What ACTUALLY Causes Microgreens Mold? (The TRUTH)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- What ACTUALLY Causes Microgreens Mold? (The TRUTH) /// Wondering how to grow microgreens without mold? Find yourself asking why are my microgreens dying? Donny Greens gives his best microgreens mold advise and microgreens mold tips so you can prevent microgreens fungus and start growing microgreens without mold.
If you want to stop moldy microgreens and prevent microgreens mold, this is the best microgreens mold video to watch because donnygreens runs a successful microgreens business and teaches what causes mold in microgreens so you don’t have to wonder anymore.
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Have you ever experienced mold in your microgreens???
Every once in a while I will overwater my microgreens mix by accident and get mold. Woops!
I am having mold show up during germ and blackout (not sunflower, I saw your video). Cleaning my trays with 3% h202, but I think I'm sowing too densly. Still experimenting though.
@@jordangarske2927 I have same issue even thought they aren't dense.
yes, my 3rd week of growing had some mold growing but we got rid of it so far...
thanks for this video!
Always Valuable Content 💰
Thanks a bunch. Growing wheat grass for my rabbit and noticed a bit of mold. Will definitely be sanitizing my pots and getting a fan going forward. I also think I’ve been overwatering, because I’ve been spraying instead of bottom watering. Do you think bottom watering is the way to go?
Oh my gosh I was just getting ready to throw away my first tray of spicy salad because I thought it was getting mold. I just started growing this week. I thought...how will I know the difference and BAM here is your great video. THANK YOU!
I used to sanitize all my seeds but what you said about some helpful bacteria that might be killed definitely has me rethinking that process when I start growing sprouts and micro greens again. Janice
Thanks for your comment Janice! As long as you are using high quality seeds that are RATED for sprouting/microgreens, there is no need to sanitize.
Another great video Don! Ive only ever had mould on my pea seeds, then the roots turn mouldy too and growth is stunted 🌱
Thanks so much Amy! Ahh the peas. It's funny, i've never had a problem with mold on peas. Have you been able to solve your problem since experiencing this?
@@DonnyGreens I've only had mold on the tendril and green peas, but never speckled. I think overwatering is the cause of this as the former two varieties grow so much slower than the latter.
Exactly the same in the human body too - sanitization is not the true solve, correcting the terrain is!
Wonderful vid, thankyou
absolutely!!! much love
New grower here with big plans...
I have a grow space that seems to fluctuate between 72degress and 79 degrees (farenheit) and the humidity will fluctuate between 35%-50% everyday.
I have grown rambo purple radish, China Rose radish, spicy salad mix, and red acre cabbage. Probably 4 crops of each over the last 2 weeks. I've learned the radish required a lot of water (4 cups a day under the lights. Less and I'd have a quarter or more of the tray wilt completely)
I haven't yet seen mold on the radish. The red cabbage was in its first day of blackout and I noticed the spider web/ cotton strand type of mold on the surface of the soil and half way up a few 2" stems. The spicy salad mix I noticed mold on harvest day for 1 tray, and right after germination on the other.
I'm thinking I gave the cabbage and salad mix too much water, but I'm concerned the larger fluctuation of humidity and maybe too warm of temps is causing issues.
I have fans on each shelf of lights, I use soil and get all my seeds from True Leaf Market.
Does the range of temp and humidity seem to drastic?
Hallo man, and thank you for your tips! They help me a lot! I have to disagree with your say that seed sanitation is a waste of time. As an agriculturist with specialization on phytopathology, i known that seeds can very easily carrying fungus spores or other reproducing structures on their "shells" (not the roots) or even viruses inside of it! Using seeds from well trusted company is a very important factor that can reduce the chances of pre-infected seeds. Sanitation of every single tool, equipment and expendable (even the soil if not from the factory) with environmental control as you described, should give you mold free growing every time.
I've only done one tray but I overwatered it and it smelt moldy when I uncovered the weighted tray. Sprayed it with a copper based formula and that did the trick. Anyone have experience with a copper based anti-fungal? Everyone seems to suggest H202 but the copper spray was the only one I could get my hands on in time to save the tray!
I really dont like the idea of spraying heavy metals onto food products…. Feel free to join my microgreens challenge to really learn how to grow properly and avoid mold in the first place! Check it out at onetrayaway.com/
Thanks for sharing. Great video. I have only had a few mold spots a handful of times. I think it was due to over watering. I mix in hydrogen peroxide into the water as a precaution.
Thanks for your kind words Zane, much love 🌱💚 I'm glad you were able to get that mold problem under control!
The problem I have is with seeds I’m told I need to presoak! So far mold every single time I don’t know what to do?
