Materials needed.
Hi my friends, I hope you had a wonderful week of learning the beginner’s guide. This week we want to look at the materials that you need to start growing Microgreens. I will give you the most important ones.
so , here we go!
- grow room: this is where you can grow your Microgreens, you can choose any room that is at your disposal. Here is a list of places where you can grow your Microgreens.
- greenhouse, make sure that it is well ventilated.
- basement- this can be idle space that you can use for growing your Microgreens but you must invest in lighting and and air conditioning.
- spare room, kitchen, lounge, dining room even window seals.
2. grow media: this where your microgreens will grow on, I mean any agent that will hold the roots of microgreens. You can use anything that is cheap for you, for an example, soil, pine bark, cocopeat, hemp mats, jute mats, coco mats, gauze wire etc. Please not that each grow media has its own advantages and disadvantages, we will share out the video for different grow medias with their pros and cons
3. seeds:
one of the most important thing needed in Microgreens growing is bulk seeds which are organic, these seeds will allow you to grow as many Microgreens as you can. You have to buy seeds that are cheap and that will produce more. Why do you need to choose organic seeds? It’s because inorganic seeds will result in consumers suffering from many diseases which can be difficult to treat.
4. microgreens kits or trays.
usually microgreens are grown indoors therefore you need to grow them in kits or trays, you can grow Microgreens directly in soil but there are so many challenges that may be faced that we are going to discuss in the video that we are going to send.
5. organic fertilisers. Your microgreens can only be heathy and nutritious if they are given enough feed which comes from the organic fertilisers that we must put in the soil.
6. syringe, measuring cup. We use these. two items to measure water and liquid fertilisers that we will use.
7. water. If you are using the soil method, you are able to use tape water, but for those who use hydroponics, borehole water and pH adjusted water will be the best.
8. PH meter. This instrument is used when we are growing our Microgreens using hydroponics, the PH level for Microgreens should around 6
NB, you can grow your Microgreens without using a pH meter, you can buy the litmus paper. If your PH is not ok, it must be adjusted.
9. Mist sprayer: usually we use a mist sprayer so that our seeds do not get splashed out of the grow profile. Choose a size that is suitable for you.
10. Air conditioner , fans, dehumidifier, Usually microgreens are prone to molds, so your room should be well ventilated especially if you are growing indoors. In the event that molds are manifesting in your trays please throw away, this causes food poisoning.
So guys these are the most important tools that we can use to grow our microgreens. My pictures of the different tools are refusing to upload so, I will definitely edit this blog so that we can also use pictures to explain, so look out for our social media platforms so that you can also get the videos for this lecture.
Thank so much my guys for making a date with us , we are looking forward to meeting you on YouTube and tiktok for the videos on this week topic, please have a blessed Sunday and stay health buy choosing to eat plant based food,
chao