Mighty fine looking micros ya got there Mrs. Patti. Agree on the mats being the way to go. Hope your staying warm up there my friend. Thanks for the update!
Fantastic video - super interesting to see the results! Wish there was a cost effective reusable mat of some kind that could be used for years - imagine the money you would save. BTW, your packaging looks great, not flashy & puts the emphasis on the veggies, smart designing. You're almost at 25K subs! I know Spring is coming & you guys are gearing up - hope you can take us along, even for 2-5 minutes. Wishing success!!
Thank you so much! Yes we will be sure to take you along this season! We will start our cherry tomatoes and peppers either tomorrow or Monday! Sooooo excited!!
Excellent demonstration, I really enjoyed watching this.. So interesting to see the yield differences. The polystyrene boxes are a brilliant item for transport. Nice, no fuss labels. Thank you for sharing this. Cheers -- Elly
You have always been very open about your farming and I applaud you for that . Have you ever tried cleaning the mats and reusing them. Might be interesting .
Thank you! No I haven't tried cleaning them, but know of others who have with success. I don't have the time, but maybe someday I'll try one just to see😉
Thank you so much for all the invaluable information. I love your attitude and confidence. Your pricing video will help me this coming season. I live in a small town in the Adirondack Mountains of NY. I was afraid to charge what I thought was reasonable until I started learning from you. Thank you.
love the new hair dew! I use the brother ql thermal printer, this way if I can easily change the label without waste and image doesn't smear. if you wish to rinse greens, you use a salad spinner to dry before packaging. some people like the root with the greens like with radish best
Most amazing taste & color. They are delicious. Wish we could get this kind of quality in BC. Nothing compares to Spring Hill Farms Greens & Vegetables. NOTHING 🥰
If you don't mind a couple of piggy back notes on this. 1) Chef's prefer a specific length in their cut, often under 2" so getting a closer cut to the mat isn't really a great idea. If your stems are too long, they'll opt for other providers. 2) The mats require some kind of fertilizer/nutrient for anything over a 7 day grow. 3) Soak mats ahead of time, and use a spray bottle to mist them after you seed, otherwise stuff gets washed around. Just some added notes from our own experiences with them. We use both, mat for short grow, and compost mix for longer stuff. 4) not all micros do well on mats. Ideological notes, use eco friendly clamshells that are made from plant based resin for composting. Bags are tough, because there aren't many clear plastic options for bags that are compostable.
Thanks for your input! Our Chefs are extremely happy with our micros. If I have anything that is beyond grown, we consume ourselves in juicing. We do fertilize as well as soak the mats before planting and mist . So far, sunflowers are the only crop that hasn't done well for us on mats.
@@Growwiththelaplantes Thanks so much for the insight on these mats, as well as the comment about the sunflowers. I just bought a 10 pack of the mats and will be using them tomorrow. I was planning on using one tray for speckled pea and one for sunflower seeds, however, given your comment will continue to use soil for the sunflower seeds. Do you mind sharing what the issue was with them? Thanks!
Ryan Willett thank you for insight so guessing you use plastic plates without holes for these fibers? Just don’t want to drown my sprouts or cause mildew issues
@@danielleterry180 I use a two tray system in which the mat is in a tray with holes and I water into the second tray below which has no holes. Sterilize every tray between plantings.
Thanks for the video. I have tried sprouting and microgreening gave up it was a disaster. I am now thinking about trying again with the hemp mats. Nice thing about home gardening if it doesn't work it just it not a huge cost. This is why your info is so valuable because this is your livelihood. If you endorse a product or suggest a type of plant seed I check to see if it will work for me so thank you for being honest and transparent when you endorse a product.
@@Growwiththelaplantes I am also happy you didn't give up because I have put your advice to work in my little greenhouse and garden. Because of your video on onion growing we are eating garden grown onions. I have beets from my garden and cucumbers my list could go on and on. You have given such great advice thank you. I tell anyone who is starting a garden or is experienced gardeners to watch Spring Hill Farms. Thank you
You are so very kind! It is people like yourself who will succeed. I am very grateful to have helped. I never in a million years would have thought we could be inspiring to others. You are also an inspiration to us. Thank you !
would there be a nutrient difference between using the mat vs soil ? do you add nutrient to the water for the greens grown in the mat ? I would like to use the mats for ease of no soil mess...just a concern that came to mind. thank you and love following your farm !!
