Donny Greens, great content! Excited to see your automated watering system. Maybe another video idea on microgreens grow light schedule and how allowing to rest the plants for few hours a day without light gives them taste and color.
I love that you knew to keep the dirty hose away and off the greens when watering. Those little details about keeping the plants clean are much appreciated!
Great video as always. I use Donny's exact method on one shelf unit for personal use. We juice wheat grass and lots of other stuff. One tray cost about as much as buying a head of lettuce, so this method is far superior to buying produce at the store. It is also a great replacement for humanity's disastrous grain-train. Growing microgreen seeds instead of f*ck-tons of grain would demonstrate mild intelligence.
Just got my first grow light and am currently growing my first couple of trays of mixed lettuce micro greens! Next will be peas and sunflower seeds. I’m really surprised at how well they are growing! Thanks for all of your videos!
Hi Donny I'm from South Africa. I watch your videos every day wanting so much to start growing micro greens. I bought a kit to start waiting to get feedback from you, you are such an inspiration. My name is Miscy can't wait to hear from you.
Hi Donny, great videos, learned a lot. I am in the process of a start up Micro Green business in Zanzibar, I will keep on watching and will keep you updated with news if you want to know how it is going. Sitting on the equator is going to be challenging I gather.
Same, watering...only because I don't always get it right or consistent with it as I should be. IDK, it's a hit and miss for me sometimes. Love this content!
I love watching your videos, my family and I are getting into starting a family farm, and we are doing microgreens as another supplementary income/winter harvest! You give so much information and are very thorough. Salute to you!!!
Yeah.. I have two questions: 1) How much spoilage do you have?... like every month say? you seem like the type that may know the actual monthly-average %? 2) I would expect you'd have set up an automatic watering system... though you have not. Is that due to the variation in water-needs per tray? Amazing channel man.
I am very new to this been watching your videos great fully appreciated for your expertise I am just starting with a couple of trays and I will see how that goes ,thankyou from New Zealand.
Hey Donny, We purchased a soft green coloured broom head that is only used to brush Sunflower works great, you can use a longer handle so you don't have to bend down. Give it a try.
Great video, lots of helpful information. I’m about to start a microgreens business but doing my homework first before starting. Also gonna do a small scale experiment before hand. I have a lot of experience in farming and gardening. Some techniques are similar in growing from seed but I want to learn the important details to avoid making big mistakes. Thanks
Donny, awesome content, I do have a question , you said you would prefer to have your germination temp @ 68 degrees, how did you maintain that temp when you were using your parents basement ?
I definitely wasn't maintaining temp as much when i was in the basement. I was really just winging it and it worked. The temp was right around where i needed it anyway and it was still winter. I had a small space heater to keep up. once i moved, i have my own HVAC
Im currently trying to start up ..i have well water with a water softener. Do u think that will be a issue.. thank you so much for your videos it is truly inspiring...im in NJ
Duuude i bought some radishes and peas as practice runs for my first time growing and im so excited to start this journey not only bc your videos are awesome but your enthusiasm sells it!! P.s. Add an entro😜
Haha awesome, thanks so much for this comment. Im now pumped that youre so pumped haha. Its a great journey, the beginning is so exciting 🌱💚 Entro? What you mean?
He meant intro. Great content, keep it coming! We are in our 4th week after purchasing an existing business that was shutting down. Our sales have more than doubled already and it is just getting better and better! Thanks to DonnyGreens and Curtis Stone for the best info out there!
Thank you for this feedback, im getting that alot - I will definitely try to make longer videos like this now that i am a bit more comfortable on camera and editing. Much love 🌱💚
I got one rack NSF styled and I’m trying to scale in Atlanta Nawf / you should transition the farm to alkaline crops only and spread the truth about thr alkaline food vs industrial acidic food / thanks for the service keep it up / also do you plan growing outdoors in NYC during the summers or it’s not even worth it 💚
Darn I cant lift all those buckets of water sorry. It hurts my shoulder. Now I can see I wont be able to lift the trays with one hand either. Sorry this just isnt for me... but now I know. I guess Im aged out. Thanks for the education and may you have much continued success.
