How to Grow Sunflower Microgreens FULL WALKTHROUGH + Tips & Tricks with Donny Greens
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- How to Grow Sunflower Microgreens FULL WALKTHROUGH + Tips & Tricks with Donny Greens /// Looking for the best sunflower microgreens instructions and sunflower microgreen tips? This sunflower microgreens TH-cam video explains how to grow sunflower microgreens in soil, including how to plant sunflower microgreens. Learn how to grow sunflower shoots and how to grow sunflower sprouts with DonnyGreens in this sunflower microgreens how to video on growing microgreens. Donny Greens provides the best content for how to grow microgreens, sunflower microgreens how to and micro greens in general.
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The seeds, the seeds, the seeds
That what I told my lesbians 😏
lol
You can knock the remaining the seeds off in a bath after they are cut.
@@thenewyorkredneck4735 what does that even mean?
@@jc6226 its an inside joke
If you're scrolling through the comments to see if this works, it does! I've tried a few times growing sunflower microgreens without any success. My crop would be patchy and sparse and the sunflower microgreens were growing at different rates with some not even really germinating. I thought it was my seeds until I tried this method. After the 4 hour soak, planting, watering, then leaving for 4 days with a weight on top, I finally got a dense, even crop of microgreens! Thanks so for must for this, fabulous tutorial!
Thanks so much for this comment! So glad my videos are helping you to get real results!
Good to hear I’m going to try this today
If you can’t keep the temp high enough in the room, will seed mats work instead?
Hoooooohhhh yeahhhhhhh😻
I have messed up sprouting sunflower seeds about six times now. I just started your method and I’m excited to see if I finally succeed. I will post an update! Thanks for your thorough walk-through.
they are the only microgreen i hunger for, thanks for helping me figure out growing my own
Great tips! I had been doing all bottom watering after germination. Love being able to top water for a few more days! Thank you for sharing your experience!
Much love Eric, thanks for commenting, I'm so glad my videos are helping!
These videos are very well made, clean meaning not chaotic, easy to understand and helpful.
Thanks so much for that feedback, that is definitely my style haha!
I appreciate the transparency of the content in this video. Very clear and easy to understanding, definitely a lot of information but thank you for making the operation a lot more clear to see for step to step being safe and being clean where to start and how to do it was on point. Again. Thank you.
Thanks so much for watching and this comment! I always try to be as transparent as possible. I'm glad it helped, where are you growing?
@@DonnyGreens I will be starting growing micros here in the bay area soon, I've just been doing a lot of research and thanks to content creators like you I'm bringing it all into fruition.
Watched this before even attempting. Thank you
Thank you Donny, you have answered my questions here in this video. Wow. I will need to try this method with the top watering for the 2-3 days after introducing to light.
There you go! You are very welcome, keep me posted with your progress!! 🌱💚
Hey Donny thank you so much - I've just started and you are my 'GoTo' and I feel like my head is exploding with all your awesome info. Thanks so much - glad I take notes as you share so much!! Mandy - Western Australia :)
Haha thanks so much for your feedback! I'm glad my content is providing you with valuable information and i look forward to keep helping! Where do you grow?
@@DonnyGreens I have a little 2 bedroom unit that I've knocked out all the walls (like a studio apartment now) - so in the spare room I have a set of shelves and also a lot of space outside! I can keep the temperature around 20 degrees (Celcius) all the time and they seem to be doing pretty well. I would love to know more about lights though please if you could do a video on that? Thank you Donny woohoo :)
Love the video Donny this style content is some of the most helpful for new and seasoned growers alike!
I would love to see your full process for Pea's!
Yes me too please Donny!
Thanks so much! I will have to make a video on growing peas for sure!
I love this video. I was so stressed out about mold showing up in germination, but I see it will be OK!
Thanks so much for your feedback. Im so glad this video was able to help you 🌱💚 No worries!
Another great video! Thank you Donny for the tips!
Thanks so much for watching!
You're the best
Thanks for much Ray, I think you're the best! 😆🌱💚
Thank you for creating this video. My sunflowers have not being coming out well. Excited to do this method.
