Morning Microgreens Farm Tasks (AM Chores) With Donny Greens

[@DonnyGreens]

What is your LEAST FAVORITE farm task? What farm task do you HATE?!

[@DonnyGreens]

Watering is mine lol

[@abnerm6101]

Donny Greens, great content! Excited to see your automated watering system. Maybe another video idea on microgreens grow light schedule and how allowing to rest the plants for few hours a day without light gives them taste and color.

[@lionelolivermusic]

Cleaning the area 😁😅

[@mywaterponics3986]

Cleaning trays

[@tchelldepaepe8111]

Cleaning trays

[@margotcook5841]

I love that you knew to keep the dirty hose away and off the greens when watering. Those little details about keeping the plants clean are much appreciated!

[@DonnyGreens]

abbbbsolutely . glad you are picking up on this stuff margot

[@ineedstuff8286]

i had to rewind "... 10 hours a week..." and wow... this video, seeing EXACTLY what you do each day.... 100% sooooo great to see.

[@tortureddummies1672]

My dream as well I’m tired of working for other people 😂

[@brucebradsher9882]

Great video! If you spend 10 hours a week I was wondering how many hours a week your workers put in total?

[@lunakat2755]

Just got my first grow light and am currently growing my first couple of trays of mixed lettuce micro greens! Next will be peas and sunflower seeds. I’m really surprised at how well they are growing! Thanks for all of your videos!

[@DonnyGreens]

Awesome!!! No problem, im so glad that you are having good luck and are off to a great start!

[@WillW]

Great video as always. I use Donny's exact method on one shelf unit for personal use. We juice wheat grass and lots of other stuff. One tray cost about as much as buying a head of lettuce, so this method is far superior to buying produce at the store. It is also a great replacement for humanity's disastrous grain-train. Growing microgreen seeds instead of f*ck-tons of grain would demonstrate mild intelligence.

[@DonnyGreens]

Love it Will, thanks so much for this comment, glad to hear you are saving money and getting healthy growing at home for personal use!

[@NathanHutcheon]

Would love to see a harvest day aswell! so awsome

[@DonnyGreens]

Good idea, I can probably work on that!

[@goldenbee9978]

Yes please!! That's the most interesting part for me!!

[@dimck1813]

I enjoyed the content so much that I let the 2:something minute dental floss ad play! Thank you! Very generous information!

[@DesertGardenPrepper]

best video yet! this is what we need!

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks a lot - glad you liked it!

[@OliverHensley-f5b]

Thanks buddy. I cant wait to get moved and strat growing.

[@MiscyKoonjal]

Hi Donny I'm from South Africa. I watch your videos every day wanting so much to start growing micro greens. I bought a kit to start waiting to get feedback from you, you are such an inspiration. My name is Miscy can't wait to hear from you.

[@situationroom3090]

Donny, watering your plants and getting your exercise is a great combo. Can’t beat that! Exercise without a gym!!

[@silentd.5806]

I love watching your videos, my family and I are getting into starting a family farm, and we are doing microgreens as another supplementary income/winter harvest! You give so much information and are very thorough. Salute to you!!!

[@DonnyGreens]

Much love! Glad to hear that!

[@dirkjfourie6102]

Hi Donny, great videos, learned a lot. I am in the process of a start up Micro Green business in Zanzibar, I will keep on watching and will keep you updated with news if you want to know how it is going. Sitting on the equator is going to be challenging I gather.

[@estanford826]

Working very hard for yourself. Good for you. The definition of success.

[@cyrylski]

I'm watching this twice. Once for the general flow, twice for the note taking. :D

[@ineedstuff8286]

Yeah.. I have two questions: 1) How much spoilage do you have?... like every month say? you seem like the type that may know the actual monthly-average %? 2) I would expect you'd have set up an automatic watering system... though you have not. Is that due to the variation in water-needs per tray? Amazing channel man.

[@wlyden76]

I’m starting micro greens on a smaller scale for our new farm. Thank you for making your videos. They are so hopeful for a noob.

[@mebenew]

Hey Donny, We purchased a soft green coloured broom head that is only used to brush Sunflower works great, you can use a longer handle so you don't have to bend down. Give it a try.

