How to Grow Melon Microgreens | Full walk-through with TIPS & TRICKS | On The Grow
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- 🥳Want to try a more unique tasting microgreen? Well, Cantaloupe microgreens are a great candidate then! And your in luck, because this is our Melon Microgreens full walk-through where we will show you step by step our tutorial for growing them! Cantaloupe aka Melon microgreens have a absolutely wonderful aroma of Cantaloupe with a flavor similar to Cucumber or Borage. They've been a new favorite to add into our morning breakfast smoothie!🤤
✅Something that can be challenging with Melon (Cantaloupe) microgreens is getting all of the seed hulls off the crop, but we did a good job of doing this and you should too with the technique we use! Please remember that not ALL melon varieties have edible leaves and you should not grow anything as a microgreen if you have not first checked if its leaves are edible!!
-If you'd also like to take your microgreen skills to the next level and truly learn everything we know from 2019 to 2021 of growing them, be sure to check out our book "Becoming a Microgreen Master"
Thank you everyone for the support! If you have any crops that you would like to see a video on, let us know in the comments!👩🍳👨🌾 Enjoy!🥳
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this is my favorite microgreens channel!
🥳🥳🥳 We're so glad to hear that!!! Thank you so much for your support Ben!
I just started growing microgreens last week and have been binge-watching you guys. There's so many crops I want to try now! You guys rock!
Love it! You guys are booming, great work!! Keep it up!
Thank you!! It's been amazing the amount of support we are getting! Lots more on the way :)
I tried to put weight on my micro like you do and OH MY GOODNESS the difference it makes! THANK YOU!
Thank you. Very helpful
I love your channel! Great tutorials and an innovative grow setup.
Thank you so much for the support!! We really appreciate it!
Well, this cantaloupe MG grow was exciting! Looking forward to trying these lovelies! Thanks, Mandi and CJ for sharing your knowledge.💜
Thank you so much for your continued support!! We greatly appreciate it!
Great video - as always!!! :)
Thank you so much for your continued support!!
Loving your channel! I'll be trying some melons in my window sill micro green project :)
Thank you so much!! They are so dang tasty, but be sure you harvest them before they get bitter!
Soooooooo goood as always.
Thank you so much for your support!!
looks good, I definitely will try.
Thanks for the continued support!!
Same here,didn't know you can do it with melons...love the timing in the intro and end of the video...
Thank you so much!! These melons are so dang tasty! Just gotta make sure you harvest them before they become bitter.
Thanks for adding the floating acronym chart to the growing guide.
Of course! Thank you Ernesto for your continued support!
Very neat! Didn't know you could eat melon greens. Learn something new everyday. :)
Yeah we didn't know that either until someone reached out to us from Mexico saying that they were have great success with melon micros... The aroma they put off is so great!!
These are great videos, I am growing micro greens in my basement. I love them because they are easy to grow, and if you cover them, you don't have to worry about aphids!
Thank you so much for the support Anne! Microgreens are so easy and they are so tasty and good for you! It's kinda hard not to love them :)
I didn't know this was a thing. I have seeds I harvested last year and the melon was so good. I have nowhere to grow but germinated some for fun and they grow fast. I have one planted and all these seeds I didn't know what to do with and here the algorithm goes showing me melon microgreens.
You, my dear, are getting really good at demostrations!
Keep up the great work.
I'm going to gives these a try and see if they sell at farmer markets we attend.
Thank you so much!! We have had a little practice :) Let us know how it goes for you, we'd love to hear!
Awesome video. I want to try cantaloupe micros now.
Thank you so much for the support!! They are so tasty and definitely worth trying! 🌱🌱
Hi CJ & Mandi,
Thank you for sharing your love and knowledge of growing microgreens. Your videos gave me the knowledge and encouragement to start growing microgreens.
I looked at doing this before, although I got sticker shock by the prices of grow lights. The Barrina LED T5 lights are extremely affordable and work great.
I used a potting soil mix for my first trays with Organic Liquid Seaweed and Kelp Fertilizer, and I had excellent yields. However, when I changed to coconut coir with Organic Liquid Seaweed and Kelp Fertilizer, my yields dropped. I changed my growing medium because the smell of the peat moss in the potting mix was overpowering.
I have since switched back to the potting mix with a thin layer of coconut coir on top, and that masked the peat moss smell. Now I am getting excellent yields again.
