This was so insanely informative and definitely was the easiest to follow. I love how you went start to finish all the way. Talk about stress relief. Love y’all for this!
This video and others produced by this young lady and her partner are all you need to know to grow microgreens. All the others out there miss important steps in their presentation, but not this team. They nail it every time! Thank you.
Why on earth would anyone do a thumbs down? You're a great teacher - very patient - thank you. The crop looks lovely so healthy and vibrant. I love sunflower sprouts. Yum
hey i tested something and got nice results: when u grow sunflowers like u grow ur popcorn greens (aka no light at all) they sorta maintain more of their nutty/sweet sunflowerseed taste when they reach day 7/8/9 - they also buildup less tanins it seems (that stuff that sticks to ur teeth/tongue and is unpleasant) 😊
Yes!! Sunflower Blondies! We were going to do a video on those last year and never got around to it... we will have to give this a shot this week! Thank you for the suggestion and sharing your results!
Great work, you 2 are great and I wish you great things. Even though you make money I know you do it for the passion an health factor Since I went natural and left today's food I've lost 100lbs and saved my life.
That’s incredible Jon!! We do it because we love helping others find the means to grow for themselves either for personal reasons or business! So amazing the weight you’ve dropped… seriously awesome to be able to tackle that challenge! We wish you continued great health!! 🤗🌱🌱
Good video. You say washing shortens shelf life and I’ve heard people say this but is not true. Soaking and washing the crop increases turgid pressure in the cells keeping the the plants from going limp. The biggest complaint from customers is that the stems go limp but after Washing the shelf life is at least 3-4 days longer than no wash. The only thing is that after washing, the crop needs to be spun in a salad spinner then placed on a frying device of some sort. I use a hanging mesh drying “rack”used to dry cannabis with a gentle fan blowing. In a few minutes the crop is dry enough to pack. This gives optimal shelf life. Try it
😉Ajaya Siver Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Thank you for such terrific educational videos. I just discovered you guys yesterday, and have been binge watching your channel since. Sunflower sprouts are one of my favorites as well, and yes, I too love them on PBJ. Wish I lived close enough to be a customer. I never knew sunnies were so finicky to grow; I learned so much from your presentation. Love your setup, your vibe, and your enthusiastic generosity. I'm excited for your Farmer's Market possibilities, and wish you all the best in your endeavors. I will remain a subscriber.
awh yay!!! We're happy to hear that, thank you for subscribing and watching our videos. Sunflower microgreens are so amazing tasting but can some times be tricky haha. But they're so worth growing. Also happy to hear someone else who knows about PBJ and microgreens!! 🥳🥳🥳
@@OnTheGrow have you guys been successful moving your business online given lockdowns in certain states? Will farmers markets happen this year? And if they do what advice do you have for being successful at those? I have a strong sales background but have no idea how to register at a farmers market or what the culture will be like. Id like to make a good first impression! If you have any practical advice for me, itd be greatly appreciated. Ill keep sharing your videos!
I have a ton of appreciation for you guys. Every time i need a seeding weight i always watch these videos. Thank you. I should just start writing them down... Maybe by chance you have a spreadsheet of this information???
Glad to hear that, and thank you for the support! Yes, we do! Click on this link, and it'll take you to our product page on our website. Select free pdfs in the drop-down menu, and there's a couple of options that we're sure you'll love! 😉 onthegrow.net/collections/all
ULTRAVIOLET VS MOLD: I'm going to test pairing the H2O2 spray with 10 sec of low intensity disinfecting ultraviolet light (2w of UV-C), each time I water during blackout ... then I'll use the UV-C for spot treating during light. I'll let you know how it goes. I snagged the portable cordless LED black light on amazon ($20 discounted 85% to $3), and this seems like a practical use.
Thank you so much for your "Full Walk-throughs" with the microgreens! I am on Day 3 with my Sunflower seeds on top of Coco Coir in a Sprouting Tray, and they look just like yours!! (I soaked them for 8 hours, and am using the hydrogen peroxide spray on them.) I'm excited to try these for the first time in the next week!!
So, are you hooked on sunflower microgreens yet? Have you tried them dipped in chocolate yet? We also have more recipes coming in our first cookbook to be ready very soon! 😀 Joanne Donovan Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website... www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!!
Joanne Donovan Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!! 😉Joanne Donovan Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Well due to medical issues I have not grown any sunflower sprouts in so long, like during the entire pandemic so far. I miss them!! After finding out I have a complete heart block and having to get emergency surgery for a pacemaker then not being able to hold any food down finally on March 4th 2021 they had to put a balloon in and open up my stomach. It was closed at the bottom of my esophagus only allowing what is equal to a leaky faucet or a drip to go through I can finally eat food!! And boy have I eaten lots of it in a week, but I really wanted my sunflower sprouts back!! I had to watch this video again to make sure I didn't forget anything and tomorrow I will be seeding my trays! I can't wait!! Thank you for making it easy for people like me, no green thumb!
