Top 10 Mistakes When Growing Microgreens & How to Avoid them
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2018
- John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits City Hydro in Baltimore Maryland to share with you the top 10 mistakes you can make when growing microgreens and how to avoid them. You will learn from Larry, an expert Microgreens grower on how to grow microgreens successfully every single time in your home or for business.
In this episode, you will learn everything about microgreens you need to know to grow them without any problems. You will learn about how to avoid mold, what it looks like, how to water, how to grow the right microgreens, and much, much more.
You will learn from one of oldest microgreens farmers in the USA who has grown thousands of trays of microgreens in his indoor farm that is inside his house in Baltimore, Maryland.
You will discover how microgreens can be grown year round - no matter where you live indoors by controlling the proper temperature and humidity.
You will learn how to properly seed your microgreens in a tray so you don't get root rot or dampening off disease and have to deal with pythium fungus.
You will discover how by using the right growing medium you will have an easy time of growing microgreens successfully
You will learn why using a FOOD SAFE plastic tray is important when growing microgreens and much, much more.
Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
03:10 How has it been since I made the video?
03:45 Microgreens are the easiest Food to Grow
04:17 Mistake #1: MOLD How to Prevent it.
05:30 Humidity and Mold
06:18 What does mold look like on microgreens
07:10 Mistake #2: Root Rot - How to Avoid / Spreading Seeds Properly
08:38 Underseeding vs Overseeding a tray
09:19 Mistake #3: Confusing Root Hairs with Mold
10:17 What Root Hairs Look Like
10:44 How can you determine if you have mold or not?
11:40 Where does the mold appear?
12:10 What colors are mold?
12:46 If we eat the mold is it bad?
13:05 How to deal with mold
14:23 Mistake #4: Fruit Flies and Insects
15:05 How to get rid of fruit flies in the Grow Room
16:26 How to deal with fungus gnats when growing microgreens
17:17 Mistake #5: Watering too much or too little
17:30 How to Water from the top when in Germination
18:14 How to Water from the bottom after germination
19:15 How would you control water if using soil?
20:24 Your Finger is a Dipstick
20:36 Mistake #6: Keep a proper temperature and humidity
21:00 Proper Temperature and humidity
21:56 Running a dehumidifier and Air conditioner
22:57 Best Place to grow microgreens in the country
23:09 Mistake #7: Using the Wrong Growing Medium (soil/hemp/coir)
25:52 Some Grow Pads are Not Vegan
27:06 What can happen if you grow in coconut coir?
28:04 Problems with coconut coir
28:35 Mistake #8: Use the Right Seeds
29:50 Don't use Treated Seeds
30:41 Don't Use Cheap Sunflower Seeds
31:53 Mistake #9: Growing in Non-Food Safe Plastics
33:49 What is the problem of growing in non-food safe plastic?
34:45 Microgreen Trays that you only have to buy one that will last forever
35:12 Mistake #10: Grow the RIGHT Microgreens
36:50 The Easiest 3 microgreens to grow
37:20 Don't grow the wrong types of microgreens
37:45 What kind of pea microgreens should you grow?
39:13 Final Comments and Tips for Growing Microgreens
40:00 There is always a way
40:30 How to learn to grow microgreens from an Expert
41:47 The most nutritious food in the entire world
43:12 Buy a GYG Tee Shirt to Help me make more videos
After watching this episode, you will learn how to avoid the biggest mistakes you can make when growing microgreens.
Referenced Episodes:
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Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
03:10 How has it been since I made the video?
03:45 Microgreens are the easiest Food to Grow
04:17 Mistake #1: MOLD How to Prevent it.
05:30 Humidity and Mold
06:18 What does mold look like on microgreens
07:10 Mistake #2: Root Rot - How to Avoid / Spreading Seeds Properly
08:38 Underseeding vs Overseeding a tray
09:19 Mistake #3: Confusing Root Hairs with Mold
10:17 What Root Hairs Look Like
10:44 How can you determine if you have mold or not?
11:40 Where does the mold appear?
12:10 What colors are mold?
12:46 If we eat the mold is it bad?
13:05 How to deal with mold
14:23 Mistake #4: Fruit Flies and Insects
15:05 How to get rid of fruit flies in the Grow Room
16:26 How to deal with fungus gnats when growing microgreens
17:17 Mistake #5: Watering too much or too little
17:30 How to Water from the top when in Germination
18:14 How to Water from the bottom after germination
19:15 How would you control water if using soil?