Haha im sure you are becoming more flexible so thats an added benefit lol!! Watering can be annoying as hell. Looking to automate my watering when I build out my next farm
at the beginning of the video you say that your microgreens business is able to pay for your house and expenses from your business. You sounded surprised. Most people's jobs pay for their house and living - that's kind of why we work. So I wondering if this is just a side gig for you and you have another job? Is that why it's so amazing that the greens job is paying for your living? Great content - keep it up..
great videos. just a question. The trays you use are the 1020 trays that are 21inch long. Do they overhang the 18 inch long epoxy racks or do you use deeper/longer racking?
do you seed the micromix into one tray? Like do you pre mix the different seeds and put it all in one tray? or do you plant 1 type of seed per tray and then after harvest you mix them?
Question! Maybe you have already answered in a different video or on your blog, can you use rainwater to water these plants? We catch rainwater down here in Florida and would love if that’s a viable option.
Well I'm trying to get the ins and out how much money did you start out I'm 61 and need a fair income so I am having a lot go through my mine but I love your learning but yes watering is mine
Least favorite farm chore? Doing microgreens myself and BY FAR my least favorite is washing trays. Love doing everything else but washing trays is that chore that's time consuming and wet and just makes my arms hurt by the time i've washed them all. :)
What is your LEAST FAVORITE farm task? What farm task do you HATE?!
Watering is mine lol
Donny Greens, great content!
Excited to see your automated watering system.
Maybe another video idea on microgreens grow light schedule and how allowing to rest the plants for few hours a day without light gives them taste and color.
Cleaning the area 😁😅
Cleaning trays
Cleaning trays
I love that you knew to keep the dirty hose away and off the greens when watering. Those little details about keeping the plants clean are much appreciated!
abbbbsolutely . glad you are picking up on this stuff margot
Great video! If you spend 10 hours a week I was wondering how many hours a week your workers put in total?
New subscriber here,Filipino-American.From new york
Awesome thank you!! Welcome!!
Tuli, awesome to see you posting. Where are you posting from in NY?
Where are you from in the islands of paradise.
Be blessed.
Padre. . .a
i had to rewind "... 10 hours a week..." and wow... this video, seeing EXACTLY what you do each day.... 100% sooooo great to see.
Would love to see a harvest day aswell! so awsome
Good idea, I can probably work on that!
Yes please!! That's the most interesting part for me!!
best video yet! this is what we need!
Thanks a lot - glad you liked it!
Do you use any special water ? filtered ? distilled ? mixed with hydrogen peroxide ?
LOVE your content, very helpful for my microgreens!!!
Awesome!!!!
I found it totally exciting how you washed your hands.
Great video as always. I use Donny's exact method on one shelf unit for personal use. We juice wheat grass and lots of other stuff. One tray cost about as much as buying a head of lettuce, so this method is far superior to buying produce at the store. It is also a great replacement for humanity's disastrous grain-train. Growing microgreen seeds instead of f*ck-tons of grain would demonstrate mild intelligence.
Love it Will, thanks so much for this comment, glad to hear you are saving money and getting healthy growing at home for personal use!
I enjoyed the content so much that I let the 2:something minute dental floss ad play! Thank you! Very generous information!
Just got my first grow light and am currently growing my first couple of trays of mixed lettuce micro greens! Next will be peas and sunflower seeds. I’m really surprised at how well they are growing! Thanks for all of your videos!
Awesome!!! No problem, im so glad that you are having good luck and are off to a great start!
Thanks buddy.
I cant wait to get moved and strat growing.
Woop!
Sweet video, thanx again and I gotta say, I am so glad I joined your FB page, a lot of great people, helping others, love it.
Hi Donny I'm from South Africa. I watch your videos every day wanting so much to start growing micro greens. I bought a kit to start waiting to get feedback from you, you are such an inspiration. My name is Miscy can't wait to hear from you.
Awesome much love!
I'm watching this twice. Once for the general flow, twice for the note taking. :D
If watering is the biggest pain for the day, ay doing alright. amazing detail. Love it,.
