How Much Does Growing Microgreens Actually Cost?

Welcome to my latest video, where I will be exploring the cost of growing microgreens. 🌱
Whether you're a beginner or someone who wants to start a microgreen business, knowing the cost of starting and maintaining a microgreen garden is crucial. With the rise of sustainable living and healthy eating, more people are looking into growing their own food at home. Microgreens are a great way to start.
In this video, I will be discussing the various costs that come with growing microgreens and the supplies you will need! The necessary supplies will be linked below ⬇️
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CHAPTERS:
1:06 Trays
1:46 Growing Medium
2:20 Seeds
3:20 Lights
4:33 Racks
5:50 Total Costs
6:04 Hidden Costs
8:49 Education

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  • @DonnyGreens
    @DonnyGreens Жыл бұрын

    What do you think about these costs? Does this information excite you or disappoint you!?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    It pumps me up personally... 🌱🚀

  • @portiastgermain2996

    @portiastgermain2996

    Жыл бұрын

    Good info for a new grower. Thank you. I’ve been buying my microgreens from a local grower, but I’ve been thinking about growing for myself, and if that goes well I will branch out.

  • @dcarlton35

    @dcarlton35

    Жыл бұрын

    Excites me. Starting off with growing for myself and if it goes well, expanding into a business model locally

  • @GreenHornet1962

    @GreenHornet1962

    Жыл бұрын

    I just siged up with hopes of starting a successful microgreens business. I'm very surprised as these costs are very, very reasonable. Most important, they are affordable. This is key as my finances are limited.

  • @joshuaslatt1425

    @joshuaslatt1425

    Жыл бұрын

    Very educational Im planning on starting a microgreens business An your videos helps me a lot

  • @lucianapaes4183
    @lucianapaes4183 Жыл бұрын

    Donny I can only say thank you and wish you all the best! You are helping me a lot with my research. Each video there is no time loss, directly to the point, easy to understand. Thank God there are people like you in the world !

  • @silviap.4853
    @silviap.4853 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for such a value information!

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    No problem!!

  • @husseinglokko6945
    @husseinglokko6945 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome channel and videos, good work - I really do appreciate these kinds of videos.

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, glad you like them!!!

  • @DTR89
    @DTR89 Жыл бұрын

    Great videos, I've watched them all. Would like to see some deeper dives into topics you haven't covered yet. Comparison of initial dry seed weight versus final yields, pricing strategies, etc. Cheers

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    🌱💚

  • @garethbunce294
    @garethbunce294 Жыл бұрын

    So grateful for this channel and the amazing insights. Started my own small microfarm in south africa. Thank you

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Love it! You are very welcome

  • @tyronecottingham7085
    @tyronecottingham7085 Жыл бұрын

    Donny thanks for all you do. My wife and I are starting our micro greens business and we are so excited. My question I have for your is when do you think your new software will be ready we are looking forward to using it. Best wishes.

  • @paulanthonysalim745
    @paulanthonysalim745 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for creating this video.❤

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    No problem!

  • @alissamarie464
    @alissamarie464 Жыл бұрын

    great information!!! Love this video!

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Much love

  • @user-kj6sm1ux2g
    @user-kj6sm1ux2g7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the advice I’m looking to start to grow in my apartment and sell local but first educating myself before I dive deep this helped a lot 🙏🏽

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    awesome glad its helping!!

  • @jessli369
    @jessli369 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! How would you keep a greenhouse from getting too hot in the summer for micros?