20:24 Your Finger is a Dipstick
20:36 Mistake #6: Keep a proper temperature and humidity
21:00 Proper Temperature and humidity
21:56 Running a dehumidifier and Air conditioner
22:57 Best Place to grow microgreens in the country
23:09 Mistake #7: Using the Wrong Growing Medium (soil/hemp/coir)
25:52 Some Grow Pads are Not Vegan
27:06 What can happen if you grow in coconut coir?
28:04 Problems with coconut coir
28:35 Mistake #8: Use the Right Seeds
29:50 Don't use Treated Seeds
30:41 Don't Use Cheap Sunflower Seeds
31:53 Mistake #9: Growing in Non-Food Safe Plastics
33:49 What is the problem of growing in non-food safe plastic?
34:45 Microgreen Trays that you only have to buy one that will last forever
35:12 Mistake #10: Grow the RIGHT Microgreens
36:50 The Easiest 3 microgreens to grow
37:20 Don't grow the wrong types of microgreens
37:45 What kind of pea microgreens should you grow?
39:13 Final Comments and Tips for Growing Microgreens
40:00 There is always a way
40:30 How to learn to grow microgreens from an Expert
41:47 The most nutritious food in the entire world
43:12 Buy a GYG Tee Shirt to Help me make more videos
Great video. My issue is I live overseas, and the cost of shipping your growing pads is cost prohibitive. What is our next best option?
@@ezyliving5334 what country do you live in?
Where do you buy his pads from
USA
So cool of you to break that video down! Wow, you are very kind 😀✌️🌱🤣😁🎃❤️🦋
I think he meant dehumidifier not a humidifier.
im on day 8 after seeding in soil made locally, peas are over 8 inches long and looking amazing! 2 days ago my inverted tray ontop for blackout was flush, then yesterday it was like 3 inches gap so i uncovered, today they are massive! im looking forward to trying these mats and comparing when i can spend 160 for the mats lol
Thank you guys for sharing. I love you guys for what you're doing. Keep fighting the good fight!
Thank you john and Larry for sharing the excellent tips in this video. You two are awesome.
Thank you for this highly informative and important information. I just started sprouting and your information is going to help understand growing micro greens. 😀
Great video. Thanks John and thank you Larry for sharing your knowledge.
EXCELLENT interview, super helpful and enjoyable thank you both!!
I CANT THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND SOUL!!!
Larry you ROCK! You are so dedicated and professional, wish I would have watched this first👍🏻
Thank you, for making this video.
My basement is around 70 year round, awesome!
I’m so looking forward to starting to grow microgreens!
I turned my life around because of this method. Larry nailed it by saying never give up and have fun!
Thank you for addressing my concerns about the right trays seeds growing pads. Wow.
FANTASTIC!!!...I am grateful for this wisdom John and Larry. You guys are the best!
Excellent video, thanks for being so thorough and informative!
Thank you for posting. My humidity is close to 80, so I need to get it below 50. Thanks again, go team micro green!
Gosh I had no idea about so many of these things! Thank you so much for these videos. Thank you John and Larry for helping me start this hobby on the right foot, I feel so well informed now and I am going to use every tip you have given me to only produce the best that I can. I appreciate this very much.
No wonder Larry's business is so successful! It's rare to find businessmen with such integrity! It's clear that he prides himself on quality micro greens. They don't just look healthy; they are grown to BE healthy.
Thank you for the kind words...
After years of watching your channel...you still give the BEST content. You really have it down, pinned times for reference if I need to come back to a video(which I do!!!) and really pertinent details in the content. Thank you so much! I know if I search for something and your video comes up it is a sure bet for great answers and education.
Brilliant 💚 amazing segment, thank you!!!
Humble men God bless you
Thank you both
Thank you for your good work and useful advice.
Thanks for the ideas
Thank you for sharing
I wish you a nice Weekend
friendly regards Frank
Thanks guys, great interview!
Loved the guidance. great notes in the description
Thanks so much for sharing John, and Larry I am wanting to start growing microgreens for my family while we wait out the winter.. I am definitely excited to get started. Hopefully some day I can afford to travel to learn from Larry. Until then I can learn from him on UA-cam. )
very useful info - thanks!
Great video. Thanks again!
This was so great!!! Thank you!
Thank you so so much for this video I was wondering why some of the plants were growing mold. Thank you so much 💓
Very nice presentation, very honest farmer, who is smilling and sharing his knowledge.
Ďakujem za vaše tipy.
Great video! Thanks!
19:17 “SIT DOWN!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Larry: This MF……
very informative video...thank you!!!
Great video, tahnk you!
Thank you guys !
I think the water source is just as important as the organic soil, seeds and quality plastic trays but it’s NEVER discussed and most of these folks are in the city using fluorinated and chlorinated treated water!!!
I find it so weird how a lot of people don’t even question what’s in their tap
You guys are great! Thanks !
