Good info for a new grower. Thank you. I’ve been buying my microgreens from a local grower, but I’ve been thinking about growing for myself, and if that goes well I will branch out.
I just siged up with hopes of starting a successful microgreens business. I'm very surprised as these costs are very, very reasonable. Most important, they are affordable. This is key as my finances are limited.
Donny I can only say thank you and wish you all the best! You are helping me a lot with my research. Each video there is no time loss, directly to the point, easy to understand. Thank God there are people like you in the world !
Great videos, I've watched them all. Would like to see some deeper dives into topics you haven't covered yet. Comparison of initial dry seed weight versus final yields, pricing strategies, etc. Cheers
im about 6,500$ deep into starting ym business. No joke you're 100% why im starting this. Once i have the initial investment paid off, (hopefully within half a year or so) the cost per tray vs return is absolutely crazy. AND you get near infinite personal microgreens for friends and family. Almost half my cost went into building an insulated shed in the back for weather control since i don't have a garage. that sucked, but a one off thing. It's a lot of time if you want to do it at scale and is no joke a job, just one spread out and super chill. Donny you're the man
Howd you drop that much? I was able to start mine for $2000, I'm capable of growing 40 trays at a time right now, which eventually Ill need more but im hitting the limit on my breakers anyway.
@@DTR89 almost half the cost was building the actual shed. its like 7.5'x8.5'x7.5' so i can fit 3 racks in their until i have to expand. I didnt just buy a shed because they're like 3k and uninsulated. I had to buy lots of things though, 120 tray X10$ or something a tray is already another 1k plus 15 grow lights at i think like 50$ a light or something, dehumidifyer, indoor heater, fans, lots of tuber ware yada yada yada. Lot of one off expenses that are reoccurring assets, like the trays. Somewhat heavy upfront cost, but at the end of the day if it goes under im only out like less than 10k, the bigger loss would be the time i've dedicated to trying. Seeds are actually pretty cheap though. I'm not even buying biggest bulk prices and spend probably less than 4$ a tray on dirt and seeds, often like 2.50$ but i'll organize my numbers soon. if you're making a minimum of 25$ a tray... well do that math.
@@silviap.4853 i replied to another dude with that. I'm not big yet but my scale should already allow for 30k in revenue annually if my really really conservative estimates work out
Thank you for the advice I’m looking to start to grow in my apartment and sell local but first educating myself before I dive deep this helped a lot 🙏🏽
Love the videos and I'm about to take the leap. When you buy seeds does the label tell you how much by weight to add to a 1020 tray? I also live on LI. Thanks
Donny thanks for all you do. My wife and I are starting our micro greens business and we are so excited. My question I have for your is when do you think your new software will be ready we are looking forward to using it. Best wishes.
Hey Donny, not sure if you can help me with this. I saw a bunch of videos from different sources. I found yours really with an amazing content congrats. My question is: What about growing microgreens without soil. Meaning with water and something such as Hydroponic minerals for the seeds? I saw a video comparing microgreens from soil and from water and I could not see the difference. My interest on that is basically to reduce the waste generated from the soil after every tray change
Great video. This was more helpful than many others I have seen. One question i have, do you know how many trays you can get out of that soil bag? the 3.5 cubic feet. Thank you
hey very good question am aslo doing lots a research on this topic i would like to know on average how many grams does one tray produce? And how much approx would one tray be worth market value? thanks
I got sunflower seeds from mumms and they were HORRIBLE. They grew all deformed, didnt germ well, and a lot of the leaves looked funky, they tasted great though.
@@DonnyGreens I just tried mumms once to see how they were, I get from true leaf and never have issues. I'll check out those seeds though they must be good.
Hey Donny, what size racks do you recommend buying? I’m sure the space you have is a factor but we plan on growing in our basement as well that has a fair amount of space. Wasn’t sure if there was a preferred size based on the size of the lights which I have noticed are around 4 feet long.
I live in the mountains of central Italy. Winter is long and temperature can go 20 below. Summer is upto 40 so a test to choose which to try and grow?? Plenty of land and animals on site. Can Animal manure be used to make good compost for greens. In winter i use in the earth for the next springs veggies. Tomatoes, garlic, peppers, pumpkins, zucchine grow well for instance. I want to start micro as relatively new still here, but our chefs are great ha ha. What would you suggest as good for climate during winter? Yes i could grow indoors on small scale, but im more concerned for mould?
Hi Donny. I am growing Alfalfa Microgreens at home. My medium is coco peat and I always have problems with mold. Do you think I am using a wrong medium?
Great vid! Could you please make a video about how you sell the product? I mean do i need to get some license to be able to sell these onlne for example
so where i live you can buy microgreens in the store for 1,39$ per 75 grams (2.6 oz). Would it still be worth it to sell my own microgreens even though i would have to sit around the same pricelevel as otherwise nobody would buy from me?
