Thank you Charlie from a fellow Tennessean for interacting with my special needs Biology class in their exposure to intensive microgreen growing! They've now grown, harvested, eaten and shared their first crop of microgreens. Your kind assistance has helped teach them about intensive horticulture, diet, marketing and the possibility of revenue streams for their future. Thank you SO much!

So much of this is unscripted and I like my world to have unscripted real people doing this. Very cool operation. Well done 👍

Growing micro greens for market this 2021 season! Very cool!

Just made my first flat of sunflower seeds the beginning of my own little business! Very cool!

So tempted to do this after the big move this fall. Been growing fairly large amounts of greens for the animals here in rescue. I’d love to do this on a much larger scale for people too. Thanks Curtis, your videos never disappoint.

How much do they sell for? Ask the questions that everyone is thinking please. That's what makes a good interviewer

When I start up my own village, this guy will be very important as I'm gonna want to have a lot of vegetation in place. Not only for produce but to act as a sponge to air pollution and noise pollution

I would recommend to check out these fine foam sheets that are use to cut blocks for hydroponic NFT culture. They are cheaper as well.

Gonna start doing this. Excited

Great idea if you live in or near a big city!

I am impressed! Wonderful presentation and amazing gardener, too. I want to try this out, now.

I'm there man.....doin it.

For everyone thinking of trying it….great for home use or hobby, but be very careful about it as a business or side gig. There isn’t an enormous demand for these from restaurants, and there are many, many people looking into it as a small business…might be good for your area but watch out for MLMs or people telling you it’s easy, just buy our set-up package! Growing micro greens is currently what the “cup cake shop” fad was a few years back….some can make money at it, but most lost money.

Fantastic farm!! Thanks for sharing

Nice set up

Rock wool, an inorganic material made from sand and basalt rock, is a popular choice for hydroponic seed germination. It holds large amounts of nutrients and water and provides good oxygenation for growing seedlings. This material also comes in a range of shapes and sizes and is relatively easy to work with. Look for a vendor who carries hydroponic growing supplies.

Hello! I ate beet microgreens, and they taste delicious!

Thank you so much for a great video lots of great information thank you this was awesome

Holy crap did he say, “Growing Edge Magazine”? I have not heard that said out loud in a really, really long time!! I actually published my first article about LED Grow Lights in Tom’s magazine back in 2008. Too bad the magazine is gone now. They published excellent content. Great work with the video! Now I am hungry...!

For the crops that are susceptible to damping off sprinkle cinamon on the rockwool when you sow the seeds.

Thanks for the video! I am trying microgreens in the kitchen for a household. They could be an option to do all year round.

Great video! Thanks!

Smashing rock wool is not advisable. Just let it drip "dry". Other than that, wow great operation. Have any algae issues? RW is notorious for them.

That Rockwell is asbestos right? Does that not have some issues with eating? Im surprised about that medium. Il have to do more research

inspiring! Thank you!

I can grow, what I want to know is how you go bout making those "high end" contacts. Walk us through that please.

the chemical binders of Rockwool are poisonous, I do not understand using this for production of food...in some countries of Europe this will be treated as a special waste you cannot dump in household trash can.

So interesting!

Growing on WHAT GROWING MEDIUM???? Kinda important to just rush past, wouldcha say? Rock WHAT?? How do you spell it? I am captivated by this process! COOOOL!

Rockwool has bad properties when touched or inhaled if dry. Other options are available.

Is the rockwool thrown away after one use, or does he reuse it?

Anyone knows the thickness of that rocwool and where to buy it? Thanks

Interesting concept!

Cool !

I like with soil

It seems you only add water to the rockwool. How about nutrients?

Do you reuse Rockwood? And does it need cleaning out, getting the fine roots out?

Isn’t rockwool fiber glass?

How do the microgreens get mineral content without mineral enriched soil?

Вообще при дневном свете ставить растения под лампу - это идиотизм и лишние расходы =) Но идея лампы над столом хорошая, правда она не подходит для маленьких ростков. На начальных стадиях по моему надо лапы в плотную ставить над растениями

A great video, full of believable viable info. Thank you Quick question, if I may. What is the benefits of Micro greens? They are ready in two weeks, how does this compare biomass wise to normal farming? Could microgreens replace normal greens, or is it just a different product?

請問石棉不是有毒嗎？很多國家都禁止使用了。為何還能用來種菜？

What brand and how thick is your rockwool?

What I need to know before I jump into this my self is the light bill cost or the highest bill. I need to make profit $4700bor more

What will you if any disease attack happen

did you reuse the "rockwool}??

Thats a pretty large basement though

OMG watch 4:35 she tries a taste and throws it out! lol

what are the name of those yellow pads ? and are they reuseable ?

he get inspiration from youtube.

Can you give us advice on how to get buyers ?

beware of rockwool

Why do you use a high Ph water bath?

Monsieur je voudrais savoir quelle graine vous avez semer et merci.

I wonder what the electric bill looks like, really interesting video though.

How can you grow to seed? Meaning growing the plant until it produces seeds or fruit?

How does the chef keep the greens fresh until used

Bem interessante , pena que não entendo.

how much does he charge per tray?

Great video, I am curious though, is there an argument to be made about micro greens having more nutrients if they are grow in soil?

Thanks for sharing this information. Where do you find Rockwool cheap enough to make it a viable option?

coco= flood and drain or pellets for dwc could change your world dude

I want to ask, are microgreens seeds special or the same as seeds when planting vegetables as usual?

