How to grow Microgreens

· micro-greens

Vegetable and herb seedlings sown thickly in shallow trays and cut one to three weeks after sowing, when the seed leaves are open and the first true leaves appear.

Quick facts

Type	Vegetable
Light	Partial shade
Frost	does not tolerate frost
Soil for sowing	from 16 °C
Germination	3 days
Sowing to harvest	11 days
Where it grows	Greenhouse, Open ground, At home

When to plant

Sow straight into the bed after your last spring frost, once the soil has warmed.

In an unheated greenhouse everything moves about three weeks earlier.

The first harvest comes about 11 days after the shoots appear.

Frost dates · When to plant

Care

Greenhouse

Stage	Watering	Temperature	Feeding
Germination	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—
Growth	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—

Open ground

Stage	Watering	Temperature	Feeding
Germination	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—
Growth	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—

At home

Stage	Watering	Temperature	Feeding
Germination	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—
Growth	every 1 days	16…24 °C	—

Growing notes

Light

A sunny window or a grow light, about 16 hours of light a day in total.

Soil

Lightweight soilless seed mix, 2.5–4 cm deep in a shallow tray.

Care

Sow the seed thickly on moist mix and cover the tray for the first few days to keep warmth and humidity in. Mist the surface at first, then water from below or above, keeping the mix moist but not soggy; good air circulation helps prevent damping-off and mould. No fertiliser is needed. Cut with clean scissors just above the mix once the first true leaves have opened.

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