I know a micro green grower that’s been doing this for 7 yrs, and NEVER uses fans . Other than keeping the humidity correct in the space , the thing that creates mold is your watering . ….fix your watering and get it right and you won’t have mold….also he said a fan will blow mold spores around to your next tray , don’t use fans
Thanks master
Very interesting information. Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS. I am learning a lot!!! I hope you did an explanation on why stacking seed trays and with weight on top (or I haven't seen it yet). I also noticed you water from the bottom VS the top. Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS!!!
GOD Bless.
Thanks!
I’m getting mold on my sunflower microgreens for the past few months and didn’t have this problem before. I haven’t changed anything so I cannot figure this out🤨
I've had an attack of penicillin mold that only goes for my basil. I have lots of fans dehumidifiers, and I've recently added a air cleaner. It's better now due to that but it's still around. It's odd how it's only on basil and not the other 10 varieties.
Very interesting. I'm glad you solved the problem with air purification. Its probably attacking the basil because it specifically likes that variety, or maybe its the weakest variety, or maybe its the hardest to grow and most prone to overwatering so its the first one to be negatively affected
My problem is usually amaranth. I have my last2 trays of amaranth Almost ready to harvest right now. I’m not gonna grow any more
Had no issue till now . Started in winter spring is here and mold came with it . .
Only appears durring black out fase ?
i never black out..... who are you learning from, i think you need a new teacher
My first microgreens tray ever was a moldy bust! Turnips in a tray with no holes. Water in the bottom of the tray and then soil on top. Mixed well and topped with 1 1/2 ounces of seeds spread evenly. Misted seeds after sewn (very little water when misting). 70 degrees downstairs with very little humidity. Covered with several trays for weight and placed on top of a heat mat. 4 days later, almost the entire middle the tray was nothing but mold. Any advice for a new grower??? Thanks so much for any help
Yes, watch my videos on how to grow microgreens and what varieties to start with 😉Also - join the Microgreens Support Group on Facebook so you can post pictures and get the support you need
@@DonnyGreens lol
Dumped my first moldy trays today
Aw man!! Well good thing you found my mold videos! 😆Have they been helpful? I hope my content is helping!🌱💚
Is this mold or roots? It’s my first tray of arugula.
Watch my video on mold vs root hairs
I have been experiencing mold during the germination. Humidity is between 40 to 55%. Temperature is between 13 and 21 degree celsius. How is air circulation working when the trays are stacked up on one another? What else can be the problem here?
too cold. Watch my video on climate
Feels like a dumb question but how do you know if there are a lot of people growing microgreens in your area ? just asking around at restaurants and markets ?
Pretty much. Make a list of every grocery store and restraunt in your area. Go through them one by one and look at their menus. For grocery stores just visit or call and ask if they carry microgreens. If they don't, stop in with some samples and ask if they would be interested. Definitely know your price points, how much you can produce, ect.
@@viatori5566 okay that’s very helpful, thank you (:
check out farmers markets too!
Hey there Donny - I am seeing mold as the base of my radish mg. I have proper airflow, a Dehumidifier set to 40%, and proper lighting. I have been spritzing with 3% h202, but I’m not sure it’s helping. What would you suggest doing? And how can I prevent it?
My house is 26.8 celcius and humidity is 65%. Everytime I grow microgreens, mold will grow, it is very disgusting. Diluted Hydrogen Peroxide doesn't seem to help.
I''ve added fan now, first I was using too big of a fan and it made my plants too dry, now I've changed it to 8 cm fan x2 but it's still too dry if I don't use growing medium such as cocopeat and germinating seeds will die because of dryness I think, I saw the sprouting tails turned blackish.
I use microgreens tray with lots of holes underneath so I shld be able to grow without cocopeat but its too dry if I use fan and mold still grows doesn't matter if I use fan or not. The difference is the mold will look wet if I don't use fan, and will look dry if I use fan, it is so disgusting there's dry white substance and some kind of spores sometimes, so fan doesn't seem to help.
Seems like the problem is my house's humidity and temp. So I hope ppl that post videos like this have some kind of humidity/temp meter and show the condition in the vid so we can compare our grow environment.
Here are photos of my growing environment :
i.imgur.com/xyXKxsV.jpg 75% humidity with 25 celcius near the plant.
i.imgur.com/x1TvAg1.jpg here is the appearance of the moldy seeds, I've harvested the microgreens, it's safe to eat but below it looks like that so disgusting, I think I'll stop for now until I know any bulls eye solution. I started about 2-3 months ago I forgot exactly when.
i.imgur.com/9swwFEs.jpg this one is from another tray which failed to grow completely, I think I overwatered or underwatered since brownish colors appearing on some leaves, but the other 2 trays grew alright.
i.imgur.com/ZRIXoMf.jpg i.imgur.com/8I46D1P.jpg here is the close up view of the brownish leaves, not too much but it's there, can zoom in for closer look.
Its too hot....