Love watching all of your videos. When it comes to using the mats costing about 1.52 each compared soils costing only pennies, you can always keep the micros in the dark a day or so longer to get more height. Your clam shells seam might expensive Mine only cost me 23 cents, not 43 cents.
Question.... Have you tried the Vegbed bamboo grow mats? I'm getting really good results with everything. Also on the Hemp pads, did you have to germinate the seeds longer? Great video 👍
If I was to start this up, this is how I would do it. A lot less mess as far as I am concerned. Though I would head to the Dollarama and get another measuring tape and tape them both to the counter so you could measure that way as opposed to taking our the tape each time, could save some time.Good Luck!
I'm going to give the terrafibre a go to see how it goes for myself. I'm not into buying such a big roll as I'm only growing small amounts but I'm intrigued by it's cleanliness. I might do a "small guy grow off" between terrafibre, Bounty paper towel, jute and soil. :-) I'm glad you shared your findings. 🍺
Smaller, already cut mats are also available. Willie, its sooo clean to work with! I'm anxious to see how your trial goes!! I love trying this new stuff and sharing with others!
@@Growwiththelaplantes I ordered a bundle which were 1020 size, 10 pack. Should last me a lifetime but you never know. I'm finding lots of ways to eat microgreens at the moment and some of the methods require lots :-)
No, do not soak your small seed. Eg. Radish, beets, arugula, broccoli etc... soak only ,(large seed) peas, sunflower etc... I'm going to do a video on this exact topic this week.
Do I get the plates with holes or without?This is great I am just trying to get started and this will do great in my green house come fall so I can grow my salad greens and spring mix .
I was looking for a mat like this to try with my aquaponics set up I was thinking cotten but hemp mats make way more sense... I've use coconut coir like peat moss at times but you still need peat moss to get it working right... Thanks for the recommendation because it really sells itself so if I do buy for seed starting and for aquaponics and micro greens if I get there.... Lol... I do want to and sprouting wheat grass and oat grass for the rabbits anyway... I have broccoli seeds from the garden I want to use
Hey Patti! Matt here from Ferme Ojalammi in Warren. What kind of lights are those on your microgreens setup? Why did you choose them over other types like T5 LEDs and other LED grow lights readily available on Amazon? Where did you buy them, do you recommend them and what if anything would you change about your lighting setup if you had the cash and time? Thanks!!
Question: Why do you use Terafibre mats for peas? ... I have simply grown them in the tray without medium... is there an advantage? I find i get great yields..
how do you get so many seeds to start with to make a mat? seeds cost a lot per plant relatively.. Do you just get them from your summer crops? curious.
We purchase them through Mumms seeds in bulk at a very reasonable cost. I'm doing a vid on that right now in a step by step. It will explain all of that with links
Time is money, it would save a lot of time if you cut your mats the same size as your clam shells and just set the mat of greens in a clam shell without spending time cutting and weighing them. The sprouts would last a lot longer for your customers in their fridge since they are still alive. Also if the greens are ready before market days you can hold them in the cooler and keep them longer. There would be less greens per clam shell so maybe use a bigger clam shell if you find it works better. I think City-hydro does it that way in Baltimore. Thanks for posting...
Yes, I do use Hydroponic nutrients for the mats after they are taken out of blackout. I'm doing a step by step video from start to finish now, to explain everything we do. Stay tuned!
Others have done this. Apparently you just pull roots out and soak in disinfectant ie hydrogen peroxide solution or bleach solution. I don't find it worth my time, but if you do try it, please let us know how it works for you.
Just wondering if you cooked them in boiling water for a few minutes to turn roots into mush if they then would rinse out with a little water pressure.
Yes, we do . We use the same nutrients as the Hydroponic house. 6-11-31. We use 1 tsp per gallon of water mixture. I add 1 cup to base tray when out of blackout stage, twice per day.
Hi again, cutting micro with pair of scissors or knives is slow for production. Unless you have a specific reason for doing so, it is far faster, better and more consistent to use a thing called a greens harvester with quick stand attachment from Farmers Friend LLC. total cost is around US$750 but for what you are doing and the volume I see, I think you might be at a scale where the harvester would make more sense. link is farmersfriendllc.com. we bundle our pea shoots and do not package them loose so we don't use the greens harvester. However, we do use it on a first cut of baby lettuce. sincerely, Mud Dog Farm PS. sorry but we don't have youtube channel nor a web site. don't have yung'uns to do these sort of things.
Mighty fine looking micros ya got there Mrs. Patti. Agree on the mats being the way to go. Hope your staying warm up there my friend. Thanks for the update!
