Hydroponic Gardening and More with Brent
#Microgreens #AutoWatering #NFTMicrogreens
In this video, I show how to grow microgreens NFT style using automatic watering. I don’t grow NFT style anymore in lieu of how I grow now, but it’s certainly doable as the video shows. The style I grow now is better in many ways. So much so, I wrote a book on it. All of my grows are hydroponic so there’s no soil, coco coir, or medium. Tell me what you think and ask questions.
MY BOOK ON MICROGREENS. If you want to know how to grow microgreens like I do, I wrote a book on it, “Microgreens – Intense Hydroponic Grows” aka The IHG Method:
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MY BOOKLET ON HYDROPONIC LETTUCE:
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FOOD GRADE SCREENS. Food-grade screens to grow microgreens. If you would like to purchase them, email me. Here’s my video on the screens: https://youtu.be/wcfBx59MaA8
TRUE LEAF MARKET SEEDS. I am an affiliate of True Leaf Market and recommend them highly for great quality microgreen seed. Won’t cost you anything extra to purchase using this link, but it does help support the channel so I can keep bringing you content. You can reach True Leaf Market here for all your seed needs: https://www.pntra.com/t/TUJGRklGSkJHRUxIRkVCRkpIRk1K
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MARS-HYDRO LED LIGHTING. If you need high quality LED grow lighting, I’ve trialed Mars-Hydro and really like their lights! You will receive a 3% discount, if you use my HGMB code, over their regular pricing! Mars-Hydro Website: http://bit.ly/37Pa0ng
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Hydroponic Gardening & More with Brent
I've gotten much better at growing microgreens. So consistent, pristine, and with massive harvests based on some changes I made that really set things off. I decided to write a how-to book on it: https://amzn.to/2ZZdkJb.
what's this anti-fungal spray that you are using? Does it come premixed or a concentrate?
Hello Brent, first and foremost thanks for the engagement in the microgreen community, I purchased the book to support. I am encountering a problem now, my family loves microgreens and in an attempt to satisfy that need I want to transition to an NFT setup like this, my question is how long do you run the water for each day ? Every hour for 10 minutes for example. Thanks Brent, your doing amazing.
Sorry if I missed this point in your presentation but do your no medium system enable you to cut the plantules flush to the bottom of the tray? Or even harvest the whole vegetable?
Great Videos. How often do you water, continuous or delayed cycled?
Hi there! Awesome video.. what are those screens you had inside the trays at the begining of the video? what are they called? where can i buy them
Alot of questions would I assume be about the water system. No way that method can be perfectly balanced but I guess that's the reason for the side drain tube so it reaches high enough that they eventually will get water but some perhaps too much. The first few seed day I would guess u mist with water more often than count on your water tube flow system. I like that u don't use any media. That was my initial interest in growing as well. I don't want any form of disposable or compost to reuse or clean up. It just adds to possible fungal problems & wasted time. Any steps that can be removed from this growing & harvesting process without significant issues is a plus. I guess one question I have is @ what point do u decide to get a machine that u hold over the microgreen trays & as it rotates it cuts the greens into it's collection bag for u. If your like me u can't contain your hobby….. It grows & grows & grows until finally there's a list of customers or sign on the shop " open for business"…… lol
Wish u success & blessings abundant.
Hi Brett, thanks for the great content and sharing your knowledge. Im new to nft and wanted to ask you, do you have any tilt to the main tray in order to get the water going to the drain? I see diagrams online that involve a tilt and wanted to get your take. Thanks!
Which drain do you typically use?
New subscriber thank you so much for this content I’m a newbie learning and starting my micro green journey! Much love from Atlanta ❤️
Brett, I just want to say thank you for all of these videos and for your time responding to everyone. It's incredible how generous you are. And with all your videos I don't think I've seen one advert. Your passion really comes across. Love your book too, you have me giggling. Thanks again. You're changing lives.
when you say your res is filled with full strength hydro nutrients what do you mean? What ec and pH do you use and what NPK ratio?
Thanks
What's what's the big tray called I don't find it on your Amazon store?
I think you may find the thinner trays better. I don’t believe they need to be that deep for the micro greens your growing.
vinyl should be fine though. silicone and food grade plastics are ok too. BPA and corrosive plastics are an issue, but most others, especially those deemed safe for food should be fine. try a combination of several layers with various mesh sizes mixed together and a top layer with a grid that matches seed size. this allows for ideal distribution of seeds and gives the roots better hold, which i think is paramount.
Thanks for insight…Just one question. About watering cycle? How many cycles in day and for how much time?
When the greens make their appearance, it totally looks like you’re petting an adorable rectangular animal!
dude lose the music, why would anyone put this elevator music behind them as they are trying to convey their thoughts???? not needed and very distracting
Did you stop doing it this way? the auto feed hydroponic solution looks like a great idea.
I hope you don't mind I placed a link to your antifungal video on my channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqNN7o70FOU I did change up your recipe just a tad because I have a lifetime supply of 20-20-20 from the hydroponics I was doing. I had lots of reasons for changing direction to microgreens and sprouting, however, I hope you like the video. I look forward to yours so much!!
So you dont soak your seeds?