I'd be curious how you arrived at $361? That seems low for outfitting a whole rack. I get that this is not mean just for commercial growers, but a full rack is closer to $500...
dang it! i came here specifically to see what the growing medium was, and there's not one in list, nor one mentioned by name. GAH! you did me dirty... on soil, lol
What do you think about these costs? Does this information excite you or disappoint you!?
It pumps me up personally... 🌱🚀
Good info for a new grower. Thank you. I’ve been buying my microgreens from a local grower, but I’ve been thinking about growing for myself, and if that goes well I will branch out.
Excites me. Starting off with growing for myself and if it goes well, expanding into a business model locally
I just siged up with hopes of starting a successful microgreens business. I'm very surprised as these costs are very, very reasonable. Most important, they are affordable. This is key as my finances are limited.
Very educational
Im planning on starting a microgreens business
An your videos helps me a lot
Donny I can only say thank you and wish you all the best! You are helping me a lot with my research. Each video there is no time loss, directly to the point, easy to understand. Thank God there are people like you in the world !
So grateful for this channel and the amazing insights. Started my own small microfarm in south africa. Thank you
Love it! You are very welcome
Great videos, I've watched them all. Would like to see some deeper dives into topics you haven't covered yet. Comparison of initial dry seed weight versus final yields, pricing strategies, etc. Cheers
🌱💚
im about 6,500$ deep into starting ym business. No joke you're 100% why im starting this. Once i have the initial investment paid off, (hopefully within half a year or so) the cost per tray vs return is absolutely crazy. AND you get near infinite personal microgreens for friends and family. Almost half my cost went into building an insulated shed in the back for weather control since i don't have a garage. that sucked, but a one off thing. It's a lot of time if you want to do it at scale and is no joke a job, just one spread out and super chill.
Donny you're the man
Howd you drop that much? I was able to start mine for $2000, I'm capable of growing 40 trays at a time right now, which eventually Ill need more but im hitting the limit on my breakers anyway.
I am budgeting. What items did you get? That you only spend $2.000.
Lue C -- Are you starting with a whole vertical farm rather than scaling up as you go?
@@DTR89 almost half the cost was building the actual shed. its like 7.5'x8.5'x7.5' so i can fit 3 racks in their until i have to expand. I didnt just buy a shed because they're like 3k and uninsulated. I had to buy lots of things though, 120 tray X10$ or something a tray is already another 1k plus 15 grow lights at i think like 50$ a light or something, dehumidifyer, indoor heater, fans, lots of tuber ware yada yada yada. Lot of one off expenses that are reoccurring assets, like the trays. Somewhat heavy upfront cost, but at the end of the day if it goes under im only out like less than 10k, the bigger loss would be the time i've dedicated to trying.
Seeds are actually pretty cheap though. I'm not even buying biggest bulk prices and spend probably less than 4$ a tray on dirt and seeds, often like 2.50$ but i'll organize my numbers soon. if you're making a minimum of 25$ a tray... well do that math.
@@silviap.4853 i replied to another dude with that. I'm not big yet but my scale should already allow for 30k in revenue annually if my really really conservative estimates work out
Thank you for the advice I’m looking to start to grow in my apartment and sell local but first educating myself before I dive deep this helped a lot 🙏🏽
awesome glad its helping!!
Love the videos and I'm about to take the leap. When you buy seeds does the label tell you how much by weight to add to a 1020 tray? I also live on LI. Thanks
Hey if you’re about to start, i highly recommend learning via the challenge. Check it out here: onetrayaway.com/
Donny thanks for all you do. My wife and I are starting our micro greens business and we are so excited. My question I have for your is when do you think your new software will be ready we are looking forward to using it. Best wishes.
Hey Donny, not sure if you can help me with this. I saw a bunch of videos from different sources. I found yours really with an amazing content congrats.
My question is: What about growing microgreens without soil. Meaning with water and something such as Hydroponic minerals for the seeds?
I saw a video comparing microgreens from soil and from water and I could not see the difference.
My interest on that is basically to reduce the waste generated from the soil after every tray change
try it out!! nothing is stopping you from experimenting. I use soil. I think the crops grow better and get higher yields.
Awesome channel and videos, good work - I really do appreciate these kinds of videos.
Thanks so much, glad you like them!!!
Great video. This was more helpful than many others I have seen. One question i have, do you know how many trays you can get out of that soil bag? the 3.5 cubic feet. Thank you
60! thanks for the comment
Good video! Would have been nice to know finer cost details like price per kWh and cost of seeds per tray
hey very good question am aslo doing lots a research on this topic i would like to know on average how many grams does one tray produce? And how much approx would one tray be worth market value?
thanks
Thank you so much for such a value information!
No problem!!
Excellent vid Donny. Still a fan and appreciate everything you do. Also, the recording and editing quality is top tier.
Much love! Trying to upgrade my content right now haha thanks for noticing
great information!!! Love this video!
Much love
Great video! How would you keep a greenhouse from getting too hot in the summer for micros?
I got sunflower seeds from mumms and they were HORRIBLE. They grew all deformed, didnt germ well, and a lot of the leaves looked funky, they tasted great though.
