The v2 microgreens grow setup is complete
2026-04-18 14:44 UTC
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@man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 2026-04-20 17:48
You should start selling some on the side once you get your process dialed in. Restaurants pay a lot for micros. Or don't. I don't care. It's cool though.
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@PoopInTheGrass@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 15:45
Great work! Looks like you've really got it dialed in. Those thin LED panels are really cool, very clean look.
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@hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2026-04-18 15:46
looks awesome. may i ask what you're growing there?
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@AA5B@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 17:50
I don’t get micro greens, can you point to actual non-hype details? Excusing the oversimplification, but is this just growing sprouts and clover to add to salads? When people talk about micro greens , they do NOT include spices, right? Nor anything we normally classify as salad? I see one description including arugula but that’s “lettuce” found in any grocery. Is it just to harvest ypur own baby arugula, or is there no distinction?
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@makeitwonderful@lemmy.today 2026-04-18 19:32
Yum! How do you decide how much seed to use?
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@scarabic@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 17:19
This is a really cool and I love it. I have considered going similar directions. One thing that always nags at me is the idea of having full spectrum lights on indoors day after day month after month. Won’t that UV light eventually burn those shadows into your hardwood floor perceptibly?
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@jaykrown@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 16:53
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@Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-18 15:32
I love this. What are your energy costs?
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@jaykrown@lemmy.world 2026-04-18 14:44
I solved three issues with the previous setup. One was not enough space for two trays on each shelf slightly overlapped on the previous shelf, solved by having a slightly wider shelf. Two was a single light in the center causing bending during growth, solved by putting two on each shelf. Three was light bleed beneath the trays which was confusing the sprouts at early germination stage, many were going down towards the light bleeding from underneath, solved with mylar. Downsides is I only have 4 shelves now instead of 5 previously for a total of 8 trays at a time which I think is perfectly fine because I'm not yet at the point of scaling. Also, the shelf takes up slightly more horizontal space because it's larger. The shelving unit has a fixed position for each shelf because of holes in the poles where each piece fits to hold each shelf. So ideally I could fit another shelf in it and lower the amout of space. This shelf was only $33 so I'm willing to trade that off. The entire upgrade I estimate to be about $75. The trays I'm using now are slightly bigger as well so it was necessary, they didn't fit on the previous shelf at all so it's nearly worthless for this purpose, but I will use the old shelf for storage.