Thanks for watching! I hope these methods will help you. DO you grow for personal use or as a business?
Best vid I've seen on sunflower microgreens. I've been using the big 40 lb pounds of black oil seed that I get from my feed store. I use them to feed my poultry which absolutely love them. Jack Spirko suggested sprinkling moldy sprouts with diluted chamomile tea and that worked like a charm for me but perhaps it would have been just as well to do as you said about the mold disappearing after unpacking and lighting them. Perhaps being in ultra humid Texas, the chamomile might be a better solution. Really great info - appreciate it very much!!
I really enjoyed your thorough explanation, Don, great job, thank you!!!!
Thanks so much Lana!
I am just waiting for my first order of bootstrap trays already purchased my first 5 varieties. So excited to start growing . Really want to join the challenge just low on the funds. I really appreciate everything you do. You are an amazing human. Thank you for all the information you provide for free.
much love shawna, i hope to see you in the challenge sooon!!!
Awesome video, I will follow your directions to the letter since you explained them so well. I appreciate you taking the time to post this video!
Much love, thanks for the comment!! Don't forget to join the challenge too!!! OneTrayAway.com
This is my next grow...thanks for sharing this Donny.
Thank you! Great video. Mine turned out perfectly. God bless
Perfect timing...just had my order of black oil seeds show up
Woop woop! Sunflower microgreen videos this whole month!
You are the best, thanks for sharing Donny.
Thanks so much for commenting this, much love! 🌱💚
Love your videos! (You hvave no idea how much value I've gotten from them!) My biggest pain is the hulls sticking on and I spend waaaaaayy too long de-shelling before packaging
Thank you for the vid! Really appreciate the details and how to get the hulls off.
How could anyone dislike this video?? Great job, Donny! Best content around.
Thanks so much, Much love 🌱🌱🌱💚💚💚
As always, such helpful advice. Thanks so much!
You are very welcome!
love your energy and your enthusiasm!!
Thanks alot!
I’ve been killing my stems and am so frustrated. Just found you today. If I didn’t survive on my sunflower trade I’d pack them in. I’m soaking right NOW. Timer set and back to the video. I need this😬.
Such great info! I tried my first batch and failed miserably. I have coconut coir that I mix with worm castings. I grow on my kitchen counter, no fancy grow lights. Can’t wait to try! Thank you!
Very cool, no problem! Glad you like my videos 🌱💚
Excellent presentation! 🤓
Thank you, as always, for your clear and concise videos!
I've just harvested my first tray of sunflowers- I weighed the tray down for 3 days, blackout for 1 day then exposed them to natural light. They grew well and have a sweet, nutty flavour but were short and with rigid, thick stems and cotyledons, whereas yours look longer and much lighter. Any suggestions?
Thank you wonderful video just getting information
Thanks for this vídeo!
I recently started to grow my first tray of sunflower microgreen, todas was the 3rd dar of germinación and I could tell there were not to many roots germinated... I Will wait for tomorrow and check them🤞🏻
They can be tricky. Make sure you have high quality seeds and soak for only four hours. They take some time to master so keep on experimenting!
@@DonnyGreens thanks Donny!!!
Great video ❤️👍 Can't wait to implement these tips! 🌻
Nicee! Glad you liked it!
Great video, Thank You 😃
Love your stuff kick on love it
much love homie
My man. Thank you for this information.
Much love, thanks for your comment!
thanks so much Donnie - this was so helpful! My biggest issue was mould, but since following your instructions that seems to have cleared up. After watching this I now need to get my yields up :)
Awesome! I'm so glad I was able to help you solve that problem 🌱💚 What are you currently yielding?
@@DonnyGreens I'm only getting between 380g - 440g (sowing 125g dry weight and pre -soaked 4-6hrs). Typically I'm seeing uneven growth and my germination is patchy. I just tried your method, so I'll let you know my results next week!
