Microgreens - A Basement Farm | Volunteer Gardener
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- Julie Berbiglia introduces us to what’s known as vegetable confetti or microgreens. These nutrition-packed tiny plants take only 2-4 weeks from germination to harvest. We see how a gardener has a microgreens production operation, C.C. Gardens, producing year-round in his basement.
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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!
Just made my first flat of sunflower seeds the beginning of my own little business! Very cool!
R. J. Denicola hi how’s it going with the microgreens?
he's dead. lol
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What sort of turnover would a business like this achieve??
What is rock wall
Growing micro greens for market this 2021 season! Very cool!
So much of this is unscripted and I like my world to have unscripted real people doing this. Very cool operation. Well done 👍
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
What is rock wall
Rock wool.
@@volunteergardener Thank you.
Thank you so much for a great video lots of great information thank you this was awesome
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.
What foam sheets are you referring to ?
I am impressed! Wonderful presentation and amazing gardener, too. I want to try this out, now.
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Fantastic farm!! Thanks for sharing
Hello! I ate beet microgreens, and they taste delicious!
Great idea if you live in or near a big city!
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.
At the beginning he's talking about rockwool as insulation material. Be careful, some for construction are treated with chemicals such as flame retardants and to prevent mold and insects.
You should check out PolyROOT
Rockwool for growing is made differently than rockwool for insulation. One will absorb water, the other will repel it. The difference is not in the material itself but in how it is laid down when cooling. Straight layers will suck up water... a lot of it while random criss cross patterns repel it.
Why are you using that? Coco coir is more environmentally friendly and compostable. I also think it would also be more expensive than coir.
How much pollution does rock wool production contribute?
Gonna start doing this. Excited
Nice set up
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...!
Wasnt growing edge magazine basically a bunch of hydrofarm ads with a couple of bs articles to make it look like a magazine? We used ti give them out free when i worked at the hydro store...
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.
Absolutely, they would wrap up shit and sell it to you if they could get away with it.
Defeats the whole purpose of healthy food, doesn't it? Only in America. Also, like soil doesn't come into the kitchens on produce. This guy needs smacked.
I was thinking the same thing. How deceptive.
Karl Berger use coconut wool
There is rock wool made for agriculture that does not use toxic chemicals. You don't just use whatever. Do your research.
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for the video! I am trying microgreens in the kitchen for a household. They could be an option to do all year round.
What is rock wall
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.
For the crops that are susceptible to damping off sprinkle cinamon on the rockwool when you sow the seeds.
I can grow, what I want to know is how you go bout making those "high end" contacts. Walk us through that please.
@@diann9159 ppp0⁰⁰!1
inspiring! Thank you!
That Rockwell is asbestos right? Does that not have some issues with eating? Im surprised about that medium. Il have to do more research
No lol
So interesting!
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.
Interesting concept!
I'm there man.....doin it.
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
Rockwool has bad properties when touched or inhaled if dry. Other options are available.
Which options are you talking about? I am trying to get the best option to start to produce in Spain but didn't find this grow mats I watched on many videos that you got in USA. Also checking for cotton fiber with no chemical.. I didn't find nothing cheap and viable.
You're referring to construction rockwool. Horticultural rockwool is different and is inert and not harmful. It has been a staple of hydroponic growers for decades.
Ramon Palau Candel
Oasis cubes possibly
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
Isn’t rockwool fiber glass?
Yeah it's delicious on a salad
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
Hey solar panel is good idea if you are worried about ur current bill🤙
@@extendo7137 do you know how expensive solar panels are, not to mention maintain?
@@chad_is_here Cheap as shit with virtually zero maintenance. Only maintenance I've done in 5 yrs is wash them down twice a year, about 5 minutes work.
Cool !
I like with soil
svetlan peacock slower grow rate and more chance of mold.
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
It seems you only add water to the rockwool. How about nutrients?
How do the microgreens get mineral content without mineral enriched soil?
Seeds are extremely rich in nutrients. The nutrients from the seed is obviously passed on to the plant
Cal brown thanks
What brand and how thick is your rockwool?
Do you reuse Rockwood? And does it need cleaning out, getting the fine roots out?
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?
nutrient density can be 4-40 times that of an adult plant. I grow them because my wife has gastro paresis and raw plant fiber causes immense pain. We can add a small amount of microgreens and she gets her nutrients with minimal discomfort.
what are the name of those yellow pads ? and are they reuseable ?
he get inspiration from youtube.
Thats a pretty large basement though
beware of rockwool
hello Vimal, why do you say so?? (im new to this)
cit ""The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) reviewed the carcinogenicity of man-made mineral fibres in October 2002.[13] The IARC Monograph's working group concluded only the more biopersistent materials remain classified by IARC as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" (Group 2B). These include refractory ceramic fibres, which are used industrially as insulation in high-temperature environments such as blast furnaces, and certain special-purpose glass wools not used as insulating materials. In contrast, the more commonly used vitreous fibre wools produced since 2000, including insulation glass wool, stone wool, and slag wool, are considered "not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans" (Group 3). ""
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_wool
but can quike become dry.. and don't have any kind of nutriment, the plant need to use al nutrient from the seed..
and also i don't have idea if is good for the world make rockwool.. i think need factory to make it and i think is difficult to rycicle.. and also i have fear of the littel fiber when is dry can be breaf or go in the middel of the plants..
i don't like this option.. better natural fiber or just clean soil.. or humus from worms..
did you reuse the "rockwool}??