🙂Thank you so much for the support!! It really means a lot to us Melanie White! I just started some recipes using Sunflower microgreens...you'd love them I bet!!!
I saw you had a book out. Maybe y’all could do another one with recipes from the restaurants you service and your audience. Just a thought. Love your videos. I’ve learned so much from the sweat of y’all’s brows. Haha. Sincerely, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for the support skyval!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄Check out our Chocolate Dipped Sunflowers and other ways to enjoy micro-crops!!!🙂
Excellent video. You've motivated me to get of the procrastination syndrome. Thanks and keep up the great work. To on the grow mediums..stay well u guys 🥂
You said that your seeds came from True Leaf. Please tell me if they were the Black oil large or small. It makes a huge difference, since the large are almost twice the size. Thanks!
😉Field Trippin' Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Another very informative video. Thank you! I've been growing sunflower greens for quite a while - love their nutty flavor - and still learned a few tricks. I especially noted how you just mist the bottom tray while in the blackout period instead of adding water. Keep up the great work.
Following your tutorial on growing sunflowers (I started soaking the seeds just now). I watch your channel everyday and starting to experiment while under lockdown. Thanks for all of your videos for keeping me motivated to learn more. I'm in Manila, Philippines and looking to maybe one day do this full time when I return to Canada.
Awesome video! Make sure if you follow the steps in this video that you are using the same trays and coconut coir. I made the simple mistake of following these steps with soil and I rotted my roots. Live and learn
🙂Thank you so much for the Feedback A R! We appreciate your support! Sad to hear of your lost crops...Coco Coir really is our main go to in most all we grow!
Thank you for watching Miss Assist!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂Sunflowers are a hit with a lot of growers we talk with...now let us show you how many ways you can enjoy them...we have a cookbook for you..sign up via our webpage asap!!
Thanks for the video guys! The new intro is pretty cool . I just finished my sunflower yesterday, it came out to almost the exact grams as yours . Good job guys, please keep it going.
Thank you for watching 😀 We're happy with our new intro, its simple and shows our grow space. That's awesome, it always feels good whenever you get a good harvest weight. Will have some more full walk-through videos coming very soon!
Hi, thank you for the great video! I folow the channel since last november and I’m growing sunflowers since last month. I took some samples to a restourant and now I have an order of 1kg of sunflower Microgreens a day! Absolutely i’m going to use this guide to improuve my harvast.
Personally i just give mine a good rinse than some warm soapy water, followed by another good rinse. You can also rinse than spray with hydrogen peroxide.
🙂Thank you so much for the Feedback Arvind Thakore! We appreciate your support! 🙂We hope very soon to publish our efforts in a book...between all sources we hope we get you growing and eating health!!!
😊Jonathan Darling Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!! You will be hooked after your first harvest! let us also help you with recipes for your crops in our new cookbook coming very soon!
I am soo happy i found your channel. Been unemployed due to the pandemic and jobs have become so scarce. Thanks for showing me i can do this too. New subbie and i will be following you on my journey. Thank you
Best video I've seen on growing microgreens. Very informative and pleasant to watch. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to viewing more of your videos. 💯👍
Great video ❤it!!!! Do you have a beginner’s video? From start to finish, the set up with what type of lighting etc? I know there’s other videos online but I was just curious if you had any? Do you have a link for the nutes?
Hi - may I know the concentration of the "food grade" hydrogen peroxide that you are using? Your video shows "2 tbsp per 1 litre of water" - is the tea spoon of H2O2 at 35% concentration or 3% concentration? Thks.
We sun sanitize our trays or sometimes will do a very light bleach and water soak. But if you do the bleach soak you have to look up your local regulations on sanitation to figure out what they require for PPM cause its different everywhere 🥳
When you place the seeds in blackout, do you continue to use the grow light? I noticed when you place the seeds on the shelf in blackout, the grow lights are on..
Would it be possible to do a show on mold? Show what it looks like when you can rescue a tray and when you need to get rid of the whole tray. Any other non-optimal results and what to do. Thanks for your thoroughness.
I noticed you soaked your seeds in water that you ph balanced. But when you watered, you watered from the hose. Is it ok that the ph level from the hose is higher for watering? Thanks for the videos - well done!
Thank you so much for the support! You are correct that we pH soak (5.5pH) then water with the 8.0pH filtered water. We were having trouble with soaking in our regular 8.0pH water, so we tried dropping it to the nutrient pH levels and we found that we got slightly better germination... so we stuck with it!
29:04 im gonna see about washing the coir…& speratine as much root feasible for my birds…from “wild birds” to 🐔 etc..and put the coir in my appropriate grow areas..like over tree areas.
