A few notes for your plans: - Regarding the duck waste and hydroponics, that's usually referred to as "quackuaponics" and it comes with a few caveats. The duck waste needs to be either *mineralized* or *composted*, or it will potentially contain pathogens like salmonella. If you go with the mineralization route, you should add a Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) serum. You can look up "KNF LAB DIY" if you'd like to learn more about how to make it yourself using rice wash and milk. If you go the composting route, worms love wet animal waste that's active with good bacteria, and worm castings and worm tea are a great compliment to microgreens to bolster their size, flavor, and crunch. - Regarding all that brush you're going to rip up: You can utilize it by fermenting all the greens as opposed to just pulling it and disposing of it. You can make what's called "Fermented Plant Juice" or "FPJ" with it. It's a great foliar spray or hydroponic amendment that helps with vegetative growth. It's also a very nutritious feed additive for your ducks provided the thing you're fermenting is safe for consumption.
I’ve gotten my trays today and it’s really coming together in the kitchen now, I’m wondering if I’m gonna have issues with temps in the house but I got myself a thermometer/hydrometer for cheap on cyber Monday, I’m very thankful for all of your information and the encouragement to do this myself. I watched your rack set up video while I set up my own and it really clicked for me that I’m really doing this and excited about it more than I have about anything in a long time.
Thank you for your video. You have a beautiful property with lots of potential as well. I just wanted to comment on the aphid and ant relationship. The Ants protect the Aphids because they put off a sugary substance (honeydew) which the Ants eat as food. So, if you see ants in your garden, sure enough you will see the aphids. That’s been my experience from years in the gardening world.
Salute from NorCal! I’m so inspired by your videos. Watching your growth is inspirational too. I’ve already moved my feet and setup shop in my garage. Now we wait. Thanks again! 🫡
Since you're thinking about actively heating a greenhouse, I'd like to suggest researching these 4 topics before you build: 1) use an online calculator for greenhouse heating costs... the amount of fuel used will be shocking (note: industrial greenhouses are more efficient than backyard versions because of smaller (wall&roof)-to-floor ratio and insulative materials) 2) walipini style greenhouse (sunken) 3) youtube video "Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow" (geothermal) 4) chinese style passive solar greenhouse (vidoes by Dong Jianyi) Hope this helps. Good luck with your adventure!
DG thank you for sharing the tour! I do have a question. I missed the one tray away challenge due to unforeseen circumstances, when will you have a other event?
Hi Donny. Thanks for all your content. Could you please do a video on succession planting with microgreens. I'm wanting to try and get two harvests off of one rack per week, but I can't work out how.😂
Be VERY careful with Bamboo. It needs to be contained, it gets out of control very easily. My brother dug container walls down... thought he had it under control, yet had to have it all torn out 7 yrs later bc it took over and gets in sewer and everything... so please research that first. That was in Washington state. I do love Bamboo, just be careful ❤️ 🥰
You took the words right out of my mouth. If he thinks his neighbors hate him now for the ducks, wait until that bamboo spreads underneath their foundation.. Yes, I agree please do your research thoroughly, I decided against it in Alabama…
@@DonnyGreens nature's always right is a youtube channel where he's recently interviewed a bamboo guru in Tennessee who discusses the means of containment and management to keep things from getting out of control. Highly recommend the video series for your bamboo plans.
Bamboo should not be in North America, growing it should be illegal here. It’s really really bad for our natural plant species here, important for the planet.
#DonnyGreens Could you provide an example of your business plan for a small local start-up please? Also, organization with administrative tasks like financial; pos; accounting; Cost/competitive/ marketing analysis... etc..
I think the bees would be too close to the play area? Maybe ? I look forward to seeing this come to fruition. I'm sure you will figure it all out. Happy Sunday!
what's up Duck 😁ps from my experience of Life of 45 years I'll tell you one thing - the more you HIDE from other people when you build your dreams the better - I am 100% sure you will have probs with neighbors
May I recommend "Crested Ducks". They have a genetic defect that can give them pom poms on their heads, and very quirky behaviours. Kind of like mild autism for ducks.
The ants are a bad sign. They don't eat aphids or their larvae. They're after the honeydew produced by them and kill their natural predictors to get it.
Just stumbled upon you through some random video. Your whole thing sounds exciting but seeing this I’m concerned. Please try to keep your non-native plants out of the ground, it’s actually horrific for our natural environment and our natural plant species. This isn’t Asia, this is how we lose our species we have here. Just look up what happened to the American Chestnut tree, it was a huge loss to the natural resources that we had growing around us. There are other native species that would be similarly useful as a resource, bamboo would be a disaster, our native species cannot compete. Hearing how you don’t sell to stores because the stickers aren’t sustainable, bamboo would do a lot more damage than those stickers. Please think about native species for your property.