I am having problem with mould...what do you do differently now then before? I soaked for 7-8hours I will try 4hrs soak and less water at the beginning of germination...my seeds should be ok they are organic from good seller I discussed ths with them and they have no complains from other growers...I use coco coir grow medium...or shall I just ignore tiny spots of mould as Donny is advising? I use hydrogen peroxide solution to solve this occasional small mould spots and it goes away but I would rather have no mould issues at all...does airflow make any difference in germination stage if trays are stacked and covered anyway? thanks
@@tomaskocis6614 I use organic soil, so not familiar with growing on coco coir. I do have consistent air flow, however the main difference now is that I top water out of germination as Donny suggested in his mould video, which kills the spores. It's worth a try! good luck!
is it absolutely necessary to have grow lights when growing microgreens?
Thanks im just doing this for fun. Going to try this
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Super helpful/ I’m about to start growing
Awesome!! Good luck, have fun!!!
Really good advices, thank you!
thanks for your comment!
I want to start the microgreens cultivation.. your videos are very helpful to me
Awesome, thanks for that feedback, im glad they are helping!
Well done! Perfect! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
My man donny thanks for the info!
You got it, thanks for the comment amigo!
Very informative, Thank you Sir. All the love from Lizard Ranch Microgreens.
Awesome video Thanks 👍
ur a great person thanks for everything keep up the good spirit
Much love!
Great information.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Donny. I've been looking through some PRO sunflower growers to figure out what is going on with my crops. Long story short, some time ago I used to use the 10x20 tays of a similar brand like yours, but have decided to use smaller trays as we could not finish all the sprouts on time and I hate wasting food. So I switched to the cheaper version of trays (white has holes, green is no holes) sold in Amazon etc. So I am using 100 grams of Black Oil with a pre-soaking period of 6 hours where the only additive I use is the cheap Hydrogen Peroxide (3% and not the 30% one) of 1tbsp. So I use a similar quality soil which I press around 1.5cm deepness and spread the 100grams of seeds evenly. For weight I use 4-5 pounds pave laying around. So 2-3 days of blackout, 2-3 days of top watering and 2-3 days of bottom watering under light (I use some generic LED light fixture that fits the tray but have been repurposed from an Open Aquarium project, so nothing too fancy).
At the harvesting time, I cut the sprouts/microgreens close to the stem but not taking roots or soil with and after weighting I am having over 2 pounds (956g of my todays crop). So I am wondering, how come you use 145 grams of seeds where I use 100, you use 10x20 trays where mine are probably 6x8 or similar, you use a PRO growing lights where I don't but at the end I end up growing almost double? I am pretty aware of the sprouts stages and I am 100% sure there are no True leaves (or less than 1-2% for some stronger and impatient to grow crops). What am I doing so that my cultivation is double as my goal is to grow not only quantity but also quality in terms of nutrition, taste etc. So far there is no stinginess or bitter taste which is an indicator of over/not enough watering etc.
Thanks for your feedback and keep up the flawless work and sharing your venture :)
So cool Donald.
Thank you!!!
I just seeded a new tray, I’m trying again. Mind you I’ve only tried a handful of times but my issues were inconsistent germination, poor germination along with some weak rooting. We’ll see how this next one comes out 💫
Trial, error, and improvement. You got this!!! Definitely join the MIcrogreens Support Group on Facebook for further assistance! 🌱💚
Wow thank you for the information👍
No problem! Thanks for the comment! 🌱💚
Great info. Thank you
No problem, my pleasure!
I shared this with my son. He’s just starting a micro green business. He’s learning the ropes right now
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Thank you for this information. I appreciate your content and the way you present it.
I purchased a tiny micro-green growing kit - those gift ones- to learn the process and play with it culinarily (ex-pro cook). I followed the directions, and it looked like way too much water, but I thought, Let's see what happens. I put it on top of the fridge and actually forgot about it (oops), anyway a few days later when i looked, some seeds were sprouted, and there was some mold on top, but also a lot of water. I was careful to measure according to the kit's instructions. I instinctively drained off some water and cleaned them, and put the tray back on the fridge (I should not have, but I did). Anyway, what you're saying about weighting the tray makes sense, and explains why my little sprouties looked defeated. :( I also did not spread and press the coir before adding seeds. When I get back home, I will see what I can do to correct things. I'll take the loss as a learning experience, but I am a little sad about it.
