Category: Growing

  • Day 6… One more day of darkness

    Day 6… One more day of darkness

    After we watered last night we went ahead and flipped the top trays over. I am going to let it sit in the dark all of today until I water again tonight. When I water tonight, I will no longer be spraying them, but instead I will start to under-water them in the bottom trays.…

  • Day 5… Will be entering the next phase!

    Day 5… Will be entering the next phase!

    11:00 am update: Everything is looking great this morning! My plan for today will be to water them one more time this morning and let them sit with the top tray weighted down on them until tonight’s watering, at which time I will remove the weights and flip the top lid to let the shoots…

  • Let’s take a closer look

    Let’s take a closer look

    While I was doing my nightly watering, I shot a little video in hopes of offering you a better perspective on where things stand at this point in the grow. My personal take is that I am very pleased. For the first time moving through the process, I am thrilled to have four trays all…

  • Cultivating sustainability by adding aquarium water to the mix

    Cultivating sustainability by adding aquarium water to the mix

    Over the last several months I’ve been experimenting with aquarium water as a hydration source for my houseplants, and I must say the results have been amazing! After seeing the improved growth and health of my indoor plants first-hand, I decided to use aquarium water tonight for the watering of my microgreen trays to see…

  • Day 4… The Russian kale is killing it!

    Day 4… The Russian kale is killing it!

    10:45 am update: As was the case last night, the cabbage and kale remain well ahead of the sunflower trays, but this is exactly what I was expecting due to the hard shell on the sunflower seeds. Last night I was a little worried that we may have a fungus developing, as things were looking…

  • Microgreens can make you happy… Part 2

    Microgreens can make you happy… Part 2

    Yesterday we took a look at how microgreens can boost not only your overall physical health, but also your mental health–in particular your overall happiness. While yesterday’s article focused on the mental and cognitive benefits you can experience from ingesting microgreens, today we’re going to look at it from a different angle–how the act of…

  • Day 3: We have germination!

    Day 3: We have germination!

    This morning was very exciting, to say the least. When we went for our morning watering, we discovered germination taking place in both our red cabbage and red kale microgreens trays!! These are our first-ever babies, so it was a special moment for sure! As for our sunflower trays, we are seeing small signs that…

  • Did you know? Plants absolutely love dirty aquarium water

    Did you know? Plants absolutely love dirty aquarium water

    Sourcing out what you consider to be the best fertilizer for your plants should always be your top priority. There is a lot to consider, and there is no right or wrong answer, but definitely put a little effort in researching what works best for you. In my experience, I have found that I was…

  • Day 2: Everything looking great so far!

    Day 2: Everything looking great so far!

    11:00 am: Took the lids off each of the trays to water and give a quick inspection. I was pleasantly surprised to find very few sticks to the lids as they were removed, which I was a little worried about. There was still a very little bit of water in the trays, and I went…

  • Day 1: My first day as a Microgreens farmer

    Day 1: My first day as a Microgreens farmer

    After months of procrastination and excuses. today I finally decided to go for it and start my microgreens farm. This has been in the planning for a while, and today we get started, and will keep daily updates here to help keep me on task, and possibly to help others avoid my mistakes. I am…