How to Grow Microgreens in a Shipping Container Farm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- John from www.growingyour... takes you on a field trip to Cardo's Sprout Farm outside Dallas, Texas to show you how one man is growing microgreens inside a shipping container!
In this episode, you will learn about a 9-acre diversified farm that is growing many fruit trees, vegetables and even more microgreens that are sold at local farmers markets in the DFW area in Texas.
First, you will get a short tour of the property to learn how fruits and vegetables are being grown, as well as some of the farming techniques that are being used.
Next, you will get an in-depth look of how this farmer converted a shipping container with home depot supplies that enables him to grow microgreens in a climate controlled insulated area year round!
You will discover what Food Safe NSF trays are being used to grow microgreens, how they are watered, the source of the seeds, the LED lighting that is being used, and much, much more.
You will discover how broccoli microgreens are growing without any soil medium on kraft paper!
You will learn all the basics of growing microgreens in a shipping container and taking them to market to have your own small farming business.
Jump to the following parts of this episode:
02:41 Vegetables Growing in between Fruit Trees
04:11 Blackberry Growing Area
05:44 Best Fruit Tree to Grow
07:04 Digging Ponds to Catch Water and Create Berms
08:10 Inside Greenhouse - starting seedlings
10:53 Shipping Container Growing Microgreens
12:10 Opening Shipping Container
12:20 Growing Microgreens better than Lettuce in a shipping container
13:11 Modifications to the Shipping Container
14:00 Not a lot of Fans
15:12 Microgreens Grow 7-14 days
16:50 Using NSF Cafeteria Trays to bottom water Microgreens
18:42 Non-densely seeded flats - has better airflow
20:13 Growing Brocolli Sprouts in 10x20 trays
21:15 Using Kraft Paper as Pad to Grow Brocolli Microgreens
23:!5 Modifications to Shipping Container to Grow microgreens
24:00 1" PVC has an insert of EMT Metal Conduit to make it stronger
26:30 Using well water to water the microgreens
27:00 4 different kinds of LED lights. Which is best?
28:00 No special grow lights. Just full spectrum LED
29:00 Using a blag flag non-chemical zapper to kill bugs
29:58 Sometimes plants do not grow as fast
31:40 Grow certain varieties of microgreens that work for your method
33:15 Adding ocean minerals to water to increase nutrition
33:55 Insulated Box Truck with seed storage
34:40 Source of lesser-known Microgreen Seeds
35:38 Walk in Cooler in the back of an insulated box truck
36:00 Don't seal the bags when selling microgreens
After watching this episode, you will learn how to grow microgreens and make it really simple. You will discover how microgreens can be grown in a shipping container, and you can start your own farm anywhere!
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Jump to the following parts of this episode:
02:41 Vegetables Growing in between Fruit Trees
04:11 Blackberry Growing Area
05:44 Best Fruit Tree to Grow
07:04 Digging Ponds to Catch Water and Create Berms
08:10 Inside Greenhouse - starting seedlings
10:53 Shipping Container Growing Microgreens
12:10 Opening Shipping Container
12:20 Growing Microgreens better than Lettuce in a shipping container
13:11 Modifications to the Shipping Container
14:00 Not a lot of Fans
15:12 Microgreens Grow 7-14 days
16:50 Using NSF Cafeteria Trays to bottom water Microgreens
18:42 Non-densely seeded flats - has better airflow
20:13 Growing Brocolli Sprouts in 10x20 trays
21:15 Using Kraft Paper as Pad to Grow Brocolli Microgreens
23:!5 Modifications to Shipping Container to Grow microgreens
24:00 1" PVC has an insert of EMT Metal Conduit to make it stronger
26:30 Using well water to water the microgreens
27:00 4 different kinds of LED lights. Which is best?
