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What is Your Microgreen Tray Color Based on Your Personality?
The Enneagram is a typology personality test that identifies how people react to the world, manage their feelings and basic fears, and interprets patterns based on nurtured traits. The test breaks the personalities down into nine different types. You will likely find you relate to several of the nine personality types- but one should stand out the most as your primary type.
Based on the Enneagram, we have compiled a quiz to determine which Bootstrap Farmer microgreen tray color suits your personality type best. We have even included suggested microgreen varieties based on your results.
Ready to dive in? Take the test here.
What Color Microgreen Tray Should You Be Using?
Read below to learn which tray color we suggest for you, based on your Enneagram.
1. The Reformer- Principled, Dislikes Sloppiness, The Perfectionist
Fears -A messy grow room and stacks of dirty grow trays.
Basic Desire -Neatly stacked microgreen trays, neatly labeled and dated.
Best Traits -High Standards, Efficient, Dependable
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color -White
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties -Broccoli and Purple Kohlrabi
Fresh Varieties to Try -Popcorn Shoots, Curled Cress
2. The Helper- Generous, Loves Interacting with Others, Caring
Fears-Not having enough microgreens for everyone.
Basic Desire-Sharing their love of microgreens with everyone.
Best Traits -Nurturing, Giving, Loving, Self-less
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color-Green
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties-Sunflower and Mustard
Fresh Varieties to Try-Cantaloupe and Beets3. The Achiever- Attracted to success and recognition, Self-reliant
Fears-Losing trays to mold.
Basic Desire-Growing the most challenging varieties.
Best Traits-Ambitious, Fearless
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color-Orange
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties -Cilantro and Sunflower
Fresh Varieties to Try -Red-veined Sorrel, Cinnamon Basil
4. The Individualist- Creative, Intuitive, Unique
Fears-Growing on boring colored trays.
Basic Desire-Having the most attractive varieties at the market or in their grow room.
Best Traits-Innovative, Free-spirited
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color-Multi-color packs
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties-Crimson Tide Mustard and Bok Choy
Fresh Varieties to Try -Orach and Amaranth5. The Investigator- Innovator, Learner, Introverted
Fears- Becoming bored with their microgreen varieties.
Basic Desire- Learning to grow every variety possible and having nutritional knowledge on all of them.
Best Traits- Capable, A Master Student, Curious
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color- Pink
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties-Red-veined Sorrel, Rainbow Swiss Chard
Fresh Varieties to Try - Shiso,Chrysanthemum
6. The Loyalist- Predictable, Responsible, Doesn't Like Change
Fears- Not having their specific equipment or nutrients available for growing microgreens.
Basic Desire- Having a consistent routine and consistent results from that routine.
Best Traits- Reliable, Logical
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color- Black
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties -Broccoli, Salad Mix
Fresh Varieties to Try -Lemon Basil, Lettuce7. The Enthusiast- Spontaneous, Risk-taker
Fears- Running out of ways to impress people with their microgreens.
Basic Desire- Having the freedom to do experiments and grow the brightest, most impressive microgreens.
Best Traits- Inventive, Fun-loving, Grateful
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color- Purple
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties -Nasturtium, Wasabi Mustard
Fresh Varieties to Try -Borage, Marigold, and Fenugreek8. The Challenger- Confident, Strategic, Doesn’t like indecisiveness
Fears- Having obstacles standing in the way of becoming an accomplished microgreens grower.
Basic Desire- An efficient grow room with an ambitious planting schedule with more trays added to it constantly.
Best Traits- Productive, A Go-Getter, Brave
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color- White and Black Combination
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties- Pea Shoots, Red Acre Cabbage
Fresh Varieties to Try- Purple bok choy, Buckwheat9. The Peacemaker- Agreeable, Calm Reassuring
Fears- Growing microgreen varieties that others dislike.
Basic Desire- Finding varieties that work with many dishes and that everyone likes to eat.
Best Traits- Brings others together, Serene, Dependable
Recommended Microgreen Tray Color- Blue
Tried and True Microgreen Varieties- Kale and Clover
Fresh Varieties to Try- Carrot, Basil
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