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Love this channel thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together in a video. It’s a lot more work than people realise (filming, editing, growing, answering questions, etc) so thank you. 💜✨
Hay another great walkthrough guys. Haven’t tried amaranth yet but it’s on the list to grow. 10k subs congratulations 🥳 🎉. Also love the new intro and outro music. Lots of bass. I watch on my tv with a good sound system and it scared the crap out of my dog lol. Cheers 🍻
Hi I really love the way you present your channel. It is good to show people close up your good and bad experiences. As I work mostly with hemp perhaps I can give you a tip, if the medium is quite wet don’t give any more water even a small spray as hemp will break down and cause pathogens. I feel the medium and examine closely all over to make sure all areas are nicely wet and I leave it alone. Once the roots form I am very careful with the amount of water I give possibly maximum half a cup of water and I will check three times a day . If the roots are drinking the whole half cup I will give more if there is any water left even a few drops I leave the watering for later as I don’t want problems with the root system. My roots always stay white because of this and I don’t run into any problems. I hope this helps you I only say this because I had problems myself with over watering and I find if we can help one another it is all to the good. Hemp is a temperamental medium and really doesn’t like over watering. Kind regards M
Interesting. The chemistry related to this can be addressed by solutions other than hydrogen peroxide. There is nothing wrong with hydrogen peroxide it’s just that I am a home winemaker and always have handy a number of mild sanitising agents. Basically - to knock out any stray bacterium’s you need only drop the pH to around 2. This level of pH will not inhibit growth - as we know. So for those winemakers watching this excellent video I suggest you use your normal StarSan spray solution. Thanks guys for the video.
I have ran into the same root browning using the hemp mats. I was able to trace it down to the mat allowing some light to get to the roots. Harmless for the most part. But woth noting. I wa able to trace it down by adding a thin layer of vermiculite to the too of the tray once i had sprouts. There was a clear line between white roots and “browned” roots. The end product was the same, so i dont bother with it.
Looking good! You definitely have the right idea with the peroxide. I'm not sure the issue with the roots was so much a pathogen problem as it was an overly moist substrate, but it certainly couldn't hurt to be proactive. If anything, the peroxide should help to curtail the likelihood of disease that persists with the use of a very damp medium. Great job! Thank you for sharing!
Just now trying this crop using coco mat or whatever hamama uses for their seed quilts. Fingers crossed. Have wanted to try this crop ever since I saw you first do it.
You got this!!! Those coco mats are a little challenging because they lack the ability to retain water, but you should have it as long as they don’t dry out too much! I think most coco mats are coated in a rubber type material which makes it a bit trickier.
@@OnTheGrow Thanks. I just checked on them & the radicals are pushing out. Will check it again later to see if they need another misting. Misted this morning & it’s still good 🤞🏻
Great video! I just would like to suggest that you keep your H2O2 in a dark place, away from light. I read that the H2O2 will convert to plain H2O very quickly when kept in the light :)
We generally use ours within a few days and it is out of the light... I was under the impression that it isn’t light, but UV that causes it to breakdown along with temperature. Since our indoor lights have a low UV output, I don’t think it is as much of a concern. I’ll double check that soon though and thanks for sharing the tip!
@@OnTheGrow you are correct it is temprature that causes chemical breakdown to h2o. whilelight generally comeswith temprature light in itself dosent break down peroxide.
Thank you so much for the support Marcela Talmazan!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄 Wait till you watch😉 exciting ways to add these and other microgreens into great recipes!!
I wanted to ask about the H2O2 % that you use but found it in the comments already :) So instead I want to thank you for these AWESOME and AMAZING videos. I have been practicing now for about a year and have had plenty of troubles with plenty of micros, been able to figure out some issues myself but honestly, I have learned so much more watching your videos in the past few days! I'm so happy that I found you guys, thanks so much. And look at your subscribes, just saw a video where you had your 100 subs (maybe a month ago) and now you have way over 15K. Very impressive, keep up the good work :)
Thank you so much for the support!! It's crazy how quickly we're growing and we are so humbled by all the positive feedback. Thank you again for the support, it means a lot to us!
Awesome! Thanks for the tips bro! Gonna go for a 5th attempt tomorrow haha - I keep getting damping off but I think i'll go thinner on the seeding and be more sparse with watering and I think I'll get it out of blackout for 20 mins and under the fan once per day for a good airing out - apparently that helps Just to confirm - you add 2tbsp of 3% peroxide to 1L of water for your anti fungal? I'm gonna make up some tomorrow and use that instead of my straight 3% lol - I think I've been bleaching the leaves with my super strong solution cheers
Id try a little less water, and yes your probably bleaching them, straight water should be good enough. Most micro-green do not like to be top watered after first few days. And putting a fan or some air flow over tops, part or all day, depending on speed. It does not have to be fast, and would not suggest fast.
Damping off is a pain! Lol, that’s hilarious that you’ve been bleaching them :) Yeah, we just do 2tbsp of the 3% and 1 liter of water. The main thing for us is temperature and not too much water. If it is too cold, it will get damping off... Same with slightly too much water. It is really a fine line.
You amaranth looks absolutely beautiful. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. It’s nice to see the whole process from start to finish. What percent H2O2 are you using when you add the 2 Tablespoons? Thanks 🙏
Thank you for the support! We are using 3% and that has worked well for us! Some other growers prefer to use 12% or 35% but we haven’t found a need to go stronger on ours...
Hi ...Just a quick question about your beautiful trailer ! Is it a custom build or can they be purchased like that ? I love the cleanliness of the whole concept and would like more info on it .
Have you tried a simple fine grain screen in place of the hemp mat that you used in this video? Such a fine grain screen would be fine enough that the seeds (even small ones) would not fall through and would be reusable! Such a screen would also simplify, I think, the harvesting process.