OMG watch 4:35 she tries a taste and throws it out! lol
Haha didn't even notice. The way she discards it is hilarious. Trying to be discreet. Makes it look it tasted horrible :D
@@jehoma Yeah im trying to grow my own sprouts and microgreens, we'lll see how it turns out.
Dude she never even ate any she just put it up to her lips then threw it on the ground lmfao!
I saw that too...😂🤣😂
coco= flood and drain or pellets for dwc could change your world dude
Your correct. His harvesting and handling time would go up and profit would decrease.
Shaz Soo ebb and flow
Harvesting time? His harvesting time (and handling) involves picking up the the lot and loading it. How can you shorten this unless you use a robot?
Why do you use a high Ph water bath?
Actually, you use a LOW Ph bath because rockwool is already high Ph, being a stone product.
Can you give us advice on how to get buyers ?
What will you if any disease attack happen
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?
That's what I was wondering, all though they appear healthy here...?
all the nutrients the plants would have with conventional style farming using soil are all in that tub of high volume ph water he soaks the rocwool in
SIRA063 the water is mixed/dissolved with plant food.
Thanks for sharing this information. Where do you find Rockwool cheap enough to make it a viable option?
Crickets
Use coco coir pads. Rockwool is not sustainable.
Use living soil.
@@antonjackson71 not all of us wanna deal with that mess in our homes
I'm sofa king hungry!
And you'll have the best tasting, sweetest, most healthy greens around
Monsieur je voudrais savoir quelle graine vous avez semer et merci.
how much does he charge per tray?
I wonder what the electric bill looks like, really interesting video though.
if he lives in Nashville, he would just have to install some solar panels to offset that cost
How does the chef keep the greens fresh until used
Refrigerator
How can you grow to seed? Meaning growing the plant until it produces seeds or fruit?
Well the purpose of this is to consume the plant in the seedling stage for different flavor and texture. If you want seeds you would germinate at a different density, then take the seedling and grow it to a full size plant, which will eventually produce seeds that you can harvest.
I want to ask, are microgreens seeds special or the same as seeds when planting vegetables as usual?
Yes, they are. You can use any regular sunflower seeds
Great video. What substrate do you use? Thanks from Pier from Italy
Rockwool
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Do you have to cycle the lights, or do you run the T5 continuous?
I would imagine since your only interested in the vegetative growth.. and considering possible time constraints.. continuous lighting is best. However like indoor cannabis farmers do in order to save money one could run a 16 or 18 HR light cycle.
@@chatanaya1 Time for a little math (short version at the bottom):
The LED T5 replacements that I've seen are 25watts. 25 watts for 24 hours = .6 kWh/day. If you reduce the light to 16 hours, you bring that down to .4 kWh/day, a difference of .2kWh/day. Where I live, energy costs around 15 cents per kWh, so .2kWh/day = 3 cents/day. This is what I save for each light tube. On a rack, I have 8 tubes, so I'm just going to round up and say 25 cents per day/per rack. I plug those lights into one power strip, and I can put a single timer on that power strip to control all those lights. The timer costs under $10. My break-even point, even before factoring in savings on bulbs, is 40 days, and turning off my lights is better for the environment.
TL:DR A timer pays for itself in under 2 months unless you have a radically different situation. If you use fluorescent lights, I advise switching to LED, but your break-even point will be even earlier.
May I ask what pH level of water do you maintain? Thanks much! And why do you need to warm the flats?
Most everything runs between 6 and 6 5 in the pH
Where do you order your seeds please?
Most growers use Mumm's, Johnny's, or Trueleaf, and CC has mentioned Johnny's and Trueleaf himself. Mumm's also has a wide variety.
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.
I agree with you 100 percent! The EUtoday reports that this product maybe worse than asbestos.........eutoday.net/news/environment/2018/eu-today-report-is-it-time-to-legislate-the-mineral-wool-industry-more-tightly-at-eu-level
You're referring to construction rockwool. This is HORTICULTURAL rockwool, which is completely different, and has been used in hydroponics for decades.
@@susansylvia2833 lol ya,thats like saying dont use hemp to grow because they make ropes out of that shit
Bem interessante , pena que não entendo.
any chance you could share where you purchase your rockwool pads?
your local hydroponic shop, get a growdan 1 metre and cut to size,
@@aquahydroman7623 Do you get the growpads back when the people are done with them orrrr. how does that work? :D
@@cole6396 I do not actually sell any , self sufficiency at the moment.
Growing microgreens on rock wool is expensive growing method...too much overhead!
What would you recommend? Coco coir?
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 .
How many hours do you put in a week?
It has to be your Passion and hobby to.
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.
