Seeding for the Farmers Market - Lots of Hydroponic Produce

Farm market season is almost here, and we have been planting our hydroponic produce each week to be timed and ready to go for each market. It takes about 8 weeks to grow lettuce, and 5-6 weeks to grow greens. We plant a bunch of different varieties, and also being cucumbers and tomatoes. Katy shows her spread sheet and notes that help her determine exactly when to seed and how much. I also showed Doug working on the injector systems, the grass-fed cattle and walking the fence line before we rotate pastures.
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[@amandanemes5238]

Thanks for sharing about the spreadsheet and how your mom keeps track. More on this would be great too! Thank you for these awesome videos.

[@leannekenyoung]

I would LOVE to be able to keep a record like that too! Very impressive from a record keeping perspective and could definitely help to remember which crop did what and exactly how long until ready for market in my case I need a way way smaller scale just so I can keep up with the needs of the family so we don’t have to go on with binging on one kind of lettuce for two weeks straight and so I can incorporate some more varieties and keep it interesting! I’m absolutely loving having my NFT system that we purchased the ‘bones’ from Amazon and then modified to be on a much sturdier shelving unit so I couldn’t knock the entire thing over by accident! 🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@jenniferbartlett1603]

These videos are amazing and so calming! Thank you for sharing your little slice of the world.

[@antandshell]

Creating priceless memories for those kids❤️🙏❤️

[@Planzman1]

Your photography and editing are very good, you tell your family story well.

[@cathyc8989]

I love how both you and your mother have so much patience with the boys.

[@redangrybird7564]

Free child labor 😄✌(just kidding) The boys are well behaved too.

[@marisadario3141]

Hi Devon, I just love your channel. You have a wonderful family and your videos are informative, relaxing and well done. I am from British Columbia in Canada and am in the process of starting my own commercial greenhouse. Your videos give me inspiration and confidence in this new chapter of my life. Previously a classical ballet instructor of 25 years. Thank you 🌷

[@edp3421]

So enjoyable , congratulations on your baby calf’s

[@louiesales6694]

Good job,mother and daughter tandem😍🥰🤩

[@buzzdean7756]

It's awesome to see the Boys helping!!

[@qmoonwalker3847]

You guys are really organized with you seed and planting spreadsheet! Beautiful farm!!

[@abderrahmane9773]

The first comment from Algeria🇩🇿 Your channel is amazing😍

[@tterb777]

Adorable Fun video… I don’t even garden

[@kaizengreengreenhousekings6936]

Love you guys, Zimbabwe here

[@ElectraRC]

Greetings from Australia. Love this channel. Always nice to see the work that your family does from day to day. We only have a12 meter greenhouse and many raised garden beds. We have used the same tomato clips and strings for many years. Love to your family from ours. Just like your men I do not want to be on camera. But as a man I would like to see your Dad & Bobby more. Not that you 2 Ladys are not stunning. Great work & Thanks.

[@FensterfarmGreenhouse]

i never prune the flower clusters off of cherry or grape tomatoes. Those things are so prolific anyway. I do think it makes sense to do it to full sized varieties though. I also wanted to let you know that you might want to try to dilute the nutrient solution y 50% in your new seedling trays. The full strength might be the reason for your algae bloom issues. Mine don't have much algae on them. I only use well water and a little (product called essential) (1-0-1) to start them then I move them into my propagation system with half strength of my lettuce nutrient mix. It works well for me anyway! Great stuff sister. Keep 'em coming! Chuck and Darlene

[@twobears1224]

Great video devon and perfect timing.. i needed to see your seed planting again and the trays you use for the oasis cubes..del makes note to self buy some web trays..i used soild 1020 trays for mine.

[@mikew9468]

I like how your mom is so organized with her planting. You all make a great team.😁

[@tonyjames4067]

The spreadsheet absolutely brilliant, pps be careful handling/mixing perlite and vermiculite without a mask

[@mamdot90]

Great stuff

[@mikaylajbmartin]

Great vid 💗 Hi from California!!

