This Changes Everything!! | DIY Hydroponics | How to Grow Microgreens
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- You will want to learn this method of growing so that you can produce leafy greens all year long!!
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This changes everything. How to grow microgreens with a microgreen farmer.
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I’m sure this isn’t my first comment to you, but I keep coming back to watch your videos especially when I’m feeling defeated because seeds failed to germinate because I keep trying to do things in a different way trying to remove the need to use seed starting soil. But then I come back to why change what Mike has proven works time after time. So then I review exactly the way you teach “how to” in your videos and sure enough it works!! I love your enthusiasm and your can do attitude. It’s sooo to convince people that have never grown micro greens before how easy it can be and then taking it to the next step is even easier because you just have to pull on one little seedling and pop it into a pool noodle and into nutrient solution...and put it under grow lights or in a south facing sunny window. I mean how much easier can it be?? It’s so easy children can do it and I think you do excellent instruction on showing kids how easy it is. I live in an urban setting and my space is limited and I don’t have an outdoor space at all but I do have a hobbled together NFT system that I prefer over the straight kratky method because I find when the water just sits indoors especially it can become a bit funky smelling. Of course that has to do with the amount of water you are putting in the troughs at any one time and with my system the chances of running out of water is pretty impossible and the water is constantly moving with oxygen being added and that I believe is part of the way to keep it from getting funky smelling. I suppose the other way is to limit the amount of water in the troughs and then fill them a little more frequently but then you are also at risk of putting the plants under stress if the water isn’t refilled in time and if you over fill you can drown the air roots. So it’s just my little perspective on how to take your system to the next level with hydroponics for really not that much more money or ingenuity. Perhaps even creating more abundance because people have shown when an air stone is added even more produce grows.
One thing I’ve learned recently with romaine lettuce and I’m wondering if you or anyone else has discovered this, I harvest my romaine lettuce from around the outside as it grows and I had three romaine lettuce growing at the same time and each time I would harvest the outer leaves on the three I would have enough salad for two dinner meals. What was happening was the romaine main stem was bare at the bottom and where I had harvested you could see the places where I had cut but the center stem continued to grow and would grow up and in to my grow lights to the point it was too tall to continue in my NFT system so I had two choices either cut the top off and use them and then begin my romaine lettuce from seed again or and what I finally got smart and tried was I cut the top third of the lettuce and removed any lower leaves and then just with my sharp scissors I cut lengthwise in the stem and scratched the outer stem just to reveal some of the inside of the stem with the hope of new roots would grow. Well much to my surprise the plant continued to thrive and survive and continues to grow tall again and is producing an abundance of leaves on the outer section. I even had one that had formed the beginnings of buds which would have contained flowers and seeds but as soon as I saw the buds I cut them off and the plant has continued to just grow more leaves and they are not bitter at all they taste the same as what I remember the very beginning lettuce leaves tasted like. Now one thing I did notice when I cut the main stem it had a milky white substance around where I had cut it, so I looked it up and learned that it’s perfectly normal that it’s a type of latex not the rubber latex that I’m allergic to which is a very serious allergy so I wanted to be sure, but please look it up for yourself and learn about it. It’s something I have never seen before when cutting lettuce but I’ve never had such fresh lettuce in my life before either. Very interesting and I’d love it if you did a video on this and show how lettuce can continue to grow as long as it has the correct nutrients.🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦
That is so awesome Leanne!! Thank you and I am so happy that you are growing a lot of your own food! Thanks for sharing your experience, I will get back to growing more lettuce soon and will give this a try. You rock!😎👍🌱🌱🌱
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks Mike, I have another question that I just thought of instead of using the seed starting soil for the self-watering micro greens could I use perlite?
@@KeepOnGrowin hi Mike, are you still selling these micro seeds? I couldn't find them on Esty?
Thanks so much for your videos. Very helpful 👌
Mike, I love how you encourage everyone. Your videos are uplifting and clear, easy to understand. Thank you for all you do. You have certainly helped me to understand basic hydroponics. I am slowly getting started but I hope to send you pictures soon. God Bless and happy growing!
Thank you Lisa. I would love to see pictures.
I bought the 12 pack…love growing greens. Got a light box at a garage sale…on my fourth go round…so fun. Thanks
That's awesome! I love hearing that!
You always have some awesome info on how to grow your own food the simple easy way. Everything outside is kicking chicken buddy. Like that new tote ya made. Thanks for sharing all this information with us. Stay safe and have a great week!
