My new project is growing Microgreens on the kitchen counter. The advantage of growing inside you utilize the heat that you already have in your home on cold, snowy, winter days. My son found some really unique planters with lights. My first try, I placed the plastic planters on top of heating pads, but that was too much heat. The house was plenty warm without using any heating pads. I used Organic Coco Coir Pith bricks, which are made from coconut fiber. They started coming up in 3 days but then slowed down, so I added worm castings to the coconut fiber.
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These little planters come equipped with their special light. The worm castings are from Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm. A small bag will be enough to mix with the coconut fiber through several plantings. This can also be purchased on Amazon. https://amzn.to/4qAUmnB
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I started making microgreens, and although I made a few mistakes, we are now enjoying the harvest. I waited to make the blog so I could show you the whole process.
The seeds that I used for my project were a salad mix. It was seeds that I bought several years ago, and I was afraid they would not all come up, so I sowed the seeds thick. Too thick, which caused some mold on my small plants. I mixed a teaspoon of vinegar in my spray bottle full of water and sprayed the plants to control the mold.
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You may think, why all the work for a few greens? I hope to get better at this and harvest more, but we enjoy eating what we grow without harmful chemicals. Are we more healthy – I hope so. I still have pain at my retirement age, but I hope it is getting less. I spent too many years working in the city and eating processed food, so I have to pay the price. There may come a time when healthy products cannot be purchased in the store, so I encourage you to learn to grow them at home.
I grew up on the farm, and I enjoy growing things. It is amazing how the Lord gave us a seed so tiny that it can grow into a plant that supplies nourishment to our bodies. I think about the verse in the Bible that tells about the mustard seed, so small that it grew into a large tree. Seeds need to be watered and nourished to do their best, just as we need to nourish our minds each day in God’s Word and talk with him. If you enjoy using your phone over reading a book, you can use BibleGateway online.