Watering Microgreens for Easy Germination! Mustard Micros
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2020
- As most of you know, we like to mist our crops twice a day during the germination process... well, that can be a lot of work when you have a few full racks growing 😓
🧐Misting twice daily for each tray in germination is time-consuming, but is there an advantage to doing so?
✅We tested this on 4 trays: All the trays were seeded and grown the exact same, with only one difference, the watering schedules... Tray 1 was misted once a day, Tray 2 was misted twice a day like we usually do, Tray 3 was misted every other day and lastly Tray 4 was given only ONE heavy watering.
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Another great experiment well done guys!!!!!
Love your experiments. Very helpful. Thanks!
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This was very informative, thank you.
Great experiment thanks!
CEO of pretty dang solid
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Good experiment. I am jealous of your trailer and shelving setup!
Great video! Thanks!
I really appreciate you giving a demo on the Sprouting trays. I've been using them for about a month now. You were spot on about the lower tray needing extra water for the roots. I've been having very good results with this system for my very small family. Thank you very much for your site.
Thanks for this experiment. Helps a lot for people who are just starting off.
These experiments are pretty dang helpful 😀
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Love the tests. I would like to see them complet to harvest. When I see the germination only test it just feels like a half test. A little incomplete. Great info anyway. Thanks
omg i sent you a question on instagram about mustard seeds problem and here is a video! :) Thanks!!!
Lol, we do our best to help!! :) Thanks for the support!
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Love these experiments, saving us time & money. I would like to see you do the same with biostrate. Thank you!
Great!!!
Pretty dang good video
I'm about to start growing i have already purchased cocunut mat. I would love to see yall try some crops on this medium as it would benefit me greatly thank you. Rambo radish, red acre cabbage, are what I'm starting with.
This test is HUGE! What a time saver to reduce watering during germination. Thanks y’all!
Great experiment! My daily plant maintenance is becoming unexpectantly long. Do you think this would work with other genus besides brassicas?
Great experiment.. Would be intresting how it works on diffrent crops.. Then you would know what to be done with each crop..
hey guys great video once again I've been watching you for a couple weeks now and I've been really inspired to get into the microgreens game , just wondering if you had any extra supplies that you don't use that you want to get rid of it like Trey's or solution or coco coir I'm starting to get in my seeds and my lights will be coming soon I'm in Frisco I could pick up anything locally let me know thanks a lot love your channel
Awesome video! Can you continue with this test and do a weight and taste comparison?
That`s very nice! So, i will try only watering in the evening, cause i have no time in the morning :) I think watering only once a day doesn`t matter
Hi - Love your videos so much. Motivated me to start a micro-rack (small set up - hehehe)! On this crop - how many days of weight and how many for blackout? Thanks for all the knowledge you have given me on microgreens!
No worries about mold forming during germination? That spider web mold.
Good observation...Thank you for watching Heart of The ocean!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!
Great stuff! I spend hrs watching! Also, CJ looks like Donny Green with his hat 🤣🥰
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Thanks. Great video. I wish you would do something on Celery Microgreens!
Great suggestion and Thank you for the support! We will see what we can do!
Thanks you guys are really helping me out. Two questions. Any way to stop the seeds from sticking to bottom of tray when you lift it to mist? And After day 3 were those trays going into blackout or under light. Thanks again
Hey guys, great videos!
I was wondering if you have written up a series of best practises based on your experimental findings?
Many thanks
Does the tray you put the media and the seeds in have several holes in the bottom? Also, do you have a video where you did a similar experiment with mats like hemp or biostrate? Super impressed with your work!
I like the matching micro greens hairdo son. Way to represent.
You are what you eat!! 🌱🌱🌱
@@OnTheGrow Amen. I have cloven hooves with turnip greens for a mane.
Nice! Fantastic video! Thank You for your experiment, it was a very useful video.
I am binge watching as many as I can with my limited mobile data plan.
I don't have broadband internet, so I have to very carefully pick which videos have the priority b4 I run out of mobile data!
I just saw one from 8 months ago where u said u were redoing the racks & inside of ur cargo trailer.
Most of us already feel that ur setup is already close to perfect. However, you have really peaked our curiosity! When is that coming?
I am growing in 8x8 trays. Coco coir. It is great you did this video. I was trying to figure out the logistics of vacation and keeping the restaurants happy. I was gonna run an experiment this week myself. I still will but you confirmed what I suspected. Thanks for your hard work!
Is that mold on the tray 4? The white fuzzy stuff around the plants?
Have you tried cellulose medium? I was checking out a company called Koppert Kress and that's all they use
Sweet! I just started two trays with coco coir and was wondering about this.
