Seed may well have all it needs to grow until it's "true" leaves appear, but it would appear that they can still benefit from quality fertilizer. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the support!! We agree! They do fine without anything, but if we add nutrients, they remain to do even better in every experiment we’ve tried!
It's very simple Sprouts = hydroponic as you want to eat the sprouted seed as well. It doesn't need any added nutrients and it keeps everything clean. Microgreens = soil, they need the nutrition and you harvest above the seed so you don't have to worry about dirtying your product.
We’ve actually practiced a lot since this video and we have amazing results with organic hydroponics for our microgreens... we still continue to test out hydroponics vs soil to continue to compare the results though! We equally love both methods!
Did you all take into account the fact that your growing media had greatly differing heights between the Hydro, and the soil grows? I didn't hear if you referenced that, however your soil is brought right up towards the top of the tray, while the growing mat rests way deeper in the tray, making it appear as if it hasn't grown a lot. Not sure how tall your trays are, but had you somehow raised the mat up to the same level as the soil in the other trays, it would have been much closer. Just an observation.
We get much stronger hydroponic grows since this video! I can’t remember if we factored that in this experiment, but we generally harvest about 1inch above the grow medium, whether it’s soil or hydroponic so the harvest heights should be the same as the trays are only about 1inch tall!
My amaranth damped off on soil. 🙁I was going to try coconut coir but your soil ones did best. Oh wait, you just said your soil was sandy! That would help it dry out. I don’t have any sand so I think I’ll try coconut coir.Amaranth is hard to grow. I have 5 seasons of experience with growing both flower and vegetable seedlings with 8 feet of fluorescent lighting, but this is my first time trying microgreens. So far I’ve got radish, pea shoots and arugula growing successfully.
Yes, amaranth can be a bit tricky.. Do you have fans for a little airflow? We have a RUclips playlist that has all our Full Walk-Through grows for different crops and we also have a ‘How to grow microgreens’ blog that you may find helpful. I linked both below for you! Playlist: https//ruclips.net/p/PLkEXI0BumyG5OBbqj_wXM6gnPB6gJ4alW Blog: www.onthegrow.net/post/how-to-grow-microgreens-on-the-grow
Hey can you guys test the bio Staight with a small mesh screen on top, Ive found it helps the roots to hold and grow faster. We would really like to see how it does
We would love to try this! We've been looking for a food-grade mesh screen and haven't found any solid sources yet. Please share any that you find with us and we'd love to give this a try for the community!
@@OnTheGrow Are you guys familiar with Greg, from Hydroponic Gardening and More? He has a source referenced in his book. I checked it out and it is food-grade but quite expensive
@@kevinbaker9909 Oh, interesting... We will have to buy his book and support him then! We are familiar with him but haven't had a chance to watch any of his videos in months because we've been so swamped :) Thanks for sharing that he found a source!
Have you ever tried hemp microgreens? I have tried but they didnt go well. Could you please help me since I havent found anything about microgreens, only a simple plant in one pot. The same with quinoa or poppy seeds. Thanx a lot (-:
Hello! Biostrate is a growing medium that is a Biopolymer blend made from vegetables and turned into a growing medium. Amaranth we leave for about 5 days in the black and about 10 days in the light after.
We've added some at times...taste tests are our defense in making sure balance is the result... 😉especially since we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
We cover our seeds for the first three days on all of our crops! The only difference is that some crops we will add weight to the covers and others we will grow without weight on top, like with our amaranth... Thank you so much for the support!
Hello Ryan! We got the music from Epidemic Sounds. They are a subscription based service so I'm not sure that you can grab the music from them... It's mainly used for content creators to get songs for their videos. Sorry we couldn't be of more help on this!
So generally we mist them twice a day during germination. If they seem like they are still very saturated or moist, we will skip misting them until it seems like it is needed again. Amaranth doesn't do well if it is over-watered.
This surprises me as well. Coco coir is said to have very little nutritional value. Perhaps it has more to do with the ability of the roots to better anchor. Amaranth taproots grow comparable in depth to large indeterminate tomato plant varieties. I suppose insufficient progress at the root level could stunt overall growth. I'm new to gardening though. So, it's all still a bit of a mystery to me.
Yes... Everyone says that coco coir have no nutrients and I know that till first two leaves don't need any extra nutrients but still the growth in videos of yours is fabulous 😍... I learned about humic acide yesterday it also can help i think. Hope when I'll try growing microgreens I will get success as you got
We will post a video next week about it! I am just now noticing that we never made an update video about it... Basically, we switched to a nutrient called Ocean Solution 2-0-3 and get really great results! We also are having the best results using a hemp grow medium called Terrafibre. Our video on it should be posted next week!