Great question David! We have tried that before but the main issue is that it drys out very quickly... Also, if you add too much water, it causes a bad smell and makes the seed rot. It is very doable and there are growers like HydroponicGardeningWithBrent that use the mesh a lot. We don't like how challenging the mesh screen is for germination when compared to a grow medium.
@@OnTheGrow Thank you for feedback! I have seen most of Brent's videos and was inspired to take an approach similar to his, but I am focusing more on one that does not use the pump he relies on. I have struggled to master the "simple" broccoli so far. And my problems have been as you suggested with smell and also (I think) with over watering.
Really enjoy your videos. They are wonderful with full helpful details. Regarding the level, I personally think adjusting the shelves' level is much easier than adjusting the trailer's. Just my 2 cents. : ) Good luck with all you do!
Absolutely gorgeous product can’t wait to try this. Interesting I’ve been using food grade 30% hydrogen peroxide in some of the same ways as you. However I was noticing that my growth periods were longer than what I was noticing with some other UA-cam channels including yours and had questions. Anyways I was listening to a podcast by Diego footer on growing microgreens, The podcast was labelled microgreens diseases and solutions and it was specifically mentioned that hydrogen peroxide when applied on a regular basis can potentially harm the cellular structure and developmental process, resulting in stunted growth. However, when I watched this episode it doesn’t appear that you’re seeing the same issues. I will say that I stopped using it as regular as I was previously and I have noticed that my growth/development has noticeably increased in a beneficial way. what is your room temperature and humidity normally at? Be interesting to see a video that you’d put out on hydrogen peroxide versus not using it and if you’re seeing any potential results. What I’ve done is made sure that my medium is always soaked in a hydrogen peroxide solution much the same as what you have in terms of in your spray bottle, and then take my growing medium “biostrate” draining of any hydrogen peroxide water solution and soak it in pH balanced at 5.7 to 6.0 to ensure that I’m not saturating with hydrogen peroxide.
We can try and get a video together on H2O2 and its effects on growth compared to not using it. It is something I would like to know! Here is some info on our temp and humidity: Our space stays between 75-80F degrees in the Summer (Best Germination Temps) and between 67-73F in Winter and our humidity around 50% or under. We also have one large fan that circulates the majority of the air and small computer fans on each shelf of each rack. All fans are running for 24 hours of the day. We do not pump carbon-dioxide in the space and the space only exchanges air when we open the door a few times throughout the day. You can find a lot of the information about our space on our website too: www.onthegrow.net/growspacefaq
Hi Cj and Mandy I hope you guys are doing well. Seen a couple of uploads on your channel from 2020 but I was on holiday so I missed them but I will watch from the beginning. Maybe I’m late but I have a request which I would appreciate if you can make a video on it’s not related to micro greens though. If convenient, Would you guys be interested in growing spirulina, I have been reading a lot about spirulina and I have found that like microgreens it’s packed with nutrients as well as proteins vitamins etc it is considered to be a food of future and at one website I read that it is equivalent to eating 5 cups or 5 servings (I can’t remember, read a long time ago, I will quote the websites shortly and get back to you soon) An advice that that I wanted to give is I saw the microgreens on the shelves in the background, I think a good idea would be to add a mirror to the back so if the light doesn’t reach to the greens, the surface will reflect the light and hence you could be using a single light and it could shine the other trays as well in my opinion Lastly I have read that there are some grow light that use solar power although you guys might have to look up the different options but I think this website offers some options californialightworks.com and I think the lights can also be programmed to dusk and dawn settings as well as brightness and many more features These are somethings that I thought I should share since I strongly believe in the idea of SHARING IS CARING Let me know what are your thoughts on this Keep up the nice work, hope to see more from you guys ❤️❤️❤️
The reason we have the white aluminum walls is so that the light reflects onto the greens off the wall to those that aren’t getting direct light. It works well enough for now! We will see about growing the spirulina but for now we have a huge list of tests and videos with microgreens so it may be a while! Thanks for the continued support!!
@@shirleyk623 Very good, ive tried all micro-greens, sprouts salads, and its too much for me. I like adding them too salads, soups, and sandwiches. Enjoy
That’s a great question! We haven’t really tried sprouting yet but I believe it would work! These are very susceptible to pathogens so just stay ontop of your cleaning and sanitation and it should be great!
On The Grow. Thanks for the response. I'm going to try as soon as I can find a small seed packet. I will let you know my results when I try to sprout them. Have a great weekend.☺🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Great question! Amaranth are very delicate and only last about two weeks. Most of our other crops will last 2-6weeks but we try to eat/use everything within a week for maximum freshness!
Hey there! Awesome job so far with these videos. We were hoping to start growing broccoli, pea shoots, arugula, sunflower and radish. We're starting with a combo of leaf compost and organic potting soil. What were your folks' thoughts on 1" deep trays and 2.5" trays? Also, thank you for putting those lists together on amazon! We'll definitely be buying our products through that link :)
We love the 1" deep trays! They don't use as much grow medium and do just as well of a job. They are easier to handle, harvest from, clean, and so on... We have a ton of 2.5" sitting around collecting dust. They are good for fun grows like Kratky style: ua-cam.com/video/xIvB4Dbv8Us/v-deo.html
I have a few for you. I'm researching and trying to come up with a good plan for my "lack" of space and "lack" of funds :( One: would LED shop type lights be fine to use? I'm probably only looking at doing two or three trays for now because I have very little space to put them. Two: which varieties are best for beginners? Lastly, it would be cool if you did a vlog of how you use the greens, recipes etc. I love your videos btw.