Mike, could you provide a link for the grow lights you’re using now?
I'm not Mike but I have a cheap alternative that actually works lovely for me for all of my seed starting and for winter microgreens.
The 5000 lumin LED shop lights at walmart/sams club are around $20 to $24 each work very very well. I even grew a potted eggplant and got 2 small Asian eggplants off it before I had an aphid invasion that I just couldn't control. It was late winter.
I just have them hung on a$98 Stainless steel rack/shelving unit so for basically $200 I have 5 lights and a rack.
I'm sure they don't have all the range of fancy grow lights but they do work for me and I bought these here and there so not all at once so it didn't pinch my budget too hard.
Happy growing.
@@Emeraldwitch30 I have 4' fluorescent shop lights, but want to try LEDs...are the bulbs interchangeable?
You can buy seeds just for micro greens are they different in any way from regular seeds
Mike, you do such a great job of showing us and explaining how/why you do what you do!!👍 Thank you so much! Your enthusiasm and encouragement for ANYONE to at least TRY it is really infectious! You gave me “the bug” and now I am doing it. I bought a couple of your kratky tubs for hydroponics from your site and it also included your little container for microgreens with the top having the two slits in it. The slits were for the paper towel to slide through. You show how to use it and explain it all very clearly. Thank you so much for your continued sharing and taking us followers with you as you evolve with your experiments (grow towers?, etc) I love how you always want suggestions and sharing from your viewers/followers!
beets are fun! :-)
great video! what's the name of the food grade pipe you pointed out and where can it be purchased. concern about vinyl has been the only thing holding me back. thanks :-)
Awesome 😎🖒🌱🌱🌱
@@KeepOnGrowin what's the answer?
For some reason, my UA-cam- not only isn't showing me the videos I've watched of yours- (but when I watch them I've stuck them into a private Playlist so I can keep track- somewhat) ...
But that shiny, "cooler-like" set-up-
I would REALLY, really like to see THAT video. Is there anyway you could show me which vid that IS?
* or maybe a fan thats already watched it, could point me in the right direction?!
Thanks in advance!
Good on you Mike, this is really cool to see. Great message to move into not so depending on the system and take control yourself.
Lots of love to you and the Mrs,,cheers
Marty
Thanks Marty! Self sufficient is the way to go.
😀@@KeepOnGrowin sure is
Applause ... you are the best find of the day! In a new place, downsized ... this works for me. Thank you, you are amazing ... I am a fan!
am so upset my plants in dwc and kratky all got root rot which is odd because i change water/nutrients weekly, any reasons why? they in tubs seperate and plenty of space and in tent and tsl2000 light and airpumps with 4" airstones, fan and invent
Beets would be an Artisan Microgreen...Plus it's packed with phytonutrients.
You might think about putting together a Christmas present pack with a container and the sample pack of seeds and a link to your book, everything someone would need to get started!
That's an awesome suggestion Michael, thanks much!
Ive tried using the swim floats/ but I keep pinching the baby lettuce off when I transfer to my rain gutter, sigh, now Im waiting longer befor transplanting
Can I let one of my plants go to seed and collect the seeds? Instead of buying new seeds each time?
We have 2 seasons in my area. Winter and road work season. Growing season is July and August. This is why hydroponics indoors is vital.
Beets are pure vitamins! Tons of B9 which is good for cell growth, so very good for the heart and arteries.
When cilantro taste like soap, it is because the person (me included) is allergic to cilantro.
I heard that beats are very good for people with ulcerative colitis so I imagine it's very healing to the intestines
Very cool dividing them up like that. I keep saying I need to start growing microgreens, I need to get off my but and do it! Great video Mike, thanks!
You will love it Jeff! You are doing awesome!
Can this be done in Leca instead of dirt?
Mike, enjoy your videos. Learning a lot, but I couldn't find these micro seeds on Esty? Maybe you are not selling them anymore? Thanks for your help and sharing your knowledge 🙏🏼
I will be selling a sample variety pack in a few weeks. Keep an eye on the Etsy shop and I will announce it in a video.
I’m starting to wrap my mind around the process. Start with micro greens and then put them in a bigger container for hydroponics. I still have so much to learn! Thanks for inspiring.
Yes, that's my Continuous Harvest System. Keep food growing.
@@KeepOnGrowin perfect, thank you! I think I'm starting to understand it now. Once I go through the cycle a few times I know it will make more sense.