I experienced mold with wheatgrass
yes! Very prevalent in wheatgrass. It's tall and dense so it holds the moisture. I find that taking the wheatgrass trays out of germination and under lights as early as possible helps with this. Are you still getting mold in your grass or have you solved the issue?
I experienced it when I went to a live raw food institute which uses wheatgrass. The mold made all of us nauseous when we drank it.
Your sprouts look beautiful.
@@cynthiasalerno7802 Thank you!!!
@@cynthiasalerno7802 Do you mind me asking which institute? How do you know where was mold in it? Often times, that nauseous feeling is a detox effect. These food are tremendous healers.
I experience mostly every time I try to grow them
Sorry to hear that! I hope my videos are helping 🌱💚
@@DonnyGreens yeah your videos are good.
by the way, I wanted to ask if this microgreens business will do good in India becoz in India people don't know much about microgreens
@Jay Valencia will try
Donny how much water to the seeds need during the early days of germination
NONE. Stop watering during germination.....
Absolutely beautiful video Donny, i was practically saying the words with you on my first watch; That's how accurate your video is to all my experience and research!
With all the information online it is hard for beginners to know what to believe/listen to, let me tell you people this man is speaking from experience.
Donny doesn't blindly regurgitate the information that is commonly circulated around our community, he tells you from his personal experience, and it shows.
Learning about molds and fungi has truly been life changing for personal and business growing! This stuff translates from outside gardens to mycology labs.
Great info Donny.
Wow dude thanks so much i think you just won top comment of all time! Thank you so much for your kind words and consistent support. This means the absolute world to me. I’m so grateful for you, this community, and then opportunity to help others. Tremendous, thank you 🌱🙏🏼 🌎 💚💯
@@DonnyGreens Glad we can contribute a bit back for everything you have done. Thanks for everything! Happy growing! :)
What do you use to sterilize your equipment?
I mention this in my videos and you can find links to all the supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of ALL my UA-cam videos! Look for the product called Zerotol
Can I use bleach and water?!
I don’t recommend using bleach near anything edible. Are you growing on a small scale for yourself or do you have a business?
Here to learn
Here to teach!
I’ve had it happen from time to time even though I spray with a 1 to 3 food grade hydrogen peroxide spritz before stacking
It happens sometimes over to professional growers like me! Don't feel bad, just try and get to the bottom of the issue!
What are your growroom stats? Humidity and temperature. Where are your fans? How many you have?
My fans are juuuuust out of the shot to my left (right on the screen). I have two big fans, one on each side of the racks moving the air down through the whole room. I keep my temperature right around 75 F. I try to keep my humidity at 50% but it often is around 70%. Does this make sense?
@@DonnyGreens Yes! :) Thanks.
@@tsokeee No problem 😊🌱💚
I have two dehumidifiers and keep the humidity down to 50%. That’s as low as I can get it. I also have a very large fan moving around in the grow area, and I keep the temperature around 70. I have the AC ducts closed as my grow room is in my basement. So it still stays cool. I’ve seen other growers like Nate for example who keep their grow rooms pretty warm .
i get mold anytime i go into blackout
YEP! Thats why i dont blackout!!
I only experienced molds when i tried to increase seed density, especially if u bottom water.
You think more mold with bottom watering? I'd say that's happening more likely due to overwatering in general rather than bottom watering specifically. Yes, I agree, increasing seed density will definitely encourage mold. Lack of airflow and all of that. Are you still experiencing old or were you able to solve your problem?
@@DonnyGreens ur right, in general its an over watering problem. I'm fairly new to bottom watering, i was referring to myself. I did reduce density, and i was careful not to lump seeds before i put to germinat, i also paid extra attention to overall circulation. I run a 4 foot, 5 shelf-rack, so its not a big deal, but i bought those little portable fans and hung it on each shelf, plus a big fan standing on the opposite side to keep air moving. Dehumidifier operating 24hrs, and temperature around 70 F so far so good.
@@mahmoudabdelaziz5360 Nice!!! You're crushing it!! Where are you growing anyway? This is awesome 🌱
@@DonnyGreens Ur crushing it man, not me :) thnx for the nice compliment tho. i grow in a tiny corner in my tiny apartment!!! if u wanna take a a look, my instagram is etta71978. i followed u, and looking forward to ur posts man... keep up the good work bro :)
@@mahmoudabdelaziz5360 We're all contributing to helping our planet by growing these foods 😊 Just checked out your page, the microgreens look great! Good work. Thanks so much for the follow and your kind words. I definitely want to start posting on there very soon. Should be able to start in the coming weeks 🌱 I will definitely keep up the good work - cant stop wont stop!
Thanks Donny for the info and thanks for getting right to the point! Continued success.
You got it 🌱👍🏼Thanks so much! Are you a grower too?!