remake ever😉 JK great information! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the support!
Great video, thank you!! I know that heavy & close air circulation like that can brown the leaves if your humidity is not high enough. Could you tell us what kind of humidity levels you keep? Thanks!
Great video! Thank you for the very thorough explanation. Best video I've seen on Microgreen growth & tricks.
Thank You for all your time and Amazing info! I agree with comment on Best walkthru i've seen! This is the most informative, concise info out on the web I have found. I haven't watched all the videos yet, so I don't know if it's been covered. I was interested in what temperature/humidity level do you keep the trailer? I live in Florida, and it is hot, and more importantly, Very Humid, and I'm sure that would lend itself to a larger potential for mold & fungus'. Thanks so much for all you do!! The very best to you both!!
Thank you for the video, I just harvested my first tray (radish) and it was delicious.
Thank you so much for the support Christina! That's so exciting!! Welcome to the world of microgreen growing! It is quite addictive because they all taste so amazing and they are so much fun to add to meals! Congratulations!!
You guys are simply awesome!!! Loved the video can’t wait to start my micro greens journey 🌱💚
Thank you so much Dayana!! If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask us!
First, I want to thank you for sharing your process, is very useful and I appreciate it. Growing microgreens for 1 year now and after starting to follow your channel, I changed my process and was the most positive thing I made, now my microgreens are a lot better than ever. One question, you bottom watering morning and evening, do you use OceanSolution nutriment only on the morning of both times per day ?
Thank you so much for sharing that Steeves! We always wondered if this information was valuable to established growers and we are happy to hear this helped!! To answer your question: We use the OceanSolution both morning and night once we have begun the bottom watering process. Thank you again for sharing, it really does mean a lot to us!!
On The Grow thank you very much for the answer and happy growing 👍
A really well-done video. The care you guys take at every stage show why you turn out quality product. I Subscribed. Thank You!
Thank you so much for the support!! We really appreciate it!
Hi Guys amazing video. Can you re use the growing media (cococoir) or do yiu dispose if it. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the support!!
We compost ours to be reused later in our garden beds or flower beds!
Thank you for all your videos! You guys are so helpful and inspiring!
Thank you so much!! It means a lot to us!
Such a great tutorial! Thank you for walking through the entire process.
Thank you so much for the support!! We have a lot more coming soon too!
How can you possibly thumbs down this video? Great info from great people, how can you dislike this?
It's jealousy! Or just plain ignorance! These two are the best!!!!!!!!!
Very informative, well made video, so much info and to the point. Thank you for sharing and doing an excellent demonstration and also sharing all the troubleshooting points. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching :D
I’m a teacher (detail oriented). You provided an amazing amount of detail, so I loved your video!
Thank you so much for the support and teaching our newest generations!! :)
We appreciate your support!
Hey guys that was awesome. By far the best microgreens walk through I’ve seen and I’ve watched a lot of videos on microgreens. So glad you guys are doing this for free when everyone else wants you to pay an arm and leg for the same information. You guys are just amazing people and I couldn’t say enough good things about you. You guys are helping so many people I hope you know that. I hope you will do more videos like this in the future that would be fantastic. I only have one question. About how many trays do you get out of that block of coir? Keep up the great work guys. Cheers 🍻. Congratulations on 2000 subscribers 🥳🎉
Thank you so much Mark for the kind words, it really does mean a lot to us. We will have a lot more information coming all throughout 2020 and we're excited to hit the ground running... We felt the same way about a lot of the UA-cam video's and the frustration of trying to get some solid answers and techniques... so we committed to sharing everything we learn openly that way people didn't have to go through the same frustration. Sharing it openly just seems like the right thing to do. As for how many trays you can get out of a single brick... if we use the shallow trays like in this video, we can get about 18 I think. If you use the 2.5" deep trays I would say 7-10 trays. Still, at ~$5.00 per brick, that is pretty good value! Thank you so much for the support!!
@@SimonRichardMasters man, if you don't have the patience to watch a whole video then don't. SImple as that. Instead of stopping to critisize irrelevant technicalities you should be grateful they're giving away all of this very useful information for free
@@OnTheGrow Hi, just wanted to jump in on this thread to clarify your answer to Mark's question. You say about $5 per brick to fill 7 - 10 2.5" trays? Do you mean $25?
Lovely video series, by the way. I love the heart that you put into this, and the detail is so helpful for the many of those just getting our feet wet in this area.
Hear Hear @MarkTanner👍💯
I use the old red pepper shaker from the kitchen to spread all my brassica seeds. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! That seems like a great way to spread them evenly. Thanks for the suggestion and the support Tim! It really means a lot to us!
I loved this detailed video!
My husband is a colon cancer survivor and I’ve been wanting to make him broccoli sprouts for that reason. I find all sprouts delicious anyway. Thanks for taking the time to teach and share your knowledge! New sub!