We don't like to harvest too low. We've tried the auto-cutting tools but they always tear and bruise the stems which greatly shortens the life-shelf of it. We've noticed that using a good sharp knife will give us the best life-span for harvested product. Our sunflowers easily last 1.5months. Same with the more delicate crops like Broccoli. We aim to have produce that stays fresh for longer over quantity.
Uma grande diferença do solo para hidroponia, produzimos bro5os aqui no Brasil, e utilizo um substrato líquido dos brotos ,para produzir microverdes totalmente orgânico, deveria tentar testar aí. Segue meu insta: instagram.com/brotosdaserra/
Thank you so much for the comment! We are actually getting great results now with our hydroponic crops! We are using a new nutrient called "Ocean Solution" and it is growing great! We will be posting those videos next week! I followed you on Instagram, keep up the great work and thank you for the support!
I'm learning a lot from your video Thanks for your experiences and transmission of knowledge.
Thank you ger Blel 🥳 We really appreciate your support!!
Seed may well have all it needs to grow until it's "true" leaves appear, but it would appear that they can still benefit from quality fertilizer. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the support!! We agree! They do fine without anything, but if we add nutrients, they remain to do even better in every experiment we’ve tried!
It's very simple
Sprouts = hydroponic as you want to eat the sprouted seed as well. It doesn't need any added nutrients and it keeps everything clean.
Microgreens = soil, they need the nutrition and you harvest above the seed so you don't have to worry about dirtying your product.
We’ve actually practiced a lot since this video and we have amazing results with organic hydroponics for our microgreens... we still continue to test out hydroponics vs soil to continue to compare the results though! We equally love both methods!
Is it the same Amaranth that grows big and produce seeds? Because it looks different. Thanks for sharing
Did you all take into account the fact that your growing media had greatly differing heights between the Hydro, and the soil grows? I didn't hear if you referenced that, however your soil is brought right up towards the top of the tray, while the growing mat rests way deeper in the tray, making it appear as if it hasn't grown a lot. Not sure how tall your trays are, but had you somehow raised the mat up to the same level as the soil in the other trays, it would have been much closer.
Just an observation.
We get much stronger hydroponic grows since this video! I can’t remember if we factored that in this experiment, but we generally harvest about 1inch above the grow medium, whether it’s soil or hydroponic so the harvest heights should be the same as the trays are only about 1inch tall!
Beneficial.
My amaranth damped off on soil. 🙁I was going to try coconut coir but your soil ones did best. Oh wait, you just said your soil was sandy! That would help it dry out. I don’t have any sand so I think I’ll try coconut coir.Amaranth is hard to grow. I have 5 seasons of experience with growing both flower and vegetable seedlings with 8 feet of fluorescent lighting, but this is my first time trying microgreens. So far I’ve got radish, pea shoots and arugula growing successfully.
Yes, amaranth can be a bit tricky.. Do you have fans for a little airflow? We have a RUclips playlist that has all our Full Walk-Through grows for different crops and we also have a ‘How to grow microgreens’ blog that you may find helpful. I linked both below for you!
Playlist: https//ruclips.net/p/PLkEXI0BumyG5OBbqj_wXM6gnPB6gJ4alW
Blog: www.onthegrow.net/post/how-to-grow-microgreens-on-the-grow
I just bought amaranth. But only doing hydro. Your trial was a bit disheartening until I saw the edit text layover that said you had some success now.
Rod Cobble the new trials are sooo much better with growth!
@@OnTheGrow Great! What did you do different? I guess I can wait until you post it. :)
Well just don’t put salt and it should be just fine with water only :)
were they blacked out during the germination period ?
Hey can you guys test the bio Staight with a small mesh screen on top, Ive found it helps the roots to hold and grow faster. We would really like to see how it does
We would love to try this! We've been looking for a food-grade mesh screen and haven't found any solid sources yet. Please share any that you find with us and we'd love to give this a try for the community!
@@OnTheGrow Actually you can use Stainless steel mesh 316 grade. Industries like pharmaceuticals, bakery also use this 316 SS.
Swapnil Nemade we will look into that!! Thank you for the suggestion!! 🙌🏼🤗
@@OnTheGrow Are you guys familiar with Greg, from Hydroponic Gardening and More? He has a source referenced in his book. I checked it out and it is food-grade but quite expensive
@@kevinbaker9909 Oh, interesting... We will have to buy his book and support him then! We are familiar with him but haven't had a chance to watch any of his videos in months because we've been so swamped :) Thanks for sharing that he found a source!
What type of knife are you using?
Have you ever tried hemp microgreens? I have tried but they didnt go well. Could you please help me since I havent found anything about microgreens, only a simple plant in one pot. The same with quinoa or poppy seeds. Thanx a lot (-:
what type of amaranth did you guys sow?
