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[The journal](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/)

# Comparisons

Microgreens side by side with sprouts, mature vegetables and each other.

- [AeroGarden vs LetPot: Specs, Warranty and Running Costs](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/aerogarden-vs-letpot/): See AeroGarden vs LetPot lined up on price, pod count, light hours, monthly power cost and warranty terms to match a garden to your kitchen and crops.
- [Best Microgreen Seed Suppliers for Every Grower Scale](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/microgreen-seed-suppliers/): Find the best microgreen seed suppliers for your crops by weighing germination, organic certification, pathogen testing, pack sizes, and shipping costs.
- [Best Sprouting Trays and Jars for Home Sprouting](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/best-sprouting-trays-and-jars/): Compare the best sprouting trays, jars, sacks and automatic sprouters by format, price and cleaning needs, plus which seeds and buyers each one suits.
- [Microgreens Equipment List: What to Buy at Every Scale](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/microgreens-equipment-list/): See a microgreens equipment list priced at three scales, from one windowsill tray to a full rack, with what to buy, skip, or borrow from the kitchen.
- [Bulk Microgreen Seeds: Cost Per Tray by Bag Size](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/bulk-microgreen-seeds/): Buying bulk microgreen seeds cuts cost per tray, but only if the bag gets used fast enough. Compare 5 and 25 pound prices, shipping, and weekly tray needs.
- [How to Choose a Hydroponic System for Microgreens](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/hydroponic-microgreens-systems/): Compare a still-water tray, ebb-and-flow table and NFT channel hydroponic system for microgreens, with setup costs, what each needs and problems to expect.
- [What Is a Microgreen? A Young Seedling, Cut Above the Soil at First True Leaf](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/start-here-what-are-microgreens/): A young edible seedling, grown densely and cut above its medium at about the first true leaf, usually 1.5 to 3 inches and 7 to 21 days. That cut is what separates it from a sprout.
- [Grow or Buy Microgreens? The Answer Is an Hourly Rate, and It Is $23.60](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/grow-or-buy-microgreens/): Seed alone makes home growing look eleven times cheaper. Add medium, power, a failure rate and your own time at $20 an hour and the saving against the cheapest retail is 8 percent.
- [Microgreen Grow Kits Against DIY: The Cheapest Kit Is the Most Expensive](https://microgreensguru.com/blog/grow-kits-against-diy/): Priced per unit of growing area, the ranking inverts: the $60 kit is the cheapest and the $20 kit is nearly the dearest. Against assembling it yourself, the sample runs 6 to 40 times.