Hi CJ n Mandi, your programs are absolutely awesome with good educationally quality. Thank you so very much for all your devotion. We're going to be planting sunflower seeds tomorrow. One question which is foxing us at the moment is, do we soak all varieties of sunflower seeds prior to planting? We took to sprouting and micro greens and are thrilled with the results. Also tomorrow, we will be tasting our very first sprouting of Red Clover and White Clover. Can't describe our excitement! Many thanks again. Sending greetings from Australia, Gill 🦘🐨
Got it. I heard on a facebook group that coconut coir is high in sodium so thry recommended to wash it. I started a batch of sunflowers last night and didn't rinsed my coconut coir. Thanks again.
🙂Thanks for sharing that...really happy you growing some healthy sunflower microgreens. Hope Gardens 😉Hope Gardens Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Lol, you got this! The great thing is that you don't really need a green thumb if you get the procedures down for your grow space! Excited to hear how it goes!!
Awesome Video, very well constructed, and very informational. Only three things I do differently. 1)I only spray the Food Grade Hydrogen peroxide on Day 1, thats it.. 2) I don't use Fans, because if a batch does catch mold I find it spreads the mold spores to the other Trays. 3 I never Spray from the top after the germination process, because I find that when you do from the top and not the bottom, it promotes mold. This is only my methods. If it works for you, Awesome.
I must have watched dozens of videos on growing microgreens and CJ and Mandi are my favorites and I think they are great. Very informing and great video quality. Many thanks to them both.
We really appreciate you saying that! We’ve done our best to have a good time and share everything we can about growing! We’re finally back to making content, so you’ll be seeing our faces more!
Thank you for another great video. With regard to the trays, is the middle green tray a different grade or material? I've read comments from others, not here, about chemicals from trays leaching into the product. Thanks again for the time you take to share your knowledge with us!
Thank you so much for the support! It is the same material which is a PP (Polypropylene plastic). PP is generally a pretty safe option and doesn't leech like a PVC or something would. Technically most leeching occurs when plastics are subjected to high heat or high UV radiation. We don't really let them get either in this space because our lights don't put off a lot of UV and the temperature is controlled. Growing outdoors would be slightly more concerning though and I wish that there were more non-plastic growing options for that. Hope that helps!
What we've found is that it really depends on the sunflower batch... Some of them do best with no soaking and some with soaking. What we do when we get a new batch of sunflowers is take a very small tray and try them all out different ways. Some of them we do without soaking, others get a 1 hour soak, others a 4 hour soak, so on and so forth. Then we choose to stick with the method that works best for that batch! Hope that helps!
LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!!!!!! Question, is well water the same as city water; Ph balance and all that? Is there a difference when people use well water VS city water? what water do you use?? Which water Ph is best?? Does it matter?? How can I contact "on the grow"?
Maybe i missed it in the other videos, but could you tell us a little bit about your growenvironment: - what is the average temperature you are aiming for in your grow room? - whats the average humidity? And how do you ensure, that it stays at that levels? - air conditioner? - exhaust air unit? Thank you very much for your stunning videos. Yours are the best about microgreens!!!
Hello! Yes so we have a video that shows our grow space and I believe we talk about it. We keep our grow space between 75-80F and the humidity 50% or below. Is regulated by a ac/heat unit that's installed, and a dehumidifier. Currently since it's getting colder outside we also have a portable heater that's also set to 71F to help maintain it better. Plus we have a giant fan located in the front center of the room that helps circulate the air along with the fans on each shelf. Thank you so much!, We really appreciate it and your support 😀
@@johnflynn2109 No! It's not very bright. I still wouldn't recommenced directly looking at it though, cause like all lights it will cause strain on your eyes. But we never stare at them. There are some LED panel lights, like the red and blue spectrum that its best to wear glasses that are made for being around them because they're really bright.
I just watched your video...thank you. So far as being able to purchase the products, I cannot get the h202, or the ph down that you show in your video...is there anywhere else I can purchase them? I JUST started the sunflowers for the second time...moldy again...frustrating...then saw this and would like to try it
Howdy from Conroe! I started my second set of sunflower trays last night. My first 3 tested seeds were flawless, but my pet tray from feedstore tried to have some patches of mold. This round I did stricter procedures, as this is 7 trays of pet food seed sunnies, but I already noticed 2 tips from you in the first 2 minutes of your video that I will integrate on my next grow. Thanks for sharing knowledge freely!
Great video! Thanks! ************************* How much vinegar per liter do you add to reduce the pH? Approximately? I don’t have a pH monitor, but I can certainly add vinegar! Thanks.
Though it takes longer to harvest, I weigh sunflower microgreens as I'm putting in containers between 1 and 3 ounces for sales. During that process, I only grab enough product to check my weight tray for seed hulls, should there be any lingering, and boast a near-perfect record of no hulls to my customers! I was curious if you've developed a similar method or do you educate your customers, friends, and family about the possibility of the hulls and that they could pick them off? I know they're edible too (sunflower seeds are often eaten with the shell on!) but I prefer my micros without hulls. Love your content and thank you for your AWESOME presentations!!