I harvested the melon microgreens this morning that I started on the morning of June 26th. My return was 460gram, and they taste fantastic. The melon microgreens for three days weighted with only a half-day blackout.
Thanks again for sharing, and I look forward to watching your new videos.
Thank you so much for sharing your trials and results!! We will have to play around with this! We really appreciate your support and glad to hear that you're getting some really solid results with that technique!
Hey Randy, ever try the jiffy seed start mix? Can you share more info on your fertilizer please?
LOVE THE INTRO MUSIC
Thank you so much for the support Not Tofuninja!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄
What other melon microgreens can be grown/eaten, I would love you to do a video on a whole list of leaves that can be eaten and used as microgreens such pumpkin, watermelon? eggplant, corn, etc, I think this would be a great video, because I always wonder which flowers and leaves are edible and it is hard to find a video with this info all together.
I am a new subscriber even though I have never seen one of your videos. I am here because Mike VanDusee showcased you and said you live in Lucas,Texas. I am across the lake (Lavon) in Copeville. I have grown hydroponically for over 50 years.
Mike is an amazing guy! Love what he is doing with all his DIY systems... Excited to connect soon!
I really enjoyed this video. I want to grow micro greens, too.
Thank you so much for the support! Do it! They are so easy and soooo good for you!
This is so awesome! Side note. Where did you get that awesome apron. I love the color and the way it fits you
Thank you for the GREAT video!!! In this video you say that some crops germinate better without a weight on the top. Can you tell me which ones? Thank you veru much ;)
You guys are adorable...
Awh, thank you so much 😄
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Thank you! I had just received my melon seeds and wanted info on how to grow them - this is perfect. I wanted to ask you about something else. I've been listening to you both talk about Ocean Solution and it seems to work great, but I worry about using it myself. Having the entire chart available doesn't necessarily seem like a good thing. We know that things like cadmium, lead and arsenic can build to harmful amounts in our bodies with regular "use" that exceeds what we can process out in a day. Some things are never processed out. We already get a certain amount of toxins in our foods due to their presence in our soils, especially in places with air pollution and some forms of traditional farms.So knowing all that, do we want to add more to our food? I'm not sure about that. I keep going back and forth. So far, I've landed on "no."
I was just searching for "fruit microgreens" on UA-cam and this is the only video I found so far. Have you tried producing microgreens with any other fruit seeds?
I'm looking for a organic nutrients do you use different nutrients solution for the different types of micro-greens
Awesome, once again. Your singing game is really improving lol. Can you share some examples for cantaloupe micros in a restaurant application? Salad blend, dessert garnish, juicing etc.
Thank you so much!! Lol, I think you nailed it! Most people prefer to use them in salads and dessert garnishes. It really comes down to the creativity of the chef and what they want to do with it.
We love to make salads with them and put them into our smoothies! Just gotta make sure they are harvested before they get bitter so taste them daily once they get a bit taller.
Hi Mandy
Can you explain how you sanitize and disinfect the trays? Do you use hydrogen peroxide?
Also could you do a recipe with the harvested green for easy meal?
Also how long can you store it ?
Can you explain why you need to weighted tray and could you list which plant seeds don't require weighting?
You mentioned that you add cup of nutrients to the tray both morning and evening. Is this dependent upon amount of water remaining in tray from morning watering?
Thank you for sharing.
You can sanitize using so many different methods such as bleach, UV and hydrogen-peroxide to name a few. We prefer Hydrogen peroxide.
We have a video on using some broccoli micros in a burger, but most of the time we simply use the greens on everything... You can put it on salads, sandwiches, smoothies and so on.
Our microgreens last around 3-6weeks but we prefer to eat most of them within a week or two of harvest.
We have a planting guide on our website that explains which crops we use weight and which we do not. All crops can grow well without weight, some just grow better than others.
You are correct, the volume of water needed in the morning and evenings is dependent on the soil/crop. If the soil seems very wet still or if there is water remaining, we will water less. If it is dry, we will water more. As they grow, they demand more water over time usually, with the exception of a few crops like Amaranth and other delicate crops.
Thanks for the support!
What is the need for the Coco on top of the seeds? If it was blacked out with the top tray it seems to be pointless? Keep up the good work!