Ugh im so sorry to hear that. The sunflower seeds on the market can be very inconsistent. These are what I use: sunflowersuperseeds.com
@@DonnyGreens I just tried mumms once to see how they were, I get from true leaf and never have issues. I'll check out those seeds though they must be good.
@@DonnyGreens website looks very sketchy - no privacy policy etc.
Hey Donny, what size racks do you recommend buying? I’m sure the space you have is a factor but we plan on growing in our basement as well that has a fair amount of space. Wasn’t sure if there was a preferred size based on the size of the lights which I have noticed are around 4 feet long.
You can find links to all the seeds, supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of my RUclips videos!
What video do you have that educated us on the platforms used to keep track of orders and clients. Keeping the business organized??
No videos on exactly what yet
Thank you so much for creating this video.❤
No problem!
9:31 missing link pop up ;) I'll dig through your videos and find it to watch it.
Very nice information i also like to grow microgreen
Awesome, you should definitely start!! Checkout this program, perfect for you: onetrayaway.com/
Hey Mate, thanks for your content!
Can you do a video about soil / different soil types?
Thanks a lot - keep up the good work! :)
Im a farmer here in Boulder CO
Would love to talk with you about microbes...decomposers or compost teas in use with microgreens
awesome!! i think we did end up connecting
I've seen sometimes people mention a timer for the lights, but dont specify more or less how long the lights should be on. Or should they be on 24/7?
Try 12/12
Thanks
I live in the mountains of central Italy. Winter is long and temperature can go 20 below. Summer is upto 40 so a test to choose which to try and grow?? Plenty of land and animals on site. Can Animal manure be used to make good compost for greens. In winter i use in the earth for the next springs veggies. Tomatoes, garlic, peppers, pumpkins, zucchine grow well for instance. I want to start micro as relatively new still here, but our chefs are great ha ha. What would you suggest as good for climate during winter? Yes i could grow indoors on small scale, but im more concerned for mould?
you need to control your climate and i recommend not using something that could contaminate the crops
Great video - bar the music!
Thank you! Ive stopped adding music in my videos moving forward 🌱💚
Hi Donny. I am growing Alfalfa Microgreens at home. My medium is coco peat and I always have problems with mold. Do you think I am using a wrong medium?
im not the biggest fan of coco but alfalfa is usually grown as a sprout, not a microgreen. I grow those in jars
@Donny Greens can you grow these in a inclosed non climate controlled garage
Do you recycle/reuse your potting soil?
Great vid! Could you please make a video about how you sell the product? I mean do i need to get some license to be able to sell these onlne for example
so where i live you can buy microgreens in the store for 1,39$ per 75 grams (2.6 oz). Would it still be worth it to sell my own microgreens even though i would have to sit around the same pricelevel as otherwise nobody would buy from me?
Holes or no holes in your trays?
Anyone growing with the barrina full spectrum lights? How’s it going are they just as good as the sun blaster lights?
plenty are using those, yes
Did you have to get liability insurance and health Dept permits to sell at Farmers markets?
I work through the dept of agriculture, not department of health. Yes I have liability insurance, you typically need that to do the farmers markets
Do you use the treys with holes or no?
Do you know anyone in Georgia that you have Mentored?
Could you please share your favorite sources of education on the health benefits of microgreens?
dr rhonda patrick has done a lot of work there. check out the various books too!
Thanks Donny God bless dude
Much lovee 🌱💚
Tray with holes or no holes?
Both
Both in pairs .
He has a whole video on this
Both, one tray with holes inside a tray without holes. This allows for bottom watering
I'd be curious how you arrived at $361? That seems low for outfitting a whole rack. I get that this is not mean just for commercial growers, but a full rack is closer to $500...
By accounting for a rack, but not filled with lights. I accounted for 1-2 lights I believe to get started, and the corresponding amount of trays
Donny how many hours a day are the grow lights kept on?
try 12/12
Hi, how can i apply to that challenege , please ? :)
What about eb and flow systems?
Flood to tank not waste
There is no water waste, the water goes in between the trays!
@@DonnyGreens I know I grow them that way for home.
I was asking about your thoughts on a recycled flood & drain systems for microgreens
Just a heads up, the zerotol 2.0 link is dead.
thank you!! fixed it!!
How seeds do you use per tray
depends on the variety
What about temperature?
yes, climate control is definitely a factor
Where is the link to the challenge again? Thanks
Hey Steve!! Link is here: onetrayaway.com/
I gave some free samples today of pea and radish he'll let me know mon. When he works again
DONNY GREENS BABY!
How many seeds do you need per tray?
depends on variety
Lets say for example broccoli.@@DonnyGreens
0.8 oz
Hi i live in Puerto Rico and the wéather is very hot wich is the best way and what can i do to huave the rigth weather
dang it! i came here specifically to see what the growing medium was, and there's not one in list, nor one mentioned by name. GAH! you did me dirty... on soil, lol
Terrafibre grow mats or promix mp organik. Thats what i use!