Thank you so much for the support! We are not sure what is in OceanSolution, but it is a NPK of 2-0-3. It is a proprietary blend, so they won’t tell what is in it exactly, other than it is 90+minerals. Here is their website: www.oceansolution.com
Thank you so much for the support Dennis!! It means a lot! We're excited for you to try them as well! They seem to be a lot of people's favorite to eat but can be a little finicky to grow. Thanks again!
The most specified, intricate, meticulous, detailed way on growing a sunflower microgreens.
My notification Bell was not wasted.
We are honored by your feedback. Thank you for watching and supporting us, glad we didn't waste that bell! :D
@@OnTheGrow How do u measure the fresh air circulation needed for healthy growth in such an enclosed environment?
Glad Britta found her place and passion within the microgreens Community.
This was so insanely informative and definitely was the easiest to follow. I love how you went start to finish all the way. Talk about stress relief. Love y’all for this!
This video and others produced by this young lady and her partner are all you need to know to grow microgreens.
All the others out there miss important steps in their presentation, but not this team. They nail it every time! Thank you.
Why on earth would anyone do a thumbs down? You're a great teacher - very patient - thank you. The crop looks lovely so healthy and vibrant. I love sunflower sprouts. Yum
Awww, thank you!! We really appreciate your support and kind words! Sunflowers are so good, we put some in our smoothie this morning!
hey i tested something and got nice results: when u grow sunflowers like u grow ur popcorn greens (aka no light at all) they sorta maintain more of their nutty/sweet sunflowerseed taste when they reach day 7/8/9 - they also buildup less tanins it seems (that stuff that sticks to ur teeth/tongue and is unpleasant) 😊
Yes!! Sunflower Blondies! We were going to do a video on those last year and never got around to it... we will have to give this a shot this week! Thank you for the suggestion and sharing your results!
I'll have to try this thanks for the input 🙂🙏
@@piercec5688 they actually made a video about them somewhat recently
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Great work, you 2 are great and I wish you great things. Even though you make money I know you do it for the passion an health factor Since I went natural and left today's food I've lost 100lbs and saved my life.
That’s incredible Jon!! We do it because we love helping others find the means to grow for themselves either for personal reasons or business! So amazing the weight you’ve dropped… seriously awesome to be able to tackle that challenge! We wish you continued great health!! 🤗🌱🌱
Good video. You say washing shortens shelf life and I’ve heard people say this but is not true. Soaking and washing the crop increases turgid pressure in the cells keeping the the plants from going limp. The biggest complaint from customers is that the stems go limp but after Washing the shelf life is at least 3-4 days longer than no wash. The only thing is that after washing, the crop needs to be spun in a salad spinner then placed on a frying device of some sort. I use a hanging mesh drying “rack”used to dry cannabis with a gentle fan blowing. In a few minutes the crop is dry enough to pack. This gives optimal shelf life. Try it
We’ve tried it many times many ways. Our results... better without shelf-life without wash! Thanks for sharing
@@OnTheGrow I would like to see that video.
@@ajayasiver3944 Great, we are planning on doing some after-harvest microgreen videos this year!
😉Ajaya Siver Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Thank you for such terrific educational videos. I just discovered you guys yesterday, and have been binge watching your channel since.
Sunflower sprouts are one of my favorites as well, and yes, I too love them on PBJ. Wish I lived close enough to be a customer.
I never knew sunnies were so finicky to grow; I learned so much from your presentation.
Love your setup, your vibe, and your enthusiastic generosity.
I'm excited for your Farmer's Market possibilities, and wish you all the best in your endeavors. I will remain a subscriber.
awh yay!!! We're happy to hear that, thank you for subscribing and watching our videos.
Sunflower microgreens are so amazing tasting but can some times be tricky haha. But they're so worth growing. Also happy to hear someone else who knows about PBJ and microgreens!! 🥳🥳🥳
2tbsp in one liter food grade h202. Is that 35 percent food grade?
if you eat sprouts with bread you can't absorb the nutrients in them. gluten prevents nutrient absorption and it also neutralizes stomach acid.
I love you guys. You have very competent business acumen and your transparency is inspiring
Thank you so much for the support Nick! That really means a lot to us! We do our best to help everyone get started with this!
@@OnTheGrow have you guys been successful moving your business online given lockdowns in certain states? Will farmers markets happen this year? And if they do what advice do you have for being successful at those? I have a strong sales background but have no idea how to register at a farmers market or what the culture will be like. Id like to make a good first impression! If you have any practical advice for me, itd be greatly appreciated. Ill keep sharing your videos!