Hi Donny, great videos, learned a lot. I am in the process of a start up Micro Green business in Zanzibar, I will keep on watching and will keep you updated with news if you want to know how it is going. Sitting on the equator is going to be challenging I gather.
My least favorite thing is Accounting followed by ordering.
Great video. Thank you for such an awesome presentation.
thanks!! i use square for billing and quick books for accounting
Working very hard for yourself. Good for you. The definition of success.
Cool sign in your home office
Same, watering...only because I don't always get it right or consistent with it as I should be. IDK, it's a hit and miss for me sometimes. Love this content!
much love!! you will get it down in time!
I love watching your videos, my family and I are getting into starting a family farm, and we are doing microgreens as another supplementary income/winter harvest! You give so much information and are very thorough. Salute to you!!!
Much love! Glad to hear that!
Yeah.. I have two questions:
1) How much spoilage do you have?... like every month say? you seem like the type that may know the actual monthly-average %?
2) I would expect you'd have set up an automatic watering system... though you have not. Is that due to the variation in water-needs per tray?
Amazing channel man.
Donny, watering your plants and getting your exercise is a great combo. Can’t beat that! Exercise without a gym!!
Cleaning trays....
How long do you run the fans per day?
Thx....best Video so far
I have a video on cleaning trays! I run the fans from like 6pm - 7am
I’m starting micro greens on a smaller scale for our new farm. Thank you for making your videos. They are so hopeful for a noob.
You work smarter not harder great deal in my view
10:46 definitely cleaning trays🙃
haha i feel your pain!! Boring and tedious. Be sure to check out my video on tray sanitizing, I have a very efficient process I think you will like :)
I am thinking on doing this and I have a question, after the harvest what do you do with the soil? toss it? do they grown back?
I am very new to this been watching your videos great fully appreciated for your expertise I am just starting with a couple of trays and I will see how that goes ,thankyou from New Zealand.
Cleaning Trays by far, but refining and creating a workflow to make it quick. Great Video ☘️🙏🏽💚
Yep thats an annoying one, thanks a lot! I just handed that task off to a worker 🌱🌱
Thanks for sharing 👍 🌱
You are very welcome, thanks for your comment!
Outstanding content. Thanks!!
Thank YOU for your lovely comment 🌱💚
Hey Donny, We purchased a soft green coloured broom head that is only used to brush Sunflower works great, you can use a longer handle so you don't have to bend down. Give it a try.
Interesting, thanks for sharing! Thats a good idea 🌱
Thank you so much for your vids appreciate your time 😁
Great video, lots of helpful information. I’m about to start a microgreens business but doing my homework first before starting. Also gonna do a small scale experiment before hand. I have a lot of experience in farming and gardening. Some techniques are similar in growing from seed but I want to learn the important details to avoid making big mistakes. Thanks
@johnnie Heard how'd it go? 1 year later? 😊
Awesome 👍
Thanks for your comment!!
Thank you so much for sharing so much information! love your videos. Hope sometime soon i can start my own microgreens
No problem! So glad they are helping. You can start now! Just start growing to start learning! No pressure!
Absolutely amazing suprb video
One the best video
I am from India
Chandrapur district
Superb video
Thanks so much, hope you are safe - I know how bad COVID is over there right now 🌱💚
Donny, awesome content, I do have a question , you said you would prefer to have your germination temp @ 68 degrees, how did you maintain that temp when you were using your parents basement ?
I definitely wasn't maintaining temp as much when i was in the basement. I was really just winging it and it worked. The temp was right around where i needed it anyway and it was still winter. I had a small space heater to keep up. once i moved, i have my own HVAC
Im currently trying to start up ..i have well water with a water softener. Do u think that will be a issue.. thank you so much for your videos it is truly inspiring...im in NJ
Duuude i bought some radishes and peas as practice runs for my first time growing and im so excited to start this journey not only bc your videos are awesome but your enthusiasm sells it!! P.s. Add an entro😜
Haha awesome, thanks so much for this comment. Im now pumped that youre so pumped haha. Its a great journey, the beginning is so exciting 🌱💚 Entro? What you mean?