Love this channel - greetings from South Africa!
A very helpful video, thank you so much.
Great video! Great information! Thank you...
Perfect! thank you!
Thanks to both of you. This video was great! God bless you both!
You are welcome, John did and awesome job detailing our operation.
Thank you great advice
Really nice video!!!! Thx!!!
Amazing ❤️
Thanks for this
Thank you! Great Video!!
grew up right on the Baltimore city/ county line.just moved the the Eastern Shore earlier in the year, planted my first batch up micro greens on Tuesday..Lets get it!
Plant Producedd , cool. Which part of Baltimore?
Great video!
Thank you so much!! I'm a total beginner, but after your video I feel like I know something and I can do this. Awesome!!
Please email us if you have any questions larry@city-hydro.com
awesome . top 10 mistakes .. thanks for sharing sir
Excellent Presentation, much Love
Thank you
Best video ever! Thank You
Excellent information, and fun to watch, congratulation! I am impressed with knowledge about plastics, it is rare for micro-greens growers to know about additives in plastics and leaching from plastics. ABS is never just ABS ... additives are most of the time small compounds not polymers and they leak after standing in various fluids, under light, maybe some heat. Passion and knowledge!
great show I started Growing Micro Greens Indoor and its great !some times they turn watery and sour don't know what causes this yet, but most are looking great .
Feel free to send me some pictures to trouble shoot your issues, larry@city-hydro.com
I’m using my Pyrex pans to get started, but I think I may buy pads from Larry and boil them between uses, since I’m only growing for myself.
Great video thanks for the help
You are welcome, please feel free to email us if you have any questions
superb !!
Thank you
Thank you for information all about microgreen production. In Chennai, India I have started microgreen business and reached as supplier to many hotels and restaurants. Vidhyadhran,
That was an excellent tip, spraying the tiny white hairs; if they jump back, it's root hair. I put a layer of arugula microgreen seeds over a bed of coconut coir, and covered it with foil for a few days (as directed elsewhere). Every single tiny sprout had white hairs on it, and the spray test shows it's root hairs.
-Watering from the bottom also makes a lot of sense for mold prevention. I started watering all my trays that way, pouring water in from the four corners and middle sides of the trays.
-Gnat control. I tried growing different plants in an AquaGarden, and was soon overrun by gnats. I picked up some bright yellow sticky pest strips off Amazon, and it worked wonders. The bugs are attracted to the color. It didn't take long for the strips to be covered with gnats. About the only downside is that the sticky stuff is hard to wash off if it comes into contact with anything, (fingers, tabletop, planters, etc).
Have to wonder about not using fans. His only reason was because it could blow mold onto nearby trays, but for those of us growing them only for ourselves, it still seems like the right thing to do. Everything I read says plants NEED air circulation.
It all depends on the climate zone
im starting my own micro greens soon!
Great video. Very helpful. My first tray I noticed yesterday some spots of mold on the surface. My seeds were too close and I sprayed from the top. The sprouts were between 2" and 4" tall. I cut them off, rinsed them and put them in a mason jar in the refrigerator. I wish I would have seen this video first. I could have used the hydrogen peroxide. The tray is outside in the sun. Are they salvageable? Thanks for a great video😄
Thanks!
"In germination stage you water from the bottom and in Vegetati ... " ha, gramps be grow some "not so micro" greens. Love the video, growing Microgreens in tropic Nigeria.
I LOVE YOU JOHN!!!! ❤️
Larry's really great. Thanks for putting this video together John. I surewish Larry would talk a little about grow schedules.
We talk about grow schedules in our videos and on our facebook page there is lots of information on grow schedules and the 1 2 3 method to keep you clients orders filled and never run out.
Execllent show and information Thank you John and Larry ❤️🌱🦋🌱✌️🌱😀🌱👍🌱🎃
Larry has such a cute look on his face during the intro :D
Same look I woulda' had sitting there too.
John, thank you for this video. It’s very good and helpful. Lots of good pointers. I especially like what you said about the quality of the trays for planting. I notice that Ann Wigmore uses black trays for planting their wheat grass and micro greens. Do they have concerns about the plastic and transference of chemicals from the trays to the plants to the people eating the micro greens?
I learned something from this, thank-you!
Cool video. I live in western Washington state, out in the sticks. The house has a wood oven, which keeps the living room toasty, but the bedrooms get pretty Chillie Willie in the wintertime (like now). We have a spare bedroom that I'd like to grow microgreens in, but I've been concerned that it would be to cold, and I don't want to run an electric heater in there all the time. But it sounds like colder temperatures shouldn't be a problem, right? I hear y'all say that 68-72F is ideal, but also heard y'all say that there is no heating in that room during winter, and the temp might be 30-40ish, but the micro's won't freeze. Yes yes?