Thanks my friend! Yes, we are getting through winter with ease this year! Spring is on it's way!
i loved the cam angle the first 4mins!!!!
Fantastic video - super interesting to see the results! Wish there was a cost effective reusable mat of some kind that could be used for years - imagine the money you would save. BTW, your packaging looks great, not flashy & puts the emphasis on the veggies, smart designing. You're almost at 25K subs! I know Spring is coming & you guys are gearing up - hope you can take us along, even for 2-5 minutes. Wishing success!!
Thank you so much! Yes we will be sure to take you along this season! We will start our cherry tomatoes and peppers either tomorrow or Monday! Sooooo excited!!
Try using stainless steel screen mesh for window screens but remember stainless steel 😉 it works and is reusable for a while!
Excellent demonstration, I really enjoyed watching this.. So interesting to see the yield differences. The polystyrene boxes are a brilliant item for transport. Nice, no fuss labels. Thank you for sharing this. Cheers -- Elly
Thank you Elly!
Yes, I love these coolers. Thanks for popping over!😁
You have always been very open about your farming and I applaud you for that . Have you ever tried cleaning the mats and reusing them. Might be interesting .
Thank you!
No I haven't tried cleaning them, but know of others who have with success. I don't have the time, but maybe someday I'll try one just to see😉
Wow that’s really interesting. Great you can get more without the mess of soil. Take care. Nick
Thank you so much for all the invaluable information. I love your attitude and confidence. Your pricing video will help me this coming season. I live in a small town in the Adirondack Mountains of NY. I was afraid to charge what I thought was reasonable until I started learning from you. Thank you.
Good to see you today! 🤗
love the new hair dew!
I use the brother ql thermal printer, this way if I can easily change the label without waste and image doesn't smear.
if you wish to rinse greens, you use a salad spinner to dry before packaging.
some people like the root with the greens like with radish
best
Haha, my hair always changes... kinda like a mood ring😁
Thanks for watching!
Most amazing taste & color. They are delicious. Wish we could get this kind of quality in BC. Nothing compares to Spring Hill Farms Greens & Vegetables. NOTHING 🥰
Thanks!! You can always grow your own!❤
Awesome vid my friend!!! The larger amount harvested makes sense!!! very much enjoyed that, and seeing how you are working them into your repetoire!!
If you don't mind a couple of piggy back notes on this.
1) Chef's prefer a specific length in their cut, often under 2" so getting a closer cut to the mat isn't really a great idea. If your stems are too long, they'll opt for other providers.
2) The mats require some kind of fertilizer/nutrient for anything over a 7 day grow.
3) Soak mats ahead of time, and use a spray bottle to mist them after you seed, otherwise stuff gets washed around.
Just some added notes from our own experiences with them. We use both, mat for short grow, and compost mix for longer stuff.
4) not all micros do well on mats.
Ideological notes, use eco friendly clamshells that are made from plant based resin for composting. Bags are tough, because there aren't many clear plastic options for bags that are compostable.
Thanks for your input!
Our Chefs are extremely happy with our micros. If I have anything that is beyond grown, we consume ourselves in juicing.
We do fertilize as well as soak the mats before planting and mist .
So far, sunflowers are the only crop that hasn't done well for us on mats.
@@Growwiththelaplantes Thanks so much for the insight on these mats, as well as the comment about the sunflowers. I just bought a 10 pack of the mats and will be using them tomorrow. I was planning on using one tray for speckled pea and one for sunflower seeds, however, given your comment will continue to use soil for the sunflower seeds. Do you mind sharing what the issue was with them? Thanks!
#2 I grew sunflower sprouts (14 days) and didn't need any nutrients....they grew amazing on the mats
Ryan Willett thank you for insight so guessing you use plastic plates without holes for these fibers? Just don’t want to drown my sprouts or cause mildew issues
@@danielleterry180 I use a two tray system in which the mat is in a tray with holes and I water into the second tray below which has no holes. Sterilize every tray between plantings.
Thank you very much for the great video. There’s so many things to just try and observe for real results.
Thanks for the video. I have tried sprouting and microgreening gave up it was a disaster. I am now thinking about trying again with the hemp mats. Nice thing about home gardening if it doesn't work it just it not a huge cost. This is why your info is so valuable because this is your livelihood. If you endorse a product or suggest a type of plant seed I check to see if it will work for me so thank you for being honest and transparent when you endorse a product.
Never give up my friend! We could have given up a million times.... but so happy we didn't!