Have you ever experimented with using blackout a few days after germination?
Thanks for the video! How do you sanitize your trays after each grow? Just soap and water or something stronger?
We prefer to rinse, scrub, rinse then UV sanitize by placing them in the sun for a few hours. When we first started we used bleach but the smell was overpowering and seemed to be overkill. We will be doing a video on a few different sanitation techniques soon! Thank you so much for your support!
Those are some good looking microgreens. I didn't know that you could use cantaloupe (rock melon here in Australia) seeds this way. You live and learn don't you? Thanks for another great tutorial.
Thank you so much for the continued support!! They are so dang tasty and we didn't know either till one of our followers said they were doing amazing with them... The smell is crazy awesome, but you have to make sure you harvest before they get bitter!
Great channel! I'm learning everything from you. I especially like the comparison videos, it's like a mystery thriller. I'd like to ask, what is the cost per tray, approximately, for the growing medium, coco coir? And, what about using a hemp mat for a growing medium? Take care.
Thank you so much for the support! On average, Coco Coir is about $0.72 per tray using 8 cups of it. Hemp is about $1.00-$2.00 per tray depending on the quantity that you buy. We like to buy 100ft rolls to keep the cost down on the medium.
You guys should try cucamelon! 😍
Thank you for the suggestion! will have to look it up 🥳
Is there a standard blackout period? I have fenugreek and flax so I thought I'd start with that.
I grew a bunch of micro cantaloupe greens because of your video. Turns out my friends love them and its smell. Thank you so much for your video, let's me expand my horizon to grow new things. How much would you price them per oz or pound?
Based on the harvest she got I would say 3 dollars an oz still make a good amount plus customer gets a big amount of greens!!
What do you sanitize the trays with?
Have you guys ever tried a 2nd round? I harvested 1/2 tray of pea u-Greens and a few days later I went for the 2nd half and the first half grew back !
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Hello, again! And thankyou again for your compliments and kind words! We were not the best at videos at first, either, but we did it anyway! You just have to start somewhere and learn and grow as you go. It is really fun to look back on your early videos as you get better! Keep Be-Leafing and have an excellent day!😊 😉Marivic Dizon Labit Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
These are beautiful. Could you grow cantaloupe micros from the seeds in a melon from the grocery store? Similar to your pumpkin seed demo?
Try it and find out! I'm going to
thank you so much. Can I use melon and pumpkin seeds? I through away so much in summer time so I could save for microgreens.
We haven't yet tried out pumpkin, but melon seeds seem to work perfectly! It says that the greens from Pumpkins are edible so I would think you could give it a try: www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=are+pumpkin+greens+edible%3F
Thank you for the support!
Can this be grown using your reusable steel mesh sheets? Or does it need coco coir?
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Thank you so much!!
Those look lovely. Thanks for doing what you do. Have you tried using flood trays with a res and pump to automate all the bottom watering. I’m just starting into MG in spare time and setup one so far I’m loving the extra time savings. I plan to fill a rack out and have 16-20 1020 trays going on auto watering. It should would work with any substrate
Thank you so much for the support! Yeah, we have built a few different autowatering systems and really enjoyed them! We took them all down though because we like to do so many experiments and they limited us on that.
Here's a link to the F&D custom build: ua-cam.com/video/K4rb5pGYQdU/v-deo.html
Here's a link to our NFT custom build: ua-cam.com/video/c1rqOjPEToM/v-deo.html
These are really nice if you want a super simple setup that will handle all of the watering... We prefer the NFT because it uses a lot less water and needs a much smaller reservoir.
Thanks again for the support!
Thanks , did you ever draw any conclusions on differences between crops grown in NFT vs FD vs the hand watering you use most often. Such as harvest weight, taste, color etc.....?
@@farmerbond4210 There were never any real differences on color or harvest weight as they all used the same nutrients with lights and growing techniques... We did notice that is was very easy to overwater with the automated units, especially the flood and drain. We had quite a bit of mold issues on our F&D system because it would over-saturate everything... Some people love them, but we prefer F&D for adult crops like our edible flowers, collards, kales, basils, etc.
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Yes it does! Yum! 😊 😀 Hope Gardens Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website...
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I love your channel, nice folks. Can you get a curved safety knife for harvesting?