[@DonnyGreens]

Interesting, thanks for sharing! Thats a good idea 🌱

[@thedude3868]

New subscriber here,Filipino-American.From new york

[@DonnyGreens]

Awesome thank you!! Welcome!!

[@jimclaire7996]

Tuli, awesome to see you posting. Where are you posting from in NY? Where are you from in the islands of paradise. Be blessed. Padre. . .a

[@drew-shourd]

Sweet video, thanx again and I gotta say, I am so glad I joined your FB page, a lot of great people, helping others, love it.

[@johnnieheard2805]

Great video, lots of helpful information. I’m about to start a microgreens business but doing my homework first before starting. Also gonna do a small scale experiment before hand. I have a lot of experience in farming and gardening. Some techniques are similar in growing from seed but I want to learn the important details to avoid making big mistakes. Thanks

[@mattyoung2603]

@johnnie Heard how'd it go? 1 year later? 😊

[@Holmseee1]

If watering is the biggest pain for the day, ay doing alright. amazing detail. Love it,.

[@DJ.LITTLECUBE]

I found it totally exciting how you washed your hands.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Started 5/14/21 first day with the whole setup. Yes, the black racks are sexy. I am now "feeling" the water weight like a pro. 6/7/21.

[@missunderstood749]

Same, watering...only because I don't always get it right or consistent with it as I should be. IDK, it's a hit and miss for me sometimes. Love this content!

[@DonnyGreens]

much love!! you will get it down in time!

[@michaelfritz403]

Cleaning trays.... How long do you run the fans per day? Thx....best Video so far

[@DonnyGreens]

I have a video on cleaning trays! I run the fans from like 6pm - 7am

[@jesseuriarte5573]

Cleaning Trays by far, but refining and creating a workflow to make it quick. Great Video ☘️🙏🏽💚

[@DonnyGreens]

Yep thats an annoying one, thanks a lot! I just handed that task off to a worker 🌱🌱

[@jaimanandersen2662]

Absolutely amazing and I thank you it's a wonderful thing to see you work and do what it takes to make it happen. Be

[@DonnyGreens]

Much love! 🌱💚

[@KatieNeil-m2s]

Least favorite farm chore? Doing microgreens myself and BY FAR my least favorite is washing trays. Love doing everything else but washing trays is that chore that's time consuming and wet and just makes my arms hurt by the time i've washed them all. :)

[@ppalom2245]

at the beginning of the video you say that your microgreens business is able to pay for your house and expenses from your business. You sounded surprised. Most people's jobs pay for their house and living - that's kind of why we work. So I wondering if this is just a side gig for you and you have another job? Is that why it's so amazing that the greens job is paying for your living? Great content - keep it up..

[@DonnyGreens]

thanks a lot!! i make money in a few different ways. its amazing that growing microgreens can support me

[@GUSGUS1331]

Donny, awesome content, I do have a question , you said you would prefer to have your germination temp @ 68 degrees, how did you maintain that temp when you were using your parents basement ?

[@DonnyGreens]

I definitely wasn't maintaining temp as much when i was in the basement. I was really just winging it and it worked. The temp was right around where i needed it anyway and it was still winter. I had a small space heater to keep up. once i moved, i have my own HVAC

[@potatochip9283]

Watering also for me... And a certain time in my farm I have to literally crawl threw due to space... But it gets done like a ninja. Hahaha

[@DonnyGreens]

Haha im sure you are becoming more flexible so thats an added benefit lol!! Watering can be annoying as hell. Looking to automate my watering when I build out my next farm

[@tylerwalker6474]

Least fav farm task? Harvesting. Def the first task I’d like to bring in labor to do

[@DonnyGreens]

Yeah thats a long one and totally necessary. That was the 1st thing I hired out. Get it done bro!!!

[@WillW]

For harvesting, I line the trays up end to end on a table and use that drill powered Quick-cut greens harvester. Takes about 10 seconds per tray.

[@donnatoataua7777]

I am very new to this been watching your videos great fully appreciated for your expertise I am just starting with a couple of trays and I will see how that goes ,thankyou from New Zealand.

[@Juanpixulo1337]

Thank you so much for sharing so much information! love your videos. Hope sometime soon i can start my own microgreens

[@DonnyGreens]

No problem! So glad they are helping. You can start now! Just start growing to start learning! No pressure!