28:00 No special grow lights. Just full spectrum LED
29:00 Using a blag flag non-chemical zapper to kill bugs
29:58 Sometimes plants do not grow as fast
31:40 Grow certain varieties of microgreens that work for your method
33:15 Adding ocean minerals to water to increase nutrition
33:55 Insulated Box Truck with seed storage
34:40 Source of lesser-known Microgreen Seeds
35:38 Walk in Cooler in the back of an insulated box truck
36:00 Don't seal the bags when selling microgreens
sprinkled on 'soaped' broccoli seeds?
Are they literally soap-water cleaned before sprinkled onto that rough recycled paper?
@@AnotherCoyote
Soaked, not soaped.
@@cardosprout182 thanks
Give John a big thumbs up...thanks for sharing that with us John. Great variety in the orchard and garden.
That's neat to see the container and growing methods. I've been buying sprouts and microgreens from Rick at Coppell Farmers Market for years.
Dude, I love your channel. Thanks for sharing so many different ways people successfully grow
Hey John, Love your channel. But think about what you say about putting two trays side-by-side on one side. Two 10-20 tray make a square 20-20 so putting them lengthwise does not waste space, just makes it easier to take the trays out one by one.
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Great video and thanks for the inspiration. I've been thinking about putting a shipping container on my field for awhile.
Super interesting video, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the hard work
Awesome video bro
No interview? Maybe the guy is camera shy 😔
Good video John, hope you can stop by San Antonio one of these days. Would love to meet you and thank you in person for all the hard work you do and the effort you put into these videos to educate all of us.
Keep up the good work 👍
God bless you 🤗
Some farmers decline an interview, that is generally why they do not appear in my videos
The farmer had a rather urgent water supply problem to deal with: burst pipe under the well tank. Plus it was getting dark! Maybe next time.
microgreens make the world go round
The best survival food!
Watched all of this. Thank you.
Fantastic video you possess in here.
Microgreens can also be a viable side income. Thanks bud :)
@Phoenix very true
John, you named a products for micro nutrients to add to the water?Grobol? What's the spelling on that?
Move from a Farm to just north of Tampa have Parkisnon so cannot do any farm work anymore. well just as good that I left, It got destroyed due to Hurricane Micheal, First garden spot a Failure, The soil here is just bad, so going to try more hydroponics in my back yard, in my front build two raise garden beds on the side of the house. Neighbors Complained to code enforcement. The officer like it and asked me to make her and her mother some.. So making enough of these jobs to build two more Garden Beds Might do a Wicken Bed like on another one of your videos
Great video. I wonder if he needs heating in the winter.
Yes, I have heat and AC. As John said it gets down to single digits here in north Texas in the winter.
Love this!
Hey how you doing I like your TH-cam videos and this is going to sound stupid I've been getting into microgreens and I'm thinking about making it as a business would you consider the microgreens is a big Market in the United States or not a lot of people are doing it or you have a lot of competition?
Hi Dan. I would not call it big, but growing. Competition is getting more intense but the market is mostly for whole trays that the chefs use mostly as a garnish, sadly. I sell to individuals at farmer's markets rather than restaurants and my system is very self-sustaining. No plastic trays to replace, my own composted growing medium instead of purchased sterilized medium with few nutrients. I suggest starting small and growing slowly and naturally with a dedicated customer base because yours are the best in the area!
Add green energy, automate, and put next to grocery stores 👍
Awesome!
While in Texas, you could visit My Epicurean Aquaponics farm. Run by women for Texas high-end chefs :)
What are your thoughts on automated gardening systems?
A smart guy...
I worked here like over 20 years ago, s/o to the Mean Green.
Hey Brent, good to see you still growing!
Cardo
@@cardosprout182 hey! Cardo, thanks for all of the years! I never thought I'd see your farm on TH-cam. many blessings to you...
17:00 What type of top tray did he use over the cafe tray? That one actually touches the plants so it must be NSF certified too. I noticed LED Shop lights for half the lights for plants at COSTCO. Want to use them if they work fine.
