Is it just me or it's not uncommon for chickpeas to be problematic? I love it's microgreens for its appearance and delicious stir fried but no matter where I get the seeds,most of them rots halfway in the growing process attracting flies and gnats( I grow them outside now so the air circulation is good. I tried growing them in just screen , hemp and soil. Should I just give up on these and stick to my usual sunnies, radishes and peas? I rise them very well before soaking and picks the ones that looks bad and floating

To anyone who has experience growing 2 or all 3. What’s the main difference?

This went straight to trash, bonus point if you can guess what green it was. Please note the points are made up and don’t really matter anyway.

On my pea microgreens grown in soil

Coco? Hemp? Reusable (plastic, metal, silicone)? What is everyone using for commercial grows?

I noticed it this morning. I'm growing them in green microgreens tray.It is blackout period. Am I growing them overcrowded?

Anybody know where I can find 8oz or 16oz deli containers without having to order them? Need some asap and wasn't able to order the ones I wanted in time and next day shipping is too much. Really wanted to green alternative but gonna have to settle for recycled plastic I guess. Need to know If I can find some at a store

The website im ordering containers from describes their products in dimensions not in ounces. Im wondering what y'all use for your business. Large? Small? Sampler sizes? Restaurants?

Thank you for your time!

Peashoots 380 trays going out from germination today and tomorrow 🙃

For those of you that sell, I’m looking at capping a 20k a year business. What would you focus on? What are you selling and at what price? Do you focus on local markets? Door to door? Businesses?

I’ve read a bit, but thought I’d ask the community here. 20k seems like a legit goal maybe a bit high. How long before you pulled your first $1000 a month?

I got laid-off after the pandemic 4 years ago. I have been struggling to make ends meet in my industry. I’ve been thinking about growing microgreens as a business (I use to grow just for myself). Anyone here have any advice or experience they can share? Is it worth it?

i bought organic rainbow microgreens from trader joes and they smelled until i gave them a good rinse. i did eat them. is that normal? should i be concerned? i’ve never had them before

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I thought people might be interested to see a side project I've been messing around with. Full disclaimer: I'm not growing at a massive scale, and I work full-time so this is a hobby that sometimes breaks even.

The idea here was that I'd design a shelf unit that could be flat-packed for storage or shipping. As an operation grows or shrinks, the operator could increase or decrease the shelf capacity and the unused unit would take up way less space when not used. I'll be able to mount fans and lights, etc.

I have a background in agricultural engineering and currently work as an operations manager at a manufacturer. One of my favorite parts of Micros is that they're so scalable, and the lead time on a batch of greens is often shorter than the products we manufacture! I use a shelf from Home Dopey currently, but I always thought it would be cool to have the ability to scale my operation in real time.

Just waiting on some materials then I should be able to build a prototype this week to test out.

Seriously! Harvesting sunflower, radish, speckled pea tonight. They’re stiff, the sunflower cotyledons are almost brittle. The radish are not “bend-y” at all. The speckled pea…forget it, stunted, not nearly the height they should be, thick stem, tiny leaves tucked and tight. I think I had this issue one other time in the last year with speckled pea- I grow them every week and they’re usually beautiful.

Any thoughts on causes?

hey guys quick question how do you manage the watering in the last days before you come to harvest and how do you do it on harvest day? Do you give less water than usual or how do you ensure that you don't end up with wet microgreens in your clamshell

thanks in advance🙏🏽

I have sunflower seeds that have been soaking in water for 6 hours. I wanted to plant them and let them germinate after 4 hours of soaking time. Now my grow plan has changed and I can only plant them tomorrow. By the time I can plant them, they will have been in water for 28-30 hours. Will that affect them? What should I do? Should I leave them inside until tomorrow or what? Thank you in advance

Repotted this guy as it was growing a bit leggy. I believe it was successful, no damage on the roots when I transferred. It sits next to my windowsill which normally gets a couple hours of direct light. It's a bit gloomy today and I just noticed the tips turned dark green today.

Is this ok? If no, what could be the culprit? I'm still a noobie and any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi All,

I grow sunflower, broccoli, pea, radish and I made a mix from these, sometimes without sunflower. I got a lot of health oriented people Interested in my product but I wonder, what is your best tasting mix?

and do you ever use or upsell dressing as well? like a yoghurt or honeymustard dressing?

thanks all!

Yay! I’m so excited! This would be my very first customer! And apologies if this question has been asked. I searched but couldn’t find an old thread.

Do you sell at retail or wholesale price when dealing with caterers?

I’ve been growing around 8 ounces per tray. But I worked on my technique and grew 10 ounces in a tray most recently. I’m growing 4-5 trays at a time.

Retail in my area is around $3 per ounce.

My question is. How much would I sell each tray for?

$30? $20? $15?

P.S. I’m kinda just assuming selling by the tray is better than clam shells for caterers :)

Thanks!!

Hello there. I was growing pea microgreens for more thet 1.5 years and i never had any problems. Now i have a big one and i can t find any solution. The roots are getting yellow and smelly and i can t find the reason. I really need some help in case you had the same problem! Thanks