Thank you so much for the support! Yeah, the curved harvesting knives would likely work very well also! CJ used to use one when he worked on a lavender farm. It could work quite well for this... We will try it soon!
awe....1 seed was left behind :(. Very informative. TYVM!
I know :( It made us sad too when we realized. I think we actually tossed it back into the tray off-camera but I cannot remember. We will never forget its sacrifice if we forgot it. Here's to you lone melon...
Thanks for the support!! We really appreciate it!
Great video, do they taste at all like cantaloupe? Would like to try these for myself.
They taste more like cucumber, but they have a cantaloupe smell to them. It is really quite nice in salads and smoothies and things. Just gotta make sure that they don't grow for too long or they get bitter quickly.
Thanks for the support Dennis!
such a cool grow, Im planning a microgreen setup here at home & had some failures germinating in the past, hopefully ill get better results this time thanks to your vids [:
If you have any troubles, reach out to us and describe the problem and we will do our best to help you be successful!
Thank you for the support!
Do you have to use coco or can you use soil to grow n cover in the beginning
You can use soil! Same steps as Coco Coir, except that Coco Coir doesn't have many nutrients, which is why we supplement nutrients. Depending on the soil, you shouldn't need to add anything. Happy growing! -CJ & Mandi
So interesting! I'm definitely going to have to try these because I love cantaloupe. 😋🍈
I noticed that the seed you use is to grow mature cantaloupe.
Can you grow any veggie or fruit as a microgreen? I'm new to growing😅
Great question Kelsey!! Basically any veggie, fruit, herb or flower that has edible greens can be grown as a microgreen. So first make sure you good research it before you decide to eat it, cause some plants may grow edible fruit but have poisonous greens.
Usually it's better to get seeds that are for microgreens growing, because they have a higher germination rate. 😊
@@OnTheGrow Thank you very much!😊
Hi. I have been watching your videos and they are great. We like your model and we are learning with you. My family and I want to produce microgreens here in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Where can we buy the trays that you use? know of any online store, Thanks
It seems that the soil on top of seeds just serves the same purpose as some weight on top (though maybe a lot less than the full 15 pounds). Doing so would of course make the clean harvest a bit easier. Any thoughts on that?
We have tried melons directly on the surface, but they failed to germinate as well... Having them covered in a layer of coco greatly improved the germination, though we could've probably used a much thinner layer.
I wonder if this would work if you just took the seeds right out of a cantaloupe? Would they sprout?
We use vermiculite to cover seeds and it will not raise up. The seed grows through the soil.
What trailer do you use as your grow space? My business is growing so I have to expand my grow space and your grow space looks like the perfect choice.
Here's more in depth about our grow space
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Thank you
I'm now using reconstituted RO water for my sprouts.
I drink structured Regular RO water only.
spring water has minerals that your body needs
@@ashtanga2000 Thanks
I like to drink filtered structured water! We use a Berkey filter that we pour our structured water into! Thanks for sharing!
@@OnTheGrowWe have sodium fluoride at very high levels in our water. So I have gone to RO.
We use to have a Berkey filter and they are very good. And a gallon of water cost just around two cents.
When I called our water company to ask them why they use four times the recommended level of sodium fluoride the guy hung up on me. This was right around the time that people were getting killed in Flint, MI for hiding the lead in the water.
When I told my dentist that four more European countries have banned sodium fluoride he kind of ignored me, probably because he can lose his license if he says anything against it.
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If you use a mesh bottom tray and less coir, couldn't you use a knife longer than the tray and just pull it from one end to the other?
That one seed!!! 😂
whats better for storing: having "breathing holes" in the bags or not having any? :O
That's a great question! We've never tested that so I'm not 100% sure. We usually use Mason Jars 🥳
I am new to gardening of any kind. Ive done some gardening throughout my life. But nothing more than a couple little plants. And I know of microgreens but know nothing about growing them. Are they just regular seeds, but harvested early?
Yes, exactly! They are basically edible greens that are harvest between 7-20 days of growth depending on the crop variety...
@@OnTheGrow thank you so much for clearing that up for me!!
Why did you put coco on top of the seeds?
What is the blackout period for and when does it happen?
Generally we "blackout" plants to stretch them a little bit. We like to make the stems a bit taller so that harvesting is easier. It depends on the crop variety, but usually we blackout after everything has germinated well (days 3-5 usually). Hope that helps!
