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Hey man I'm glad you were able to sort it out in time though! Losing the entire crop is not fun. Deffff a learning experience haha

Nope, they will germinate in little to partial light. I have and personally love baby greens! Stay well friend!🤘🤘🌱🌱

Glad you enjoyed the video! We've just tried to be energy efficient in the tools we're using over time but definitely early on it was just (can we make this work) lol. This might be a fun topic to cover going into the new year

@@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc yeah, the bills are or were the least of my concerns also. Needless to say my electric bill skyrocketed.. cut costs where you can like using, tap water and either filtering it or adjusting the pH, I was buying gallons and gallons of spring water and it becomes cumbersome. Pure coco coir is what I use for substrate and though it works pretty well by itself, I do recommend adding in some perlite for better drainage as Coco tends to hold water well, and it also gets costly quickly. I am looking to switch over to ProMix myself here shortly.

I feel you on that! When I started I was doing the same thing. I honestly haven’t measured the ph of my water in years and all of my crops grow just fine. I will make a video shedding light about some of these things! Thank you so much for commenting! I’m wishing you the best of luck moving forward! If there is ever anything I can do to help shoot me a message and I’ll be glad to help how I can!

Absolutely, we will make a step by step video!

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Absolutely, send me a dm and I will send you me email and we can set something up! I’d love to help you get started.

The main components of a microgreen operation are light, grow medium, water quality, temperature control and humidity control. Most crops do well with a 12/12 light cycle. I personally prefer to use promix potting soil. Always make sure you have a good filter that you are maintaining regularly on your water manifold. I like to keep my thermostat in my grow room set at 68 and I keep a commercial sized dehumidifier that I keep set at 66%. Water as needed and you should be good to go!

He does grow some other crops forsure!!

Yes they are a mixed variety!

Totally covered in white fungus. Thinking what wrong did I do. Maybe the soil or watering but actually it's all seed.

Yeah definitely they are from bootstrap farmer! When we started you could grab the standard quality deep trays for like .75 each they would break mad quick. Then greenhouse mega store dropped these extra thick trays for like $2 each. Recently alott of mainstream companies have started to make the shallow trays. Like $5 per tray is alott but they last longer then any other tray line I have used. Mad thick I haven’t broken one yet. 🤘🤘🌱🌱

Yeah forsure, there are alott of people out there working on cool hydro projects. That is really a whole rabbit hole topic honestly. Long story short alott of that equipment is really expensive. I always recommend that people that are new to the game start with the traditional shelf and soil set up until they get accustomed to the lifestyle of a grower. Alott of people spend a load of money on the nicest set ups then decide they aren’t really willing to do what it takes to do this long term. So my advice is start small and basic then decide if you want to make the long term investment of automating things. I recommend using promix or sun grow it’s going to be the most economical and meet all of your needs. Luckily we have chickens goats and pigs so I am able to feed them my spent trays which doesn’t exactly equate to cash but I feed them majorly microgreens which drastically cuts down on the grain bill. You could look into composting systems but that is where the argument of grow mats and hydro comes into place. I’d recommend getting started and then make a decision of how nice/advanced you want to go! But totally up to you it’s all about what best suits your needs.

@@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc thanks for the insights!

Yeah absolutely, but the cost is significantly different. Being an individual selling to chefs directly you are not breaking any rules by using paper towels Instead of a clamshell diaper. If you are GAP certified that may be different. In my experience chefs are not willing to pay any more money whether you use a paper towel or something else. Having a paper towel isn’t even 100 percent necessary we just do it for extra precaution. All about personal preference!

Thank you! I been using this technique for years. I learned it from a lady who used to run the game in my area like 8 years ago she’d been doing it for like 15 years before that… true og! So I can’t take the credit but it’s an awesome technique that will definitely improve the longevity of your greens!

@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc God bless that lady🙏

Great question, we're going to film a video on that this week. Stay tuned 🤙

Here is a link to the bags I use in the mean time. You’re going to need ice packs as well to keep the greens cool. First link is the bags and the second link is the ice packs. Best of luck brotha! 🌱🌱🤘 www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-insulated-food-delivery-bag-pan-carrier-red-nylon-23-x-13-x-15/124FCARRRD.html www.webstaurantstore.com/nordic-nb64-64-oz-10-1-2-x-7-x-1-3-4-foam-brick-cold-pack-case/443NB64CS10.html

You got it!

Haha appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed

Awesome glad to hear

Glad you think so! Appreciate you stopping by

Haha yeah link in the description :) Glad you found em. Good luck and let me know if you end up having any questions on these!

Here is the link 👇 www.amazon.com/dp/B089Q27FHF/ref=syn_sd_onsite_mobileweb_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&pf_rd_p=1123174d-9b50-4ab3-adda-9b0c121e1574&pf_rd_r=W698WFV1QHC9JHD9W461&pd_rd_wg=dRjGh&pd_rd_w=C1cuF&pd_rd_r=291ea5d3-3470-40a2-89c2-8db4144d82b0&aref=OFEORLjl74 Thank you for commenting, I hope this is helpful to you!

Hey! I actually did a video a while back talking about these lights, check it out. I also link to the exact lights I have in the description. Let me know if you have any questions! th-cam.com/video/1ZJk0I8bj_s/w-d-xo.html

Hey there, I did a video talking about these lights a while back, check it out - Link to the lights in video description th-cam.com/video/1ZJk0I8bj_s/w-d-xo.html

Hey you're exactly right, this is the toughest part of the business. Keep at it and happy to provide some encouragement through my messups! >.< - It really is a numbers game. For every 100 you talk to you might get 1-5, which is why its important to keeping approaching Chefs and growing in the process. Keep me posted, best of luck on landing that first client

@@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc thank you for your videos! I actually started this business with the help of people like yourself. I believe this industry has huge potential with much needed tools for microgreen businesses. Networking is one of them. I'm a product designer and used to design packaging. I'm realizing that there's a huge role with providing freshness. Ironically, when I was living in New York City and working as a product designer, the last project I was working on was salad greens right before they fired me LOL ..that was back in 2014. I never thought I'd be doing this in 2024. But I think that there is potential with improving the ability to transport microgreens and keeping them fresh. I used to attend packaging tradeshows to see the latest technology. There really hasn't been any improvement other than moisture absorption pads. I might start delving into this again because this is a much needed area for innovative solutions. I'll keep you posted for sure.

Good luck brother!!

Yeah water PH is not really an issue, but everything has been growing great lately. Still havn't tested it >.<

Oh interesting, where are you snagging these metal reusable boxes? Would totally be down to give em a shot

Oh interesting, what state is that?

Oh interesting, what state is that?

@@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc georgia

Hell yeah that's the way to go dude, how was it? For us, this big guy was a pain to move, but we got a great deal on it a while back and it woulda been a shame to pass it up

True that, great idea :D and thank you!

Definitely, there is alott of talk about what’s what and quality but these work just as good as any others in the game in my opinion. It’s all about personal preference! 🌱🌱

What type of lights do you use?

Would love to check em out, can you drop a link?

Hey brother, don't leave us hanging on the edge over here.

That is awesome! Welcome to the community!! Definitely, We just bred a bunch of liquid culture. And made a video about how to do it. Keep an eye out we will be dropping it next week!

Dudeeee I have a tray washer that I invented! it runs off a pressure washer. Should I drop a video?

@@TheConsciousCultivators-wq9sc bro drop it!!!

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