Thank you so much for the support Christie! Yeah, we use LED’s, Ill post more about that down below... They are cheap and work greatly! I would suggest Broccoli/Kolrabi/Radish for beginners as they all grow really well. We are hoping to get more into vlog style videos this year! We primarily use LED lights that are 18 watts each and we use three of them per shelf. Each light puts out roughly 2,000 lumens which is a combined output of 6,000 lumens per shelf. We prefer to use only LED lights since they use less energy and create less heat than fluorescent bulbs… The color temperature we use for lighting is 6000-6500K. We keep our lights 8 inches above our grow trays. As for our lighting schedule, we have had great results with 17 hours ON and 7hours OFF everyday.
If I'm saving my own seed from my amaranth plants - I DO need to winnow the seeds first to get rid of the chaff don't I? It would be faster and easier if I didn't need to, but I'm thinking it would mold if I didn't. Your professional thoughts here? Thanks!
We actually lucked out and got these trays first. I have tried some other germination flats after getting these and everything else is extremely disappointing. Most other trays are so flimsy they can’t handle the weight or even the weight of the soil... We have only had one of these trays crack in a corner after nearly a full year of pretty solid use. I am always on the lookout for better trays though!
If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
Thank you so much for the support! We do prefer the hemp so far... It has worked really well for us so far. It does retain water a little better than jute so you have to be careful to not overwater it.
Hey guys, you are such a good inspiration. HEROES! A question, Why don't you grow your microgreens aoutside with sun light? Imagine it is a better fuel than artifial light? THANK YOU
On one of your previous videos your wife mentioned that germinating Amaranth on soil was much better than hydroponically. What's changed now that you are using the hydroponic method ?
Thank you so much for the support! It really comes down to personal preference. We like to taste ours daily to see when the flavor is best and harvest it then. For most microgreens though, you want to harvest as soon as the “true leafs” appear.
Hey guys. Love all of the videos and learning a lot. I’m am buying trays and my question is should I get the trays with the slot holes or get the mesh trays along with the no hole trays? Is there any advantage to one or the other? Do you vary which one depending on the crop? Thanks and keep up the great work, very informative and fun to watch you both.
Great question! We determine what type of tray we use based on what grow medium we are using. For hydroponic mat mediums we usually use the mesh trays and for mediums like Soil or Coco-coir we use the slotted trays so that way the medium doesn't fall through the mesh as much. You can still use the mesh trays with soil or coco-coir though! You'll just have some of the medium fall through the holes.
If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
On The Grow I just want to say, I love you show. I have been inspired to set up a similar system so I can feed my family fresh home grown organic greens. I see you have such amazing set up. Will you do a video to show how to set up, example what fan to use and why, what temperature and moisture to keep the unit, where to buy the trays, etc.
It can be challenging for bigger seeds but it still works well. Each grow medium has its own quirks... Hemp holds a lot more water than it appears that it can hold, so overwatering is a concern with hemp during the germination process. Last time we tried sunflowers, we accidentally over-watered and that made our germination worse. We haven't tried again yet, but we will see if we can test that soon!
I finally got a few good trays of these going a couple of which might be ready for the market this weekend. Wondering how you price these because what I've seen from other vendors is these are priced significantly higher than most other microgreens
We are about to start growing microgreens in a rather broken down space. of 20sq m. It needs new windows and some kind of ventilation and at the moment is not clean. I see you have 2 small fans. Is that enough for airflow? And what would be the optimal temperature to grow greens? Its cold in the wonter to 1C and hot and sticky in the summer.Im not sure how best to heat/cool/comtrol the temperature and humdity. Any ideas? Cheaply!
Great questions! We have a big fan that circulates the majority of the air in our growspace. The small fans are really just for preventing microclimates on the shelves and keeps the air moving. You can see a lot of the answers to your questions in the FAQ part of this page: www.onthegrow.net/growspacefaq I would look around at local resell shops or online at people selling used equipment. I would get some kind of A/C unit for summer and a Heater for winter. We have a small room heater that works really well and is fairly cheap to buy. Here are some of the supplies we use for reference: www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=1UZO67GPPPW8Z
Yikes, I hope 21g isn't too dense. Had problems before with over crowding.. I won't know until days later and my order needs to be met in 11 days. I may just have to start an extra batch with an additional tray.
Excellent video! I’m teaching high school students how to grow micro greens. How deep is your mesh tray? 1 or 1.25” thanks the one in your amazon link is 2” and 1.25” but I found that there are 1” too. Thanks
Thank you for the support!! I think they have them mislabeled in the Amazon listing, here is direct links to the ones we use: www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/seed-starting-equipment/products/1020-mesh-microgreen-trays www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/seed-starting-equipment/products/microgreen-trays?variant=5247081218089 That's awesome that you are teaching your students about growing these! Let us know if you eve have any other questions and we will do our best to help!
Light will absolutely effect the growth... Not sure if going up or down on the intensity will increase growth because we haven’t yet tried it with amaranth. We will try some Amaranth under different lights and let you know in about two weeks!
Hey, great video once again! I've seen your video experiment on using weights during the germination process. It wasn't the case for the amaranths. Since that video explanation is really clear for me, my question is why didn't you use the weights for the amaranths? 'what kind of crops' or 'when' do you apply the weights?
Thank you so much for the support! The more delicate crops like Amaranth, clover and carrot (just to name a few) work well without weight added to them. If you add too much weight, it may negatively effect germination. It could also cause lodging which is where the plant is bent in half and doesn't grow well at all... We will have a full page dedicated to how to grow crops soon!
Tomorrow is day 12 of my amaranth grow and it should be about ready to harvest. It's growing very good, no H202, on coco-coir. I began with two days weighted, 1 day blackout, and it's been under lights since then.
Basically everything we grow is grown hydroponically! We just usually use coco-coir as the hydroponic medium and add our nutrients via bottom watering. As for the grow mats, will use them with most crops. Just not all the time.