[@helloparavur-propertiesine1624]

Good video again. Would like to know more about nurtiants for tomato and cucumber. 🥰

[@leannekenyoung]

I would love that info too!!! I’ve got a few tomato plants on the go but I can’t seem to stimulate blooming so I’ve recently moved them into a larger tote with 13 tomato plants (I don’t expect them all to make it) it’s 100litre heavy duty tote, I’m using General Hydroponics flora series with an aggressive growth/blooming recipe, and I haven’t added the koolbloom nutrients as the extra push but I definitely intend to once I see they have adjusted to the transition to this large growing space and once I began seeing some blooms. I can’t imagine ever pulling blooms off but I do understand the theory behind it which sounds very similar to when you ‘top’ a sweet pepper plant. But I’ll be thrilled just to get some blooms and growing actual tomatoes will be an indoor gardeners dream come true! 🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I have no problem with your mixing skills but. You should get a dust mask and safety eye googles. I used to work in a nursery and during the winter it was my job to open the pro-mix bales and fill all the hanging pots and big planters so that when planting season rolled around you just had to plant/put hangers on/hang up. That stuff is very hard on your lungs and I even scratched my eye with perlite. I even had what I thought was a wart/hard black head on the side of my nose. It finally got puffy and swelled up. The dr helped me drain it and out popped a small piece of perlite! It had been in there for 2 years! I do see you are outside tho but I figured a word of caution never hurts.

[@Emeraldwitch30]

On the morels. Ours was dismal this year. I normally get enough black morels for one meal and enough yellow morels for a few meals but last year and this year I only had like 2 to 8 of both colors so we left them and they are drying out and hubby is going to hit them with the mower today. I'm hoping it will spread the spores and they come back stronger. We also get king bolites and giant puff balls and I seeded oyster mushrooms out by the dying trees they bloomed a couple big handfuls of oysters last fall and I'm hoping for more this year. Thanks for sharing your day. 🥰 and I hope you have a great week.

[@leannekenyoung]

Wow I have no clue how you manage to grow and germinate all your various lettuces and leafy greens! Your heads of lettuce just turn out looking gorgeous exactly what they look like on the seed packets! My lettuce on the other hand looks like lettuce gone wild and I’ve yet to be able to grow a lovely head of butter crunch lettuce or any of the other varieties. I always find your videos inspirational because somewhere in the back of my mind where my competitive spirit resides I think well if they can grow it like that on such a massive scale surely I can manage a dozen or so. Lol! Not so far but I’m not giving up, in fact I’m going to check out those Johnny seeds and those starter cubes. I was surprised that your PH is at 5.8(I think that’s what your mother said?) I totally agree about keeping the algae growth minimized as much as possible gives your plants a much better chance of receiving the nutrients that you intend them to have instead of the algae thriving on it. I’ve also let some jiffy pods grow the algae just to see how much it impacts the lettuce as it continues to grow and wow that algae can get pretty thick and when it gets on anything hands it just sticks like glue it seems. Anyway I’ve always tried to avoid it as my number one solution and so far that’s been the very best way to control it or not have to control it, just restrict light in the water channels and the main tank. I’m growing indoors in a tiny space and I have a 70Litre tote that I’m using for my NFT DIY system and I find just by having smaller holes in it allows the plants once they are large enough to transition to block out the light and if it doesn’t then I use aluminum foil and I wrap the shiny side out which also seems to promote the growth underneath. 🙏🏻🥰🇨🇦. Thanks for sharing and when the budget allows I need to purchase some of those special seed cubes and those pearlized seeds(don’t know what they are really called? Pellets?)

[@michaelpye5972]

So efficient!!

[@TheRoon4660]

When your father gets the dosimeter installed you won't have the algae problem or the weak dosage problem any more. It will be interesting to see how much that changes things. It will be interesting to see if there is a noticeable increase in production. I'm sure you already know how much it costs you to grow a lettuce to maturity. It will be interesting to see if that changes. It would be interesting to see how much more expensive growing a lettuce in the house would be when you buy nutrients in small quantities. I couldn't help thinking how many young mothers would love having your working conditions. Take the kids to work day! Let them bug grandma and grandpa while I get some things done. Just joking. I do notice from watching videos how much people are enjoying their green houses and high tunnels. They sure do seem to make it easier to grow things.

