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I too asked that question. Mahalo.
Awesome
I lovingly talk to my sunflowers as I gently remove the hulls before harvesting, chopping them down in their prime! ha ha
Thanks!!!! I always had that issue š
Ooo new video I love info that doesnāt help me for now
We've had a lot of success with planting our sunflower seeds under the growing medium, instead of on top. This seems to get rid of most of the hulls for us.
I love the look of the course. Super clean, and clear audio.
How do you get your sunflower seeds to sprout with greater density?
I wish you did broccoli sprouts(no media). Those seed casings are a nightmare, especially when you pack them tight growing them.
Thank you!! I'm dealing with this now. We are loving them, so tasty!!
Great info as always! Thanks! For my small scale, I find soaking the seeds overnight before planting really helps them pop the shells off.
Thanks for sharing. It's a very generous gift to the world!
Super, thank you!
Thanks Curtis. I found overhead watering made the biggest difference for me. I had to change my entire setup to accommodate this, but it's worth it.
Hello
I have been watching almost all your videos and Iām loving it and I really want to learn it with you guys as an intern if possible. Iām living in africa and I wanna be a pionnier of urban farming in my city
You are absolutely amazing. never thought that i can do something like this, but by mistake i saw your video and i started to watch it. i will go tonight to buy seeds to make my own micro greens. Keep doing the amazing job that you are doing!!! Thank you a a lot!!!!
aaa and thanks for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Curtis will you consider posting a video of how you check the ph levels in your soil and how and when to adjust the levels as you rotate the crops
Kind regards
Eddy
This is great info for those who have already planned and rotated this time of year. For the rest of us preparing for the year could you do something on your approach to soil testing Ph Nitrogen etc..?
Hi I am from Quail Tracks Micro Farm in North East WA
For months now I have been watching 100ās hours of You tube Micro greens videos and learned a lot from all the hard work people have been kind enough to share. I have recently found an easy solution to the Sunflower hull removal problem. It works great for me and I would encourage you to share it on your videos, after testing it for yourself, please mention I shared it with you. I cannot do the videoās myself but really enjoy yours.
Sunflower Hull removal
When the Cotyledons come out and still have the hull stuck to them, move the tray to Bright intense light, being careful not to burn or wilt the plants. The cotyledons leaves want that light and will by themselves kick the hulls off within 24 to 48 hours. When most of the hulls are gone move the plants to dimmer light to get the growth you want.
Small hull removal
Everyone I have seen āPetsā the tray of greens to get the hulls off, to bad because the greens were pristine before the hand was put on them. Better idea ā wear disposable plastic gloves when petting to remove hulls that way the greens stay clean and eatable right from the tray.
Another idea I like better and use for my greens is using a ābasting brushā to paint, tickle, or jiggle the hulls off. The old basting brushes were harsh and bristley had firm bristles but the new ones at Dollar Store or Wallmart have soft brush parts. They are only $1.00 to $4.00 and worth it. I keep it by the trays and take 5 seconds to tickle the plants when I think of it. They look like colorful small paint brushes.
Keep up the good work, QTMF Owner and wanna-be farmer
Slightly off-topic, "early" if you will, but I'm having difficulty getting the same harvest weight as yours, yet I'm further south and have longer days. (Currently 11 hours of sunlight!) So I was wondering about seeding density. I'm trying some of the seed weights you've mentioned, but thought it might be better to see what correct density would look like. Seeding onto a tray full of paper towels might be helpful for mini seeds (mustards & brassicas), small seeds (radish), and large seeds (peas and sunflowers). Thanks for such awesomeness!
I just started growing micro greens using my solar panels and led strips I got from E bay, starting small to get used to it, thanks for all the info
One of our big issues is that due to local food handling laws, we are not allowed to wash our microgreens. Washing them reclassifies them as a high risk food and requires refrigeration at all times including at the Farmers Market, and it requires a licensed and inspected processing facility. We are allowed a single cut to harvest then just have to label them as requiring washing before consumption. We have resorted to a hand sort on lower volumes as well as a warning on our label to not consume the remaining hulls.
Thanks! I asked this question in a different video about a week ago. Don't know how I missed this video though…
Do you wash all of your microgreens before packaging? Have you ever seen any operations where they are simply cut and directly packaged?
Any tips for beet hull removal? Iām ready to give up on the variety. They donāt get tall enough for a clean cut and the hulls pose a real danger to my buyersā teeth
Hi Curtis I have one very ennoying problem with my sunflower shoots. They donāt rise up at same pace. Iāve tried two different kind from different companies so far and one of the company assured me that they had good quality seeds. About half of the seeds rise up and when comes the time to harvest I lose enormous time cutting only the one grown at full size while leaving the smaller ones in place for a second and third harvest. Is this normal? I stack my trays, I let them germinate for 3 to 4 days, I soak the seeds for about 8 hours. I canāt figure out what the problem is. Do you have any tips on that? Thanks! Marie-lou
I really hate removing the seed shell/hull from microgreens, I grow water spinach/kangkung, the shells take me 30 minutes to remove all, and that's just one tray 32×25 cm , 50 gram seeds, around 180grams of microgreens. I think I'll add AB mix to let it grow a bit more and let them pop it out themselves