There is a saturation point for how much light a plant can handle. Once you start giving them too much light you will get inverse effects on the plant. So no, lowering your lights doesn't always mean they will grow faster. You need to maintain the CORRECT light distance. LEDs for example are famous for "bleaching" plants when you put them too close.
@@ControversialOpinion Read my post again and maybe have a little look online - you'll see that I am correct that there is an optimum distance to hang and going below that is as wasteful as going above that.
Where do you get the rock wool sheets? I can't find them. All I can find are the cubes
See Peaceful Valley Farms.com
Go to LOWE"S or HOME DEPOT, and you can buy, a huge sheet of insulation, and it will be a 4 ft. by 8 ft. long insulation sheet, and bring a serrated butcher knife with you to the store, cut it up out in the parking lot, very cheap. Blown Glass, or plain insulation.
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.
Tangerine Gem is a marigold.
Kevin Childerley Marigold
so these things don't regrow after you harvest them
Just fava beans and peas continually harvest from microgreen
@@altertrixcult4113 Thank you i needed to find some micro greens that i could continually harvest for a project of mine
No problem! good luck/have fun
Our #Chefs use all of these. WE share a few recipes on our channel. Great video !
Rockwool is terribly unsustainable 😕
ruclips.net/video/fO9Q2bnQvLo/видео.html start at 22:00 mark
coconut coir mat / coconut fiber mat
coco coir is great. good "soil" mix, seed starting mix is good. both soil and coco-coir can be reused. also, vermiculite can be used. it is not the best option, but is not as bad as rockwool as vermiculite can be reused. rockwool I don't think can be re-used.
also... in case anyone is getting in to hydroponics... avoid expanded clay pellets. the clay is strip mined. instead you should get puffed glass pellets. this is made from recycled glass cooked in a kiln. I would not recommend the glass pellets for microgreens. but for growing plants it is great. a company calls them "growstones"
I have heard good things about coconut core/fibre matting, but I am not a gardener.
How is it unsustainable? Is there a shortage of chalk and rock that I am not aware of?
You should check out PolyROOT
awesome farm! what if the electricity just blacked out for a while?
No problem. plant just go to sleep !
Insulation product for growing? Is that safe?
Very clean.
Horticultural rockwool is a different product entirely than that used in construction.
Not insulation, hydroponic
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
grow in a tray with plastic cover near window. clean tray with 5% vinegar and soak seeds too before planting watering with clean water.
you'll get microgreens for yourself. have more space grow under lights.
pack neatly and sell to folks nearby directly
Coco is a cheap medium.
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.
What is a high PH soak?
adjusting the ph of your bucket water to 8-9 to soak the rockwool before seeding.
InquiryTeaching do you know if we need the 8-9 ph soak for other growing mediums as well? My plan is to use the coco coir.
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Rockwool is expensive and it's a waste product after use driving up the price of the microgreens
What parts per million are you running your CO2 at?
lol this aint hydro buds
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.
If I were the original poster I would be adding nutrients to my water, and I hope he is.
If you are picking when seedling only has cotyledon, leaves get nutrients from seed. If you are growing to true leaf, some type of water soluble fertilizer should be used.
No need--that is part of the beauty of this. Early seedlings get their nutrition from the seed, and by the time they would need fertilizing, they're in someone's stomach.
hey Kurt, interesting opinion. How can I get in touch with you? I want to start my own micro-green business but I want to grow high quality nutrient dense greens
I love this reply string exists here with its awareness of the real issues with the situation. This video was definitely a popcorn-worthy experience.
there are no chemicals in rock wool what so ever?!
Rockwool is volcanic Rock spun like cotton candy
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?
Tfs
Rock On Rock Wool!!
Oh
"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.
Most large farms buy seed anyways
@@FightingSportsMedia Yes all sprouting is from seeds that are grown by tilling the soil. You make sprouting sound like it is no till saving the planet nonsense. The seeds used by sprouting are grown by conventional farming with dirt, tractors, out in a field.
Funny , Co2 , I haven't seen
propain Co since 1998 ..
Milk jug size buds ..
Allegedly...🐇
I would like to hear answers to the criticism of Rock wool.
Get educated before you use a product you are unfamiliar with and use common sense. Safeguards are simple
Just use soil. Cheaper and ecofriendly
Interesting teaching style, "InquiryTeaching".
@@rudypoo6766 People just don't want to WORK
If I expand my own microgreens farm ( I only use them for myself) I will make the effort to ensure soil / vermiculture is used at scale.
Screw rock wool
The idea is NUTRITION. Not wealth/business
If I gotta keep a full-time job while offering nutrient-dense microgreens for others, then so be it.
Horticultural rockwool is different than that used in construction and has been used in hydroponics for decades. Here is some good info:
www.hydroponics.net/learn/rockwool.php
After harvesting are they reusable i'm mean rockwool
yeah u burn it in fire n reuse it
Yes, the rockwool is reusable.
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!
He's using horticultural rockwool, not the insulation type--that product has completely different properties than what he uses.
www.hydroponics.net/learn/rockwool.php
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
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.
The CO2 link to climate change is complete bs if that's what you're concerned about. It's just a misdirection from real issues as well as a HUGE money making scheme.