Set for germinating microgreens at home

In light of the interest in healthy eating, it has become a mass activity today to germinate vegetable and spice seeds at home before the first leaves appear. By purchasing a kit for growing microgreens, you can immediately provide yourself with everything you need to ensure this process. You no longer need to select the tray, soil, seeds separately. It will only be necessary to create a favorable environment for the seedlings, providing the required amount of light, heat and moisture.

What's in the Microgreen Grow Kit?

Today, several manufacturers of ready-made kits for growing microgreens have appeared on the market at once. Such kits are convenient because, in addition to equipment, they include seeds of several types of crops at once.

Microgreens are considered the most useful, since the concentration of vitamins and minerals in it is quite high in comparison with already formed plants. According to research data, the excess for individual elements reaches a 30-fold difference. At home, you can successfully sprout herbs, salads, cereals, and some vegetables.

Manufacturers include:

• plastic container;
• nutritious soil;
• a set of seeds;
• growing instructions.

In addition, the package may contain disposable gloves, a wet wipe, a loosening stick, and crop name stickers. Vegetable growers will only have to study the instructions and start sowing seeds. Finished microgreens can be obtained in 8-14 days, depending on the crop.

The set of plants can be different. This may include cilantro, broccoli, radish, beetroot, pea, arugula, basil, kohlrabi, lettuce seeds. Instead of soil, some manufacturers offer rugs made from biodegradable biomaterials (flax, jute). Sometimes the kit also includes a spray bottle and hydrogen peroxide.

Useful properties of crops

When choosing seeds for germination on microgreens, you should familiarize yourself with the effect on the body of a particular crop.

Useful properties of some plants:

• Kohlrabi. Microgreens of cabbage have a sweetish taste, without pungency. Its use helps to improve the composition and reduce the viscosity of blood, to strengthen the walls of blood vessels.
• Radish. Its greens are spicy, tart. The plant prevents the development of diabetes mellitus, cleanses the body, normalizes the functioning of the digestive tract, and promotes weight loss.
• Peas. The culture is rich in protein, phosphorus, iron, vitamins. Microgreens are valued for their pleasant taste; their use normalizes lipid and energy metabolism in the body.
• Arugula. A plant with a spicy aroma that gives salads a unique taste. Microgreen of arugula helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, speeds up metabolism, improves immune function.
• Radish. When germinating seeds, an excellent vitamin microgreen is obtained. The culture helps to eliminate toxins and heavy metals, and fights microbes. Radish microgreen also promotes weight loss.
• Mustard. The plant is prized for its antioxidant and antiseptic properties. Due to the spicy taste, microgreens will add a touch of spiciness to the dishes. The plant helps to better assimilate protein food, fights against inflammatory processes in the body, maintains vascular tone, and prevents cell aging.
• Watercress. Due to the content of essential oils, microgreens have a pungent taste. When consumed, metabolism accelerates, digestion improves. The plant has a beneficial effect on the work of the respiratory system.

Today, more than 200 crops are used to grow microgreens. All of them, to one degree or another, provide support to the body, improve its work, and prolong youth.

Growing stages

For fast germination of seeds, a temperature of 20-22 ° C is required. In cloudy weather or with a short daylight hours, it is advisable to use additional lighting.

1. At the first stage, fertile soil is poured into the container, leveled and distributed over the surface of the seeds, trying to make them lay evenly.
2. After that, the crops must be covered with plastic wrap with holes until shoots appear.
3. Then the shelter is removed. After 8-10 days, it will already be possible to harvest.

Microgreen care consists in periodic spraying or watering. Better to use purified or structured water. If a substrate made of biodegradable material is used, keep a constant moisture level in the root zone. The rug should not dry out, but waterlogging is just as unacceptable. Excess moisture can lead to mold growth.

The purchase of a set for microgreens saves the grower from unnecessary searches for everything he needs. This is very convenient for busy people or those who prefer to spend a minimum of effort in any business. Having created a suitable microclimate for plants, in a short time it will be possible to get a fresh vitamin supplement to your dishes.