With the hemp hydroponic medium or even with the coco fiber "sheets" can you reuse those, or are they a one time thing. Also do you prefer growing that way?
Great question! If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
Varies per crop, Amaranth lasts about 1 week or just over since its very delicate. But other microgreens will last a few weeks. We've never tried to freeze them, so I can't give you a answer on that question...sorry! Thank you so much for watching 🥳
Everything was going great in my first trial for amaranth. Looked healthy coming out of blackout, no mold. Put under the lights and then boom 12 hours later more than half the crop was just folded over. Soil wasn't dried out, but not too moist. Temp is 77 and 40% humidity. It was a sad day, still trying to figure out what went wrong
hi i want to know,i have been growing radish using rock wool medium and my microgreens can't grow straight up . it keeping fall to some side may i know why thats happen?and what can i do to make it straight in future..
That might be because either your stretching them for to long in black out OR you could be growing them for to long in general. We've never grown on rockwool for microgreens so I'm not 100% I'd first try adjusting both of the things I just mentioned, or even switching to a different grow medium
Sorry, no calcu;ator as yet! Just figure out the size difference and seed accordingly! If the tray is 1/3 smaller, use about 1/3 less seeds! 😀 Oksana Munro 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!!!
Great videos guys! I have a question about the trailer. Are you travelling around with this trailer to promote the microgreens? What is the purpose if the trailer besides growing the plants. Cheers and keep up the good work!
Great question! We wanted to test out the concept of using a cargo trailer as a grow space and we’ve nearly finished one year of testing it... Excited to make a video on it soon! The idea is to have a farm we can take to the markets if needed or even directly to the restaurants. We can also move it very easily from home to home when we move...
Do as I say, not as I do 😅 Honestly though, clumping can happen with Amaranth since it's so tiny. The goal is to do your best to avoid too much clumping, but you don't have to be exact.
Thank you so much for the support!! We use it for all of our crops right now. It provides such great growth... but we are trying to find another option or replacement for it!
Growing things is amazing. I have just started my microgreen journey from watching your videos :-)
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Love this channel thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together in a video. It’s a lot more work than people realise (filming, editing, growing, answering questions, etc) so thank you. 💜✨
Thanks for all the information. Almost ready to start my growing process. Glenn
Hay another great walkthrough guys. Haven’t tried amaranth yet but it’s on the list to grow. 10k subs congratulations 🥳 🎉. Also love the new intro and outro music. Lots of bass. I watch on my tv with a good sound system and it scared the crap out of my dog lol. Cheers 🍻
hahahaha thank you Mark 😃 Sorry your dog got scared! Amaranth is a great crop, and extremely beautiful. Crazy that we just passed 11K now.
That amaranth is such a beautiful color!
Hi I really love the way you present your channel. It is good to show people close up your good and bad experiences.
As I work mostly with hemp perhaps I can give you a tip, if the medium is quite wet don’t give any more water even a small spray as hemp will break down and cause pathogens. I feel the medium and examine closely all over to make sure all areas are nicely wet and I leave it alone. Once the roots form I am very careful with the amount of water I give possibly maximum half a cup of water and I will check three times a day . If the roots are drinking the whole half cup I will give more if there is any water left even a few drops I leave the watering for later as I don’t want problems with the root system. My roots always stay white because of this and I don’t run into any problems.
I hope this helps you I only say this because I had problems myself with over watering and I find if we can help one another it is all to the good. Hemp is a temperamental medium and really doesn’t like over watering. Kind regards M
I'm enjoying your walkthroughs.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Well there's a lot more of them coming very soon 🥳 Thank you for watching and supporting us.
Another grower in a FaceBook group said they use Nettle Tea and it seems to stop and prevent mold and fungus for them
Interesting. The chemistry related to this can be addressed by solutions other than hydrogen peroxide. There is nothing wrong with hydrogen peroxide it’s just that I am a home winemaker and always have handy a number of mild sanitising agents. Basically - to knock out any stray bacterium’s you need only drop the pH to around 2. This level of pH will not inhibit growth - as we know. So for those winemakers watching this excellent video I suggest you use your normal StarSan spray solution. Thanks guys for the video.
I have ran into the same root browning using the hemp mats. I was able to trace it down to the mat allowing some light to get to the roots. Harmless for the most part. But woth noting.
I wa able to trace it down by adding a thin layer of vermiculite to the too of the tray once i had sprouts. There was a clear line between white roots and “browned” roots. The end product was the same, so i dont bother with it.
Looking good! You definitely have the right idea with the peroxide. I'm not sure the issue with the roots was so much a pathogen problem as it was an overly moist substrate, but it certainly couldn't hurt to be proactive. If anything, the peroxide should help to curtail the likelihood of disease that persists with the use of a very damp medium. Great job! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for the support!! It worked out for this grow!
@@OnTheGrow is there any reason you wouldn't just peroxide all trays all the time as a preventative?
Just now trying this crop using coco mat or whatever hamama uses for their seed quilts. Fingers crossed. Have wanted to try this crop ever since I saw you first do it.
You got this!!! Those coco mats are a little challenging because they lack the ability to retain water, but you should have it as long as they don’t dry out too much! I think most coco mats are coated in a rubber type material which makes it a bit trickier.
@@OnTheGrow Thanks. I just checked on them & the radicals are pushing out. Will check it again later to see if they need another misting. Misted this morning & it’s still good 🤞🏻
Great video! I just would like to suggest that you keep your H2O2 in a dark place, away from light. I read that the H2O2 will convert to plain H2O very quickly when kept in the light :)
I remember reading that too.
Then like everything you have fraudulent claims and dangers from handling it.
We generally use ours within a few days and it is out of the light... I was under the impression that it isn’t light, but UV that causes it to breakdown along with temperature. Since our indoor lights have a low UV output, I don’t think it is as much of a concern. I’ll double check that soon though and thanks for sharing the tip!