i only say this because my father has chickens and if you're feeding the chickens, there will be free food for the rats. and well the chickens are outside. make sure you dont see any holes@@DonnyGreens
Um, good luck with the ducks. They're noisy and filthy, not as bad as geese, but pretty close. If you really want to annoy your neighbors, raise guinea fowl. They're great for eating ticks, they taste good, and they're great "watchdogs." Really, really, really good watchdogs. LOL
A few notes for your plans:
- Regarding the duck waste and hydroponics, that's usually referred to as "quackuaponics" and it comes with a few caveats. The duck waste needs to be either *mineralized* or *composted*, or it will potentially contain pathogens like salmonella. If you go with the mineralization route, you should add a Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) serum. You can look up "KNF LAB DIY" if you'd like to learn more about how to make it yourself using rice wash and milk. If you go the composting route, worms love wet animal waste that's active with good bacteria, and worm castings and worm tea are a great compliment to microgreens to bolster their size, flavor, and crunch.
- Regarding all that brush you're going to rip up: You can utilize it by fermenting all the greens as opposed to just pulling it and disposing of it. You can make what's called "Fermented Plant Juice" or "FPJ" with it. It's a great foliar spray or hydroponic amendment that helps with vegetative growth. It's also a very nutritious feed additive for your ducks provided the thing you're fermenting is safe for consumption.
much love thank so much!!!
15:35 holy Virginia creeper mound batman....
I know right~!!!! So annoying!!
Nice garden tour, Donny. 🙂 Thanks for sharing it with us,
you are very welcome!! thanks for watching!
I’ve gotten my trays today and it’s really coming together in the kitchen now, I’m wondering if I’m gonna have issues with temps in the house but I got myself a thermometer/hydrometer for cheap on cyber Monday, I’m very thankful for all of your information and the encouragement to do this myself. I watched your rack set up video while I set up my own and it really clicked for me that I’m really doing this and excited about it more than I have about anything in a long time.
awesome mcuh love, im so glad you are excited about it!!
Thank you for your video. You have a beautiful property with lots of potential as well. I just wanted to comment on the aphid and ant relationship. The Ants protect the Aphids because they put off a sugary substance (honeydew) which the Ants eat as food. So, if you see ants in your garden, sure enough you will see the aphids. That’s been my experience from years in the gardening world.
Yep just learned this thank you so much for letting me know. I need to take care of this asap haha
Beautiful property! I'm excited for you... oh my!! Those ducks are adorable! Great job building their area. So fun to see . Thx for sharing 💕👍
Much love 🌱💚🦆
So excited for you both! Thanks for sharing.
Much love maria 🌱🌱💚💚
how you searching a good place for farm? what it could be? basement? garage? how to find a right place?
it could be any of those things, yes!
Salute from NorCal! I’m so inspired by your videos. Watching your growth is inspirational too. I’ve already moved my feet and setup shop in my garage. Now we wait. Thanks again! 🫡
Awesome love to hear it!!!
I see many good things coming to you... Keep up with the video progress!
much love MJ!!!
Since you're thinking about actively heating a greenhouse, I'd like to suggest researching these 4 topics before you build:
1) use an online calculator for greenhouse heating costs... the amount of fuel used will be shocking (note: industrial greenhouses are more efficient than backyard versions because of smaller (wall&roof)-to-floor ratio and insulative materials)
2) walipini style greenhouse (sunken)
3) youtube video "Nebraska retiree uses earths's heat to grow oranges in snow" (geothermal)
4) chinese style passive solar greenhouse (vidoes by Dong Jianyi)
Hope this helps. Good luck with your adventure!
Sweet thanks so much you rock!!!!
DG thank you for sharing the tour! I do have a question. I missed the one tray away challenge due to unforeseen circumstances, when will you have a other event?
The next one is July 1-10. You just missed the cutoff. Next after that is September
Beautiful set up
much love
Hello My microgreens have started damping off, is there a way to sterlize the soil?
you may be overwatering or using too high of a seeding density
Love this for you 💚🌱🦆
thanks so much !!
Hi Donny. Thanks for all your content. Could you please do a video on succession planting with microgreens. I'm wanting to try and get two harvests off of one rack per week, but I can't work out how.😂
you would have to use something that grows very quick aka radish
Love to see/hear it brother!
Thank you!!!
Donny is your one tray away program still active? Will it come with everything I need to start growing?
yes and yes!! i hope to see you in the next one coming up soon! onetrayaway.com/
Hey man. Did you ever have problem selling your inventory?
Or did you scale your garden up as the buyers ordered.?
Thanks dude
i dont have any problems with extra inventory, no
I have just now purchased every single item I need to start micro greens and sprouts
awesome!!!!
What do you do about nats or fruit flies??
apple cider vinegar and traps. dont let them get in in the first place!
Ready for July 1st, just harvested my second trial run and it came out Great.
Oh yeahh, lets get itt!!! 🌱🚀 2 weeks away!
Cherries were awesome this year.
Ill start cloning my varieties for you
yessss
I like your ideas for the place andthegardens arebeautiful. One thing about the okra ; ants farm aphids. Aphids secrete a sweet liquid that ants eat.