Great video. What substrate do you use? Thanks from Pier from Italy

Rockwool is expensive and it's a waste product after use driving up the price of the microgreens

No offense to the micro green growers , I think they are great . However, I’m getting really really tired of going to farmers markets all over the country ( I’m a truck driver) and seeing half the market being greens. I get the small grow space high profit, but wow 😯 can we please get some variety of foods ? I like diversity of foods . There has to be profitable foods other than greens out there. Please do a video on non greens and profits , thank you .

May I ask what pH level of water do you maintain? Thanks much! And why do you need to warm the flats?

Do you have to cycle the lights, or do you run the T5 continuous?

Growing microgreens on rock wool is expensive growing method...too much overhead!

No thanks, I'll stay with mine sprout and coconut coir base microgreens. Rockwool might be made out of lava rock or so, but is a insulation industrial product. Thanks for showing me behind scene a microgreen farming, its equally bad if not even worst than traditional, since there is zero control on produce.

Where do you order your seeds please?

They will grow faster if you put your lights lower. Remember the inverse square law- halve the distance, quadruple the light intensity. You can measure it with a light meter. LED's can be placed just a few inches from the top of the plants- you can check the temp with a thermometer.

so these things don't regrow after you harvest them

any chance you could share where you purchase your rockwool pads?

Tfs

How many hours do you put in a week?

So do you only sell to the restaurants live on the mats? Chefs in our area do not want that, they specifically told us no. They want packaged greens which then becomes a whole other ball game for the farmer. Do you sell anything packaged? We were also told by zoning that you cannot grow these in the home and sell commercially only personal use. We're about 2 yrs into this and mostly do farmers markets but have recently expanded to restaurants.

Great video thanks for sharing. Question Tangerine Gem. Do I have the name right? Is this a poopy seed? This was the orangy micro that is sweet tasting. Thx.

Our #Chefs use all of these. WE share a few recipes on our channel. Great video !

awesome farm! what if the electricity just blacked out for a while?

Insulation product for growing? Is that safe?

Where do you get the rock wool sheets? I can't find them. All I can find are the cubes

What is a high PH soak?

is there a cheap way to grow microgreens for ppl that are on a realy low budget?im on social security and live in a apartment

there are no chemicals in rock wool what so ever?!

What parts per million are you running your CO2 at?

i bought some micro greens and am wondering if i an grow at home with ease and joy? is anyone doing this gardening at home?

Rock On Rock Wool!!

"original no till farming" some one has to grow and seed out plants to get all of those seeds he uses for sprouting. That cannot be done economically in your basement.

What about NUTRIENTS? This is just like any other modern "farmer." Any plant will grow on straight NPK (emphasis on nitrogen). I run a worm farm alongside my microgreens (so far, only for personal use... not commercial... but it can be made so!) 15% worm castings in SOIL for my microgreens = NUTRITION. You can raise sprouts ( and even microgreens) on rough pulp paper towels, but those derive NO nutrients from anything but the paper towel. If I were to expand my microgreens into a business, I don't give a rats ass about profits if I'm not benefitting my fellow humanity. It's value provided, or NOTHING. Plants "spend" the nutrients in soil / worm compost. Throw the leftovers into a composting bin. Add decaying matter. Feed it to the worms. The worms break it down. Add the results as a soil amendment! Less environmental waste. The WORMS LOVE IT. They break it down, adding nitrogen (and other nutrients in bulk). Add the results to new soil. Grow the microgreens on it. The plants uptake those nutrients. Humans eat those nutrients from the plants. Rinse and repeat. It's NOT HARD. Everyone wants to reduce labor for the sake of profits. If microgreen farmers aren't going to to it right, it's better if a person just learn to grow their own and eat their own highly nutritious self-grown microgreens. And THAT is what will eventually happen if microgreen farmers continue to cut corners. Right now I just grow three or four trays to make myself a huge green smoothie every day of the month. But were I to go commercial, I'd make sure I planned it to ensure the same nutrition was built in at scale. It CAN be done! I would advertise for NUTRIENT VALUE over everything else. Because, without nutrient value, human life cannot exist. Fast profit isn't the way to provide VALUE. Sometimes, as a matter of fact, wealth is NOT synonymous with HEALTH.

Funny , Co2 , I haven't seen propain Co since 1998 .. Milk jug size buds .. Allegedly...🐇

After harvesting are they reusable i'm mean rockwool

I would like to hear answers to the criticism of Rock wool.

the nutrients will not be the same without soil. or sun for that matter.

all this new microfarming idea I believe that it started from marijuana growers in Canadian basements.( or the other way around?) LOL

Rockwool is terribly unsustainable 😕

OK have to say never heard of rock wool. Folks talking about cancer and so on, is it problematic using this? I grow in soil or coco fiber or whatever it is called. Happy to try a cheaper alternative but if this is insulation that sounds a little dodgy. ANy downside to growing you greens in insulation? hehe Discuss!

No!!! This is not the original form of no till gardening. In fact it is not even in the same ball park

This guy really don't know what he is doing... Rockwool is with High PH like 8.5, It is a substance with Micro pores inside and they are created with very high temperature 1600 C. Thus damping them into High PH solution and Squeezing "excess" moisture like he does at 1:24 second is really the BAD thing you can do to your medium. You are braking valuable pores created especially to "breath" and exposing higher PH values when it is damped. Don't Squeeze rockwool don't damp it much and do a flush every 10 days with it. Regards

I hope you don't actually use that CO2 burner, there's no way you need it for microgreens. CO2 total waste under 900 PPFD of light.