You edit the videos so well there's room for a logo introduction before you start the actual video.
He meant intro. Great content, keep it coming! We are in our 4th week after purchasing an existing business that was shutting down. Our sales have more than doubled already and it is just getting better and better! Thanks to DonnyGreens and Curtis Stone for the best info out there!
Absolutely amazing and I thank you it's a wonderful thing to see you work and do what it takes to make it happen. Be
Much love! 🌱💚
Awesome video series Donny. I learned a lot and will be applying your method. Thank you from Gatineau, Que.
I am new to this and have just found you... you have probably already answered this a gazillion times :-) which grow light are you using?
Thank you so much for this video and all the informative videos you create!
Do you use PH balanced water?
You are very welcome! No, I do not do anything with pH
Do the UV lights use a lot of electricity? What is your average utility bill for the amount of trays you have?
Very nice
♥️♥️ love it. amazing content.
Thanks so much 🌱💚
Great stuff ibspired from South Africa. Kindly confirm what screen did you look at on 5:16?? Is that hand written or digital??
Do you not do blackout time? And why or why not??
Started 5/14/21 first day with the whole setup. Yes, the black racks are sexy. I am now "feeling" the water weight like a pro. 6/7/21.
longer vids are the best !!!!!!
Thank you for this feedback, im getting that alot - I will definitely try to make longer videos like this now that i am a bit more comfortable on camera and editing. Much love 🌱💚
@@DonnyGreens we love you anyway, so dont be shy to be who you be and pls continue making amazing videos😎
Harvesting!!
Niceee, very fun one indeed
Do you have to buy 2 seperate tray's for each flat, one with holes and one without for your setup?
Thanks man. You are doing a real service sharing all this valuable info... I will let you know how it goes next year
Much love!
Least fav farm task? Harvesting. Def the first task I’d like to bring in labor to do
Yeah thats a long one and totally necessary. That was the 1st thing I hired out. Get it done bro!!!
For harvesting, I line the trays up end to end on a table and use that drill powered Quick-cut greens harvester. Takes about 10 seconds per tray.
I got one rack NSF styled and I’m trying to scale in Atlanta Nawf / you should transition the farm to alkaline crops only and spread the truth about thr alkaline food vs industrial acidic food / thanks for the service keep it up / also do you plan growing outdoors in NYC during the summers or it’s not even worth it 💚
all my crops are alkaline! I prefer to grow indoors to control everything better
Darn I cant lift all those buckets of water sorry. It hurts my shoulder. Now I can see I wont be able to lift the trays with one hand either. Sorry this just isnt for me... but now I know. I guess Im aged out. Thanks for the education and may you have much continued success.
Hey @Donnygreens does it matter if those Holls(?) get in another tray?
Hulls* and yes its not ideal. It can cause mold. Thats why i put all my sunnies on the bottom shelf!
Great video, Donny. Read your book, great content there as well. Thanks!
Thanks so much!! So glad you are loving my content and hopefully it's helping!
Great video sir! Like to see more day to day versus edited videos. Like the content and sure using alot of your ideas...
Thanks a lot, glad my stuff is helping! I'll see what I can do about the day to day. Make sure to follow me on instagram as well
Watering also for me... And a certain time in my farm I have to literally crawl threw due to space... But it gets done like a ninja. Hahaha
Haha im sure you are becoming more flexible so thats an added benefit lol!! Watering can be annoying as hell. Looking to automate my watering when I build out my next farm
at the beginning of the video you say that your microgreens business is able to pay for your house and expenses from your business. You sounded surprised. Most people's jobs pay for their house and living - that's kind of why we work. So I wondering if this is just a side gig for you and you have another job? Is that why it's so amazing that the greens job is paying for your living? Great content - keep it up..
thanks a lot!! i make money in a few different ways. its amazing that growing microgreens can support me
Great tips man! Thanks!
Thanks a lot!