[@alaingoyette7103]

Awesome video series Donny. I learned a lot and will be applying your method. Thank you from Gatineau, Que.

[@kellydunn8542]

Cool sign in your home office

[@RosscoAW]

Least favourite? Weeding. Always weeding. lol. Watering is a godsend in comparison (until it's mid-summer and you have to water the hot houses...)

[@DonnyGreens]

hahaha i feel you!!!

[@dalotos]

Thanks man. You are doing a real service sharing all this valuable info... I will let you know how it goes next year

[@DonnyGreens]

Much love!

[@zherin2063]

Trying to figure out your system here. Looks like you're just germinating and pulling trays according to order totals for the week and setting them out on the racks anywhere you can. Is there any organization to knowing which trays are ready to harvest on which days or are you just doing it all by eye? seems like stuff would get mixed up. I noticed some people use color coding/stickers to separate trays based on harvest day. What do you think?

[@m1mohamad]

Do you use any special water ? filtered ? distilled ? mixed with hydrogen peroxide ?

[@avantelevine6313]

Duuude i bought some radishes and peas as practice runs for my first time growing and im so excited to start this journey not only bc your videos are awesome but your enthusiasm sells it!! P.s. Add an entro😜

[@DonnyGreens]

Haha awesome, thanks so much for this comment. Im now pumped that youre so pumped haha. Its a great journey, the beginning is so exciting 🌱💚 Entro? What you mean?

[@avantelevine6313]

You edit the videos so well there's room for a logo introduction before you start the actual video.

[@buggabee477]

He meant intro. Great content, keep it coming! We are in our 4th week after purchasing an existing business that was shutting down. Our sales have more than doubled already and it is just getting better and better! Thanks to DonnyGreens and Curtis Stone for the best info out there!

[@robinmcbride1501]

Darn I cant lift all those buckets of water sorry. It hurts my shoulder. Now I can see I wont be able to lift the trays with one hand either. Sorry this just isnt for me... but now I know. I guess Im aged out. Thanks for the education and may you have much continued success.

[@deannadye8473]

Thank you so much for this video and all the informative videos you create! Do you use PH balanced water?

[@DonnyGreens]

You are very welcome! No, I do not do anything with pH

[@atldiego1]

I got one rack NSF styled and I’m trying to scale in Atlanta Nawf / you should transition the farm to alkaline crops only and spread the truth about thr alkaline food vs industrial acidic food / thanks for the service keep it up / also do you plan growing outdoors in NYC during the summers or it’s not even worth it 💚

[@DonnyGreens]

all my crops are alkaline! I prefer to grow indoors to control everything better

[@jimclaire7996]

My least favorite thing is Accounting followed by ordering. Great video. Thank you for such an awesome presentation.

[@DonnyGreens]

thanks!! i use square for billing and quick books for accounting

[@RetailCryptoNews]

thanks

[@maxtrigga9952]

10:46 definitely cleaning trays🙃

[@DonnyGreens]

haha i feel your pain!! Boring and tedious. Be sure to check out my video on tray sanitizing, I have a very efficient process I think you will like :)

[@debbielewis3190]

I am new to this and have just found you... you have probably already answered this a gazillion times :-) which grow light are you using?

[@davidturner6397]

I'm very interested in this business , I've owned my own pressure cleaning business / handyman business for 24 yrs and looking for a new business to get into and I think this is it I'm getting to old too do my existing business

[@leighzimmatore8181]

Hey Donny, the link to your Microgreens MARKETING Course isn't working. Do you have a course on just the marketing? If so where the link? Thanks!

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks for letting me know - its fixed now 🌱👍🏻

[@tigerot]

I am thinking on doing this and I have a question, after the harvest what do you do with the soil? toss it? do they grown back?

[@davidemazzotti1419]

Have you ever measured how much water you give to each tray?

[@KansasGardenGuy]

Great video sir! Like to see more day to day versus edited videos. Like the content and sure using alot of your ideas...

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks a lot, glad my stuff is helping! I'll see what I can do about the day to day. Make sure to follow me on instagram as well

[@danielleterry180]

Thank you so much for your vids appreciate your time 😁

[@sharonburgess3232]

Im currently trying to start up ..i have well water with a water softener. Do u think that will be a issue.. thank you so much for your videos it is truly inspiring...im in NJ

[@danielleterry180]

You work smarter not harder great deal in my view

[@eddieb6288]

Hey @Donnygreens does it matter if those Holls(?) get in another tray?