Very instructive. Thank you. What happens to the coconut growth-media afterwards?
I have a ton of appreciation for you guys. Every time i need a seeding weight i always watch these videos.
Thank you. I should just start writing them down...
Maybe by chance you have a spreadsheet of this information???
Glad to hear that, and thank you for the support! Yes, we do! Click on this link, and it'll take you to our product page on our website. Select free pdfs in the drop-down menu, and there's a couple of options that we're sure you'll love! 😉
onthegrow.net/collections/all
Like that seed hulls brushing trick.
It works really well for the stubborn ones! It’s best to get them off during germination just using the weight, but the brushing is a great tool! 🤗🌱🌱
ULTRAVIOLET VS MOLD: I'm going to test pairing the H2O2 spray with 10 sec of low intensity disinfecting ultraviolet light (2w of UV-C), each time I water during blackout ... then I'll use the UV-C for spot treating during light.
I'll let you know how it goes. I snagged the portable cordless LED black light on amazon ($20 discounted 85% to $3), and this seems like a practical use.
Amazing process guide, easy detail and a Beautiful Lady to enjoy the show !! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! 🌱🌱
I have been using colloidal silver in my spray. The research on it is amazing.
Thank you so much for your "Full Walk-throughs" with the microgreens! I am on Day 3 with my Sunflower seeds on top of Coco Coir in a Sprouting Tray, and they look just like yours!! (I soaked them for 8 hours, and am using the hydrogen peroxide spray on them.) I'm excited to try these for the first time in the next week!!
It's now day 4, & I've got them in Blackout for 2 days! The lights come out tomorrow!! Exciting!!
So, are you hooked on sunflower microgreens yet? Have you tried them dipped in chocolate yet? We also have more recipes coming in our first cookbook to be ready very soon! 😀 Joanne Donovan Again...we really benefit from your support and nice compliments!!! Have you visited our newest website...
www.onthegrow.net ...we are so proud of the help it provides!!!
Joanne Donovan Have you signed up for our Master Class yet? Please get ready to take advantage of all the information we've assembled for you!!! 😉Joanne Donovan Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Well due to medical issues I have not grown any sunflower sprouts in so long, like during the entire pandemic so far. I miss them!! After finding out I have a complete heart block and having to get emergency surgery for a pacemaker then not being able to hold any food down finally on March 4th 2021 they had to put a balloon in and open up my stomach. It was closed at the bottom of my esophagus only allowing what is equal to a leaky faucet or a drip to go through I can finally eat food!! And boy have I eaten lots of it in a week, but I really wanted my sunflower sprouts back!! I had to watch this video again to make sure I didn't forget anything and tomorrow I will be seeding my trays! I can't wait!! Thank you for making it easy for people like me, no green thumb!
🙂Thank you so much for the support!! It really means a lot to us Melanie White! I just started some recipes using Sunflower microgreens...you'd love them I bet!!!
I saw you had a book out. Maybe y’all could do another one with recipes from the restaurants you service and your audience. Just a thought. Love your videos. I’ve learned so much from the sweat of y’all’s brows. Haha. Sincerely, thank you for sharing.
My very favorite greens for three decades !!!
Thank you so much for the support skyval!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄Check out our Chocolate Dipped Sunflowers and other ways to enjoy micro-crops!!!🙂
@@OnTheGrow YAY !!!
Thank you so much for the support skyval!! We are going to be making new content soon! 😄
Stay excited my friend for ways to love your veggies!!!🙂
Excellent video. You've motivated me to get of the procrastination syndrome. Thanks and keep up the great work. To on the grow mediums..stay well u guys 🥂
I love that you do the seed weight and then the microgreen weight!
Thank you so much for the support! We do our best to help out with data where we can!
I always enjoy watching your videos about microgreens. Thanks for sharing
💚Thank you for watching Jay Reyes!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!
You said that your seeds came from True Leaf. Please tell me if they were the Black oil large or small. It makes a huge difference, since the large are almost twice the size. Thanks!
Sunflower microgreens are some of my favorite to grow and to eat. Best wishes and happy gardening!
😃Thank you so much for the support!! It really means a lot to us Field Trippin'! Have you seen the Chocolate Dipped video...yummm!!!
@@OnTheGrow I will have to watch that, Chocolate dipped anything!
😉Field Trippin' Would you Be~Leaf we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
I really enjoyed the Sunflower Microgreens! Time to make some more!!
Another very informative video. Thank you! I've been growing sunflower greens for quite a while - love their nutty flavor - and still learned a few tricks. I especially noted how you just mist the bottom tray while in the blackout period instead of adding water. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for the continued support Thomas!! We really appreciate it and we are happy to hear this was helpful!
Such a thorough description of each stage of the process. Thankyou!
excellent detailed information!! Thank you for taking the time to educate us!
🙂 Thanks for sharing your excitement!!! Please visit onthegrow.net for more great assistance!!!