Thanks for your info.
Thank you, king. 😊
You got it 🌱💚
Thank you! Very informative
You got it! Happy to help 🌱💚
Great video. Thank you 🙏🏽
thank YOU!!
Thanks so much for this video! I am on approximately my 10th 10X10 tray ... still figuring it out. Using coir, my 2 issues are mold during germination, but adding H2O2 to my spray has helped a ton, I pick out any seed that looks funky. So you don’t lift and spray during blackout? I will give this a try. 2 other issues, but I think related, seeds that germinate, but kinda stop there and then a few of the sprouts dampen off. Everything tells me it’s too much water, but I have really been leaning towards drier coir, so I don’t know. Growing in our main living area which is about 67-69 during winter/spring. I have not used a heating mat because I thought that would increase the likelihood of mold. I will try the next batch in a seedling mix. I have been getting my seeds from True Leaf. Again, thanks so much! 🌱😉🌱~L
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Thank you Donny! This is extremely helpful! What are your thoughts on covering the seeds with soil vs stacking?
I prefer stacking - much cleaner and a simpler process. I cover my cilantro seeds to help shed the hulls but that's the only variety I cover.
@@DonnyGreens ok awesome Thank you Donny!
Спасибо за видео. Всё было подробно и понятно.👍🏻
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Oh my goodness! I am new to your channel, thanks for all the information I can absorb! I will soak in all your videos!😆🤔🤗🤗 . I am starting with 6 inch trays😆.
Great video. I've just started growing sunflowers again after a couple of customers requested them. I too wouldn't grows them either as they're needy microgreens! I have to say I like them as well however. I've been battling with mold and I never have like this before. Going to try your methods and see how it goes. Cheers 🤠
Thanks for the comment and sorry about your mold. Try soaking for only 4 hours, that may help. Otherwise it could be the seeds. Are you getting mold just on sunflower or other varieties too?
@@DonnyGreens just these sunflowers. They're good quality seeds as I've bought the same variety from them before. I think the 4 hours might be the trick. Will plant later today. Cheers
@@easthillfarmer7216 Did this work for you? Been battling mould for months and can't figure it out. Tried 12 hour, 8 hour, and 6 hour with similar results.
You are the best 😘
I’m growing beet, broccoli, pea, and sunflower. Would you recommend stacking all of these seeds, or only for sunflower? My concern is that broccoli might not be strong enough to push up against the stack like sunflowers.
Thanks for info your the man
No problem, thanks so much for your comment!
Hey Donny Thanks for all the info. Curious what you run your PH at when sprouting. Thanks in advance
you are amazing!
this is very helpful, thank you for sharing!! one question: during those three days of germination there's no need for any watering??
Thank you 😊 That is correct Uma 🌱👍🏼
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Hi Donny, I have learned so much about growing sprouts from your videos. Great job on your business and your videos. I was wondering if you have a link or source page for where you purchase your supplies, lights, trays, soaking bags, etc. I specifically am looking for a tray source at the moment. I want to grow greens for our family, then maybe sell if we end up with our own "health testimony" to share. Thank you!
Thanks so much, and yes, you can find links to all the seeds, supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of my TH-cam videos!
Great content
Thanks so much! I'll keep it coming 🌱💚
Thank you for your help! I just bought the book..
awesome, enjoy!
very good content. I soaked mine for 10 hours / 4 days under weight / 2 days blackout and 2 days under the light. The results are not bad. They grown big and healty, the taste is good aswell. The only problem I had is not brushing the seeds in time and the leaves got damaged.
Thanks a lot! Definitely try soaking for only FOUR hours. You may be pleasantly surprised 🌱😊 Do you grow for personal use or as a business?
@@DonnyGreens I'm trying both but I need a good and consistent product to be able to sell. Last tray was 30 grams of seeds and I got 400 grams productions. It was tall, green and tasty :p
Great video as always! Can you let me know where you get your seed soaking bags?