Love and Light your way!💜🌟💜
Thank you so much for sharing and we are so happy to hear that your husband fought and beat cancer!! I feel like its becoming too common for people to know someone really close to them having to battle such a terrible thing... That's one of the reasons we share everything openly about how to grow these amazing veggies! Broccoli Microgreens are packed with so many amazing vitamins... They are probably CJ's favorite microgreen :)
We are so grateful for your support and we hope that you and your family have a wonderful New Year!!
On The Grow ~ Awe. Thank you so much! Have a great and safe New Year and I will be looking forward to future vids!💜
P.S.- If I we’re to list all of my family members that have had cancer and survived or died, you would be floored. Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🥰
@@treasuretreereynolds1764 No problem! Hope you had a wonderful New year!! Will have some new videos coming very soon.
Cancer is defiantly a lot to handle...Mandi lost her sister to Leukemia/Brain cancer when she was 11 and knows first hand what it does to your body. Your husband is a true warrior!!! Give him a hug form us.
On The Grow ~ Gosh, poor Mandi. That’s heart wrenching. But, look at what you both are doing to help the world be a healthier place. BTW, my husband has a sister named Mandy. She’s a teacher. I showed my hubby your video AFTER showing him another one. I asked him if he understood why I favored y’all’s video more. He understood. I’ve been watching a lot of videos and you are detailed and everything looks clean.
Will be ordering a few things soon. He appreciates the hug! Haha! Love u guys!💜
@@treasuretreereynolds1764 It's okay! It taught me a lot about life, and I was my sisters bone marrow donor so it taught me a lot about giving and the importance of it. Thank you so much, we are trying our best to help people!! That's so awesome, we're really glad to hear that you enjoy our work. Means so much to us.
If you haven't seen already, check out our website. We just added a page that has some information about our grow space, plus at the bottom we added a FAQ section that might be helpful since your just starting off!
www.onthegrow.net/copy-of-growing-guide
Thank you again for the support.
Wow! I finished the whole 30 minutes video. Thank you so much. I’ve learned something new today.
You are so welcome! We are so grateful for your support! Let us know if you have any questions!
Awesome! Already went from germinating to microgreens and very happy with results and your super videos :)))
Absolutely marvelous Thank You both for yet another great walkthrough, fantastic job You’re doing ~ OneLove ~ JBB
Thank you for your feedback and for watching 🥳🥳
Great video I'm thinking and starting to doing that a home a question I have for you if I start a business how much will I charge for a bag like that that you showed us in the video in Ontario?
Thank you so much for the support! I would charge a minimum of $20-25 per tray. It really depends on how you sell it. If you are selling it to a distributor/restaurant, sell bigger quantities for lower prices... if you are selling to individuals, it takes a lot more work, so we charge quite a bit more for that. Generally we try to get a very minimum of $20/tray.
Best video on growing micro greens! Very thorough and well explained. Great job!
So do you not wash the micro greens at all after harvesting, or before sending to customers? That would be nice not to have to do that, and a huge timesaver.
Thank you so much!! Correct, we do not wash... mainly because the wash/dry process shortens the life of the product considerably if it isn’t perfectly dry. During the drying process, most greens will lose their perkiness and begin to wilt. So we advise people to wash their own and put it on the packaging. Just makes it a lot easier for us and keeps the product fresh for longer
The best video i ever seen..So systematic and every stage shown very clearly....
Very Very informative; You guys truly 'Turned the Lights on' on this business of growing micr-greens. Many Thanks!!
Thank you so much for the Feedback Charles Voncross! We appreciate your support!
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Thanks a lot for this well presented video! I'm just starting and this has been very helpful.
Thank you so much for the support!! We want to make this as easy as possible for everyone!
Great Video, but I have a question about your lighting? Do you keep it on 24 hours a day or do you set it to a timer (like 12 on/12off or 16on/8off?) Thanks in advance for your help and for the high quality of your video!
Thank you so much for the support!! We keep our lights on a schedule of:
17 hours ON
7 hours OFF
That has worked well for us so far!
Much appreciated for the quick response! Thanks again
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You guys pack in so much great knowledge in your videos. Thanks again. I was wondering how long do you typically refrigerate your crops after harvest before selling them? Also, do you put the recommended max storage time on your packaging when you sell (like a best if used by date)? Thx!
Great video. Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge. Well done.
Wow is this really videoed 3 years ago! And still one of the best out!!! Such a great job!
2K to 9K+ subs in a month, congrats!!!
😃 Thank you!!! It's honestly wild to us and we're really grateful for all the support we've had!
Hi, I'm from Malaysia. Love yr video so much. Yr video inspired me to start my own microgreen as now our whole country is in quarantine. My seed germinate after 2 days. But with a lot of fungus. If the soil keep to long time (maybe 2 years) will causes fungus?
Hello! So glad you enjoy our videos and that they've been helping you during these times. Sorry it took so long for us to respond. That could be it, but it also could be over watering or not enough airflow where your growing them. Also if you seeded to densely that could be cutting off airflow as well and causing issues.
@@OnTheGrow thank you so much for yr reply. I will try again .
Great video so far. Your thoughts on coir vs sunshine mix vs peat/potting soil? Do you get as close as you can go field capacity with the coir? It didn't look like there was too much attention to that, so maybe it's not that critical? Thanks!