Thanks for taking time to make this video, I found it both informative and well-paced!
Thank you so much for the support Frank! We really appreciate it!
Amazing videos. I just started a indoor walk in tent microgreen garden because of your videos. I made my wife watch this video w me. Thanks!
Following your tutorial on growing sunflowers (I started soaking the seeds just now). I watch your channel everyday and starting to experiment while under lockdown. Thanks for all of your videos for keeping me motivated to learn more. I'm in Manila, Philippines and looking to maybe one day do this full time when I return to Canada.
Gr8! Fantastic video lesson on the sunflower. Very detailed and precisely done. Shall keep following You regularly. Sam from India.
You're amazing! I'm learning a lot, hope one day I'll be able to make my own micro greens. Many many thanks for your generosity.
Thank you so much for the support! They are so much fun to grow and addictive once you taste them!
Your videos are awesome. Thanks guys.
Thank you so much for the support Jed!! We really appreciate it!
Awesome video! Make sure if you follow the steps in this video that you are using the same trays and coconut coir. I made the simple mistake of following these steps with soil and I rotted my roots. Live and learn
🙂Thank you so much for the Feedback A R! We appreciate your support! Sad to hear of your lost crops...Coco Coir really is our main go to in most all we grow!
Great job. Learned so much 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for watching Miss Assist!!! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!
🙂Sunflowers are a hit with a lot of growers we talk with...now let us show you how many ways you can enjoy them...we have a cookbook for you..sign up via our webpage asap!!
What a rewarding job you have!
Thanks for the video guys! The new intro is pretty cool . I just finished my sunflower yesterday, it came out to almost the exact grams as yours . Good job guys, please keep it going.
Thank you for watching 😀
We're happy with our new intro, its simple and shows our grow space. That's awesome, it always feels good whenever you get a good harvest weight. Will have some more full walk-through videos coming very soon!
Hi, thank you for the great video! I folow the channel since last november and I’m growing sunflowers since last month. I took some samples to a restourant and now I have an order of 1kg of sunflower Microgreens a day!
Absolutely i’m going to use this guide to improuve my harvast.
Thank you so much for the support Gustavo, we really appreciate it! That's amazing!! Glad to hear of your success! That's amazing, Congratulations!
Could you show us how you do your composting? Would also be interesting to see how you clean and sanitize your trays! Thanks in advance!
Personally i just give mine a good rinse than some warm soapy water, followed by another good rinse. You can also rinse than spray with hydrogen peroxide.
I have a feeling this video is going to blow up
That’d be cool! Our channel has been blowing up quite a bit over the past 4 months already 🤗🌱🌱
Thanks for explaining your process again in clear details.
Rob
😃 No problem Rob, thank you for watching!
I always grew sunflower microgreens with wheat grass for my roommate's cat. Never thought to do it for myself!
Wow!! Such a sweet instructor!! I like you. 😍
Do you have a video for other microgreen types?
If not, please do for another microgreen. 🙏
I enjoy your video's, they are explained in detailed, self explanatory and easy to do. This is what maked your video's more likable.
🙂Thank you so much for the Feedback Arvind Thakore! We appreciate your support!
🙂We hope very soon to publish our efforts in a book...between all sources we hope we get you growing and eating health!!!
I love how you do step by step everyday…do you have to use the ocean solution or can I use any plant food?
Wished I watched this before starting my Sunflower tray yesterday :)
Excited to hear yours turn out!! 🤗🌱🌱
I love your videos. You guys provide such great detail and easy to follow instructions. Thank you; getting near my first harvest!
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Thank You so much. You are so unselfish. Hope You prosper 100 fold
Very thorough explanation of the process. Good video. Thank you.
Very thorough explanation. Thank you.
I am soo happy i found your channel. Been unemployed due to the pandemic and jobs have become so scarce. Thanks for showing me i can do this too. New subbie and i will be following you on my journey. Thank you
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! We really appreciate it!
Good stuff. Love the Tats
Best video I've seen on growing microgreens. Very informative and pleasant to watch. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to viewing more of your videos. 💯👍
Great video ❤it!!!! Do you have a beginner’s video? From start to finish, the set up with what type of lighting etc? I know there’s other videos online but I was just curious if you had any? Do you have a link for the nutes?
Hi - may I know the concentration of the "food grade" hydrogen peroxide that you are using? Your video shows "2 tbsp per 1 litre of water" - is the tea spoon of H2O2 at 35% concentration or 3% concentration? Thks.
What are you using for the sanitizer after cleaning your grow trays
We sun sanitize our trays or sometimes will do a very light bleach and water soak. But if you do the bleach soak you have to look up your local regulations on sanitation to figure out what they require for PPM cause its different everywhere 🥳
I love your videos. They are very informative. Thanks
Thank you for the kind words! It means a lot to us!