@@OnTheGrow you are correct it is temprature that causes chemical breakdown to h2o. whilelight generally comeswith temprature light in itself dosent break down peroxide.
Great video! Very detailed on your process and it never hurts to be proactive using peroxide on the roots. Great job.
Thank you so much for the support! We really do appreciate it!
Probably the most beautiful microgreens yet, I definitely will try them!
Thank you so much for the support Marcela Talmazan!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄 Wait till you watch😉 exciting ways to add these and other microgreens into great recipes!!
Another great video
Thank you so much!!
I wanted to ask about the H2O2 % that you use but found it in the comments already :) So instead I want to thank you for these AWESOME and AMAZING videos. I have been practicing now for about a year and have had plenty of troubles with plenty of micros, been able to figure out some issues myself but honestly, I have learned so much more watching your videos in the past few days! I'm so happy that I found you guys, thanks so much. And look at your subscribes, just saw a video where you had your 100 subs (maybe a month ago) and now you have way over 15K. Very impressive, keep up the good work :)
Thank you so much for the support!! It's crazy how quickly we're growing and we are so humbled by all the positive feedback. Thank you again for the support, it means a lot to us!
Excellent. If there was a thumb ups option I’d be punching it. Cheers for that .
How long do they last in fridge? Beautiful! Thanks!
I was looking for the same answer for how long in the jar
Can’t wait to try it. I am inspired!
Excited to hear how it goes for you!!
How long will Amaranth last and how best to store? Thank you for your work.
Awesome! Thanks for the tips bro! Gonna go for a 5th attempt tomorrow haha - I keep getting damping off but I think i'll go thinner on the seeding and be more sparse with watering and I think I'll get it out of blackout for 20 mins and under the fan once per day for a good airing out - apparently that helps
Just to confirm - you add 2tbsp of 3% peroxide to 1L of water for your anti fungal?
I'm gonna make up some tomorrow and use that instead of my straight 3% lol - I think I've been bleaching the leaves with my super strong solution
cheers
Id try a little less water, and yes your probably bleaching them, straight water should be good enough. Most micro-green do not like to be top watered after first few days. And putting a fan or some air flow over tops, part or all day, depending on speed. It does not have to be fast, and would not suggest fast.
Damping off is a pain! Lol, that’s hilarious that you’ve been bleaching them :) Yeah, we just do 2tbsp of the 3% and 1 liter of water. The main thing for us is temperature and not too much water. If it is too cold, it will get damping off... Same with slightly too much water. It is really a fine line.
@@OnTheGrow How often do you spray H2O2? Very time you water the trays?
You amaranth looks absolutely beautiful. Thanks for taking the time to make the video. It’s nice to see the whole process from start to finish. What percent H2O2 are you using when you add the 2 Tablespoons? Thanks 🙏
Thank you for the support! We are using 3% and that has worked well for us! Some other growers prefer to use 12% or 35% but we haven’t found a need to go stronger on ours...
@@OnTheGrow when you say you use 3% does that mean you dilute 3% down so 2 Tbs 3% h2o2 then 1L of water? Or is your dilution at 3% with the water?
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Holy crap! I just put 2 and 2 together... You are doing this in a trailer! Mad props!!! I'm so slow lol.... :)
Lol, that's alright! I'm pretty sure we have some people that still don't even realize :)
Beautiful color. Thanks
Thank you! We love how Amaranth looks 🥳
Hi ...Just a quick question about your beautiful trailer ! Is it a custom build or can they be purchased like that ? I love the cleanliness of the whole concept and would like more info on it .
here before this channel has 100k plus subs. Give it 6 months tops
😃 Thank you for your support!!
Have you tried a simple fine grain screen in place of the hemp mat that you used in this video? Such a fine grain screen would be fine enough that the seeds (even small ones) would not fall through and would be reusable! Such a screen would also simplify, I think, the harvesting process.
Great question David! We have tried that before but the main issue is that it drys out very quickly... Also, if you add too much water, it causes a bad smell and makes the seed rot. It is very doable and there are growers like HydroponicGardeningWithBrent that use the mesh a lot. We don't like how challenging the mesh screen is for germination when compared to a grow medium.
@@OnTheGrow Thank you for feedback! I have seen most of Brent's videos and was inspired to take an approach similar to his, but I am focusing more on one that does not use the pump he relies on. I have struggled to master the "simple" broccoli so far. And my problems have been as you suggested with smell and also (I think) with over watering.
It’s so beautiful! I can’t wait to try amaranth
Amaranth is such an amazing crop!!
Really enjoy your videos. They are wonderful with full helpful details. Regarding the level, I personally think adjusting the shelves' level is much easier than adjusting the trailer's. Just my 2 cents. : ) Good luck with all you do!
Absolutely gorgeous product can’t wait to try this. Interesting I’ve been using food grade 30% hydrogen peroxide in some of the same ways as you. However I was noticing that my growth periods were longer than what I was noticing with some other UA-cam channels including yours and had questions. Anyways I was listening to a podcast by Diego footer on growing microgreens, The podcast was labelled microgreens diseases and solutions and it was specifically mentioned that hydrogen peroxide when applied on a regular basis can potentially harm the cellular structure and developmental process, resulting in stunted growth. However, when I watched this episode it doesn’t appear that you’re seeing the same issues. I will say that I stopped using it as regular as I was previously and I have noticed that my growth/development has noticeably increased in a beneficial way. what is your room temperature and humidity normally at? Be interesting to see a video that you’d put out on hydrogen peroxide versus not using it and if you’re seeing any potential results. What I’ve done is made sure that my medium is always soaked in a hydrogen peroxide solution much the same as what you have in terms of in your spray bottle, and then take my growing medium “biostrate” draining of any hydrogen peroxide water solution and soak it in pH balanced at 5.7 to 6.0 to ensure that I’m not saturating with hydrogen peroxide.
