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What exactly is a Reusable Microgreen Grow Medium? And why should you care?? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like, reusable (shocker right?) and the good thing about reusable items is it helps you cut back on cost over time by making a one-time initial investment into the reusable item. In this case, we aren’t talking about reusable cups, reusable straws, or reusable bags – We’re instead discussing a grow medium that can be used time and time again, if you take care of it.


- Jan 20
- 6 min
5 Microgreen Hacks: Everyday tools that will better your Microgreen growing experience
If you’re new to growing Microgreens or are an experienced grower, you may have noticed some things that can be time consuming or just flat out annoying when it comes to various steps of the microgreens process…. And let’s face it, the more efficient you can be – the better. Especially if you’re someone who has a TON of trays growing at once for selling at your market. Along with making things more efficient, if you can make it easier on yourself and/or your workers… that’s a
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- Jan 20
- 6 min
What are Microgreen Tray Clips?
What are Microgreen Tray Clips and why did On The Grow create this product? The Microgreen Tray Clips are a Patent Pending product that our founder CJ Vaughn invented and created here at On The Grow® after we noticed a continuous problem of struggling to separate trays from each other every time we had to bottom-water our Microgreen crops or when we wanted to inspect our crops/roots. Because of the separation struggle, we noticed a recurring problem with our watering time tak
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
Starting a Microgreens Side-Hustle business from a Beginner's prospective
Hello, my name is Zach and I am the newest member of the On The Grow® Team!! In this blog, I’m going to share with y'all my side-hustle of growing and selling microgreens locally in Texas! I’ll discuss my grow setup, favorite Microgreen crops to grow, least favorite crops to grow and what I’ve found to be valuable wisdom in my growth so far from the perspective of a new grower and as a vendor! As someone who didn't know about growing prior to starting up, how did I find my wa
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- Jan 20
- 11 min
How to Grow Microgreens Complete Guide - On The Grow® Style
Learn How To Grow Microgreens Indoors with our Method step by step guide!
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
Easy Slow-cooked Chicken Tikka Masala with Turmeric Cashew Butter Basmati Rice and Microgreens
Whenever our Founder CJ, was 22, he lived in Rishikesh, India for 7-months to study Yoga and help heal a tough time in his life. Not only did he end up getting his certification for yoga instructing, but he also fell in love with India and the beautiful culture he got to witness during his time there. From the nature he enjoyed during his walks and early morning meditations, the beautiful sounds of an entire city praying throughout the day, and the amazing flavors of Indian c
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- Jan 20
- 15 min
5 FREE Microgreen Recipes to cook for your Kids (or yourself)
We hear it all the time. How do I get my kids to eat healthier? Almost every parent has had to struggle with their kid’s eating issues at one time or another. Everything and anything can be perceived as a problem for a picky eater. When the food is too soft, too crunchy, too salty, or too sour, or simply just too close to the rest of the food on the plate, sometimes epic food battles can occur! Why are some kids so picky? To begin with, it's really not all their fault! Scient
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
DIY EASY Aeroponics Bucket System for Growing or Cloning plants, veggies, herbs & fruit!
Making your own DIY growing units is not only fun but can save you hundreds of dollars, while earning you the bragging right of “I made that”. One great way to get started, especially if you are crammed on space, is by creating a Aeroponics Bucket system at home for growing and/or cloning plants, fruits, vegetables, and herbs! Best part is this build only takes 6 simple steps and a few parts from your local hardware to make it! First, if your unfamiliar with what Aeroponics i
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- Jan 20
- 5 min
How to grow Microgreens at Home in Fall - Halloween style using Pumpkins!
If you are as big of a fan of Autumn, Fall or Halloween seasons like we are… then this blog was written for you! Growing microgreens inside of a pumpkin is such a fun and creative way to grow microgreens, and a great way to get your kids involved with growing at home! You can also apply this method to other fruits as well and grow microgreens in them! The fruit skin will act as the tray or pot that will hold the grow medium, and once the seeds have grown into microgreens, thi
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- Jan 20
- 3 min
What works best for harvesting Microgreens?
Whenever it comes down to harvesting your Microgreens, there are two main ways most people go about it! You can grab you a pair of Scissors or a Sharp Knife! If you real fancy and can afford it, there is also a $560 “Quick-Cut Greens Harvester”, though I’d opt for a small set of hedge trimmers before going that route… Just make sure if you go the mechanical harvester way, that you use a food-safe oil to lubricate the friction points! In this blog, we are going to focus on Sci
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- Jan 20
- 7 min
How to Grow Microgreens using Sprouting Trays:
If you’ve watched our YouTube channel before, you may have seen us using some trays that are smaller than the typical 1020 trays used for growing microgreens. So, what are these? Technically, they are called “sprouting trays” and aren’t actually meant for growing Microgreens, instead their meant to be used for “sprouting”. Since sprouting is a completely different method of growing, they do have some growing challenges to overcome in order to use these “sprouting trays” as mi
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- Jan 20
- 5 min
Have a Few Planting Pots Laying Around? Grow Microgreens in them!
If you’re a plant lover, then you more than likely have a few extra planting pots laying around that aren’t being used. You can EASILY turn those pots into decorative microgreen production centers that can blend in or stand out in your windows for a beautiful Kitchen garden that matches your personality! One night while we were doing some late-night online shopping, we ended up stumbling across a set of these cute pots with anime faces. We had to purchase them because of how
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