Thanks so much for letting me know this. I had the OPPOSITE idea!!!
I give my rescue chickens micros as well. This is Tracey Feeney- from the one tray away class. The ducks are adorable.
Love it and thank you. So cool to be able to feed then the micros!
Be VERY careful with Bamboo. It needs to be contained, it gets out of control very easily. My brother dug container walls down... thought he had it under control, yet had to have it all torn out 7 yrs later bc it took over and gets in sewer and everything... so please research that first. That was in Washington state. I do love Bamboo, just be careful ❤️ 🥰
You took the words right out of my mouth. If he thinks his neighbors hate him now for the ducks, wait until that bamboo spreads underneath their foundation.. Yes, I agree please do your research thoroughly, I decided against it in Alabama…
Yes I definitely need to take all the proper measures to make sure its contained for sure!!
@@DonnyGreens nature's always right is a youtube channel where he's recently interviewed a bamboo guru in Tennessee who discusses the means of containment and management to keep things from getting out of control. Highly recommend the video series for your bamboo plans.
Bamboo should not be in North America, growing it should be illegal here. It’s really really bad for our natural plant species here, important for the planet.
yes i saw this one!!! love watching bamboo videos haha
#DonnyGreens Could you provide an example of your business plan for a small local start-up please?
Also, organization with administrative tasks like financial; pos; accounting; Cost/competitive/ marketing analysis... etc..
yes, ill be finishing my business course this year!
I think the bees would be too close to the play area? Maybe ? I look forward to seeing this come to fruition. I'm sure you will figure it all out. Happy Sunday!
Much love!!
Love you don hope you guys are thriving ❤
love you too bro much love
Inspired
awesome glad to hear it!!
I always raise 2 turkeys every year. Named Thanksgiving & Christmas
hahah nice
what's up Duck 😁ps from my experience of Life of 45 years I'll tell you one thing - the more you HIDE from other people when you build your dreams the better - I am 100% sure you will have probs with neighbors
Im learning to find this is absolutely true. Thank you 🙏
Are you still creating content and if so. Where can I follow you.
getting back into it again yes, just posted today and last week. trying to stay ocnsistent
Wow! Terrible your neighbors have a problem with the ducks. The ducks seem quiet. What could be the issue?
Some people are sad and hate to see other people doing great things 🥲
Bros on a mission haha i hope you show us how its going so far in a future video
absolutely haha!
Try feeding the birds w a bird feed and they’ll stop eating your berries lol Cheers and congrats on the new cribo
Thank you!!
Rest in peace Donny
What?? How did you hear this?
chilll bro you're worrying my beloved viewers. god forbid i take some time away from content to focus on some other stufff...... jeeeeeze
@@DonnyGreens 💀
llol trollin
Regarding your AFID problem, my sister ordered Lady Bugs on-line and put them on her plants. Problem solved!
awesome thank you!!!
May I recommend "Crested Ducks". They have a genetic defect that can give them pom poms on their heads, and very quirky behaviours.
Kind of like mild autism for ducks.
AHAHAHHAAH thats awesome
Please hope you are alright!
all good over here!
The ants are a bad sign. They don't eat aphids or their larvae. They're after the honeydew produced by them and kill their natural predictors to get it.
yep i have learned this. Hoping to do better nect season!
I have to admit I thought the same when I first started. Ahhh, look at my ant friends doing the work for me. Nope! @@DonnyGreens
hahaha always improving!
Man I bet mowing your yard is gonna be a pain in the ass. Lmao
its not at all!
ive actually been moving it since i was a kid
If your neighbor objects because they think the ducks are too noisy, replace them with geese or roosters. Your neighbors will miss the ducks.
Hahahaha love this
Just stumbled upon you through some random video. Your whole thing sounds exciting but seeing this I’m concerned. Please try to keep your non-native plants out of the ground, it’s actually horrific for our natural environment and our natural plant species. This isn’t Asia, this is how we lose our species we have here. Just look up what happened to the American Chestnut tree, it was a huge loss to the natural resources that we had growing around us. There are other native species that would be similarly useful as a resource, bamboo would be a disaster, our native species cannot compete. Hearing how you don’t sell to stores because the stickers aren’t sustainable, bamboo would do a lot more damage than those stickers. Please think about native species for your property.
thats not true at all. bamboo would not be causing any harm. i would be containing it within a barrier and it wouldnt be spreading outside of it....
this dude deff getting mice and rats real soon
haha wtf
i only say this because my father has chickens and if you're feeding the chickens, there will be free food for the rats. and well the chickens are outside. make sure you dont see any holes@@DonnyGreens
Its all secured with hardware cloth
Um, good luck with the ducks. They're noisy and filthy, not as bad as geese, but pretty close. If you really want to annoy your neighbors, raise guinea fowl. They're great for eating ticks, they taste good, and they're great "watchdogs." Really, really, really good watchdogs. LOL
Haha thank you!!
I Pray In Jesus Name You Have
thank you very much