HI! pls clarify what is this a biostrate? how many days amarant stay under black? and how many days under light?
Hello! Biostrate is a growing medium that is a Biopolymer blend made from vegetables and turned into a growing medium. Amaranth we leave for about 5 days in the black and about 10 days in the light after.
Have you tried coir with nutes? Or does that defeat the point
We've added some at times...taste tests are our defense in making sure balance is the result... 😉especially since we're actively working on tasty recipes that will highlight the various flavors of your favorite microgreens in surprising ways...Not just a garnish...yum!!
Hello. How are you. I watched your all microgreen video. I have 1 question. You not cover seeds first 1 2 3 day.
We cover our seeds for the first three days on all of our crops! The only difference is that some crops we will add weight to the covers and others we will grow without weight on top, like with our amaranth... Thank you so much for the support!
is the soundtrack/music something that can be downloaded from somewhere?
Hello Ryan! We got the music from Epidemic Sounds. They are a subscription based service so I'm not sure that you can grab the music from them... It's mainly used for content creators to get songs for their videos. Sorry we couldn't be of more help on this!
Спасибо! Я не знаю английский язык, но я все поняла! :)
😉Thank you so much for the Feedback Наталья Епифанцева! We appreciate your support!
Hope our videos continue to help you grow...🙂
How much do you water these during germination?
So generally we mist them twice a day during germination. If they seem like they are still very saturated or moist, we will skip misting them until it seems like it is needed again. Amaranth doesn't do well if it is over-watered.
Hi, Is amaranth need blackout?.
For how many days
We like to stretch Amaranth for 1-2 days. You don’t want them to fall over from being too tall 🤗🌱🌱
Do you pH balance the water for hydroponics?
Yes we do! We pH balance to 5.8 for most everything. Between 5.5-6.0 works for most all crops! 🤗🌱🌱
Hey good video
Thank you for watching!! 🥳
No nutrients in Coco tray?
No added nutrients, correct!
This surprises me as well. Coco coir is said to have very little nutritional value. Perhaps it has more to do with the ability of the roots to better anchor. Amaranth taproots grow comparable in depth to large indeterminate tomato plant varieties. I suppose insufficient progress at the root level could stunt overall growth. I'm new to gardening though. So, it's all still a bit of a mystery to me.
Yes... Everyone says that coco coir have no nutrients and I know that till first two leaves don't need any extra nutrients but still the growth in videos of yours is fabulous 😍...
I learned about humic acide yesterday it also can help i think.
Hope when I'll try growing microgreens I will get success as you got
Hey did you managed to get Amaranth hyro to grow like soil?
We will post a video next week about it! I am just now noticing that we never made an update video about it... Basically, we switched to a nutrient called Ocean Solution 2-0-3 and get really great results! We also are having the best results using a hemp grow medium called Terrafibre. Our video on it should be posted next week!
@@OnTheGrow I can't find that video could you please let me know the title? Thanks!
I have a question. What is the moisture level and temperature in your shed?
Humidity is around 50% or below and the temperature is best when it’s 75-80F.
@@OnTheGrow thanks a ton.
Also how difficult was it to grow amaranth ?.
Coco isn't soil 🙆
Lol, we are aware! It's our favorite soil-like medium as it retains water well without having nutrients already so we can add our own in.
did you NOT stack any of these trays?
Wow, it sure looks like you left a lot of amaranth in the tray by using a knife to cut it.....
We don't like to harvest too low. We've tried the auto-cutting tools but they always tear and bruise the stems which greatly shortens the life-shelf of it. We've noticed that using a good sharp knife will give us the best life-span for harvested product. Our sunflowers easily last 1.5months. Same with the more delicate crops like Broccoli. We aim to have produce that stays fresh for longer over quantity.
do you put the same 15 lb weight over the top tray during germination for amaranth?
Great question! The most that we will use for stacking weight in amaranth is 3lb’s. They also work really well with just an empty tray on top of them!
Hola amigos, Have you mold problems on the soil ?
She said sandy soil. That really improves drainage and helps it to dry out. I don’t have sand to add to my soil so I’m going with coconut coir.
Uma grande diferença do solo para hidroponia, produzimos bro5os aqui no Brasil, e utilizo um substrato líquido dos brotos ,para produzir microverdes totalmente orgânico, deveria tentar testar aí.
Segue meu insta: instagram.com/brotosdaserra/
Thank you so much for the comment! We are actually getting great results now with our hydroponic crops! We are using a new nutrient called "Ocean Solution" and it is growing great!
We will be posting those videos next week!
I followed you on Instagram, keep up the great work and thank you for the support!
Your test is super flawed. So many things wrong.
Lol, thanks for sharing.
Can I grow one into a flower 🌸