[@DonnyGreens]

Hulls* and yes its not ideal. It can cause mold. Thats why i put all my sunnies on the bottom shelf!

[@lucasdobson3956]

Im confused with how the trays work. Do you put them in a hole tray first then place the hole tray in a non hole tray later?

[@paulcarrier2424]

awesome vid, thanks man! curious about your water controller-timer thingy...What is it?

[@DonnyGreens]

I have a video on just that! Check it out on my channel here on KZbin

[@rootandreason]

Question! Maybe you have already answered in a different video or on your blog, can you use rainwater to water these plants? We catch rainwater down here in Florida and would love if that’s a viable option.

[@DonnyGreens]

you probably could, yes, try it out!!

[@FAISALKHAN-ts5lf]

Absolutely amazing suprb video One the best video I am from India Chandrapur district Superb video

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks so much, hope you are safe - I know how bad COVID is over there right now 🌱💚

[@vassiliarkhanguelski3993]

Hi Donny. Wondering about your 6 shelving system. Is that your magic number for 86” poles?

[@DonnyGreens]

Check out my videos on Microgreens racks, I have one of me setting it up!

[@alluchansworld4973]

Great video.thank u donny,iam in kerala .🙏🙏

[@mattice9083]

You just use regular water? No ph balance or anything ir did i miss the process?

[@mattg8444]

great videos. just a question. The trays you use are the 1020 trays that are 21inch long. Do they overhang the 18 inch long epoxy racks or do you use deeper/longer racking?

[@DonnyGreens]

yes they hang over. perfectly space efficient

[@Almostazn12]

id love to start something like this in my area here in florida

[@DonnyGreens]

Do it up!! Join my challenge to help you get started growing onetrayaway.com/

[@mybrotherskeeper111]

Great video, Donny. Read your book, great content there as well. Thanks!

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks so much!! So glad you are loving my content and hopefully it's helping!

[@thehyperpainter5485]

Just a random question! Do you sanitize your sunflowers through out germination? If so, how often and with what (h2o2, vinegar,...)

[@DonnyGreens]

Dude... no.... you need to watch my sunflower video

[@lovedbythebestful]

When do you start brushing off the microgreens? Is it the last few days or as soon as they start popping up? I guess what I’m trying to ask is is there a time in growth that is to soon and will damage your crop

[@paulbuffington9709]

I do not enjoy watering as well. Kinda why I went with hydroponics setup.

[@DonnyGreens]

nicee

[@lissascales2701]

Do you not do blackout time? And why or why not??

[@lissascales2701]

I also noticed you only have one light per rack. That is enough?

[@timgoffard]

I also see that your lights are at a fixed height. Is there any benefit to adjusting your lights up and down? Also, can a person use too many lights?

[@DonnyGreens]

Overthinking, keep it simple

[@ownelpostal2362]

Well I'm trying to get the ins and out how much money did you start out I'm 61 and need a fair income so I am having a lot go through my mine but I love your learning but yes watering is mine

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks or the feedback! I started with 3-4 thousand but was learning and making mistakes. You can definitely get started for under $1000

[@bibs1870]

Do the UV lights use a lot of electricity? What is your average utility bill for the amount of trays you have?

[@scottyarbrough7279]

Hi Donny, I live north of Charlotte, NC We are considering growing Micro Greens, We are thinking about putting in a greenhouse and have another building put in for growing micro greens, we own the lot next to use which is almost .3 acre I find this to be a very interesting business. I will sign up for your webinars as well.

[@KimNguyen-ox8mf]

How do you sign up for webinar?

[@kryptotechz]

why you ruffle the sun flowers? :D To push them a bit higher? I mean growing

[@Urso311]

Donny im aiming to start a micro greens business, can you please tell me if your trays are holed or solid? i'm having a hard time choosing which to get. i've been EXTREMELY motivated and informed by your videos ( currently on my 2nd hour of watching consequitive videos haha) please keep this amazing content going

[@beardedgent3609]

Hi there, obviously not Donny here. The tray that holds the microgreens themselves have holes, and the bottom ones do not. Donny is doing bottom watering, which is why he lifts the top tray and sprays water in the bottom one. Hope this helps!

