Showing posts with label growing microgreens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label growing microgreens. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

First Harvest of 2018


Sunflower greens are a great way to enjoy your greens! We love them in salads or chopped slightly as a garnish on scrambled eggs or vegan dishes. These were grown with an inch of seed starting soil in a glass pie dish. The seeds are soaked overnight, then pressed into damp soil. Another glass pie plate is pressed down on top of the seeds. Once the seeds start pushing up the top pie plate, the top pie plate is removed and the seeds then go under a grow light. The shells are gently picked off over the next few days and the greens are cut at the soil level once they are green and before a second set of leaves appear. They will keep in the refrigerator for a week or so, if you can keep from eating them sooner!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Cilantro, Radish and Basil Microgreens


Easy to grow, great tasting microgreens! These are the microgreens I grew and harvested this week.

Radish Microgreens

I love microgreens! They are a tasty addition to any salad, a perfect garnish for scrambled eggs and casseroles, and a great addition to wraps. Above, Radish microgreens are pictured. These are probably one of the easiest microgreens to grow, and they have a great spicy radish taste. They are perfect added to salads, sandwiches and wraps because they add a little zip, without being too spicy.



Basil Microgreens
Basil microgreens are slow to germinate and seem to grow low to the soil. They have a delightful fragrance, but are a bit laborious to harvest. Radish microgreens grow taller, where the basil microgreens seem to hug the soil. They are delicate, but so flavorful.



Cilantro Microgreens
And what is not to love about cilantro! And these cilantro microgreens are amazing! Can't wait to sprinkle some on my scrambled eggs, refried beans and salsa at breakfast tomorrow. Yum!