Thank you! I had good luck growing cilantro without the paper with the same type of trays. I spayed them twice a day. Perhaps you can do a video not using any media and just the tray for the larger seed microgreen? Thanks again.

What I used a few times is vermiculite about a 1/2" deep as a grow medium, worked for me!

I love seeing both failure and success. In my life, I have learned more from failure than success. But in your videos, when I see success, what I learn is "do more of that." Bravo to the broccoli and amaranth. For the Swiss chard and cilantro: they are both fairly big seeds. What if you just ditch the paper towel and grow directly on the tray mesh? The roots would definitely have a desirable place to go, and you can eliminate the (somewhat problematical) paper towel step. I sprouted some mung beans once on one of those mesh trays and it taught me a hard lesson. The radicals grew down and I could not disengage them without breakage. Next time, I put a big coffee filter on the mesh before adding the mungs. Worked great.

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Is there any worry of chemicals from the paper towel being sucked into the sprouts? Or is it ok? Ive seen this done with soil. Is there much difference?

Thank you for the demonstration & information. I just bought some of your sprouting trays. Have you thought of using "unbleached" paper towels? I'm going to try unbleached and see how it goes! You're a pleasure to learn from. Keep on growing!

Hi. I am new subscriber. My father was farmer once. Besides I want to improve my English. That is why I am interested in your videos. Thank you.

Love your videos, I have learned so much about growing microgreens. Have you tried using mesh screen as a medium. That is the main medium I use, I sometimes use Coco Coir mats and se clay pebbles for my kratky growing. I find the mesh screen (Like an insect screen) to be the best. I use Phifer, BetterVue Insect Screen, 36" x 25', Black. It comes in a roll and I cut to fit the size of tray or container I am using. The seeds have no problem rooting to mesh. I think it could be a fun experiment to see if it works for you. Cutting the screens to fit the trays can be tedious but I cut many at a time and worth it for a good grow.

Much appreciate this video for a home grower like me. 2 questions: have you ever tried using cheesecloth with this kind of tray? I've placed it around coir, both below the coir and above it, but will also test how it might work with some of these crops without using coir, just cheesecloth. Also, is that a portable watering system that doesn't need to be attached to a tap? That would be an awesome addition to my apartment windowsill "garden" setup!

This is awesome thank you for the valuable info 😀

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I am using organic toilet paper, I tried one called wholeroll. it wasn't that good, but it wasn't horrible. i was growing spicy salad mix, it took forever to germinate but after like 1 week the seeds all germinated....

BCC = Beets, Cabbage, Carrots have deep roots system. That may have been the scenario with the Swiss Chard (beet). Although amaranth is part of the Swiss Chard family and you were pleased with growth process. 🤔 New Generation unbleached I find works best with onion bags underneath the paper towel meduim is a success. 🌱👩🏾‍🌾

Curious why you attribute the roots not growing into paper towel to the lack of weight touching when the smaller amaranth seed was able to root into the paper towels. Wouldn't the amaranth have less contact with the weight, being a smaller seed?

Good stuff…you have a great setup

I was wondering were you got those tray containers?

Make sure you are using chemically clean paper towels. Two main chemicals found in most paper towels are Chlorine and Formaldehyde. Chlorine is quite commonly used to make the paper towel white in colour. Also, just like thermal (receipt) paper, Paper Towel has been found to contain very high amounts of Bisphenol A (BPA), even paper towel made from recycled paper. You do not want this in your food and these sprouts will easily soak up any chemical in the towel.

Well done agin lovely video, very informative and obviously great camera work! Keep them coming and stay safe :-)

Hi was your amaranth harvest successful . I’m curious how the grow went all the way to harvest using paper towel. Thanks

what brand paper towels were used? Organic? Maybe try 1 layer with more water. Since, once they start digging in they make their own sprout carpet weave.

use a microneedle roller on the paper towel

Can you guys do a video on how to grow basil? It's the only micro green I have trouble with.

In between the 2 layers of paper towels, try dusting it with baking soda. Hopefully it will break down the towel into a porous soil like medium when watered and allow for roots to dig in. Also try using a disk sander (remove disk) or a vibrating source to distribute the seeds and avoid clumping. Maybe this increases germination. Again, I would be doing this myself but won’t be set up for a couple of months.

