Turn a spare shelf into a thriving microgreens farm
Trayonomics helps small-scale farmers calculate exact profit per tray, plan harvests, and follow step-by-step growing guidance — no greenhouse, no guesswork, no big land needed.
$ PER TRAY
$14.20 profit
NEXT HARVEST
Thu – 12 trays
Sunflower + Pea
Projected this month
$2,480 +18%
Know your profit before you sow a single seed
Pick a crop, set your scale, and watch your monthly profit, margins, space and workload update live.
1 • Choose your crop
Broccoli guidance — Best first crop: forgiving, fast, and restaurants reorder it weekly. Keep humidity under 60% after day 4.
2 • Where will you sell?
3 • Set your scale
Your projection
LIVEEstimated monthly profit
$2,480
Annual potential
$29,760
Harvest / week
400 oz
Space Needed
~16 sq ft
2 racks
Time / Week
8.5 hrs
~9 min/tray
Seed → Harvest
9 days
4d blackout
12-Month Growth Curve
+5.5%/mo as accounts stack
Broccoli quick facts
Built for small farms, not big ag software
Four tools that replace spreadsheets, scattered YouTube videos, and costly trial-and-error. Start with 10 trays on a rack — grow when the numbers say so.
True profit per tray
Most lovedSeeds, soil, packaging, power, labor & shrinkage — modeled per crop so your price actually holds up.
Sow-to-harvest planner
Auto-builds a staggered seeding calendar so you harvest every week, not once in a while.
Step-by-step crop guides
Soak times, seeding density, blackout, light & harvest windows for 24 beginner-proof crops.
Scale simulator
Model 20 — 200 trays/week: space, shelving, hours and cash flow before you spend a dollar.
From first seed to first $1k month
Trayonomics is your pocket farm coach: it plans the work, guides the growing, and keeps the numbers honest — week after week.
Plan in minutes
Tell the system your space, hours, and sales goal. It recommends crops, tray counts, and a sowing rhythm.
- Crop mix matched to your market
- Tray schedule synced to harvest day
- Startup shopping list under $300
Grow with daily guidance
Every morning you get a 5-minute task list — mist, stack, blackout, light — with photos so you always know.
- Step-by-step crop cheat sheets
- Exact soaking times and density
- Visual cues for harvest readiness
Harvest, sell, repeat
Cut, pack, and deliver with portioning math done for you. Track which buyers reorder and double down.
- Live profit margin tracking
- Wholesale vs. retail pricing models
- Delivery routing and packing lists
Everything You Need to Run a Commercial Microgreens Farm
From calculating your exact profit margin per tray to scheduling weekly harvest deliveries, explore our free calculators, commercial crop guides, and business frameworks.
Microgreens Calculators
Model seed costs, labor hours, utilities, crop shrinkage, and wholesale delivery pricing:
- 👉 Cost Per Tray Calculator — Model seed, medium & utility inputs
- 👉 Profit Margin Calculator — Net revenue & commercial ROI
- 👉 Production Planner — Tray sowing calendar & rack capacity
- 👉 View All Financial Tools →
Commercial Crop Profiles
Production blueprints with verified 1020 tray yields, seeding rates, and harvest stages:
- 👉 Broccoli Microgreens — 8–12 day cycle, 8–14 oz yield
- 👉 Pea Shoots — 16–24 oz heavy yield, wholesale staple
- 👉 Radish Microgreens — 7–10 days fast turnover
- 👉 Sunflower Microgreens — Premium nutty retail favorite
- 👉 Browse All 24 Crop Guides →
Business & Sales Strategy
Proven frameworks to take your microgreens farming business from hobby to revenue:
- 👉 How to Grow Microgreens — Beginner to harvest walkthrough
- 👉 Growing for Profit — Startup costs & gross margins
- 👉 How to Sell Microgreens — Restaurant & market channels
- 👉 Microgreens Yield Per Tray — Output data benchmarks
- 👉 Microgreen Seeds Sourcing — Densities & bulk suppliers
Built on Commercial Agronomy & Controlled-Environment Research
All Trayonomics crop benchmarks, harvest windows, and seeding densities are calibrated against specialty crop data from the USDA Agricultural Research Service and agricultural extension trials at Penn State Extension.
Frequently Asked Questions About Microgreens Farming
Common questions from beginners and commercial indoor growers.
How much space do you need to start an indoor microgreens farm?
You can launch a viable commercial microgreens farm in as little as 16 to 24 square feet of indoor floor space. A single 4-tier wire shelving rack (48" × 24" × 72") holds 16 standard 1020 growing trays simultaneously. Operating on staggered cycles, one rack can reliably produce 40 to 60 trays per month.
How profitable is small-scale microgreens farming?
A well-managed microgreens farming business typically achieves 70% to 85% gross profit margins. Fast varieties like radish microgreens and broccoli cost approximately $2.50 to $3.50 per 1020 tray to produce and wholesale to local restaurants for $22.00 to $32.00 per tray. You can run customized financial scenarios in our Profit Margin Calculator.
What are the most profitable microgreen crops to grow for beginners?
The top four commercial crops for new growers are broccoli, pea shoots, radish, and sunflower microgreens. They feature predictable germination, low seed defect rates, fast 7–12 day grow cycles, and consistent demand from chefs and farmers markets.
How does Trayonomics help indoor microgreens farmers?
Trayonomics replaces disorganized spreadsheets and trial-and-error with a complete operating framework: accurate cost-per-tray calculations, succession sowing planners, and step-by-step crop guides built specifically for indoor growers managing 10 to 200 trays per week.