Growing Microgreens without soil , Step By Step

                    Thanks to my dear friend Prashanthi for introducing Microgreens to us.
Microgreens are young tender green veggies . Best part you can grow them easily at home with or without soil and they germinate quickly.  They are flavorful and extremely nutritious.
They can be harvested in 1 to 3 weeks depending on variety of seed.
You can grow many varieties. I started with  moong ,chana,mustard and flax seeds.

Urad Daal Microgreen

Growing Microgreens at home ,step by step:


Step 1: Soak Seeds overnight or 6 to 12 hrs.

Step 2:  For setup :
             a) Take a sieve or a basket with holes.Avoid using bamboo basket they get bad after                  one use. Metal or plastic sieves are good.
             b) Take another container ,fill it with water.
             c) Place Sieve/basket on a container ,make sure water should not touch sieve.
             d) Drain the water from seeds and transfer them to sieve.
             e) Cover it with a lid ,place them away from direct sunlight.

Step 3:  Make sure to mist seeds with spray bottle every 12 hrs. keep them covered 2 to 4 days  and change the water of lower container everyday. 

Day 2 

Day 3

Step 4:  Once seeds are sprouted well remove lid and place them where they get good sunlight.

Day 4

Day 5 

Beautiful roots they got

Step 5)  Chana and moong beans are ready just in 6 days. You can cut and leave some part to regrow .I harvested them thrice. 
   
Chana Greens                                                      Urad daal Greens

You can use them in salad ,dal /curry. I even tried them in banana milkshake. 



In the time of Lockdown let's reconnect with nature. Do composting , make your own multipurpose cleaner -Bio enzyme , grow your own veggies ,switch to sustainable menstruation cup ......

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