  • @axelkummerlowe4643
    @axelkummerlowe4643 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Mate, thanks for your content! Can you do a video about soil / different soil types? Thanks a lot - keep up the good work! :)

  • @RetailCryptoNews
    @RetailCryptoNews Жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @LIfishslayer
    @LIfishslayer Жыл бұрын

    Love the videos and I'm about to take the leap. When you buy seeds does the label tell you how much by weight to add to a 1020 tray? I also live on LI. Thanks

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey if you’re about to start, i highly recommend learning via the challenge. Check it out here: onetrayaway.com/

  • @peterpogacsas2633
    @peterpogacsas2633 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid! Could you please make a video about how you sell the product? I mean do i need to get some license to be able to sell these onlne for example

  • @JulieL-gy7du
    @JulieL-gy7du8 ай бұрын

    Great video. This was more helpful than many others I have seen. One question i have, do you know how many trays you can get out of that soil bag? the 3.5 cubic feet. Thank you

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    60! thanks for the comment

  • @PreppedReView
    @PreppedReView Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Donny God bless dude

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Much lovee 🌱💚

  • @AndyMcBlane
    @AndyMcBlane Жыл бұрын

    Good video! Would have been nice to know finer cost details like price per kWh and cost of seeds per tray

  • @user-rj4mb5rq6i

    @user-rj4mb5rq6i

    Жыл бұрын

    hey very good question am aslo doing lots a research on this topic i would like to know on average how many grams does one tray produce? And how much approx would one tray be worth market value? thanks

  • @blackrandoles4097
    @blackrandoles4097 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice information i also like to grow microgreen

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome, you should definitely start!! Checkout this program, perfect for you: onetrayaway.com/

  • @Onyxaxe
    @Onyxaxe Жыл бұрын

    Excellent vid Donny. Still a fan and appreciate everything you do. Also, the recording and editing quality is top tier.

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Much love! Trying to upgrade my content right now haha thanks for noticing

  • @swhiting100
    @swhiting1004 ай бұрын

    Great video - bar the music!

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Ive stopped adding music in my videos moving forward 🌱💚

  • @Dracitamo
    @Dracitamo Жыл бұрын

    9:31 missing link pop up ;) I'll dig through your videos and find it to watch it.

  • @apple1231230
    @apple1231230 Жыл бұрын

    im about 6,500$ deep into starting ym business. No joke you're 100% why im starting this. Once i have the initial investment paid off, (hopefully within half a year or so) the cost per tray vs return is absolutely crazy. AND you get near infinite personal microgreens for friends and family. Almost half my cost went into building an insulated shed in the back for weather control since i don't have a garage. that sucked, but a one off thing. It's a lot of time if you want to do it at scale and is no joke a job, just one spread out and super chill. Donny you're the man

  • @craciunator99

    @craciunator99

    Жыл бұрын

    Howd you drop that much? I was able to start mine for $2000, I'm capable of growing 40 trays at a time right now, which eventually Ill need more but im hitting the limit on my breakers anyway.

  • @silviap.4853

    @silviap.4853

    Жыл бұрын

    I am budgeting. What items did you get? That you only spend $2.000.

  • @DTR89

    @DTR89

    Жыл бұрын

    Lue C -- Are you starting with a whole vertical farm rather than scaling up as you go?

  • @apple1231230

    @apple1231230

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DTR89 almost half the cost was building the actual shed. its like 7.5'x8.5'x7.5' so i can fit 3 racks in their until i have to expand. I didnt just buy a shed because they're like 3k and uninsulated. I had to buy lots of things though, 120 tray X10$ or something a tray is already another 1k plus 15 grow lights at i think like 50$ a light or something, dehumidifyer, indoor heater, fans, lots of tuber ware yada yada yada. Lot of one off expenses that are reoccurring assets, like the trays. Somewhat heavy upfront cost, but at the end of the day if it goes under im only out like less than 10k, the bigger loss would be the time i've dedicated to trying. Seeds are actually pretty cheap though. I'm not even buying biggest bulk prices and spend probably less than 4$ a tray on dirt and seeds, often like 2.50$ but i'll organize my numbers soon. if you're making a minimum of 25$ a tray... well do that math.

