Broccoli Microgreens Growing Experiment: Paper Towels Vs. Soil

Hi Everyone, in this video I’ll be conducting an experiment with broccoli microgreens. The belief is that the seed contains all the nutrients the young sprout and microgreen needs, and therfore no additional nutrients are needed. If this is true, then the paper towel should yeild similar results to the growing on soil. The paper towel method is a cleaner way of growing broccoli microgreens… but I’ve been wondering if the yield is the same as growing them in soil? If the seed truly has all the nutrients a plant needs to begin its life, then we should not see much of a difference between the plants.
So I set up an experiment to compare the two methods…..to see which would produce a better crop. Please comment below, I would love to hear what you do, thank you for watching!
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Below are links from Amazon for some of the products you might need to start growing. Good luck, and most of all, have fun!

[WonderfullyMadeLex]

I grow my micro greens in organic soil on paper towel.
Place paper towel on soil, seeds on paper towel. This gives the seeds the soil benefit and me clean cuts.
Love the shaker idea!

[errorali]

Hands down the best video I've seen about broccoli sprouts !!! Thank you very much, very factual and scientific, no useless unnecessary things in this video !!!

[carolbates]

This is THE best video on growing broccoli micro sprouts. It is concise, full of information😢 and accurate it is everything I want in an instructional video, it is perfect Thank you so much. ❤🇦🇺 Carol

[shaysg]

I love this experiment. Simple, straightforward, and clear-cut. Great work.

[DROY]

To be fair, grow both flats with fertilizer the soil has fertilizer mixed in & the paper towel substrate does not. A true comparison would both with fertilizer, the paper towel can have liquid organic fertilizer in a tray beneath it. The advantage of the paper towel method is lack of dirt, the whole micro green can be eaten, where as to do the same with dirt requires extra labor of washing the dirt out or harvest above it loosing some edible parts.

[giespel]

I love how you experiment with different growing techniques

[tinameschko]

Thank you for all of the information you share. I'm new to gardening and have never grown microgreens. Now I will give it a try. Loved the spice shaker idea!

[shadestj]

I am now growing broccoli microgreens. Thank you for your video. I love that you added some scientific data. 😁

[greenetolstoy]

Nice work Tikki O. Great to you sharing your experience. It would be good to try the same experiment, but with liquid fertilizer for the paper towel sample.

[geodegroot]

Nicely done for the control and the experimental methods. Your results speak for themselves, and thank you! Please continue with more substrate experiments! How about foam, rockwool, coco coir, newsprint layers, hydro-only, sphagnum moss....

[Justice]

Wish I discovered this channel earlier. Love watching this lady's content.

[AnnaBrickerRobledo]

I appreciate you doing this experiment! Very thorough, I feel like I’m in science class.

[jaieatsplants]

This was awesome, exactly what I needed and was looking for! I’ve been sprouting in jars and needed an alternative because I’ve moved and my jars aren’t with me yet. Thanks so much!

[chrisescalona]

Nice comparison Video.
-Great controls for the experiment
-Salt shaker is genius (i'm stealing that) lol
-Most of us that are new to this appreciate this info because, lets face it, most new comers are looking for the easiest/cleanest way to grow these.
-I'm OK with having slightly smaller micro broccoli for an easier/cleaner harvest as a trade off
Q1: I had trouble peeling the veg off of the paper towel (1st batch) They seem to have deeply woven between the paper towel. Any suggestions or tips to look out for?
Q2: My next question is, is it even easier to grow them in jars & how do those stack up against the Paper Towel Method?
*Next Video maybe???

Keep up the good work!

[MyrtleBeachWebAngel]

Dr. Rhonda Patrick has great info on nutrition of broc micro-greens (lotso anti-cancer info) Thanks so much for this video and how to grow them. 🎉

[evelynacosta]

No doubt. It is one of the best video I have seen. The way you talk and all the details. Thanks you so much. Anyone can do it after watching this it is clear and the camera movements and close-up are good. I learn a lot. Continue to do this type of videos. God bless you

[joejanczak]

Thank you for your research! I'm doing the same experiments with soil and then paper towels.
For gifts to friends, they'd prefer the micro Greens on paper towels method as it's cleaner. If I give as gifts then I too prefer to give the paper towels method as I can keep the soil and recycle for more later.

[billwilson]

I like the soil idea because I can use it in my compost and keep making soil for my raised beds like I already do with wheat grass.

[orlandoramos]

simple, straight to the point. thanks.

[hydroponictower]

Hi Tikki: I think that if you had added some hydroponic nutrients to the broccoli grown on paper towels, the result would have been different. Of course, the prepared earth you used has nutrient elements in its composition.