It Must Be Really Easy….

I bought plastic growing containers from Lowes…about 3 inches deep. But I realize this was a waste of money because you could use any type of container that you can punch holes in the bottom—-like wegmans take out containers or the containers spinach comes in. I had one little batch in a plastic tub from blue cheese (that Joe bought of course). Anything works—one of the things I did not follow directions on was that not all my containers had holes and drip trays. It seems to be working anyway, but it would be easier if I didn’t have to worry about over watering.

The soil I used was organic potting soil mixed 50/50 with peat moss (that didn’t say organic, but I couldn’t find any other). Ann Wigmore suggests you should sprinkle kelp granules in the dirt too for minerals, but I have not ventured there yet.

I am adding the greens to salads and smoothies and anything else I think of (mostly because I planted waaaaay too much at once)!

I honestly don’t know what I’m doing, and I have a really terrible reputation for gardening (maybe because I never wanted to do it…at all). So I don’t think its easy to mess up. I just soaked the seeds in water overnight and then planted them with about 1/8-1/4 inch dirt covering them. That’s it!

Check out this link for some tips: http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/

I’m going to post what I made for dinner last night—it was the easiest thing ever, and it was totally delicious!

Thanks for asking all the questions! I’m really excited about all this growing 🙂