  • @apple1231230

    @apple1231230

    Жыл бұрын

    @@silviap.4853 i replied to another dude with that. I'm not big yet but my scale should already allow for 30k in revenue annually if my really really conservative estimates work out

  • @ukillc791
    @ukillc791 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, how can i apply to that challenege , please ? :)

  • @bar-bribeiro
    @bar-bribeiro Жыл бұрын

    Hey Donny, not sure if you can help me with this. I saw a bunch of videos from different sources. I found yours really with an amazing content congrats. My question is: What about growing microgreens without soil. Meaning with water and something such as Hydroponic minerals for the seeds? I saw a video comparing microgreens from soil and from water and I could not see the difference. My interest on that is basically to reduce the waste generated from the soil after every tray change

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    try it out!! nothing is stopping you from experimenting. I use soil. I think the crops grow better and get higher yields.

  • @hiimchris
    @hiimchris Жыл бұрын

    Do you use the treys with holes or no?

  • @Jojo-tl6io
    @Jojo-tl6io Жыл бұрын

    Do you recycle/reuse your potting soil?

  • @user-xj6so3pw3q
    @user-xj6so3pw3q Жыл бұрын

    @Donny Greens can you grow these in a inclosed non climate controlled garage

  • @coreylowder
    @coreylowder6 ай бұрын

    Hey Donny, what size racks do you recommend buying? I’m sure the space you have is a factor but we plan on growing in our basement as well that has a fair amount of space. Wasn’t sure if there was a preferred size based on the size of the lights which I have noticed are around 4 feet long.

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    You can find links to all the seeds, supplies and equipment I use in the descriptions of my KZread videos!

  • @craciunator99
    @craciunator99 Жыл бұрын

    I got sunflower seeds from mumms and they were HORRIBLE. They grew all deformed, didnt germ well, and a lot of the leaves looked funky, they tasted great though.

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Ugh im so sorry to hear that. The sunflower seeds on the market can be very inconsistent. These are what I use: sunflowersuperseeds.com

  • @craciunator99

    @craciunator99

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DonnyGreens I just tried mumms once to see how they were, I get from true leaf and never have issues. I'll check out those seeds though they must be good.

  • @AndyMcBlane

    @AndyMcBlane

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DonnyGreens website looks very sketchy - no privacy policy etc.

  • @cecedabro9699
    @cecedabro9699 Жыл бұрын

    so where i live you can buy microgreens in the store for 1,39$ per 75 grams (2.6 oz). Would it still be worth it to sell my own microgreens even though i would have to sit around the same pricelevel as otherwise nobody would buy from me?

  • @rizzabearder6421
    @rizzabearder642111 ай бұрын

    Hi Donny. I am growing Alfalfa Microgreens at home. My medium is coco peat and I always have problems with mold. Do you think I am using a wrong medium?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    im not the biggest fan of coco but alfalfa is usually grown as a sprout, not a microgreen. I grow those in jars

  • @danielshomestead7236
    @danielshomestead7236 Жыл бұрын

    What video do you have that educated us on the platforms used to keep track of orders and clients. Keeping the business organized??

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    No videos on exactly what yet

  • @RetailCryptoNews
    @RetailCryptoNews Жыл бұрын

    Do you know anyone in Georgia that you have Mentored?

  • @portiastgermain2996
    @portiastgermain2996 Жыл бұрын

    Holes or no holes in your trays?

  • @dianefolan1066
    @dianefolan106611 ай бұрын

    I live in the mountains of central Italy. Winter is long and temperature can go 20 below. Summer is upto 40 so a test to choose which to try and grow?? Plenty of land and animals on site. Can Animal manure be used to make good compost for greens. In winter i use in the earth for the next springs veggies. Tomatoes, garlic, peppers, pumpkins, zucchine grow well for instance. I want to start micro as relatively new still here, but our chefs are great ha ha. What would you suggest as good for climate during winter? Yes i could grow indoors on small scale, but im more concerned for mould?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    you need to control your climate and i recommend not using something that could contaminate the crops

  • @jvmore3821
    @jvmore382110 ай бұрын

    Donny how many hours a day are the grow lights kept on?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    try 12/12

  • @glory70x
    @glory70x Жыл бұрын

    Where is the link to the challenge again? Thanks

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Steve!! Link is here: onetrayaway.com/