@@Growwiththelaplantes I am also happy you didn't give up because I have put your advice to work in my little greenhouse and garden. Because of your video on onion growing we are eating garden grown onions. I have beets from my garden and cucumbers my list could go on and on. You have given such great advice thank you. I tell anyone who is starting a garden or is experienced gardeners to watch Spring Hill Farms. Thank you
You are so very kind! It is people like yourself who will succeed. I am very grateful to have helped. I never in a million years would have thought we could be inspiring to others. You are also an inspiration to us. Thank you !
Your back! :) Love the longer videos
Patti, you said you prefer scissors to a knife, have you tryed an electric bread knife? Also have you ever tried growing medialess?
would there be a nutrient difference between using the mat vs soil ? do you add nutrient to the water for the greens grown in the mat ? I would like to use the mats for ease of no soil mess...just a concern that came to mind. thank you and love following your farm !!
Love watching all of your videos. When it comes to using the mats costing about 1.52 each compared soils costing only pennies, you can always keep the micros in the dark a day or so longer to get more height. Your clam shells seam might expensive Mine only cost me 23 cents, not 43 cents.
Cool idea, thanks! Good luck.
Thank you!
very inspiring video. thank you for sharing.😊👍🏼
Could you use the mats twice? The broccoli one looked clean on the bottom. Would it be clean enough to turn it over and use it for peas?
Some do, but we choose not to reuse.
Question....
Have you tried the Vegbed bamboo grow mats?
I'm getting really good results with everything.
Also on the Hemp pads, did you have to germinate the seeds longer?
Great video 👍
If I was to start this up, this is how I would do it. A lot less mess as far as I am concerned. Though I would head to the Dollarama and get another measuring tape and tape them both to the counter so you could measure that way as opposed to taking our the tape each time, could save some time.Good Luck!
I have a couple of questions: 1 is it more cost effective over traditional soil, and 2 can you cut the Matt’s to size for packaging?
Thank you
Are the mats easy to compost after their single use? With my soil I can add to compost and recycle for my garden beds. Thanks!
These mats can take a year to totally decompose, so we have a seperate compost pile for them.
Have you tried growing microgreens on rockwool mats? Thanks, great video!
I'm going to give the terrafibre a go to see how it goes for myself. I'm not into buying such a big roll as I'm only growing small amounts but I'm intrigued by it's cleanliness. I might do a "small guy grow off" between terrafibre, Bounty paper towel, jute and soil. :-) I'm glad you shared your findings. 🍺
Smaller, already cut mats are also available. Willie, its sooo clean to work with! I'm anxious to see how your trial goes!! I love trying this new stuff and sharing with others!
@@Growwiththelaplantes I ordered a bundle which were 1020 size, 10 pack. Should last me a lifetime but you never know. I'm finding lots of ways to eat microgreens at the moment and some of the methods require lots :-)
Keep us updated! I love to hear trial stories!!
How many ounces of radish seeds are you planting per tray? I tried the mats with 1oz of seeds and seed dispersal just didn’t spread good
We use 45 grams per tray and its working fine for us.
One last question do you soak your seeds first or do them dry
No, do not soak your small seed. Eg. Radish, beets, arugula, broccoli etc... soak only ,(large seed) peas, sunflower etc... I'm going to do a video on this exact topic this week.
@@Growwiththelaplantes thank you
Very cool loved how it worked..blessings
Thank you!
Did you use any fertilizers for the hemp mats? I heard they don't have as much nutrients as soils so gotta add water-based ferts.
is it rotary knife on 9:45 and where can i buy it? Thanks!
Yes it is. You can purchase them at any fabric store. They work great!
@@Growwiththelaplantes sorry, pizza rotary knife?.
Are you adding nutrient to the hemp mat or just water? And are you hand watering?
The roll looks the most economical. Are you still using this? And are you using a flow method or soak for nutrients? Thanks.
Do I get the plates with holes or without?This is great I am just trying to get started and this will do great in my green house come fall so I can grow my salad greens and spring mix .
You will need both solid trays and trays with holes.
Beautiful greens!! ❤️🤗
Do you wash your product or use an H202 rinse? Which size are the clams?
I was looking for a mat like this to try with my aquaponics set up I was thinking cotten but hemp mats make way more sense... I've use coconut coir like peat moss at times but you still need peat moss to get it working right... Thanks for the recommendation because it really sells itself so if I do buy for seed starting and for aquaponics and micro greens if I get there.... Lol... I do want to and sprouting wheat grass and oat grass for the rabbits anyway... I have broccoli seeds from the garden I want to use
It really does work fantastically and like I said, payday for itself! Best of luck!!