Julie, the top trays are the same as the bottom trays. The growing tray, the middle one, is 2" smaller than top and bottom trays, allowing for bottom watering...not spraying from the top which can be a problem. So 3 trays per set. And you are right, the greens will actually push the top tray up an inch before I uncover them depending on the micro. LEDs have been a boon for me because of reduced heat. There are many different types and configurations. Each micro responds differently so experiment!
@@cardosprout182 Thank you! Ordered a modest start up and will be on my way to growing them this week. Smartest thing we can do is grow our own food. I am a QHHT practitioner and we hear what's coming in the next few years. Many positive outcomes but a bit of choas first and many earth changes. I bet the people of China wish they had done this. However, there is a simple way to kill even a corona virus with 12,000 gauss magnets. I've used biomagnetism for 3 years with great success. No doctors for me in 25 years. The awakening is happening now and if you are so guided to learn more, watch Dolores Canon videos. She developed QHHT. :)
Hi John, a good while back you had a video on buying the best potting soil from Lowes but I can't find it now, can you post a link to that video Please. Thanks
Walmart has it
Hey John, are worm casings vegan?
Nice
How do you stop wildlife coming in and eating or just destroying?!
sprinkled on 'soaped' broccoli seeds?
Are they literally soap-water cleaned before sprinkled onto that rough recycled paper?
SOAKED :)
With the broccoli grown without soil, just on paper, why not eat the roots, too?
Great question Eckankar. Eating the roots is definitely an option. I offer it both ways, on the paper, still growing, or with the roots cut off, washed and spun dry. If you've grown broccoli you know that the roots become very entangled and difficult to separate which makes the presentation look a little messy but it's definitely an option. They can easily be pulled off the paper and you get more nutrients and more yield that way. I sell a 9 inch by 10 inch box still growing on the paper at the markets that will keep for 3 weeks or more in the refrigerator. I also use the cut version as the base for a ready to eat salad mix of garlic, pea and radish micros plus a seven sprout mix! Eleven super veggies in one salad! (My son's name is Rebazar by the way for you Eckists!)
Does anyone know the energy costs for this type of set up? i'm looking to start a similar build.
same
Just brought jujube seed the other day, but apparently the better tasting varieties are clones and not from seed, ill still plant them and see what happens
Hey Beshy, go for it! My property had one tree forty years ago and now there are fifty or more, all self seeded. I get a couple hundred pounds of fruit every year and they are better tasting than any of the "commercial" varieties I've tasted.
I think John could grow the most organic bud
If you yanked those microgreens out and put in some og kush....youd make more money. ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻
right.. of course.. let's turn everyone into a doper../pot head awesome..
Harvest once a week micros or grow to flowering? Kinda risky...but give it a shot.
our rights for that have been stripped away a longtime ago
There are a couple of companies that in fact build shipping containers specifically for that purpose... growing microgreens. They start at $50,000.. ridiculous. ….
1st.
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No Caption? I'll not subscribe
Do you ever wonder walking through a place...."This can't be legal?"
:)
No sign of insullation and he's running 3 air con units for plants. I suppose the climate crisis is just a rumour, then?
FFS.
Thank you. It's very warm/hot/humid here in North Texas for the most part....we didn't start getting the weird weather patterns til cloud seeding got way more popular. Winter weather doesn't hit until mid December her lol.
Hell, jujubes are tropical (so they say) and he has em growing since before he moved to that property. I promise you or environment is better for growing everything he grows in Cali and some, with his petty ass 😂
rofl nottheutter… stop buying in to the total and complete crap of al gore and the rest of the lying ignoramus idiots. Educate yourself about the reality of how weather and climate are ACTUALLY driven..here is a hint.. It's not you, It's not CO2 IT'S THE SUN...You do know and understand that plants need CO2..right?... But hey if you enjoy being a victim by those idiots and all those who love nothing more than trying to brow beat you in to the submissive position, then enjoy.
@@forageforage3520 You show your ignorance as soon as you mention Al Gore. You think he started it? Twat.
notthenutter ... the real ignorance is humans thinking we completely understand the cause and effect of awesome forces of nature.
@@jmarvosa6x3 I think we know enough.