  • @nathanwiemelt1671
    @nathanwiemelt16717 ай бұрын

    Im a farmer here in Boulder CO Would love to talk with you about microbes...decomposers or compost teas in use with microgreens

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    awesome!! i think we did end up connecting

  • @docmccoy89
    @docmccoy897 ай бұрын

    Anyone growing with the barrina full spectrum lights? How’s it going are they just as good as the sun blaster lights?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    plenty are using those, yes

  • @davidvelasquez9356
    @davidvelasquez93565 ай бұрын

    I've seen sometimes people mention a timer for the lights, but dont specify more or less how long the lights should be on. Or should they be on 24/7?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    5 ай бұрын

    Try 12/12

  • @theredroaster7442
    @theredroaster74424 ай бұрын

    Did you have to get liability insurance and health Dept permits to sell at Farmers markets?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    4 ай бұрын

    I work through the dept of agriculture, not department of health. Yes I have liability insurance, you typically need that to do the farmers markets

  • @RachelColic
    @RachelColic Жыл бұрын

    Could you please share your favorite sources of education on the health benefits of microgreens?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    dr rhonda patrick has done a lot of work there. check out the various books too!

  • @craigdawson7632
    @craigdawson7632 Жыл бұрын

    What about eb and flow systems? Flood to tank not waste

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    There is no water waste, the water goes in between the trays!

  • @craigdawson7632

    @craigdawson7632

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DonnyGreens I know I grow them that way for home. I was asking about your thoughts on a recycled flood & drain systems for microgreens

  • @user-iy2tf5fo5y
    @user-iy2tf5fo5y4 ай бұрын

    How seeds do you use per tray

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    4 ай бұрын

    depends on the variety

  • @davidturner6397
    @davidturner6397 Жыл бұрын

    I gave some free samples today of pea and radish he'll let me know mon. When he works again

  • @jayajora
    @jayajora5 ай бұрын

    What about temperature?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    5 ай бұрын

    yes, climate control is definitely a factor

  • @miketuesday267
    @miketuesday267 Жыл бұрын

    Tray with holes or no holes?

  • @ArchieBRO

    @ArchieBRO

    Жыл бұрын

    Both

  • @howardryburn9646

    @howardryburn9646

    Жыл бұрын

    Both in pairs .

  • @DTR89

    @DTR89

    Жыл бұрын

    He has a whole video on this

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Both, one tray with holes inside a tray without holes. This allows for bottom watering

  • @WilliamBailey-gr7ue
    @WilliamBailey-gr7ue6 күн бұрын

    DONNY GREENS BABY!

  • @JoeN-S
    @JoeN-S Жыл бұрын

    I'd be curious how you arrived at $361? That seems low for outfitting a whole rack. I get that this is not mean just for commercial growers, but a full rack is closer to $500...

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    By accounting for a rack, but not filled with lights. I accounted for 1-2 lights I believe to get started, and the corresponding amount of trays

  • @oliverjackson5070
    @oliverjackson5070 Жыл бұрын

    How many seeds do you need per tray?

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    depends on variety

  • @oliverjackson5070

    @oliverjackson5070

    6 ай бұрын

    Lets say for example broccoli.@@DonnyGreens

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    0.8 oz

  • @shawnstaggs5254
    @shawnstaggs5254 Жыл бұрын

    Just a heads up, the zerotol 2.0 link is dead.

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    6 ай бұрын

    thank you!! fixed it!!

  • @carmenerivera370
    @carmenerivera370 Жыл бұрын

    Hi i live in Puerto Rico and the wéather is very hot wich is the best way and what can i do to huave the rigth weather

  • @EstherCervantes-hk4pz
    @EstherCervantes-hk4pz Жыл бұрын

    dang it! i came here specifically to see what the growing medium was, and there's not one in list, nor one mentioned by name. GAH! you did me dirty... on soil, lol

  • @DonnyGreens

    @DonnyGreens

    Жыл бұрын

    Terrafibre grow mats or promix mp organik. Thats what i use!