Hey Patti! Matt here from Ferme Ojalammi in Warren. What kind of lights are those on your microgreens setup? Why did you choose them over other types like T5 LEDs and other LED grow lights readily available on Amazon? Where did you buy them, do you recommend them and what if anything would you change about your lighting setup if you had the cash and time? Thanks!!
Question: Why do you use Terafibre mats for peas? ... I have simply grown them in the tray without medium... is there an advantage? I find i get great yields..
Do they stand up?
What amount of peas are you using on the mat? It looks like a lush harvest.
how do you get so many seeds to start with to make a mat? seeds cost a lot per plant relatively.. Do you just get them from your summer crops? curious.
We purchase them through Mumms seeds in bulk at a very reasonable cost. I'm doing a vid on that right now in a step by step. It will explain all of that with links
where do you buy bulk seeds for microgreens? You are a great teacher Patty!
hey, where can we can buy theese growing trays ? What it's names ?
Time is money, it would save a lot of time if you cut your mats the same size as your clam shells and just set the mat of greens in a clam shell without spending time cutting and weighing them. The sprouts would last a lot longer for your customers in their fridge since they are still alive. Also if the greens are ready before market days you can hold them in the cooler and keep them longer. There would be less greens per clam shell so maybe use a bigger clam shell if you find it works better. I think City-hydro does it that way in Baltimore. Thanks for posting...
You reuse the mats, and one 4 inch square is not enough greens to fill the shell. It took about one forth of the mat to fill one shell to 75g.
That would take just as much time or more, and customers want ready to eat..
Are you using hydroponic nutrients for the terrafiber mats or just water?
Yes, I do use Hydroponic nutrients for the mats after they are taken out of blackout. I'm doing a step by step video from start to finish now, to explain everything we do. Stay tuned!
What is the seed density you use with the broccoli on terrafibre May?
We use 45 g. of broccoli on the terrafibre mats. This works best for us. We will be doing a video on this very soon.
Hi where did you get your lights? Love this video!
Fantastic, but i cant find this mayts here in sweden. But i will keep looking
Do you use any nutrients or water
I have a question, hopefully not to personal. Can you give me a hypothetical answer to the question, how much can a hydroponic greenhouse gross?
Being Canadian, can you have an affiliate link using the American site? I’d love to use your affiliate link but we’re American. 🤔
WOW.
Pretty awesome isn't it?
great video
Are you able to reuse the mats?
Apparently others have reused. We have not, as we find it easier just to replace with new.
Do you clean the mats and reuse them? If so, how?
Others have done this. Apparently you just pull roots out and soak in disinfectant ie hydrogen peroxide solution or bleach solution. I don't find it worth my time, but if you do try it, please let us know how it works for you.
@@Growwiththelaplantes I will try it soon and let you know
Just wondering if you cooked them in boiling water for a few minutes to turn roots into mush if they then would rinse out with a little water pressure.
It's worth a try.
The mat was somewhat falling apart so I couldn’t clean it. Does that mean I had it too wet?
Do you still feel the same about terrafiber 3 years later?
Absolutely!
Nice
Thank you ❤
Hi...where do you purchase your seeds?
We purchase our seeds through Mumms seeds
S these maps can be composted?
Where do you purchase your seeds?
Blessings
Thank you❤ Blessings to you as well.
Are you feeding any nutrients with the mats or just water? Thanks for the video, great as usual, love your farm!
Yes, we do . We use the same nutrients as the Hydroponic house. 6-11-31. We use 1 tsp per gallon of water mixture. I add 1 cup to base tray when out of blackout stage, twice per day.
Hi again,
cutting micro with pair of scissors or knives is slow for production. Unless you have a specific reason for doing so, it is far faster, better and more consistent to use a thing called a greens harvester with quick stand attachment from Farmers Friend LLC. total cost is around US$750 but for what you are doing and the volume I see, I think you might be at a scale where the harvester would make more sense. link is farmersfriendllc.com. we bundle our pea shoots and do not package them loose so we don't use the greens harvester. However, we do use it on a first cut of baby lettuce.
sincerely,
Mud Dog Farm
PS. sorry but we don't have youtube channel nor a web site. don't have yung'uns to do these sort of things.
Mini Mike keeping TH-cam running. Thanks Mini Mike but I still ain't voting for you.