Thanks so much!! There is a link to all the supplies, seeds, and equipment I use in the descriptions of all my youtube videos!
Love your videos, quick question though. When its time for them to go into the light do you keep the lights on the entire time?
I do this for my zebra finches and they love the sprouts.
haha love that! maybe a new market !
Hi Donnie, you've inspired me to grow microgreens and I'm getting ready for my first planting. I have varieties of seeds, sunflower and peas being 2 of them. I'm starting with the 5x5 trays inside a 10x20 so we have a little of all of them. I would love to know how many ounce of sunflower and peas to soak to fill the 5x5 trays. Also it would be helpful to know how many oz of all of the seeds that don't need to be soaked as well. Thank you! Love your videos!
Rewatch from 2.40. 5 oz per 10 x 20 tray. There would be 8 5 x 5 trays in one 10 x 20 so divide 5 dry ounces by 8 and go from there. Hope this helps.
I was told that a smart person can learn from their mistakes . But a wise person can learn from other peoples mistakes.
Thanks for sharing the tips on the sunflowers.
5oz divided by 8
Donny, I have been following "On The grow", and I did my first sunflower tray, but low germination, hulls didn't come off easily, and low yield. I am going to try your way, it makes lots of sense: stacking, no blackout, fewer days to get the product!!!! BTW , I order your book. Thank you.
Thanks so much for commenting! I'm sorry you aren't having good luck with your sunflowers :( Hopefully my methods work better for you 👍🏼Thanks also for buying the book! If you still have issues, try some seeds from my website donnygreens.com. My students have been having great results with my seeds compared to others. I have a whole video on sunflower microgreen seeds coming out today at 2pm 🌱💚
@@DonnyGreens any time. The sunflowers are growing well but the hulls are not coming off easily, I guess a have to wait a few more days. I spray the with some water to lose them up. I planted the on Thursday and they are about 2inches tall. The peas about 3 inches tall, the radish 3 inches, and the arugula 2 inches tall. I will be harvesting the radish and arugula to take some samples out on Friday. I have a meeting today with a chef, I am very excited about all this man.
Jay Valencia you are probably overwatering then. I see people watering throughout germination which i strongly advise against. If you follow my exact instructions, you should see some good results
Thanks !!!!
No problem!
I’m starting my micro green frowning. And my biggest questions atm, is how do I germinate all my seeds. Spread them on the dirt and shower them all? How is it done with broccoli due to possible overwatering in later grow stages? (I have all the same as you, radish, pea, sunflower, and broccoli)
I have watched your videos for a little while now and they have been super helpful! Keep it up!
Thanks a lot! Yes, spread them and then water before stacking for germination. Same method but without soaking first
Hi Donny, thanks for the great tips! I purchased your book and have found it very useful. Also, I've had good success with your 4h germination method. One question: do you wash your sunflower microgreens at harvest? Thanks for your time!
Thanks so much for this comment, I'm glad my videos are helping! I do not wash any microgreens at harvest. You can see me working live on Instagram TV (IGTV)
@@DonnyGreens thanks for following up! I think I actually remember reading in your book that washing your microgreens before selling them changed their legal status (or tax category) or something along those lines... but it seems like many people are washing their sunflower shoots as a tool to get rid of the hulls. I just need to continue refining the process to try and get rid of as many hulls as possible without having to wash them! Cheers.
I am inspired. Planning to start growing microgreens in a small space of 900 cubic feet. Please advise how to maintain temperature and humidity in the growing space and what will be the ideal equipment.
Mr Greens, just found ur awesome channel. subbed will be attempting to start growing possibly startinbg own business
Awesome, thanks so much !! I'm excited to watch you progress!
Hi Donny,
Any recommendation on growing unshelled organic sunflower microgreens (raw)?
Where I live, these are much easier to find than shelled seeds. Also, any advice on how long should we soak them?
I found on the web that these also can produce microgreens but that shelled give better outcomes overall.
