The Right Order to Read the Microgreen Manager Blog (A Beginner's Reading Guide)

Mar 28th, '26

Written by Garrett Corwin

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Introduction

The Microgreen Manager blog has grown into one of the most comprehensive free resources on the internet for microgreen farmers. Between crop guides, legal walkthroughs, equipment breakdowns, and farm optimization content, there are now over 80 articles. That's a lot to navigate if you're just starting out.

New growers often land on a random post through a Google search, read it, and then have no idea where to go next. That's not a great experience. This article fixes that. Below is the exact sequence I'd recommend a new grower read through our blog, organized by phase — from "I'm curious about microgreens" all the way to "I'm scaling a real business." Each section links directly to the articles.

You don't have to read every single post in this list. But if you follow the sequence, you'll have a structured foundation that most growers piece together haphazardly over years. You can do it in days.

Phase 1: Understand What You're Getting Into

Before you spend a dollar or plant a single seed, you should understand the basics of what microgreens are, what the business actually looks like, and what myths to ignore from the start.

The last two articles in this phase are the most important. Most beginners arrive with an unrealistic picture of the business painted by YouTube and influencers. These posts will give you a grounded, honest preview of what's ahead.

Phase 2: Learn the Growing Process

Now that you understand the landscape, it's time to learn how growing actually works — from seed to harvest.

This is the technical foundation. Don't skip the mold versus root hairs or damping off posts — those two problems cause more beginner panic than almost anything else.

Phase 3: Choose Your Growing Setup

Once you understand how to grow, you need to understand what to grow in, under, and with.

The last post is a great capstone for this phase — it pulls everything together with a real budget constraint in mind.

Phase 4: Choose What to Grow

With your setup in mind, now it's time to decide what to actually put in those trays.

The "Exact Order" post is one of the most practical things I've written. It reflects six years of real-world growing experience and will save you a lot of wasted seed money.

Phase 5: Understand Your Numbers

A lot of growers skip this phase or defer it. That's a mistake. You need to understand your economics before you scale — not after.

You can also use our free Pricing & Profit Calculator alongside these posts to run the numbers for your own farm.

Phase 6: Handle the Legal and Financial Foundation

Not glamorous, but necessary. Read these before you make your first sale.

The sales tax exemption post alone could save you thousands of dollars. Read it.

Phase 7: Set Up Your Packaging and Operations

Once you're growing and selling, you need to think seriously about how your product looks and how your farm runs.

The Farm OS post links to a free Notion template we built for Piedmont Microgreens and released to the community. If you want a central hub to manage your entire operation, start there.

Phase 8: Scale and Optimize

You're growing. You have customers. Now the goal shifts to doing more with less and planning for growth.

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