We can try and get a video together on H2O2 and its effects on growth compared to not using it. It is something I would like to know!
Here is some info on our temp and humidity: Our space stays between 75-80F degrees in the Summer (Best Germination Temps) and between 67-73F in Winter and our humidity around 50% or under. We also have one large fan that circulates the majority of the air and small computer fans on each shelf of each rack. All fans are running for 24 hours of the day. We do not pump carbon-dioxide in the space and the space only exchanges air when we open the door a few times throughout the day.
You can find a lot of the information about our space on our website too: www.onthegrow.net/growspacefaq
You mean 3% of hydrogen peroxide?
Hi Cj and Mandy I hope you guys are doing well. Seen a couple of uploads on your channel from 2020 but I was on holiday so I missed them but I will watch from the beginning.
Maybe I’m late but I have a request which I would appreciate if you can make a video on it’s not related to micro greens though.
If convenient, Would you guys be interested in growing spirulina, I have been reading a lot about spirulina and I have found that like microgreens it’s packed with nutrients as well as proteins vitamins etc it is considered to be a food of future and at one website I read that it is equivalent to eating 5 cups or 5 servings (I can’t remember, read a long time ago, I will quote the websites shortly and get back to you soon)
An advice that that I wanted to give is I saw the microgreens on the shelves in the background, I think a good idea would be to add a mirror to the back so if the light doesn’t reach to the greens, the surface will reflect the light and hence you could be using a single light and it could shine the other trays as well in my opinion
Lastly I have read that there are some grow light that use solar power although you guys might have to look up the different options but I think this website offers some options californialightworks.com and I think the lights can also be programmed to dusk and dawn settings as well as brightness and many more features
These are somethings that I thought I should share since I strongly believe in the idea of SHARING IS CARING
Let me know what are your thoughts on this
Keep up the nice work, hope to see more from you guys ❤️❤️❤️
The reason we have the white aluminum walls is so that the light reflects onto the greens off the wall to those that aren’t getting direct light. It works well enough for now!
We will see about growing the spirulina but for now we have a huge list of tests and videos with microgreens so it may be a while!
Thanks for the continued support!!
Would those seed work well in a quart jar like growing the alfalfa sprouts?
very much so, id even go so far to say, probably a better way. But not as easy to sell or keep long times, when sprouting them. in my opinion only.
Thanks. I would sprout them for personal use, not to sell. I like to eat a variety of microgreens with a vinaigrette dressing along with my meal☺🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
@@shirleyk623 Very good, ive tried all micro-greens, sprouts salads, and its too much for me. I like adding them too salads, soups, and sandwiches. Enjoy
That’s a great question! We haven’t really tried sprouting yet but I believe it would work! These are very susceptible to pathogens so just stay ontop of your cleaning and sanitation and it should be great!
On The Grow.
Thanks for the response. I'm going to try as soon as I can find a small seed packet. I will let you know my results when I try to sprout them. Have a great weekend.☺🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
How long are they good after harvest?
Great question! Amaranth are very delicate and only last about two weeks. Most of our other crops will last 2-6weeks but we try to eat/use everything within a week for maximum freshness!
I love your videos! Thank you
Thank you so much for the support Nitaj!
Do you store the jars in the fridge?
We do, but you can also store some crops at room temperature. We've had sunflowers that stay fresh for a few days that way!
@@OnTheGrow Thanks so much for responding.
Great job!
Thank you so much for the support Stephen!
Hey there! Awesome job so far with these videos. We were hoping to start growing broccoli, pea shoots, arugula, sunflower and radish. We're starting with a combo of leaf compost and organic potting soil. What were your folks' thoughts on 1" deep trays and 2.5" trays? Also, thank you for putting those lists together on amazon! We'll definitely be buying our products through that link :)
We love the 1" deep trays! They don't use as much grow medium and do just as well of a job. They are easier to handle, harvest from, clean, and so on... We have a ton of 2.5" sitting around collecting dust. They are good for fun grows like Kratky style: ua-cam.com/video/xIvB4Dbv8Us/v-deo.html
and Thank you so much for the support!! It really does mean a lot to us!
the mesh trays, how deep are those? they look only to be maybe 1 inch deep, which i can't seem to find anywhere....
They're the 1inch!
www.bootstrapfarmer.com/search?type=product&q=1%22%20mesh%201020*
I have a few for you. I'm researching and trying to come up with a good plan for my "lack" of space and "lack" of funds :( One: would LED shop type lights be fine to use? I'm probably only looking at doing two or three trays for now because I have very little space to put them. Two: which varieties are best for beginners? Lastly, it would be cool if you did a vlog of how you use the greens, recipes etc. I love your videos btw.
Thank you so much for the support Christie! Yeah, we use LED’s, Ill post more about that down below... They are cheap and work greatly! I would suggest Broccoli/Kolrabi/Radish for beginners as they all grow really well. We are hoping to get more into vlog style videos this year! We primarily use LED lights that are 18 watts each and we use three of them per shelf. Each light puts out roughly 2,000 lumens which is a combined output of 6,000 lumens per shelf. We prefer to use only LED lights since they use less energy and create less heat than fluorescent bulbs… The color temperature we use for lighting is 6000-6500K. We keep our lights 8 inches above our grow trays. As for our lighting schedule, we have had great results with 17 hours ON and 7hours OFF everyday.
@@OnTheGrow Awesome, TY!
@@OnTheGrow Thanks for this info. I've been trying to figure out what I can do
I LOVE the opening music used for your videos!!!!
Thankyou so much! It is kind of catchy! Thank you so much for the Feedback N Gray! We appreciate your support!