[@edgarsrooftopgardentours5927]

Good thing you have the materials like oasis cubes, here in philippines we dont have that,but only cocopeat coir, no one from cropking to sell their products in manila philippines..have a nice day, but if you could send thru via DHL or fedex, im willing to pay ..great & nice day to all of you

[@HomegrownPassion]

ll check into it for you! Thanks for watching

[@FatherOfTheParty]

Waders instead of crocs today, huh Devon? The grow bags are interesting, it doesn't look like there are drain holes. How do you manage the right amount of nutrient without letting them get dry or end up with root rot? Really enjoy your content and operation.

[@paigesteele4406]

You should scratch the ground where you found the morels last time.

[@jmajick4415]

Food grade peroxide wipes out algae and mold without the hazards of bleach. Some peroxide is actually good for the plants themselves

[@davidbutton8497]

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[@dindongditch1776]

You can use cem clean

[@edwarddarst4358]

If you want to make a little extra money and take the suckers off the plants and regrow them or sell them to

[@medsfromtrees2612]

Hey ladies! I got a quick question if I may ask. Is it possible to start seeds in the Oasis cubes, then transplant into soil? I've used grodan cubes transplanted into soil, but never tried Oasis cubes. Thanks! and awesome videos!

[@kelrune]

just looked at your web site. and you should update the low res photos

[@edgarsrooftopgardentours5927]

Hi im here in manila ,philippines, where can i buy those oasis cubes ,been practicing hydroponics but with cocopeat and cup as my medium, also tried roxkwool but im pretty amazed about OASIS CUBES....thanks and happy harvest

[@questioneverything4601]

I'm surprised you don't use a drop seeder, I'm sure it would save a huge amount of time. Look at the video: Drop Seeder- Seed Starting Guide

[@er.8695]

hello 🌷🌷

[@jimjam36695]

Do you have to cut back on nitrogen and increase phosphorus and potassium in your nutrient solution when your dutch bucket tomatoes start fruiting?

[@judd_s5643]

I’ve asked this before but how many gallons of water does the main greenhouse use per month. Obviously it varies depending on time of year but what is the maximum you’ve seen. Thanks

[@chanceharrington6749]

How do you keep algae from forming on your grow cubes?

[@dunlapacres7508]

Where do you get the bags you grow your tomatoes?

[@hasankc1912]

interested to know what your sales channels are for the veggies, is it just seasonal farmers markets or do you also sell to businesses? goodluck!

[@AliHussain-jt4ey]

Hallo Ilove you

[@mithall4198]

That's a nice sink setup. Do you have to wash your veggies even though they're hydroponically grown?

[@HomegrownPassion]

We recommend that people rinse the produce because the greenhouse pulls in fresh air so there could be dust that settles on it, but honestly I never do. I hate soggy salads.

[@mithall4198]

Me, too. I wasn't sure if Ohio had a code that required you to wash prior to sale.

[@dreamchaser7627]

hi i wanted to ask what do you do to the herbs to keep them fresh if they all are not bought

[@HomegrownPassion]

We trade left over produce from the market with other vendors, share it with friends and family, and use it for ourselves.

[@dreamchaser7627]

@@HomegrownPassion thank you for telling

[@jessehattesohl6911]

Any worry or rumors about a upcoming food shortage in 2021? Been hearing talks of Corp farmers being paid 1.5x value to destroy their crop and collect subsidies.

[@HomegrownPassion]

Oh no! That is scary. Haven't heard anything yet, just about the shortages last year and the farmers being told to destroy their cattle herds. I hope that crazy stuff doesn't happen, but we have noticed a high demand for seeds.

[@myhomeismyheaven]

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[@JohnClarke808]

You Southern Ohio accent?...lol I'm Northern Ohio

[@jimjam36695]

What is the advantage of using grow bags instead of pots/buckets?