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I’m located in Ontario, Canada. Why what’s up?

@growingwithsimon I like your automation setup. In the process of setting up a large-scale operation as an additional company in our investment portfolio here in CO. Trying to perfect a similar automation ourselves.

That’s awesome, what’s your email. I can send you list of the stuff I use. I will also be making a video of my version 2 with minor tweaks, had issues with some crops being still damp at harvest. Fixed that issue. Works perfectly!!

It should be in the video description.

I put 3 small bricks. I believe their 5lbs each

Humidity 48-54% temp is 70-74F

Thank for the comments, workflow is important, especially with the microgreens. It’s very labour intensive and if you can save time, it makes things soo much smoother.

I did consider it, however right now harvesting doesn’t take that much time. Maybe if I get to 100 flats a week.

I use the organic Gaia 4-4-4 fertilizer. I’ll be making a video on how I mix the soil with my cement mixer. It’s a few extra steps and well worth it

Hey, I appreciate all the support. It’s a fairly new channel and I only content create on my free time. I’m extremely busy in the summer so mostly have the free time in the winter months.

I use the masterblend tomato for all the plants that flower into veggies and I use the lettuce formula for leafy greens

All the seeds are from Mumms Sprouting

This venture is not my main source of income, i have a seasonal business. I only do this 1 full day a week and a couple hrs a night.

No debris goes inside the pipes. I clean the flood tables weekly and do a deep clean of the entire system once a month. I put sanitizer in the water reservoirs and run it for 5 mins.

Absolutely! We grow all kinds of stuff in there. Cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce, swiss chard.

Yes their is, the hotter the faster they will grow however your more prone to mold. Under 68-70F doesnt grow fast enough. I keep mine at around 70-74F and humidity at 48-53%. For my AC I use this plug amzn.to/3xkNTa4 so I can have a buffer. Turn on when above 73.5F turn off when its a 70.5F. For my humidity, I use amzn.to/4agbLdD, same thing turn on when above 53% and turn off when 48% humidity. Also want to have at less 2 fans blowing the air around. I use amzn.to/4agbLdD. As for lights a lot of people use these amzn.to/49s3CS3, their cheap and they work.

@@growingwithsimon Thanks Simon~

You welcome, if you have any other questions don’t hesitate to ask!!

Hey @GrowingwithGlenna For the gutter grow system, you just need to make sure the soil stays damp. You can either use some wick cord (amzn.to/3J5aj1I) to increase the wickining inside your bucket or put some hydroponic clay pebbles on top to prevent evaporation (amzn.to/3xqpJv0)

@@growingwithsimon Thanks for the advice!

Hey @waterdog4433 The company is Plastico. While they are cheap, I do get at less 1-2 broken lid per week when we fill 120 containers. I still have tons!! of money with these containers. Have a look at these, might be able to find these in the US. While they are more expensive, I asked for a 20$ deposit to help with the cost, and i feel like these one wont brake on you. amzn.to/43M2qYx

It looks like my last comment was deleted. Sor far I’ve had no success in finding out how get these. When I tried to you use your link in AMZ account, it shows them as not available. It looks like CA and US are not linked very well in AMZ. Can you post a close up of the main container label. I tried to find the company but their site has that they changed their name in 2020 and I don’t see that item on their website. I’m guessing they are having a different manufacturer make them, but are still using their old name. I did find something similar but at over $4.00 each instead of the $1.78 you’re paying. Thanks!

@waterdog4433 not sure why your last comment was deleted, however if I would do it again. I wouldnt use the snap lids. Their a pain in the butt to clean and they snaps brake (on the cheap ones) As long as their 850ml you should work. It fits 60g broccoli and radish and 100g peas and sunflowers.

Hey man, Glad you enjoyed the video. Im building this business as automated as I can. Did you see my auto watering video. Makes thing so much easier. No more weekend at home watering!!

I’ll make a new video when I build version 2. I already have a better idea. But till than you just have to frame around the circular floor scrubber using the same holes and bolts that the wheels were attached to. From there 4 vertical legs attached to base.

The mist comes from behind and in front of the cleaner because the bottom is open and the mist shoots back up. I’m holding that if I do a full bottom and only drill a few holes to let the water out it till prevent that from happening. Also the bottom plate will be a full sheet so won’t have any screws in the way. I’ll make a quick video of it taking off the roots from the sunflowers.

@@growingwithsimon please do.

That’s a very good idea, I’ll have to give that a try.

Hey Louis, Here is the link to the containers I use. Not sure if these specific ones are available in the USA. www.dollarama.com/en-ca/p-4-way-lock-food-container-assorted-colours/1000898 At less you have an idea of what I use. Also remember that would will need double the containers. Half of them will out at your clients house and the other half will get filled up with fresh during your harvest day ready to be delivered. Unfortunately you can’t find these on Amazon, they sell them in a variety pack with all different sizes :(

@@growingwithsimon great thx! Looked around and seems like just clip on lids are a bit cheaper in my area. I'm just starting out now and quite excited to jump from the farmers market next to my house to automated deliveries. The container system is very smart as I feel like my target group is also plastic waste conscious and this pretty much solves it. How much are you pricing your 100 gr's if I may ask Cheers !