Coco is our favorite! It really is just so easy to grow on...
What's the advantage of having the seeds and the plants growing inside with artificial lamps?
Wouldn't it be cheaper to have them in a greenhouse with all transparent walls and ceiling receiving free sunlight?
The microgreens are particular about their climate and light sources. Too much light and they don’t grow well. We are going to be doing more tests for outdoors as soon as we move into our new house in a few days!
Also, the cost the run the lights inside are really quite cheap. But free light is best like you said! Stay tuned for more indoor vs outdoor test on microgreens!
Great video, thank you! What temperature and humidity levels do you try to keep in your grow room?
Great test! I have found in my growing situation once a day watering or misting has worked the best😀
Thank you for sharing! Watering only once a day can save a ton of time, especially if growing a lot of trays! Thank you again for sharing what works for your growspace and for your support!
Are there any mold concerns between ea sample?
looking forward to seeing the result of the hydroponic test on watering.
Just planted mustard about 2 days ago. Getting really slow germination for some reason
Great video. What is the purpose of the blackout period?
🙂 Great question...this is an important part of our growing technique...we can help determine the height of our greens in this manner! Thank you Denis Lacasse 🥳 We really appreciate your support!!
Would be cool to see how you prepare your coco. I use it for mushrooms which I have to rinse the salt out and pasteurize. We just need to rinse and dry the coco for Microgreens right?
🙂Thank you for watching Justin!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!
Coco Coir comes in a compressed block...you put it into a tub...add water..it expands until fluffy. Loosen with your hands and its planting time!!!
what about mould?
Quick question. Do you think weighing the yield on all four trays could give you a more holistic results on the experiment?
Excellent video! Thank you for sharing this experiment.
My mustard is uneven in taste. Some parts of the tray are spicy and some are very mild. Any ideas why?
Great video. One factor that you forgot to mention. I grow basic salad mix exclusively and I stopped multiple watering because of the number of seeds that were sticking to top. I’d estimate 5% seed loss or more. I’d be curious how this test looks when the saturation sample wasn’t disturbed for 3 days.
Just wondered how you get a good root system because the roots on my rocket don't seem to be emerging through , even by day 6?!
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Hey you guys!
I am really thankful for all of your videos, because I want to start growing microgreens.
I live in Serbia,a small country in Europe,since we are not in EU it is really difficult to order online organics seeds and trays.
Can you please tell me something about quality,dimensions and producer of your trays, with and without hols?
Since I am beginer, thinking start with sunflower,pea and radish, how many trays do I need?
Hi. Try to buy seeds at Lokvina, Croatia ;)
Enjoyed the test and can see where watering/ misting once per day would save a lot of time and energy. Great Job. One question. Why would you spend the extra money for grow mats verses coco coir? That seems to be counter productive for your profit margins. I look forward to your answer. It is because of your videos that we have started microgreens as a second income stream to our mushrooms business.
Remember back in the day, when I told you I could save you lots of time?
I have done this same experiment on my own, like 10 years ago. I know how this is going to turn out without finishing the video, although I will finish it and thank you for posting it.
Here’s A rule of thumb:
Mother Nature rarely foul things up. She gets it right pretty much every time, so just mimic her and you’re good to go.
wow my mustard on day 3 are still little seeds with a tiny root trying to grow...
Hmm... We have noticed that each variety of mustard grows at very different rates. Some take quite a while to germinate like Red Giant Mustard. We're excited to eat these in a few days! We've never tried Komatsuna.
How many grams of mustard on a 1020 tray ?
My hoght tunnel.did.not hold up so I don't think I'll do anything but sprouts for personal use
💚Thank you Janie Goodman for the update...breaks our heart you can't play along right now! 😄
Why no weights for the spinach mustard? Love your experiments!
Same question. Also, what's the next step? Are they supposed to be put out in the light after this stage?
I kinda regard these guys as my R&D team for me building a new business (only half kidding)
Lol, there have actually been a ton of people who were able to launch their grow ops from the info on our channel! :)
We do the dirty work so others don't have to!
Could y’all do a video on how y’all sanitize y’all treys after use and what y’all use
I haven't seen this but I am betting peroxide, since that's what they use for fungicide. I've heard them mention "a good scrubbing"
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If one saturation at the beginning gives you pretty much identical results as misting daily, why would one choose the method that requires more work?
We like to look at our greens daily :) call it an obsession, but we can more closely monitor the growth and see the progress of the growth!
What are mustard spinach? I’m just starting and wonder what to try. I’ll use coco coir and method 4, thanks for the video. What is optimal daytime temp for growing?
Once in the morning
Good day! I need your advice on type of filtered water used for Microgreens.