Tell us more about those corn sprouts you just mentioned. Sounds intriguing. I love sunflower sprouts, but have trouble with them molding.
The leafy part is not good to eat. Grow them in darkness like bean sprouts and just eat the shoots. I will make a video soon.
I went to Etsy and your micro green samples are all sold out. Can you please add more samples of nutrients and the packs if micro greens? I found your channel recently. I know this video is 2 years old but I hope you get this message
Here is the nutrient sample: www.etsy.com/listing/633423616/2-pack-hydroponic-nutrient-sample
Should be getting a sample pack together soon with True Leaf Market.
I just found your channel and I’m learning so much. Not to sound dense, but micro greens grow into full size plants when transplanted?
No problem. Yes, they are just tiny versions of the mature plants.
Does rainwater get into the downspouts? do you have a drain hole?
Cat reminds me of my dog licking rain water off of my green s in the garden.
I have always thought cilantro tasted like something familiar that i did not like in my mouth. Now i know that flavor. Soap. It was always soap. Just did not place it
Lol, sorry. It's weird how that happens.
I was able to get rid of my perception of the soap taste by eating some cilantro over several meals. I was able to acquire the taste for it and it no longer tastes like soap to me. It had for many years before that, though.
keep rotating everything and you will always have fresh greens good video 👍🏼 Hehe the kitty that adopted you mike lol
Yeah, he brought friends yesterday.
Do you preserve the extras? Which method do you use?
Great video. I've been thinking of growing corn shoots to sweeten green smoothies.
You should! Thanks for hanging out during the livestream, I had fun!
Omgoodness! I absolutely love your content! You are an amazing man! I have so many questions!
Thank you Jeannie!
I'm a super taster. I cant tolerate a whole list of fresh plants due to the extra taste bud thing.
Cilantro and arugula are top on the gross out list along with fresh basil(but its lovely dried yay!) Water cress and funnily enough the skins and seeds of tomatoes if dried and powdered(its a by product from tomato canning) the powdered tomato product is just extremely bitter to my taste. When I can my tomato sauces I have to peel and deseed them before cooking. Ive tried cooking with the seeds and skins and then run them though my squeezo machine and while the sauce tastes good it has a bitter after taste. If cooked down without no bitter after taste.
Wow! I have a niece with similar taste. Some textures bother her too.
Some canners add a spoon full of sugar to each jar to cut the bitter taste.
I need a link to get the grow lights.
I signed on for monthly scenes today!
Awesome! Thank you! I will get the link for you tomorrow.
Hello Mike thank you so much for these great videos , I did every thing exactly the way you did regarding planting seeds in growing boxes then transplanting them into the nutrient solution but nearly 70 percent of my plants got root rot specifically part of the stem or the conjunction between the root and the stem turns thin and brown what is it that I am doing wrong? I am so frustrated. would you please make a video about the things which can go wrong while you are making hydroponics..
Will do. Make sure the nutrient solution is not getting too warm.
Thank you Mike .You are so right the temperature is around 80 to 86 that is why.what is the outside temperature in your area? waiting for the video..
Do you have any vids of how to grow microgreens without soil? I am trying to grow in apartment, tried with soil and had baaaaad fungus gnat infestation. I purchased the Masterblend, epsom salts, and calcium nitrate for nutrients, have containers and wicks...thank you, I always look fw to your videos and dream about having outdoor space again to keep on growin'!
Yes, I grow on just grow mats. They are old videos, I will make an updated one.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thank you!!!
Can we pull some out and plant it into hydro tower??
Yes, that is what my channel is all about!!
Thanks for your videos, Mike, and sharing your ideas. Since I found your channel, I’ve been trying out your micro greens with great success! Thank you 👏🏻👏🏻 I’ve also just bought some downspouts to try out your system! One question, which of your microgreens methods do you prefer ... with the soil ? ... or just the wicking fabric and piece of grow mat? I tried both and the greens seem to grow bigger in the soil, though both are tasty. I prefer the "non-soil" method as I am plagued by fungus gnats here in Australia but is that ok to transfer to baby green and full green setups? I started "growin'" in March using wicking beds and have been fighting fungus gnats and possums too, the latter as hungry as your peacocks!! Ended up building a suspended aeroponics tower to deter them! With 40° C summers on the way, temperature will be my next battle I’m sure! I only have a courtyard and the surface temp of my pavers exceeds 55° C in a heatwave, so the indoor ideas are appealing!
