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How to Grow Microgreens

How to Grow Microgreens

By Wardeh on July 22, 2008

In part, this method comes from Ann Wigmore’s book “Sprouting.” I have added modifications of my own.
Please note that microgreens different than sprouts. Sprouts are grown in water, while microgreens are grown in soil. We eat the entire sprout – roots, stems and leaves; of microgreens, we eat only the stem and leaves, leaving the [...]

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Sunflower Microgreens

Sunflower Microgreens

By Wardeh on July 20, 2008

Since late spring, we’ve had a constant supply of delicious buckwheat and sunflower microgreens growing on the back porch.

I’ve written about growing microgreens before, but am now following a slightly different growing method. Instead of planting dry seeds under a thin layer of soil, I now follow the soaking and sprouting method of Ann Wigmore’s [...]

Posted in Recipes, Salads, Salads (Gluten-Free), Sprouting | Tagged microgreens, salad, sunflower | Leave a response

Buckwheat Greens May Be Toxic?

By Wardeh on October 25, 2007

I was just looking around at the www.sproutman.com website (specifically, his article section). He’s got a link to a PDF article explaining that consuming large amounts of buckwheat greens may cause people to become phototoxic, or sensitive to light. The article cites veterinary scientific research that the author, Gilles Arbour, backs up with his and [...]

Posted in Sprouting | Tagged buckwheat, greens, microgreens | 5 Responses

Microgreens Progress… and a Bit About Sprouts

By Wardeh on September 22, 2007

I wrote on August 25, 2007 that I was going to try to grow microgreens.
I royally messed up that first set of microgreens — buckwheat, sunflower and flax. According to Jeff, I sterilized them. That’s because I was so concerned about keeping them warm enough that I kept them covered all the time [...]

Posted in Beans, Grains and Vegetables, Beans, Grains and Vegetables (Gluten-Free), Sprouting, Techniques and Tutorials | Tagged microgreens, Sprouting, sprouts | 5 Responses

Microgreens

By Wardeh on August 25, 2007

I have been buying tons of buckwheat and sunflower microgreens at the Farmer’s Market each week. The people there said that with as much as I buy, I should grow my own. I agree. So they sold me 5 pounds each of whole buckwheat and sunflower seeds. I will plant those and also some flax [...]

Posted in Kitchen Notes | Tagged microgreens | 1 Response

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