@louisboon5656 The broccoli, radish are 60g and Pea, Sunflower are 100g. They are 6$ for non-subscription in clamshell and 5$ for subscription in reusable container. (Min 4 pack) I also asked for a 20$ deposit on 1st order to help with cost of containers and they get the deposit back once they cancel and you get them back.

@@growingwithsimon amazing, thanks a lot !! Looking forward to new videos as I love the the structured approach you have towards creating a smooth machine 🙌 Cheers !!

Glad you enjoyed the video, if you start having algae it’s nasty to clean. As long as no light is in contact with nutrient water you’ll be fine.

Hey @HarvestGreenFarms My speckled pea is 250g, sunflower 125g, daikon radish 30g and broccoli 20g

How many light do you have and what’s the light on light off schedule?

I"m using 3x Barrina T5 shop lights from 10am to 2am (16hrs), using 1020 tray, temp: ~71F, humi: ~45%, 100g black oil seeds from mumm's, soak for 3 days, no black-out, light for 7-9 days@@growingwithsimon

@imprinceon you might have too much light. Try only using 2x T5. If your microgreens aren’t getting taller it’s because there is too much light and if you don’t give enough they will over stretch. Maybe do 12 on 12 off with 3x lights, you’ll also have money on hydro.

I'll try that! Thanks for the advise Simon!@@growingwithsimon

@imprinceon keep me posted on how your next grow turns out.

Hi @MicrogreenGems Here is the link to the garden hose I use. amzn.to/3P2EeLf Its nice because on the back side I can lower the pressure of the water coming out. I use low pressure to water trays, mist seeds and wash the flood tables and use full pressure for washing the totes and wokr stations.

Thx! Glad I was able to help. Once you get a few grows in, you’ll find your rhythm. I try to make things very easy.

Food so expensive, why not grow in myself if you have the room :)

Thanks man, it beats growing them in my mechanical room :) the garage is the way to go. You save tons on cleaning, harvesting, seeding. So worth it! The extra space will be used to grow tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, etc. We invested 100% of income from the greens into growing the business. Still a few more thing that I want to change, will make more videos on that later on.

You talking about germination or after they are in the racks?

Hey @Matthy5k the flood traya are the ones by botanicaire made for a 2x4 rack. It hits in perfectly. Don’t need to support it. I use soil. I will be doing a full walk through of my setup and how I run everything in a few months. I will explain everything.

@@growingwithsimon I'm talking about the individual grow trays. Do they rest directly on the flood tray?

Yes they sit directly on them.

That’s all you need if you use the sunblaster because they are quality lights vs the stuff you get on amazon

The lights are 10 1/2 inches for this setup

How big is your operation. You can just scale up the exact same setup. I’m also going to be posting my newest setup with 2 racks automated together.

Thanks, had to upgrade again with a 3rd rack will be doing another video on my new setup

You need to use DLI, each plant has different optimal DLI. You can do a quick and easy Google search. Their is a few charts with most common plants.

@@growingwithsimon Thank you very much. Yes, I found some advise from google about DLI

18 hrs on 6 off

Thank you 🙏🏻 For the Poly lining on the inside, did you just tape the walls to the base, caulk, then put the vapor barrier over it? What’s the best place to get the poly I didn’t see it in the item list?

You put the caulking in the corners of your wooden box, than place the vapour barrier inside and fill up 1/2 way with water so the vapour barrier fills the box. I only stapled the very top on the wooden box than I screwed a 1x2 on top of that to sandwich the vapour barrier in between the wooden box and 1x2. Caulking the corners of the vapour barrier is just an option. I would suggest it because water will get into the corner and you won’t be able to clean it. The link to the vapour barrie has been added to the video description. It’s a perfect side because you can make 4ftx8ft boxes. Thank you!

Yeah just the generic stuff, remember their is a side shinier than the other. Your right, the higher the better but the light would have been higher than the aluminum. I tested the DLI using the Photone add (video in that) and it’s pretty even.

What about this is nonsense?

Interesting topic. It’s definitely worth considering

Always better to be safe than sorry

What’s your question?

@@growingwithsimon do you see this work in on coco mat?

@vam7706 Yes, bottom watering is bottom watering. However do you add nutrient to your water? That’s why I go with soil. Nutrient already in the soil. It also hold moisture better for germinating and I don’t have to mist the flats everything day or even twice a day. I’ll soon be doing some videos on how I grow. Just need the time.

Hey rodney, I wouldnt recommend doing very small batches. wayy to much room for error. I usually do a big batch in a large 64L tote that way I can use it on demand without having to mix it so much. Do a batch according to instructions and if the EC is too high add a bit of water to bring it down.

@@growingwithsimon ok I understand do a big batch and use water to bring EC down to desired level so b I will have at hand for use

Change the water in tower to just water. But than your flush everything. Other option would be to pull the plant out with roots and place in a mason jar with just water for a day or 2

Thank you!

Glad it was helpful!

Hey, welcome back!

Hey, Just make sure you fluff out the ball to increase germination rate.

The benefit of flushing is mainly to reduce the nitrates contant, here is a research done. You can click on the graph and notice the 48hr flush has more than 1/2 the nitrates. www.researchgate.net/figure/Quantitative-and-qualitative-parameters-measured-at-the-harvest-of-treated-and-untreated_tbl1_361761035

Thanks! Just make sure you fluff out the cotton balls. The ones I used in video had a smaller germination rate, was because the ball was very tight and the roots had a hard time going through it.