Place your Micro-Garden in a low-light, room temperature location (70° is optimal). It doesn't hurt - I KNOW that, but - well - watch this movie if you care about this fine point, otherwise grow on. I covered everything for 27 years- but I now have questions thanks to growing in our Stainless Steel Sprouter - about whether covering helps every crop. Experiment for yourself and see what works best in your climate/location. It is not mandatory when growing Micro-Greens to cover them at all. For the Euro-Sprouter - use the cover that comes with it. If it's on a plate then use an identical plate (upside down) as a cover. ![]() If using a Hemp Bag, or another medium - be creative. If using a Compostable Tray snap the clear lid on for the first 2-3 days. If your growing on a pad, like our Hemp Felt, mist the seeds with a Spray Bottle to provide them more water to soak up.Ĭover your crop: If you're planting in a 5x5 Tray use another identical tray - up side down. Spread seeds as evenly as you can - all over your thoroughly moistened Medium. That is at least 2 inches deep, and plant on Coir with Castings. If you are going for True Leaves you really must use a Growing Tray Small Stainless Steel Sprouter = 1/2 - 1 Tbs. For bigger, True Leaf Micros plant the smaller amount. Thoroughly moisten the Medium upon which you are going to grow.įor a thick crop of Cotyledon (first leaf) Micro-Greens Whether I'm growing Cotyledons (my general preference) or going for True Leaves - all these Trays are 2 inches deep. When I do, I use our Half-Crop Tray Set -īecause it fits in our (small) kitchen. Though I do still like to grow in Trays, like we did when we were professional growers. I grow in our Stainless Steel Sprouter, or its smaller sibling, our small Stainless Steel Sprouter. I mix Earthworm Castings into my Coconut Coir for added nitrogen (which is very good for green plant growth), at a rate of 25% So I'm going to tell you the way I (who have every possible option available) grow Micros. That's our biggest problem here at Sproutpeople. Or - grow them upon a flat Hemp Bag, or in our gorgeous Euro-Sprouter. Or its smaller sibling, our small Stainless Steel Sprouter, Growing Tray, like our Half-Crop Tray Set - or go round with our Stainless Steel Sprouter, PLEASE read the contents of Notes Tab ( to the right)įor variations and a whole lot more information.Ĭoconut Coir, soil, or a soilless medium likeĬompostable Tray - or for bigger crops you can use a The seeds are spread atop a medium - not planted under. Firm the soil well around plant base to prevent wind rock and provide stakes to support tall plants in autumn.Yields approximately three times as many Micro-Greens (by weight) as seed "planted" Protect against cabbage white butterflies with fine netting. Grows best on soil which has been manured the previous autumn. We use this when the leaves are small for mixed leaf salads and then with stems removed, as a wilted green. ![]() It grows super-quick, at almost twice the pace of other kales and has softer textured leaves. DescriptionĪ kitchen garden container classic, more compact than most kales, which can be sown and grown all year. Plant out when seedlings are 7-8cm (3in) high, 45cm (18in) apart. Details: Type Edible Crop Position Kitchen Garden Soil Broad Tolerance Height 90cm (36in) Common name Kale Moisture Moist but Well-drained Aspect Full Sun Spread 45cm (18in) Cultivation Sow March-early August under cover (in individual cells or gutters to minimise root disturbance).
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