How many times can we use the tray after cut the micro greens
awesome vid, thanks man! curious about your water controller-timer thingy...What is it?
I have a video on just that! Check it out on my channel here on TH-cam
LOOKS GREAT!
Thanks a lot!
Hey Donny, the link to your Microgreens MARKETING Course isn't working. Do you have a course on just the marketing? If so where the link? Thanks!
Thanks for letting me know - its fixed now 🌱👍🏻
Thanks for the videos I noticed one thing you didn’t specify what kind of water you use for your plants is RO water or is it tapwater?
How would I find local buyers for micro greens? Thank you in advance 👍🏻
Do you have to presoak your seeds?
great videos. just a question. The trays you use are the 1020 trays that are 21inch long. Do they overhang the 18 inch long epoxy racks or do you use deeper/longer racking?
yes they hang over. perfectly space efficient
Are those Jade plants in the buckets?? 😍
hell yeah!! love jade plants!
@Donny Greens Have you tried setting up an automatic drip system for you sprouts?
I also noticed you only have one light per rack. That is enough?
Hi, great content.
what is the difference in the super racks used in the sprouting room and the grow racks? thanks
Thanks a lot!! the super racks have more and tighter shelves used for transporting many trays = efficiency
why you ruffle the sun flowers? :D To push them a bit higher? I mean growing
Thanks for making videos
Go for full big video s like 2-3hours
Thanks so much!! Haha oh my! I don't know if I could ever make something that long haha!
Thanks for the videos they help alot. Do you use organic seeds and fertilizer or does it even matter?
do you seed the micromix into one tray? Like do you pre mix the different seeds and put it all in one tray? or do you plant 1 type of seed per tray and then after harvest you mix them?
its the salad mix from true leaf
How often do you sanitize the weighted trays between grows? Every single time?
Question! Maybe you have already answered in a different video or on your blog, can you use rainwater to water these plants? We catch rainwater down here in Florida and would love if that’s a viable option.
you probably could, yes, try it out!!
thanks
Well I'm trying to get the ins and out how much money did you start out I'm 61 and need a fair income so I am having a lot go through my mine but I love your learning but yes watering is mine
Thanks or the feedback! I started with 3-4 thousand but was learning and making mistakes. You can definitely get started for under $1000
Thank you! 😊
You are very welcome!
I would like to ask you why you use t5 lamps instead of the cheaper led
Hi Donny. Wondering about your 6 shelving system. Is that your magic number for 86” poles?
Check out my videos on Microgreens racks, I have one of me setting it up!
Least favorite farm chore? Doing microgreens myself and BY FAR my least favorite is washing trays. Love doing everything else but washing trays is that chore that's time consuming and wet and just makes my arms hurt by the time i've washed them all. :)
Yes definitely the worst, hire that out asap
What size trays are the best in depth and overall size? Do you prefer to use 1" or 2.5" both mesh and bottom tray?
i have videos on this exact topic, check them out!! the trays I use are literally linked in the description too.
id love to start something like this in my area here in florida
Do it up!! Join my challenge to help you get started growing onetrayaway.com/
Just a random question! Do you sanitize your sunflowers through out germination? If so, how often and with what (h2o2, vinegar,...)
Dude... no.... you need to watch my sunflower video
where did you make your website, did you hire somebody?
How do you not have any electrical shorts/failures with lights being stacked underneath trays you directly water?
I suppose the water doesnt get into the lights!
Hi Donny, I see that you are watering from bellow , can you share trays that you are using .. both, with and without holes , Thanks in advance
Yes, You can find links to all the seeds, supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of my TH-cam videos!
Least favourite? Weeding. Always weeding. lol. Watering is a godsend in comparison (until it's mid-summer and you have to water the hot houses...)
hahaha i feel you!!!
I also see that your lights are at a fixed height. Is there any benefit to adjusting your lights up and down? Also, can a person use too many lights?
Overthinking, keep it simple
What do you feed with? Is that regular tap? Or do you use a reservoir with a nutrient/ additive line?
started with just reg tap. Now i have a water filter. Never used nutrients because i grow in potting mix