What seeds do you use? Mine have been SOOO bitter. I ordered some labeled as cantaloupe microgreen seeds from one of the 2 big suppliers that most people use and they're extremely bitter...
Can you explain how much hours the lighting is on for maximum growth? What type of lighting is used?
We have had great results using the following lighting schedule: 17 Hours ON, 7 Hours OFF. We use 18watt and 22watt LED's and they have worked great for us! On this list you can see some of the lights and other supplies we use: www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=1WPKOEKRH6NL3
Here is a link to the video where we talk more about lighting: ua-cam.com/video/vIF1hOkwYok/v-deo.html
Hope that helps!
@@OnTheGrow
Thank you for reply.
I added some more questions maybe you could answer them?
I had an uneven grow. The corners never germinated or are stunted. Any suggestions?
hmmmm if you didn't already then make sure you have a layer of soil or coco over the seed, keep it decently moist during germination and use 15lbs of weight during germination... Otherwise it could be your seed?
Can we make cucumber microgreen
I tried using trueleaf cantaloupe microgreen seeds and mine came out -extremely- bitter. Any thoughts?
You missed that one seed, my OCD went overboard! Another great video, I'll definitely be trying those out.
Lol, we noticed the same thing when editing... I am pretty sure we snuck it back into the tray off-camera.
I wonder how this would do as a Blondie crop?
Use your finished medium to feed the chickens. Just toss it out and they will love you for it.
If we had chickens we 100% would do that!!! Thinking about getting some soon :)
Can we eat microgreens from all type of melon? beside cantaloupe melon
Great question! Not sure. We google each new variety to make sure it is edible first, then we grow it and try it! 🤗🌱🌱
I so so badly want to try this but can't find cantaloupe seeds in bulk. I'll have to mentally devour your cantaloupe microgreens through the screen ❤️
Get eating cantaloupes and save the seeds 😁
@@leemagnusson617 Yes, soon they will be available as fruit here too so I might have a chance xD
No black out is that because the coco covering did that?
Why put the coco core on the top if it’s just going to push up like it did? I’m so confused so to when I should be burying my seeds and when I shouldn’t.
Great question! Basically, anytime we have a seed that doesn't germinate well, we will bury it so that it has access to a lot more moisture. It does become a pain with all the soil that gets pushed up... We only do this for the super picky seeds.
@@OnTheGrow thank you so much!!!
What are your favorite microgreens to eat regularly, and which ones are your favorite for "special" or more rare occasions? I really like sunflower greens, but I'm looking for other good options.
We love to regularly eat Kale's, Broccoli's, Kohlrabi's and Cabbages... Those are definitely some of our favorites. Amaranth is great too! Clover is a simple and nice salad addition... As for rare occasions, probably Nasturtium and Carrot!
My cantaloupe tasted really bitter after 4,5 days total (1 day under lights). You know of some way to avoid the bitter taste? I found it uneatable.
🙂Thank you so much for the Feedback gilbertgrejp! We appreciate your support! Why are you tasting after just the 1st day under lights? We got aroma but we knew it wouldn't be until day 8 before taste would come together. Did you continue the growth...when did you harvest yours?
Why do you need to cover the seeds with the coco coir in the first place? Can you germinate the seeds without this extra layer?
We've just found that this seed germinates better and removes the seed hulls better with a layer over them. We've tried a few times with out but the results were greatly different. The layer over the top really helps to hold in that moisture which is beneficial with harder seeds since it helps to soften them.
@@OnTheGrow might be worth trying a damp cloth on top to hold that extra moisture without leaving all those grow medium bits in the crop. Also saves on grow medium. If it works.
Thank you for your explanation 😀
How do you decide if you are going to put a brick on top or not?
We will first do a small trial batch to see how the seed grows directly on a soil-like medium. By watching it’s germination, we can decide whether or not weight work help. We have so much experience with so many varieties that we just kinda know what to look for. Most everything will grow well without weight, some things just grow better with it. For example sunflowers... they perform best with the weight on top.
On The Grow thanks for the help. Also when do I know it’s the right time to unstack my trays and how long do I keep them in blackout ?
I thought this would be crazy expensive, but the cost of the seeds for one tray of greens is about $3.65 plus tax/shipping. Not too bad for the entire harvest.