When you place the seeds in blackout, do you continue to use the grow light? I noticed when you place the seeds on the shelf in blackout, the grow lights are on..
Would it be possible to do a show on mold? Show what it looks like when you can rescue a tray and when you need to get rid of the whole tray. Any other non-optimal results and what to do. Thanks for your thoroughness.
Unfortunately mold sporulates so i dont think they would intentionally want to bring that into their grow room.
I noticed you soaked your seeds in water that you ph balanced. But when you watered, you watered from the hose. Is it ok that the ph level from the hose is higher for watering? Thanks for the videos - well done!
Thank you so much for the support! You are correct that we pH soak (5.5pH) then water with the 8.0pH filtered water. We were having trouble with soaking in our regular 8.0pH water, so we tried dropping it to the nutrient pH levels and we found that we got slightly better germination... so we stuck with it!
Greetings, Could you tell me what type of bag is best to use for micro greens, to keep them as fresh as possible for as long as possible? Thank you.
29:04 im gonna see about washing the coir…& speratine as much root feasible for my birds…from “wild birds” to 🐔 etc..and put the coir in my appropriate grow areas..like over tree areas.
Super-detailed and useful manual! Enjoyed anlot! Thanks guys.
Thank you for watching! 🥳
On The Grow But what about Ocean Solution? Could you please give a link or some info about it? Thanks!
Hi CJ n Mandi, your programs are absolutely awesome with good educationally quality. Thank you so very much for all your devotion. We're going to be planting sunflower seeds tomorrow. One question which is foxing us at the moment is, do we soak all varieties of sunflower seeds prior to planting?
We took to sprouting and micro greens and are thrilled with the results. Also tomorrow, we will be tasting our very first sprouting of Red Clover and White Clover. Can't describe our excitement! Many thanks again. Sending greetings from Australia, Gill 🦘🐨
Do you guys rinse or wash the coconut coir? So far the most detailed video about sunflower microgreens in YT! Thanks a lot
Currently, we do not rinse ours but we will be experimenting with that soon hopefully! Thank you so much!! We do it for y'all!
Got it. I heard on a facebook group that coconut coir is high in sodium so thry recommended to wash it. I started a batch of sunflowers last night and didn't rinsed my coconut coir. Thanks again.
@@awakening_bryan Yeah we've heard the same, our coco comes pre-washed so we don't have to do that!
Have you made a video showing how you reuse the compost? How about some tips and tricks on that. Thanks
This is my next grow...thanks for all the great info!
🙂Thanks for sharing that...really happy you growing some healthy sunflower microgreens. Hope Gardens
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@@OnTheGrow awesome thank you!
Cool setup!
Thank you! We really appreciate it!
Great content, well presented and informative. 🌱❤️🌱
Thank you for your feedback and for watching!! 🥳
Another great video with lots of info. Wife is on board for growing micro greens, she doesn’t have a green thumb, so it will be up to me lol
Lol, you got this! The great thing is that you don't really need a green thumb if you get the procedures down for your grow space! Excited to hear how it goes!!
@@OnTheGrow I will keep you informed. Still have a week and half of otr driving, then it's getting supplies to start
@@storedaway We can't wait! 😃
Awesome Video, very well constructed, and very informational. Only three things I do differently. 1)I only spray the Food Grade Hydrogen peroxide on Day 1, thats it.. 2) I don't use Fans, because if a batch does catch mold I find it spreads the mold spores to the other Trays. 3 I never Spray from the top after the germination process, because I find that when you do from the top and not the bottom, it promotes mold. This is only my methods. If it works for you, Awesome.
How do you bottom water after germination and before roots can reach water without overwatering the entire tray?
@@kricketkitty I personally just add enough to look enough, if that makes sense. The Dirt/Coco mats will only take up what it can hold.
I must have watched dozens of videos on growing microgreens and CJ and Mandi are my favorites and I think they are great. Very informing and great video quality. Many thanks to them both.
We really appreciate you saying that! We’ve done our best to have a good time and share everything we can about growing! We’re finally back to making content, so you’ll be seeing our faces more!
Thank you for another great video. With regard to the trays, is the middle green tray a different grade or material? I've read comments from others, not here, about chemicals from trays leaching into the product. Thanks again for the time you take to share your knowledge with us!
Thank you so much for the support! It is the same material which is a PP (Polypropylene plastic). PP is generally a pretty safe option and doesn't leech like a PVC or something would. Technically most leeching occurs when plastics are subjected to high heat or high UV radiation. We don't really let them get either in this space because our lights don't put off a lot of UV and the temperature is controlled. Growing outdoors would be slightly more concerning though and I wish that there were more non-plastic growing options for that. Hope that helps!
curious why you opt for top watering rather than bottom watering (during the blackout stage)
Thank you! Step by step info for a perfect grow :)
Thank you so much for the support Brent! It turned out pretty great for being a new batch of seed!