If I'm saving my own seed from my amaranth plants - I DO need to winnow the seeds first to get rid of the chaff don't I? It would be faster and easier if I didn't need to, but I'm thinking it would mold if I didn't. Your professional thoughts here? Thanks!
Very good video and very good information.
Many many thanks!! We appreciate your support!
how many different trays did you guys use before you came to these awesome ones you guys left the link for?
We actually lucked out and got these trays first. I have tried some other germination flats after getting these and everything else is extremely disappointing. Most other trays are so flimsy they can’t handle the weight or even the weight of the soil... We have only had one of these trays crack in a corner after nearly a full year of pretty solid use. I am always on the lookout for better trays though!
What do you do with the used media? Can you recycle this for re use or is it a one shot deal?
If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
Can we use silicon grow medium for growing red amaranth hydroponically in a 10×20 or 10×10 tray?
I am a begginer. Whats your suggestion?
Great looking results! Thanks for sharing! Do you prefer hemp over jute?
Thank you so much for the support! We do prefer the hemp so far... It has worked really well for us so far. It does retain water a little better than jute so you have to be careful to not overwater it.
How long will these keep in the jars? Jars always closed?
EXCELLENT VIDEO!! Thank you 😊
Glad you liked it! Thank you so much for your support!!
Hey guys, you are such a good inspiration. HEROES! A question, Why don't you grow your microgreens aoutside with sun light? Imagine it is a better fuel than artifial light? THANK YOU
On one of your previous videos your wife mentioned that germinating Amaranth on soil was much better than hydroponically. What's changed now that you are using the hydroponic method ?
What is the indoor temperature and humidity?
how long is the shelf life in the jar can it be use dry
Great video!! How do you know its ready to harvest?
Thank you so much for the support! It really comes down to personal preference. We like to taste ours daily to see when the flavor is best and harvest it then. For most microgreens though, you want to harvest as soon as the “true leafs” appear.
Hey guys. Love all of the videos and learning a lot. I’m am buying trays and my question is should I get the trays with the slot holes or get the mesh trays along with the no hole trays? Is there any advantage to one or the other? Do you vary which one depending on the crop? Thanks and keep up the great work, very informative and fun to watch you both.
Great question! We determine what type of tray we use based on what grow medium we are using. For hydroponic mat mediums we usually use the mesh trays and for mediums like Soil or Coco-coir we use the slotted trays so that way the medium doesn't fall through the mesh as much.
You can still use the mesh trays with soil or coco-coir though! You'll just have some of the medium fall through the holes.
Thank you for watching our videos!!
On The Grow do you meen coco mats or the loose coconut coir that looks like soil?
Can I plant any other seeds with hemp?
Can you grow amaranth with potting mix medium?
Why did y’all. set up in a trailer.I love the setup. Glenn
What do you do with the medium after you harvest?
If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
On The Grow I just want to say, I love you show. I have been inspired to set up a similar system so I can feed my family fresh home grown organic greens.
I see you have such amazing set up. Will you do a video to show how to set up, example what fan to use and why, what temperature and moisture to keep the unit, where to buy the trays, etc.
What is the refrigerator life After harvest?
Hi, so you even need a grow medium? I get some advertising for trays that are supposed to be used without any medium...
What do you do with the medium after harvest
We compost it!
is the hemp good for bigger seeds like sunflowers?
It can be challenging for bigger seeds but it still works well. Each grow medium has its own quirks... Hemp holds a lot more water than it appears that it can hold, so overwatering is a concern with hemp during the germination process. Last time we tried sunflowers, we accidentally over-watered and that made our germination worse. We haven't tried again yet, but we will see if we can test that soon!
I finally got a few good trays of these going a couple of which might be ready for the market this weekend. Wondering how you price these because what I've seen from other vendors is these are priced significantly higher than most other microgreens
Where can we buy those black trays from please give us the link
Have you considered just using a Parmesan cheese shaker? Just seems like an easy and relatively cheap solution to even distribution.
🙂That has been tried along with a few other ideas!!! Thank you so much for the Feedback Michael Shultzinger! We appreciate your support!
what is your stock strength of H2O2 before diluting it
Do you soak your seeds first?
Thank you! Great videos and amazing looking microgreens guys
Only peas and sunflower 🌻 . Check the suppliers instructions :)
We are about to start growing microgreens in a rather broken down space. of 20sq m. It needs new windows and some kind of ventilation and at the moment is not clean. I see you have 2 small fans. Is that enough for airflow? And what would be the optimal temperature to grow greens? Its cold in the wonter to 1C and hot and sticky in the summer.Im not sure how best to heat/cool/comtrol the temperature and humdity. Any ideas? Cheaply!
Great questions! We have a big fan that circulates the majority of the air in our growspace. The small fans are really just for preventing microclimates on the shelves and keeps the air moving. You can see a lot of the answers to your questions in the FAQ part of this page: www.onthegrow.net/growspacefaq
I would look around at local resell shops or online at people selling used equipment. I would get some kind of A/C unit for summer and a Heater for winter. We have a small room heater that works really well and is fairly cheap to buy. Here are some of the supplies we use for reference: www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=1UZO67GPPPW8Z
Very helpful - thanks a lot! :-)
Glad to enjoyed it 🥳
Yikes, I hope 21g isn't too dense. Had problems before with over crowding.. I won't know until days later and my order needs to be met in 11 days. I may just have to start an extra batch with an additional tray.
have you a vidio on wheat grass
Excellent video! I’m teaching high school students how to grow micro greens. How deep is your mesh tray? 1 or 1.25” thanks the one in your amazon link is 2” and 1.25” but I found that there are 1” too.