Great info and presentation. Thanks! I cant wait to try it.
Loved this, very helpful. Where does he get his green food grade containers? I found that to be really important and I want to make sure I purchase the safest materials. Thank You
Our house (upstairs) is being kept at 62° during the heating season due to energy costs. Temp will go over 90 in summer as we have no AC. I'm thinking hardy greens should do ok in the cool months, but should I just stick to the outdoor, in-ground veggie garden in the summer/early fall?
love the videos - I understand safe water regiment - timmer the plumber - would love to travel to your urban farm to learn more. I live in the Twin Cities Minnesota.
Please feel free to email me for more info larry@city-hydro.com
Thanks for the help 🙂😜 trying to grow some for home use I made some these mistakes
You are welcome please feel free to email me larry@city-hydro.com if you have any questions.
thx again
This is Great information! I have been growing my own micro greens from your kit Larry....and find that they are So Nutrient dense my produce bill has dropped dramatically. Just a small amount of micro greens plus my home grown tomatoes and a watercress plus dandelion leaves I grow and I don't need more veggies.( I was spending A lot on Organic Veg) I find growing them Easy! Quick! The tip about not planting dense...I just experienced! But the odd thing the upper growth was beautiful....so I just cut it higher up....tasted good! Thanks for this tip.( I have been experimenting) I plant Daikon radish with Purple Kohrabi, kale..then another pad with broccoli....yummmm the combination is colorful and beyond Earth on Hass Avocados! Think I could live indefinitely on this combo over Basmati or wild rice. Every time I start a new tray it surprises me....those seeds over night coming to life and how Fast they grow! I never get over the Miracle! I actually start eating a few by day 3.Thank You for this gift to people! Feels So Good! First winter didn't get sick at all and that was with the Flu hitting town!
Thank you for your kind words and support
That's awesome, yep don't give up .
Looking forward to spending a few days in Baltimore when Larry opens back up after covid. I want to learn first hand and do it his way.
Watch the "On the Grow" walk through videos on different microgreens with Mandy and CJ. ua-cam.com/video/kS_Zmu5E7VY/v-deo.html This is the first one I watched several months ago and have been growing ever since. Great walk through tutorials!
Well low humidity for me would be my biggest issue. I won't run an ac or a de humidifier here in Florida during the fall, winter, spring seasons and humidity is relatively high all year long.
Great episode, the only issue I saw was the recommendation to just get started using the unsafe trays at the end. As John said it Larry was shaking his head no.
I normally agree with what John says, but I don't think that people should start growing in growing trays that are substandard. It is not difficult to find food safe growing trays on the internet and they really aren't terribly expensive. I'd say, make sure you start off with the right stuff.
Thank you for the video. Would like to start growing for personal use in my kitchen - how can I get Larry's substrate mats? Much thanks.
I AM EXCITED!!!!!!!!
The mold problem was a big issue...I was never successful with microgreens because of this. Thanks for this information!
pipgal humidity humidity humidity
@@blairbushproject He said we shouldn't use fans because it will spread mold in other trays , do you think dehumidifiers will work then?
blairbushproject well makes it hard to grow in Hawaii where not only is it humid but very damp because it rains alot
excellent video! thank you both. on the topic of sunflower seeds.. I eat a fair bit of them and yes they have all tasted terrible the past 6 months (the shelled ones). not sure if that correlates to the sunflower issue mentioned.
Great information I m interest in growing microgreens.
Larry is the type of real good man we do need in entire food industry.
Thank you for the kind words...
Hi!, i love your videos! I need help to find a good place to buy micro greens and supplies
I invested today in some starting supplies. Thanks grow greens guy.
Sara thank you for your support please feel free to email me any questions you might have larry@city-hydro.com
How to prevent damp off: water seedlings with cold chamomile tea. No sugar, of course. It works beautifully.
Robin Lillian what is damp off ?
Thanks. I am a first time wheat grass grower. So far so good thanks for the part of the hairs. I was getting nervous
I have watched soooo many videos but no one explains fully natural light i do not have a grow room
So when does the grass need sunlight after it is yellow after 4 days in the dark?
I have them inside and now in a sunny window. how many hours should they be getting direct or do you suggest indirect sun? And lastly. Do i water from the bottom, they are planted in soil? Thanks so much guys.
I get black mold at the bottom of my substrate in the tray with hole.. Any help ? I keep humidity low, I dont water hard, sterilize trays with H202. Its getting very discouraging. Cant get a single crop without black mold.
Excellent vid.
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