Seeing as we’ve done hundreds of Microgreen grow trials now, we figured it was time to put out our “Best Nutes” list! We will start with our favorite soil additives and then favorite hydroponic nutrients. Please keep in mind that while we have tested a lot of nutrients, we haven’t tried them all 😊 We will periodically update this list if we find new favorites! TL;DR Favorite Soil Additive Nutrients Vermis Terra Premium Worm Castings FoxFarm Happy Frog Jump Start (OTG Favorit

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

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, straws, or bags – We’re instead discussing a grow medium that can be used time and time again, if you take care of it. These reusable gro

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

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

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

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

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

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

Want to set-up a Professional Grow Rack that can grow some epic Microgreens? In this guide, we will show you, step-by-step, how easy it is to build and use a long-lasting, MASSIVE veggie producing rack. (You can also grow edible flowers, and many other crops with it!) We also have a YouTube video guide (click here) that you can follow along with as well in case things get confusing! Be sure to check out our other blogs (Click here) where we talk about How To Grow Microgreens,

One the main questions that we receive through our YouTube channel, Website and Social Media is “What are you supposed to do with the leftovers from harvested microgreen trays?”. Which there are a lot of options out there and it really comes down to how you want to handle it! First, it depends on what type of grow medium you are using. If you are using soil, coco-coir, or hydroponic grow mats like hemp, you can toss those into your home compost bin, and they will break down o

In the world of Hydroponic Microgreen Growing there are a ton of choices when it comes to grow mediums, and we wanted to share our opinions