Mixing and Stacking

I sold a 5 trays of microgreens today, all different varieties. Field Pea, and popcorn, along with some new Triton, which tastes like a radish.

Also sold amaranth mixed with sunflower. I think the idea to mix them on harvest is great, and cant wait to hear what the chef thought.

Finally i thought id show a picture of the "stack" of the trays before they go into light. Older ones are moved to the top, as you can see the top ones are sprouted, while the newer ones start on the bottom.

Above; 2 trash of radish, 2 trays of sunflower and two trays of pea topped with a bin of seeds.

If you have any questions, let me know. Hope you enjoy!

Purple Tomatillos

Today I sold Daikon Radish and Field Pea microgreens and a batch of tomatoes and tomatillos

In order to improve useability and storability of small red stemmed plants, my chef customer asked if i could mix them with something green upon harvest. So on Friday i will have Amaranth and Sunflower microgreens ready, and will do just that. Check back to see the results!

Pea Sunflower and Radish Microgreens at Harvest

Tomorrow microgreens will be ready; Field Pea, Sunflower, and Red Radish Mix

Popcorn and bottom watering

Today I sold radish and corn micogreens, along with tomatoes and tomatillos from the garden. Corn micros have now become my fastest turn around microgreen with them selling only 5 days after sowing. Here is a picture:

 Here are the daikon radish microgreens on the scale:

 Ive been contemplating a better watering system than i currently have, which is a hand pump sprayer. I try to keep the water off the leaves, and spray in from the sides. It works well for larger things such as field pea, sunflower, and radish, but for finer-stemmed plants, it tends to knock them down and they cant get back up, or they get moldy. A better watering system will also help anyone contracted to
help keep the microgreen system running while im a way.

So in my contemplation, watering from the bottom is highly necessary. So ive taken the baby step and found some trays for my larger aluminum trays to fit into. This allows me to pour a set amount of water into the tray and water the greens from the bottom. The thought is that once i figure this out, I can work on automating the dosage of water into these trays.

Here is a picture of said baby step:

The idea is to pour water into the green trays. they seem to hold a cup of water each while the microgreen tray is in it.

Microgreens

Hite Horticulture, Inc. est. 2016

Hite Horticulture, Inc is a business started and run by David Hite, of New Bern, NC. It was officially started on April 8, 2016. So far we have provided specialty garden produce and microgreens. The bulk of the garden produce has been; radishes, carrots, arugula, beets, snow peas, and tomatoes. Microgreens have mostly been field pea, radish, and sunflower but many experimental types have also been grown like amaranth, mizuna, broccoli, corn, kale, collards, and wheatgrass just to name a few.

If you would like more information, or you would like to place an order, contact David Hite by email; drh146@hotmail.com, instagram @drhh146 or by phone; 419-297-4718