Growing microgreens:
It’s hard to grow good lettuces in the heat of summer – they dry out easily, and become hard and slightly bitter in taste. They grow best in spring and autumn, but if you are growing lettuce in summer it’s best to find a spot that gets some shade for part of the day.
Microgreens are a good alternative any time but particularly when it’s hard to grow lettuces.
Microgreens are ready in 10 days or less, they’re always tender and fresh and they’re jam-packed with nutrients.
Choose a container that has lots of holes in the bottom for drainage.
Fill the container with a good potting mix, to which we recommend you add seaweed fertiliser and rock dust.
The more nutrients in the soil, the more nutrients there’ll be in your plants. That’s why microgreens are better for you than sprouts which are grown in just water.
Buy your microgreen seeds in bulk from places like Kings Seeds. Keep them in the fridge at least 2 weeks before sowing to aid with germination.
Sprinkle seeds thickly over the potting mix, and press down firmly. You can cover the seeds with a substrate like vermiculite but not potting mix. In fact we don’t recommend you use vermiculite with cress and rocket because it sticks to the seedlings. The seeds are perfectly fine with nothing over them.
Water well, cover with a damp cloth, and put in a shady spot to germinate. Check the pots every day and water as necessary. Once germinated take the cloth off.
Growing wheatgrass:
Use a similar container as for microgreens and the same growing medium (see above).
Purchase wheat seeds from the bulk bin in an organic store and remember to refrigerate them for two weeks before sowing.
Sow seeds very thickly and press down firmly. Make sure you can’t see any potting mix.
Water in well, cover with a damp tea towel and leave in a shady place to germinate.
Wheatgrass will take a week to germinate and another week to grow to a good size.
Preparing microgreens:
Microgreens are at their most nutritionally-dense before they get their first true leaf. The first true leaf looks like the second leaf.
Cut microgreens in swathes with a pair of kitchen scissors. You can add any other salad vege to microgreens as well as a dressing, or just eat them on their own.
Preparing wheatgrass:
Use a juice like the Oscar or any slow juicer that masticates fruit and veges. A juicer with a centrifugal force puts too much oxygen into the juice which destroys enzymes.
Wheatgrass is one of nature’s wonder foods. It’s often called a complete food because it has protein containing the 8 essential amino acids, a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals and over 80 identified enzymes.
It’s an amazing healer being extremely high in fresh chlorophyll. Chlorophyll helps to regenerate the liver, detoxify and invigorate the body and energise the immune system.
Chlorophyll is effective because it’s similar to hemin. Hemin is part of hemoglobin, the protein portion of human blood that carries oxygen.
Surprisingly gluten is not present in wheatgrass, because after germination gluten is broken down into the smaller building blocks needed to create the grass and these smaller molecules are much easier for us to assimilate.
Your first shot of wheatgrass should be small and taken only once or twice a week. It will detoxify your body and as a result you might feel nauseous or headachey. Once or if your body is in good shape, the shot of wheatgrass will give you a real boost.
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omg.. this is amazing! Can it be done indoors? I live in an apartment in Denmark, and my window dont get directe sunlight.. Still possible?
very good works
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This did not work for me. Everything just molded. I think a better method is to sprout them first, then put them on the soil. I've seen that and I'm going to try that next.
What do you do with the soil? Reuse it or?
beautiful job! That's a lot of soil though. I grow mine in 1 inch of soil, a technique I learned at the optimal health institute in san Diego. Just as effective.
Love your video!!!What do you do with the soil after harvesting? Do you remove the top layer and plant another batch?
Any difference between soaking wheatgrass and just putting them om top of the soil without pre-soaking?
which medium used for growing seeds
where can you buy microgreen seeds?
Good n Thx
Wooow this is what i have dreamed to have! edible greens and plants that look great on our houses. you're a great sensei!
Beautifully done and very well demonstrated. I don't understand how someone still manages to dislike this video.
Should i soak my broccoli seeds?? or just leave them
will the sprouts regrow since you left some green in the cuttings? 🙂 thanks for the video.
Thanks for sharing, I love your videos!
Can I use barley instead of wheatgrass? Also, what do you call that juicer?
i grew wheat grass nd it came out nice..but the now cress fungus has begun to show up..what is going wrong?:(..also could u do a video on spinach.
Hello Organic Edible Garden.. Can u make of video on how you make your soil mix ,with the 3 measures of ingredients so I can get a idea on how much for each thanks….