Thank you!
nice Thanks for sharing the video
No problem, thanks for watching and commenting! 🌱💚
Growing hydroponically keeps them from molding and are much cleaner. Thank you for the info/vid.
I one thousand percent disagree with this but i still love ya and appreciate your perspective and experience 🌱💚
@@DonnyGreens Donny I love your videos and would really like to hear more about your perspective on hydroponic vs soil. I haven’t started growing yet as I am in’s the information collecting phase.
As always, perfect advice when I need it! I've got the grow process down and dialed in to my growing environment. Even had to cut back on seeding density a bit because the yield was too much for a 1020! My big question is, HULLS! I followed your technique of top watering (first few days) and brushing off the hulls at each watering, but still left with so many hulls still hanging on to many shoots. I've tried dumping all the harvest in a bin of water to let the hulls float, but then I'm stuck with the issue of wet product, and can't fully get them dry enough so they don't degrade quicker on refrigeration. Not to mention another added production step! Any other tips/techniques to get rid of these pesky hulls? Thanks so much Donny!!
Use fans to dry them after wash
What type of lights are you using? Can you recommend a brand/type. I’m currently using LED and they work fine, but wondering if there a is better option. Thanks for making these videos. Great content!
Thanks so much for your ind words, I love helping out! You can find links to all the supplies and equipment I use (including lights) below the video in the description 🌱💚
Sunflowers 😑 mine have been floating everytime while "soaking". Didn't seem to matter for a while, then all of a sudden, Trash germination. Also only use about 4 ounces of dry seed. Thought germination was lacking from lower temps(winter) however I am inside and the thermometer usually is between 69-74. I do use the same exact soil. Your awesome Donnie, I really hope I can get a hold of these suns! Thank you
Also use black oil suns from true leaf. Thought it was a bad batch, I've gone through three 5 pound bags. This is my third and I'm struggling, had no issue before, but like I said, different season and the seeds are never fully submerged while soaking.
Hi, thank you for your videos. I would like to. ask how much light do you use for your micro greens. I have been running mine 24 7. I want to know if I should cut back time or continue with 24 7. thanks again
Regards
Brad
Thanks brad! I run my lights for 15 hours/day
Awesome content! Thank you! Your sunflower microgreens appear to be HUGE, maybe 6 inches tall? At about 3-4", mine tend to grow their first set of true leaves, at which point the flavor goes from sweet and nutty, to more in the bitter range. Yours appear to still be at the cotyledon stage. Any thoughts on this? I am using an organic Black Oil seed from handypantry. Also, you didn't specify as to why the 4 hour soak is critical. Does this help avoid mold? I have been soaking 8-10 hours. Thanks again!
Follow my procedures exactly and see if that helps. Sunflowers are sensitive to water
Donny - finally did sunflowers for the first time. I noticed a few days after germination the seedlings were pulling up all of my soil. Is this because I didn't tamp hard enough after spreading the seeds and they may not be rooting deeply enough?
Hi thanks for all of the information. Do you ph balance the water. Also do you sanitize the sunflower seeds. If so how and with what? I am having a hard time with the sunflowers.
No problem! I do not pH balance anything. I use soil. No, I do not sanitize ANY of my seeds which is why it wasn't mentioned in the video.
You are the best! Where can I get the soil that you use?
Hi as a home hobbyist grower that does this in my spare room, should the lights stay on the entire time or cycle them? I know with seedlings like tomatoes its common to do something like 12 on 12 off. Thanks!
Hi Donny.. about how many trays can you get with the large Pro mix soil bale? where do you purchase from? Thank you for the Awesome Sunflower information:)
About 60 trays! I get mine from a local greenhouse supply company. Thats really the only way to do it because they are heavy and VERY expensive to ship.
Great Channel and priceless information! Quick question, I use a solution of white vinegar and water for my first and sometimes second top water to prevent/control mold. Do you see any issues with this practice? Is there a downside to using vinegar/water in the long run? Thanks
try not to use anything and still get no mold!! i dont see anything wrong with your methods though