EXCELLENT VIDEO TUTORIAL. Great info and its great to see it on a daily grow basisi. wow. nice.
Your growing space is really beautiful and very clean looking. I like that, so I subbed! I want to learn how to do this but in a smaller quantities. This looks amazing and fun to try to do. Thank you for sharing your secrets with us!
The best micro green growing tutorial I have ever come across. Thank you so much.
Need to ask one thing, what is done with the soil once you have harvested
Yay! Thank you so much for your feedback and for watching 😁 So once we are done with the medium we toss it into our compost pile and either let it go back to the earth or we use it in our outdoor garden only. We never reuse the medium for microgreens just because it has a higher risk of having a pathogen which is not good!
thanks for great content! Have you ever tried to store microgreens in soil after full maturity?how long you can keep them like that and where? need more watering after?
Hey my brothers friend has that same scale ! I didn’t know he was a farmer
You have that empathy to share this for free.. we love from singapore and sri lanka. Could you explain how you prepare nutrition water? Sorry I am new to this. Thanks you very much for your effort and you are great great people. I wish you should be a trend setter for new generation to be honest and sharing and caring. Thanks 🙏
Thank you so ouch for your support!! As for the nutrient water, it is quite simple! The first goal is to find a good nutrient to use in the water. We prefer anything that is based on minerals from the sea, as there are so many nutrients in the ocean that the plants love.
We add that nutrient into our water source. For our water source, we prefer to use a filter on our water to remove any heavy metals like Lead first. Then we add the nutrients. Then we pH balance the water to the 5.5-6.0 range. There are many ways to pH balance water, such as using lemons/limes or vinegar for acidity or baking soda/Sodium Bicarbonate to raise the pH.
Once your pH is stable, we then begin using the nutrient water!
You can also avoid all of this an use regular water by using a nutrient additive in the soil! Our most recent video shows us using a good organic nutrient additive that was quite cheap to use and provided some great results!
I hope that helps!! Again, we appreciate your support!! 🤗🌱🌱
@@OnTheGrow my honour to you guys.. god bless you ..
Thank you so very much, I was able to produce my first batch of microgreens from all the techniques you taught.
😀 Jeff de Guzman Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website...
www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!! We hope you are now hooked on growing!
So extremely beautiful ❤️
Thank you Ray Mak for the compliment! 😄
@David Bauer Seducer* 😏
The words are not enough to thank you for your great video. your new friend from Egypt.
Lol You guys are so funny. I am actually watching the video because of the sprouting. It is like icing on the cake to have an attractive lady.
Great tutorial - thank you : ) Happy New Year and Hello from Down Under.
Thank you so much for the support Angela and Happy New Year to you too!
Loved the video it was very informative and helpful. The one question I still have is what do you do with the coconut and the roots after harvest? Can you re-use the media or do you need to use new media each planting cycle?
Great question
I think they compost it.
I have seen with other youtube video, people would throw the whole coco coir mat with roots to animals like chicken...that may be another form of compost.
Wow awesome video. First look at microgreens and you done it well. Thank you
Hey just found your video liked and subscribed. the video was very well done and informative ! it was edited good too! Wondering what type of video editing software you guys use? Thanks! keep on growing! :)
Thank you so much for your support and the compliment! We used Sony Movie Studio Platinum for this video but I recently switched to Davinci Resolve 15 and have been loving it a lot more! 🤗🌱🌱
Thank you so much for the video! If you don’t mind me asking, how much are you able to sell these for to restaurants or at farmers markets? What $/gram do you target?
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 because its different every where... Also, know that you can really sell the product for whatever you think is fair... We have local Texas 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.
Thank you so much for watching!
Outstanding video! I have a similar growing technique. Any thoughts on ways to avoid disturbing the seeds in the first three days to mist? I find some uniformity issues by seeds being pulled up. Also, would a flat bottom weighted top result in a more consistent germination?
Thank you so much for the support! We haven’t hardly had any issues by lifting the trays to mist them for the first few days, but some mediums don’t do so well with it... We are actually running some trials right now where we are leaving the trays alone for the first 3 days to see how well they germinate without us tending to them everyday, twice a day. I think that a flat bottom would help with germination, but I think those slight ridges do help with airflow so I’m not sure if it could negatively effect the germination by taking out those ridges. We did try putting a piece of plastic (acting as a flat bottom for a tray) and we ended up having weird smells because I think it had very poor airflow... So it is hard to say really... I feel like the slight ridges do help with germination and we get nearly 100% germination for most of our crops using the ridged trays... Thanks again for the support!
Finally found a video showing the full process and the reasoning behind each step in details. Have been experimenting with lots of failure. Great video :D. How do you handle mold during germination?
That was really incredible - very detailed, step by step instructions. Thank you for taking the time to create this content! I have your book and I’m just starting to grow cilantro micro greens based on your cilantro video - which was missing a lot of this detail so I learned a lot!
Thanks for this video...
You explained it beautifully...
Subscribed... thanks again...