I use the soil, we have terrible humidity here, the mats seem to get mildew quick. You can jump in my Facebook group, Keep on Growin', and share pictures of what you got going on. Everyone shares their growing experiences too.
@@KeepOnGrowin ... thanks for that. Here in South Australia it's not so humid, so I guess I could use either. For transplanting to baby greens the soil is easier though, I find. Having a mixed success here at the moment as the weather warms up for our very hot summer. Plagued by fungus gnats and cabbage moths atm. But I have just bought the downspout to try your horizontal baby greens system. May set up at least one length indoors with grow lights. Could be the solution for summer.! Have linked to your Facebook group so will share some pictures soon. :-)
@@KeepOnGrowin ... the mixed success btw is getting my kratky or aeroponics tower to flourish. One minute they look great, the next they seem to fail on me. Sigh! :-\ Hence moving on to the downspout idea. :-)
Mike at what point do you take your lids off your seed starters and put them under light?
After they are about an inch or so tall.
@@KeepOnGrowin thank you so much Mike.
Can you do growing hydroponics in a greenhouse?
Yes, definitely.
Hi Mike did you make a video how to grow celery sprout in a mason jar? Please let me know if you make it before.
Thank you I really appreciate ;)
Good divide of fun greens and flavor
Hey there Mike,glad to see your channel growing well.Was one of your early day viewers,happy that the content is constantly high in quality..Ive got a question about germinating seeds-seedling stage for my hydroponic setup,can I know if you have any vids for that? specificaly
Great!
great channel and content - now we need a green chef channel teaching us how to juice, eat, replace bad eating with good eating - growing our med's !
Thank 👍
Hi do you mail seeds to Australia too?
Sorry, I actually stopped selling them. Too many regulations for me at the moment.
Beautiful cat!
Hello there Mike, just a thought on WHY we all should be growing! When the crap hits the fan and the grocery stores are all closed, if we are growing our greens & such, we will still be eating!!!
Yes sir Richard!!
How about bean sprouts?
Yes, but keep bean sprouts in the dark, no light. (Mung beans)
You might want to put together a high nutrition pac including beets and amaranth...
I just got my order today it’s came fast thank you. I’m so exciting and can’t wait to grow it.
How many gallons of water does the down spout hold?
Wow! You grow a ton of greens. I don't know how big your family is but what do you do with such a huge amount of produce that you are unable to consume yourselves? Very good content on your channel.
Thanks Mike! We juice a lot of it!
Hi Mike, I'm one of those people who used to find cilantro tasted like soap, but I was able to get over it! Soneone I cared about unwittingly gave me a large buch of cilantro, and so I ate it over several meals and was able to acquire a taste for it!! Much younger, I was also able to acquire a taste for green olives 🤣 But I don't think I can ever do it for carbinated beverages. Too much severe pain, like eating a pin cushion.
Lol, I am not big a fizzy drinks either. 😎🖒
Love your microgreens. I went to FB to join groups can your wife accept me to join your group. Thanks.
Will do first thing in the morning. 😎🌱
Love it, Mike. You're doing all of us a favor!
Mike ,I really enjoyed this video,a lot of useful information. 👍
Thank you Darlene! I am glad you find it useful.
Thanks!
Thank you very much!
Hi and Thanks for the info and video. 😊
Oooh hope you can do the fun seed packs again. Thanks for all your educ.
I wish I could. It was such a great deal for beginners but there are too many hoops to jump through to sell them.
Do you have videos where you make the water you put in your planters
Yes, look for the video that says Grow 240 Plants in 4 Sq Ft
Thank you for this. Your are very inspiring
Thank you too. I am trying my best.
How i can grow my seeds? I don’t know how to do that
I have more videos coming out.
May I know what is the substrate you use in the potted microgreens?
I use organic seed starting mix from the home improvement store. The cup has a wick, I will post a new video soon showing it in detail. Just have to edit it.
@@KeepOnGrowin Thanks! I'll be looking forward to your video! :)
How will they grow in fogponics ?
Should do ok, I transfer them to off grid hydroponics.
Final step should be to learn weather each plant is annual or biannual. So you can learn to let some of each fully mature, harvest their seeds and complete the cycle, becoming self sufficient.
Awesome, thanks. I do that with my pak choi and broccoli. Working on more.😎🖒
Do I need an air-conditioned room to grow Microgreens? Can I grow them outside sunlight?
Outside is good.
I want some micro greens now. Yum.😋