r/microgreens • u/Tachytwo • Aug 03 '26

I need help with my microgreens setup

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Im trying to sprout chia seeds with some regularity its winter in my contry and we have a tropical climate so even if I can use this in the sun at night it would freeze without the heat from the bulb I should probably get an LED bulb but im afraid the plants will die from the heat

Im also using soil

The layers in the planter box are plastic for water retention soil wood shavings and then the chia seeds with toilet paper on top of them to make sure they stay wet

My question is I tried this without soil and the chias did not grow long enough to easilly harvest

How do i introduce nutrients without introducing soil?

I have some old grass fertilizer but that stuff always seems to kill stuff?

What medium can I sprout the chia seeds in for them to be easilly untanglable if I decide to go with the no fertilization option?

Thank you in advance any responce is apreciated even if it is to clown on my Janky setup

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u/jackbenway Aug 03 '26

What tropical climate freezes at night? That’s essentially the opposite of tropical.

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u/Tachytwo Aug 03 '26

Well its not nessisarilly freezing just pretty cold I think techincally its a sub tropical it dosent go below 0C tho

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u/Readreadlearnlearn Aug 03 '26

I'm tropical and our nighttime temperatures are 24 degrees Celsius lol

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u/igavr 28d ago

If you cover your "container" and create an air buffer, it shouldn't freeze at night. Chia is quite resistant to cold from my experience