Step by Step ~ Grow Food (microgreens)
- Growing Microgreens
- Apr 5, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 8, 2020
You can start growing food as soon as you get these 4 items.
1. Container
Anything that has drainage can be used - use your imagination. Pie plates do nicely. So do styrofoam take out trays. Just, whatever you use, make sure that the container is clean. Very clean. Check out my link here on Pinterest for ideas Containers
2. Seeds
Organic seeds specifically for sprouts and microgrowing are the best to start with.
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Although these are pea shoots and they are doing really good.
They are in a styrofoam container with holes poked in the bottom.
3. Growing medium
Soil, peatmoss, starter mix, vermiculite, hemp mats, burlap mats. There are so many choices.
*** Check out this link for choices of growing mediums on Amazon
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4. Water - just plain old water. Using a mister is best.
Have everything you need ?
Then you are well on your way to growing food.
STEPS to Growing Microgreens
1.
You need to have a south facing window or grow light.
2.
One inch of growing medium in your container. On the right are our pea shoots. They are in a mixture of peat moss, straw and woodchips. The same mixture we put in our composting toilet.
All containers work if they have drainage.
3.
Scatter seeds close together and tightly over the medium.
4.
Cover your seeds with a very thin layer of your medium about 1/4 inch.
5.
Spray with water
6.
Place in window, or under your grow light.
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