Should I use RO (reverse osmosis) or is it better to use Alkaline mineral water?
Kindly advise.
Thanks a million in advance. 😀🙏
It really depends... personally I would try one tray of each and see which I like more! The RO water is completely stripped of minerals so the grow will likely be quite slow. RO is great for adding nutrients back into though. The mineral water should work well, but you likely need to drop the pH slightly on it if it is alkaline. Plants usually prefer water pH around 5.5-6.5.
Hope that helps!
@@OnTheGrow Thanks! 🙏
From your experience, do you think the heavy soak would be enough even if using the sprouting mats? Or would that tend to dry out the coco coir to the point that additional watering would be needed? I'm using the green sprouting trays you suggested with great results but would like to simplify the day to day tasks as much as possible. Thanks for the great information!
Thank you so much for the support!! We can do a video on that and find out... It should work well with the sprouting trays too... We too are looking to find ways to minimize the labor while still getting good results!
How many times do you water then after the tray is in the light? Would you mist it once or do underwater?
Also, how much water do you put under the tray? Do you remove the water after a few hours or leave it there?
Hi On the grow!! Did you use weights on your Mustards? I'm struggling to find answers if I should weight my mustards down or just use an empty tray... Your feedback would be much appreciated 😊
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I just got all my microgreen equipment .. but I’m wondering, do you put the trays back over the top of the yellow germination everyday before you go into blackout? .. how are they not smashed down?
Me too. I feel frightened to put so much weight on them.
Between all the different mediums you’ve used - biostrate, coco, Terrafibre, soil etc....what would you consider your most reliable and easiest to work with when comparing ease of germination? I’m currently trying out terrfibre for the first time after running out of biostrate and being at wits end with mold from soil I’m curious to know what’s worked out for you the most. Thanks guys and cheers!
I would say Coco Coir. It’s so dang easy... it always gives us solid germination and growth, but we do have to use a little care to not over-water it. Outside of that, it’s by far our current favorite. If you search, you can usually get a good deal on it somewhere and the cost of more expensive Coco’s are usually about $0.78/tray (7-9cups of medium) which is really reasonable for the ease of use.
How many days were they in blackout for? And did you bottom water after blackout?
Had to rewatch the video because it has been so long since we've made it! Looks like it was a single day of blackout! We did bottom water after blackout!
Hi, where can I find microgreen seeds for shipping to Indonesia? I’m desperate, no one can shipping to my country
Search locally! These are the same seeds used for field production. Just make sure they are untreated and uncoated. You don’t want seeds treated with any kinds of poisons or anything. 🤗🌱🌱
I'm gonna guess the winner is once a day in the AM.
Can you use an automatic misting system for this?
Absolutely. Your imagination is the limit for what you can do with setting up microgreen systems.
I tried coconut coir and while I like it to add water retention on my beds, I hated it as a grow medium for microgreens.
Why?
Weird, we’ve tried about 30 different mediums and we keep coming back to Coco. It’s probably the best medium that we’ve tested... Always solid germination and growth from it.
Interesting experiment but you should have continued.
Do you guys use food grade H2O2 to dilute？Whats the concentration of the food grade H2O2？
We use 3% Food-Grade H2O2. We use 2 TBSP per liter with great results! Increase as needed...
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why did you move away from soil?
We love to experiment a lot so we keep trying new things! Soil works great but we get to play more with hydroponic mediums...
Hello! When will this be updated on your seed guide online to be able to click on the items and watch it on youtube
We just looked into this, and the links are all working perfectly fine, and we haven't had anyone else say that they aren't. You might need to clear your browser cookies & cache. Hope that helps!
How do I know when it's ready for black out?
When everything looks like 90% of the seeds have opened up and are starting to try standing up. That's usually when we put it in
@@OnTheGrow Thanks so much for the reply!
What exactly is black out?
It is putting the plants into a dark place with no resistance so they stretch taller.
If using soil I think it won't dry out so fast as there is little bits of absorbent wood in there that acts like a sponge
What about watering once germinated please?
Allways water coco to run off, you will be hard pushed to over water coco. At full saturation, coco still holds around 30% more oxygen that soil and for best results pH balance yer water, remember you are also replacing air in the soil too, try an experiment of watering once a day regardless of how wet the coco is... You might be surprised 💚
I think you should have taken the experiment to the end and then weighed the finished product. That's where you can really tell. The camera angle I get doesn't necessarily coincide with what you're seeing from above. The only way to really tell is to way the final products. Just my $0.02.
what mister do you guys use? i use a recycled chemical spray bottle and my hand is starting to hurt
never mind just saw one of your other vids, wish i could fit a hose into my bedroom
please stop saying 'pretty dang'