Have you tried 2-ply toilet paper? I have yet to try sprouting sprouts. If when I do, it will be arugula, cilantro, broccoli, parsley and basil. Thank you for your videos.

How did they continue to grow? Do you have to add additional nutrients later on?

Very happy to see you created a new website although it is to bad the growing guide is no longer available. I hope you plan on creating the growing guide again on your website or make it available for as a downloadable pdf. It would be a great way for you to start a newsletter subscriber list. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experiments for growing microgreens. Also, great job on the website much better to navigate.

Hello when we harvesting from this tray , have any video in this topic ?

Where do you get the black out Lids

I own similar trays, but they are much shallower so when I stack them they really do push the lower lever seeds down and help guide them into the paper towels. I didn't even know they made them that deep. Maybe try another brand. Thanks for making these vids. Thanks to you guys I've been able to keep fresh veggies in house during Covid with less risk and much less waste. I don't even know where to try and find microgreens in my area. My mom is starting some too.

could you try blending up the paper towel as it would make it easier for the roots to grow into it

Can the sprouted seeds with the roots (if they stay on top) still be eaten or will the roots ruin the taste and therefore have to throw? I'm new to sprouting and always thought the roots must be nutritional also.😊

Hi Mandy, on 15 minutes I saw the roots arent that penetrating to the bottom, how would you bottom water it? Fill the water all the way to the shallow tray level? Or just small amount of water & let the moisture comes up? (this one Im not so sure if it is going up). As these trays have 1 cm wide gap between top & bottom, the amount of water would be really high

I keep getting distracted by your cool outfits. Chard totally looks like beetroot seeds too.

the weight not touching the seeds seems to be the issue. If they did get weight do you think they would have beter results with the radicles going thru?

I'm confused. In your reply to another comment, you indicate you don't advocate growing microgreens in paper toweling if they're for consumption. I guess I don't understand why we would care if it works, if it's not going to be useful for growing our food. Can you please explain?

Thank you for your videos! I'm learning a lot 😄 How many time a day do you water the seeds that you sprout in paper towels?

Your outfit got me to watch this video. well played lol

Nice video. But why that pressure is necessery ?

Great video! Where can I find the trays?

I have a problem of fungal growth when I use paper towel for growing microgreens. What should I do?

Can you show some spinach and other greens too

Just a quick question about the germination in those trays. Could you use the paper towel with soil or CCoir on top of that to prevent soil falling through the holes in the tray?

Hello, how do you deal with beet seeds before germination?

Can you do a video on sprouting Arugula? I am trying papertowel method in trays, without soil and the roots are not coming through. Any tips?

Do u use a cheap paper towels. Seems like paper towels have plastic in them... or does it matter?

Even I faced issue like seeds germinating while sleeping over and their roots did not penentrate the medium. I guess weight was one of the reason. Could their have been more.

Why wouldn't you go ahead and soak the seeds first like you normally would?

Would work great for germination seeds for the garden.

Newbie here: How do you make sure the seeds aren't sticking to the tray above when stacking them? I have similar trays as these and if I stack them they touch the seeds underneath.

hi I am really new with sprouting and microgreens it's been 3 weeks of frustration inspite following in detail al your unselfish tutorials I live in the philippines seeds very hard to get out here what should I do Love your videos though easier than done

What is the dimension of trays

Do the seeds need to be soaked if so for how long? Thanks

Maybe more weight should fix the problem? In the early stage

Hi CJ & Mandy, may I ask, how do you manage food borne diseases?

I miss the key toss in the intro. Still, a very interesting, informative and motivating video. Thanks.

What is temperature of your grow room in this video?

I use synthetic paper towels since they are more durable when wet yet readily allow the the roots through to the water below. And I would definitely weigh down the cilantro and Swiss chard even more until the roots break through. You can also bottom water but sparsely and the roots can "smell" the water under the paper towels. Good luck.

You should try on cotton. It is far more better!

and the tats lol

my mung beans are turning brown

I bought two brands of organic paper towels from Fresh Thymes in Fairview Heights, IL and they were so thin they fell apart. Not impressed with the paper towel method.

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I can’t find weights for trays. Any suggestions?

cilantro..only good place for that is the rubbish bin