Micro Greens
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Grow in Light
Grow in Medium
Cover seeds 3x diameter of seed
Harvest first true leaf stage.
Rinse. Eat.
Salads, sandwiches, garnish
Packed with nutrition!
Packed with flavor!
Sources for Seed
 Farm or garden centers that weigh out seeds.
 Specialty seed sources – mail or email
 Save your own seed
Mail order
catalog
with
suggested
offerings
of seeds
for
micro
greens
Sprouts
and
Shoots Other
options
for
growing
in small
spaces
Some of our favorites
Arugula
Beets
Chard
Chinese Cabbage
Cilantro
Hon Tsai Tai
Kale
Kohlrabi, Purple
Mustards
Radish
Turnips
Spicy
Mild
Mild
Mild
Mild
Mild
Spicy
Mild
Spicy
Spicy
spicy
Green
Purple
Colorful
Light green
Green
Purple
Green,red
Purple
Greens, reds
Colorful
Tinted stems
Med
Slow
Fast
Fast
Slow
Med
Med
Med
Med
Fast
med
Assessment of Vitamin and Carotenoid Concentrations of
Emerging Food Products: Edible Microgreens
J. Agric. Food Chem., 2012, 60 (31), pp 7644–7651
In comparison with nutritional concentrations in mature leaves
(USDA National Nutrient Database), the microgreen cotyledon
leaves possessed higher nutritional densities.