Fungus Gnats on a City Farm: Where They Come From and How to Get Rid of Them
Those tiny black flies hovering above your trays are not just an annoyance — they are fungus gnats (sciarids), and while you are waving the adults away, their larvae are already eating the roots of your microgreens. Here is where they come from and how to stop them at every development stage simultaneously. What Fungus […]
Mould on a City Farm: Why It Appears and How to Eliminate It for Good
You spot a fluffy white ball on a tray — straight into the bin. No deliberation. But do you know why it appeared in the first place, and what to do so it does not happen next time? Mould on microgreens is not just an inconvenience. It is a signal: somewhere in your process there […]
Microgreens for Children: Which Varieties Are Safe and How to Get Kids to Eat Them
Parents tend to fall into two camps. Some say: “my child eats anything I put in front of them, including rocket.” Others: “we have spent three years trying to get a single lettuce leaf past them.” If you are in the second camp, this article is for you. Microgreens can turn out to be an […]
₴50,000 a Month from Microgreens on 10 m² — Myth or Reality? We Do the Maths
You have definitely seen it. Ads on Instagram, YouTube, Telegram. A smiling person in front of green shelves explaining how they transformed their life. “Started from zero,” “minimal investment,” “now earning ₴50,000 a month from 10 square metres.” And then — a button: “Buy the course.” We picked up a calculator and counted everything — […]
7 Microgreens Growing Mistakes That Make Beginners Quit After the First Try
Most of these mistakes happen once — and never again. Microgreens are genuinely easy to grow, but only once you understand a few basics about moisture, airflow, and timing. Mistake 1 — Too Much Water at the Start The most common one. The logic seems right: seeds need water, so water them well. But microgreens […]
Europe Is Building a Research Hub for Hydroponics: Who, Why, and What Will Come of It
The leafy hydroponics market is growing. But the more producers enter the sector, the sharper the question becomes: which systems, varieties, and technologies are truly optimal? The answer was decided to be found scientifically — and in 2026, the Leafy Hydroponics Consortium launched in Belgium. What this structure is The consortium is organised by Dutch […]
80 Acres Farms Enters 17,000 US Stores — Microgreens Now at Walmart and Safeway
When microgreens land on Walmart shelves, it is a signal that the product has definitively left niche status. That is exactly what happened at the start of 2026: vertical farm 80 Acres Farms announced a major expansion of microgreens sales across the United States. What is being sold and where From January 2026, 80 Acres […]
NASA Is Growing Microgreens in Space — and It Is Changing Agriculture on Earth
What could astronauts eating on the ISS possibly have to do with us? As it turns out, NASA’s research into growing microgreens in microgravity produces technological solutions that then transform ordinary Earth-based indoor farming. And that is not a metaphor. Why microgreens are the ideal food for space Conventional crops take months to mature. Microgreens […]
Microgreens in Bread: Brilliant Idea or Marketing Trick?
What do you do when your child flatly refuses to eat greens? Tiffany Sanders of Indianapolis found a simple solution — hide them in bread. That is how Sanders Funny Farm was born, a bakery specialising in microgreen-infused baked goods. How it all started Two years ago Tiffany decided to make her family’s diet healthier. […]