Learn how to grow microgreens indoors to add these tasty veggies to your recipes.
These teensymicrogreen seedlingsare grown for harvest at a tender stage and are perfect for a windowsill garden.
They’re ready for harvest and can have their stems snipped after only two to three weeks of growing.
If left to grow, microgreens become young seedlings and then full-fledged plants.
To grow microgreens indoors, you’ll need potting mix andbright light.
Flavors range from intense, like a full-grown plant, to subtle.
Do this by sprinkling warm water onto the mixture and blending until it is thoroughly damp.
Fill Containers
Fill each container with premoistenedseed-starting mix.
There’s no need to pack it into placepacking the container too tight will lead todrainage issues.
Set the container on a watertight drip tray or saucer.
Leave at least 1/4 inch of space between the seeds.
Water lightly as needed to keep the seed-starting mix damp until the seeds germinate and green shoots sprout.
If the mix is too wet, seeds can’t root and fail to grow.
Set the drip tray on a heat mat designed for seed starting or on a heating pad.
Care for Plants
When the seeds germinate, remove the lid and the heat source.
Set the containers on a sunny windowsill to help your microgreens grow indoors.
Keep the planting medium damp, and promote healthy growth by watering from the bottom.
Pour water into the tray, where it will be absorbed into the soilless mix.
Also note that several self-containedindoor garden systemsare ideally suited for growing microgreens.
Keep your microgreens cool and in anairtight containeruntil you’re ready to use them.
Their shelf life in the refrigerator is about a week.
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