It isn't too bad, especially if you can get them in a higher volume and get the price down.
@@OnTheGrow Yeah I did the pricing off of the 1 pound bag you had linked. I was pretty surprised because I was thinking beforehand about the pricing from the packets found at box stores. The rest of the supplies needed are not that much and most can be reused.
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That’s alright! You’re on the right track with the calcium though!!
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Someone grew cantaloupe microgreens and said they were so bitter that he couldnt eat.
I am not sure what kind of cantaloupe he used but did you have any problem like that?
If you grow them too long, they can get very bitter, very fast... we taste ours daily and harvest when they are perfect!
@@OnTheGrow Thank you very much for your explanation.
Can one grow watermelon as a microgreen also?
I can't find a solid source that says watermelon greens are edible. Generally for microgreens, you can just google to see if the greens of the plants (leaves/stems) are edible. Pumpkin is one that we found out today that would work as microgreens!
That's what I found also but thought I would ask. Thanks for replying.
Hey, I am so surprise😳, I didn't know that melon is edible as microgreens. Are cucumber microgreens edible? I am so curious.🤔
Checking Trueleaf's website, that 1lb bag is 34$. Is it even worth it commercially to plant this? (assuming you're not planting just for own use)
I also checked the websites in my country and the cheapest I found for cantaloupe melon was 551€ per kilo. Which is completely ridiculous... I've been following your videos and others and really considering having a go at microgreens and maybe in the future turn it into a business, but I can't import from the US and locally there's almost nothing available. Can't find shelves like yours (the only similar one has the wrong measurements and it's 430€ or 517$ just for the shelve itself), there are some 1020 trays but no shallow ones, only super expensive led grow lights, seeds intended for microgreens are scarce, and everything is just so expensive...
🙂Thanks for sharing that...really hoping you get to grow some healthy microgreens soon!!! psychospin1
Have you ever tried watermelon seed for Microgreens?
BTW, the Ocean Solutions 2-0-3 is no longer OMRI certified in case anyone is certified organic. I was in contact with the supplier to get the OMRI certificate for my records.
Is it really not?? That’s a huge bummer... I’ll reach out as well. Did they say why they lost it?
On The Grow she didn’t mention why but did say that the certificate expired in 2018 and that she is trying for a new certifier. The product is still listed as OMRI which is a bit misleading.
Super misleading... I’ve been telling everyone this is certified organic like they have advertised and it’s mislead a ton of people... especially if it’s been 2 years since they lost it, there is no excuse for that.
Thanks for letting us know, I really appreciate it!
You guys remind me of Walter White and Jesse in their meth lab
What was the point of covering the seeds with a thin layer of compost? This did not seem to assist germination and growth in any way and was a nuisance to remove, so why waste materials and time doing it?
It did assist in the germination... which is why we did it. Wasn’t that bad to remove either... took maybe a minute.
0:00 it's rude to point at people ;) jk
Lol, it is rude to point though!! :)
the noise with the popup is really bad. good vid otherwise though
Seed are so expensif not worth it because of délivré cost
Are you kidding me??? I've grown cantelope microgreens and they were the most HORRIBLE BITTER things I have EVER tasted!!! Since this is a blatant hoax "Haha we fooled you" practical joke video, maybe you should have waited for April Fool's to post this😝
Wow... sounds like you harvested them too late... that’s why we describe in this video to taste them daily so they don’t get bitter before harvest.
@@OnTheGrow Boy, maybe, I don't know. It's been several years, and I never grew them again, although I do grow other types of microgreens. I was just so shocked to see this, sorry about my initial reaction 😥 I'll try to behave 😉
Thanks for the tip, now I'm gonna try Cantaloupe. What other melons have you tried to grow that taste good? How about squash types? What is the brand and make of the knife you use?
There are really so many different varities that taste good! We've grown over 50 types now and I think Chia is the only one we didn't love the flavor of... We have not tried squash yet, I will check if the stems and leaves of squash are edible and then get some seed ordered if they are! Here is a link to some supplies with the knife on the list: www.amazon.com/shop/onthegrowfarms?listId=1WPKOEKRH6NL3
@@OnTheGrow Thanks bought the knife. Don't mind supporting yall when you give out good information. I just grow microgreens for my family, not for a business. Keep up the great work. People need to change their lifestyles and eat healthy.