[@DonnyGreens]

its both, watch my video on this topic "holes or no holes"

[@chadd980]

do you seed the micromix into one tray? Like do you pre mix the different seeds and put it all in one tray? or do you plant 1 type of seed per tray and then after harvest you mix them?

[@DonnyGreens]

its the salad mix from true leaf

[@troyfred2562]

I know it seems lame, but as a business owner, what did you do to actually set up your business? Growing is great and I am digging the advice so much, but what did you have to do to actually get to where you could sell them? Did you use a resource to check out legalities (like do I need a license to sell, if so how would I know?). Did you need an LLC or did you just start doing stuff and play company catchup later? Again, Loving the info on growing, SUPER helpful, but if you have time, the (non growing), part of the business might be useful so people are not trying to put the cart before the horse. Thanks!!!

[@DonnyGreens]

Great feedback Troy, thanks so much for this. I will definitely have to make videos on some of the (not growing) aspects of the biz. You really can get started growing and selling without much. FLIP insurance is a good idea. Check with your local department of agriculture to see what they would require

[@lionelolivermusic]

♥️♥️ love it. amazing content.

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks so much 🌱💚

[@bergmanp2211]

Thanks for the videos I noticed one thing you didn’t specify what kind of water you use for your plants is RO water or is it tapwater?

[@cathysteele924]

Outstanding content. Thanks!!

[@DonnyGreens]

Thank YOU for your lovely comment 🌱💚

[@JETMECH401ST]

How would I find local buyers for micro greens? Thank you in advance 👍🏻

[@randallgoguen3463]

If I wanted to sell AND harvest Sunflowers Thursday ideally what day should I start the tray?

[@DonnyGreens]

depends on your grow setup

[@benf4570]

Thanks for the videos they help alot. Do you use organic seeds and fertilizer or does it even matter?

[@Perseverance4477]

Should wear a glove when you rough up the trays to get the hulls off. Or at least wash your hands before you do it and keep your hands clean while doing it, meaning don't touch anything (racks) while moving from rack to rack etc... Just good cleanliness

[@did.it.myself9022]

Great stuff ibspired from South Africa. Kindly confirm what screen did you look at on 5:16?? Is that hand written or digital??

[@karenplunk7910]

Are those Jade plants in the buckets?? 😍

[@DonnyGreens]

hell yeah!! love jade plants!

[@mlpman246]

@Donny Greens Have you tried setting up an automatic drip system for you sprouts?

[@FAISALKHAN-ts5lf]

Thanks for making videos Go for full big video s like 2-3hours

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks so much!! Haha oh my! I don't know if I could ever make something that long haha!

[@jp34604]

Hi, Q, Do you ever measure your your light strength and distribution with a LUX meter ? Also did you use a bubble level to adjust the racks at any point? How many delivery subscribers customers do you have to clear that 60k you made reference to? What is your cost of sales/ profit margin. Ie % diff between gross n net? Thanks n good luck 👍

[@DonnyGreens]

Thats quite a lot of questions! I think you may need to join in on my Monday Show in the Microgreens Support Group or maybe get a 1v1 consult with me so we can hash some of this out

[@AzizimIstanbul]

What size trays are the best in depth and overall size? Do you prefer to use 1" or 2.5" both mesh and bottom tray?

[@DonnyGreens]

i have videos on this exact topic, check them out!! the trays I use are literally linked in the description too.

[@therelaxsubnow]

How many times can we use the tray after cut the micro greens

[@potatochip9283]

What do you feed with? Is that regular tap? Or do you use a reservoir with a nutrient/ additive line?

[@DonnyGreens]

started with just reg tap. Now i have a water filter. Never used nutrients because i grow in potting mix

[@BurnsBights]

Are you just stacking shallow trays with holes over the same shallow tray without holes? So its 2 trays per grow for each?

[@DonnyGreens]

Yes exactly

[@aripudjowibowo8197]

Awesome 👍

[@DonnyGreens]

Thanks for your comment!!

[@Ryan-nb9mn]

How do you not have any electrical shorts/failures with lights being stacked underneath trays you directly water?

[@DonnyGreens]

I suppose the water doesnt get into the lights!