Thanks so much for this. Everything was so well made and i love your setup. Keep up the good work! Subscribed~
Fantastic video! Thanks for making it!
which grow faster the ones soaked in 8 hours not 1hour and the no soak? thank you. I love your video's!
What we've found is that it really depends on the sunflower batch... Some of them do best with no soaking and some with soaking. What we do when we get a new batch of sunflowers is take a very small tray and try them all out different ways. Some of them we do without soaking, others get a 1 hour soak, others a 4 hour soak, so on and so forth. Then we choose to stick with the method that works best for that batch! Hope that helps!
do you cut and regrow from the leftover ? cut and come again?
LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDS!!!!!!!! Question, is well water the same as city water; Ph balance and all that? Is there a difference when people use well water VS city water? what water do you use?? Which water Ph is best?? Does it matter?? How can I contact "on the grow"?
Maybe i missed it in the other videos, but could you tell us a little bit about your growenvironment:
- what is the average temperature you are aiming for in your grow room?
- whats the average humidity?
And how do you ensure, that it stays at that levels?
- air conditioner?
- exhaust air unit?
Thank you very much for your stunning videos. Yours are the best about microgreens!!!
Hello! Yes so we have a video that shows our grow space and I believe we talk about it.
We keep our grow space between 75-80F and the humidity 50% or below.
Is regulated by a ac/heat unit that's installed, and a dehumidifier. Currently since it's getting colder outside we also have a portable heater that's also set to 71F to help maintain it better.
Plus we have a giant fan located in the front center of the room that helps circulate the air along with the fans on each shelf.
Thank you so much!, We really appreciate it and your support 😀
Is that light bad for your eyes?
@@johnflynn2109 No! It's not very bright. I still wouldn't recommenced directly looking at it though, cause like all lights it will cause strain on your eyes. But we never stare at them. There are some LED panel lights, like the red and blue spectrum that its best to wear glasses that are made for being around them because they're really bright.
Thanks for posting new to micro greens im going to copy you, great information
Excellent job! Very interesting and informative..thank you so much for teaching us this
Thank you for watching! 😃
I just watched your video...thank you. So far as being able to purchase the products, I cannot get the h202, or the ph down that you show in your video...is there anywhere else I can purchase them? I JUST started the sunflowers for the second time...moldy again...frustrating...then saw this and would like to try it
Howdy from Conroe! I started my second set of sunflower trays last night. My first 3 tested seeds were flawless, but my pet tray from feedstore tried to have some patches of mold. This round I did stricter procedures, as this is 7 trays of pet food seed sunnies, but I already noticed 2 tips from you in the first 2 minutes of your video that I will integrate on my next grow. Thanks for sharing knowledge freely!
Howdy Neighbor! We're so grateful that you've found this video helpful!! We appreciate your support!
Arnold Natürlich I'm from Conroe too 😮
Do you use the antifungal spray with all your seeds, or just the ones you soaked prior?
Really love your videos.
Nice video. Straight foward.
Great video! Thanks!
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How much vinegar per liter do you add to reduce the pH? Approximately? I don’t have a pH monitor, but I can certainly add vinegar! Thanks.
Though it takes longer to harvest, I weigh sunflower microgreens as I'm putting in containers between 1 and 3 ounces for sales. During that process, I only grab enough product to check my weight tray for seed hulls, should there be any lingering, and boast a near-perfect record of no hulls to my customers! I was curious if you've developed a similar method or do you educate your customers, friends, and family about the possibility of the hulls and that they could pick them off? I know they're edible too (sunflower seeds are often eaten with the shell on!) but I prefer my micros without hulls. Love your content and thank you for your AWESOME presentations!!
Wonderful sprouting system.
Thank you!! We hope to build many more fun systems soon 🌱🌱
Very thorough. Teach.
Thank you! We appreciate your support 😀
Your video was great 👍
Thank you so much for the support!!
Thanks for an interesting and effective video .
Thank you so much for the support! We are happy that you found it useful!
Fantastic video and excellent explanation. Pls advise what exactly is the Ocean water solution you added in the tray
Thank you so much for the support! We are not sure what is in OceanSolution, but it is a NPK of 2-0-3. It is a proprietary blend, so they won’t tell what is in it exactly, other than it is 90+minerals. Here is their website: www.oceansolution.com
Good work. Really enjoy your videos and look forward to trying the sunflowers. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support Dennis!! It means a lot! We're excited for you to try them as well! They seem to be a lot of people's favorite to eat but can be a little finicky to grow. Thanks again!
Is there a reusable grow medium, tray screen, etc. that a beginner can use? THANKS! You Guys ROCK!! :-)
Love this video and I will follow it to the word
My only issue is that I live in Thailand and the temperature is crazy at times.