Thanks
Thank you for the support!! I think they have them mislabeled in the Amazon listing, here is direct links to the ones we use: www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/seed-starting-equipment/products/1020-mesh-microgreen-trays
www.bootstrapfarmer.com/collections/seed-starting-equipment/products/microgreen-trays?variant=5247081218089
That's awesome that you are teaching your students about growing these! Let us know if you eve have any other questions and we will do our best to help!
thanks!
What about changing light intensity? by changing distance of tray to light? Will that increase growth?
Light will absolutely effect the growth... Not sure if going up or down on the intensity will increase growth because we haven’t yet tried it with amaranth. We will try some Amaranth under different lights and let you know in about two weeks!
Hey, great video once again!
I've seen your video experiment on using weights during the germination process. It wasn't the case for the amaranths. Since that video explanation is really clear for me, my question is why didn't you use the weights for the amaranths? 'what kind of crops' or 'when' do you apply the weights?
Thank you so much for the support! The more delicate crops like Amaranth, clover and carrot (just to name a few) work well without weight added to them. If you add too much weight, it may negatively effect germination. It could also cause lodging which is where the plant is bent in half and doesn't grow well at all... We will have a full page dedicated to how to grow crops soon!
Tomorrow is day 12 of my amaranth grow and it should be about ready to harvest. It's growing very good, no H202, on coco-coir. I began with two days weighted, 1 day blackout, and it's been under lights since then.
Where do you get the mat? Thanks
Do you only do amaranth hydroponically?
Basically everything we grow is grown hydroponically! We just usually use coco-coir as the hydroponic medium and add our nutrients via bottom watering. As for the grow mats, will use them with most crops. Just not all the time.
With the hemp hydroponic medium or even with the coco fiber "sheets" can you reuse those, or are they a one time thing. Also do you prefer growing that way?
Great question! If the medium is compostable, like Coco-coir, Soil and some hydroponic mediums… We will toss them into our at-home compost pile and let it break-down and return to the earth. We can use it later in our outdoor garden, but we never reuse grow mediums in our space due to potential of the medium containing pathogens. Also keep in mind that some hydroponic grow mediums are only compostable at industrial facilities (example: Biostrate)… Those mediums, we will gather in a bag over time and take it to our local recycling/composting facility.
Are these steps the same for all seeds?
Similar, the seed density changes as does the germination techniques... most are very similar to this though. 🤗🌱🌱
How long does it last in those jars? Can you freeze micro greens?
Varies per crop, Amaranth lasts about 1 week or just over since its very delicate. But other microgreens will last a few weeks. We've never tried to freeze them, so I can't give you a answer on that question...sorry! Thank you so much for watching 🥳
Thanks for the video . Can we use the aquarium filter as medium
Everything was going great in my first trial for amaranth. Looked healthy coming out of blackout, no mold. Put under the lights and then boom 12 hours later more than half the crop was just folded over. Soil wasn't dried out, but not too moist. Temp is 77 and 40% humidity. It was a sad day, still trying to figure out what went wrong
Wonder what would happen if you add a teaspoon of house hold ammonia to the nutrient.
hi i want to know,i have been growing radish using rock wool medium and my microgreens can't grow straight up . it keeping fall to some side may i know why thats happen?and what can i do to make it straight in future..
That might be because either your stretching them for to long in black out OR you could be growing them for to long in general. We've never grown on rockwool for microgreens so I'm not 100% I'd first try adjusting both of the things I just mentioned, or even switching to a different grow medium
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Hay do you have some seed calculator I have smaller trays
Sorry, no calcu;ator as yet! Just figure out the size difference and seed accordingly! If the tray is 1/3 smaller, use about 1/3 less seeds! 😀 Oksana Munro 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!!!
Great videos guys! I have a question about the trailer. Are you travelling around with this trailer to promote the microgreens? What is the purpose if the trailer besides growing the plants.
Cheers and keep up the good work!
Great question! We wanted to test out the concept of using a cargo trailer as a grow space and we’ve nearly finished one year of testing it... Excited to make a video on it soon! The idea is to have a farm we can take to the markets if needed or even directly to the restaurants. We can also move it very easily from home to home when we move...
On The Grow sounds great! Great solution! The investment is high but the reward at the end is worth it I think. Good job! Greets from Belgium
4:44 You said no clumping while clumping at the same time Lmao
Do as I say, not as I do 😅 Honestly though, clumping can happen with Amaranth since it's so tiny. The goal is to do your best to avoid too much clumping, but you don't have to be exact.
@@OnTheGrow Ik man I'm just screwing with you
I appreciate these videos and they are so well done. Are you using food grade hydrogen peroxide?
Maybe amaranth needs stronger light. I read in garden they need full sun so maybe greater light intensity.
How could you make/dilute hydrogen peroxide for preventing fungal? Thanks for answer.
What temperature do you keep your growing room at ?
70-80F generally. In the winter it stays around 65f-70f. Summer is hotter with 75f-80f. Hope that helps!
Amazing thx so much
What temp and humidity of your trailer and how long are your lights running?
Should I use a heat mat at 75 degrees?
Thanks Mark
Do you prefer growing hydroponically or with a soil-based media? By the way, great video!
Hydroponically, but we prefer coco-coir with its soil like texture. Thank you! 🥳
What is the growing medium you are using?
In this video, I’m using a growing medium called Terrafibre which is a a hemp hydroponic grow mat. They work great 🤗🌱🌱
what kind of mat is this? where to buy?
Where can you buy hemp growing medium?
Great video! Thanks for sharing about red amaranth, it was always the tricky crop. Do you use ocean solution for all the crops?
Thank you so much for the support!! We use it for all of our crops right now. It provides such great growth... but we are trying to find another option or replacement for it!
@@OnTheGrow Oh great! Did you guys try adding compost to the grow mixture?
Which crops need to be weighted down with the brick?
Don’t we need to keep the wait on the top tray for the first two days how you do for other microgreens?
I had the same question