Micro greens

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  1. Penny_Forthem

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    I'm growing mustard and cress for the first time in years.
    I can almost see it growing!
    Keen to try other micro greens.
    Can anyone recommend any please?
     
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    Beetroot, any brassica, sunflowers, other mustards, mizuna, spinach,
    Thompson & Morgan do mixtures as seeds.
    Try and keep own mixtures to those that will germinate and grow at the same rate otherwise you find harvesting is problematic- like mustard and cress if sown together.
     
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      Thanks @infradig
      I sowed the cress first, so hopefully they'll grow together.
       
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      I do trays of mixed leaves (ready made seed packets) - I like the tangy ones with rocket and mizuna etc. I have done peas just for pea shoots too - they are really good.
       
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        Amaranth, chickpeas, brassicas, and cress of course - but my favourite is alfalfa. I don't mix them up though, I have a 3 tray sprouter.
         
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          For pea shoots I use the very cheap dried peas that come in a box for making pea soup. Put a layer in a plastic takeaway container lined with kitchen towel, keep soaked and you'll soon be snipping! I like them better than the other greens because they reshoot, whereas with the others you tend to cut the whole thing with nothing left.
           
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            Ditto pea shoots from cheapest Tesco ones. All dried legumes sprout well and taste nice.

            Carrot and root veg tops grow tasty leaves easily. Even Pak Choi grew, and leek sprouted a most curious baby stalk from between the rings.

            I'd also suggest doing a bit of a rummage in seed box, any old veg seed is worth a try for some microgreenery. Some foliage is poisonous though, so it's best to google the edibility if you venture past carrot section. :)

            The silliest thing in windowsill growing I've seen was IKEA article about a lady who was proudly growing a cabbage in her expensive planter-growlight product. A cabbage! :th scifD36:
             
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              I've put dried peas on tomorrow's Tesco order!
              The mustard, sown Thursday, is germinating and the cress is greening up.
               
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                Sunflowers are the best ! (in terms of crunch) Large striped from the pet shop. Sow in/on 25mm coir or compost. Harvest at up to 75mm. Should germinate in days indoors all around the year. Beware overwatering and discard if signs of mould.
                 
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