Sprouting Calendar

Sprouts & Microgreens Calendar

Here is a sprouting calendar table for your sprouts and microgreens. The sprouting time and microgreens time are given in days, and the “Soil or Not Soil Grow” column indicates if the seed is typically grown in soil or can be grown in other way like hydroponics or just water.

Seed Name

Sprouting Time (days)

Microgreens Time (days)

Microgreens Planting

Adzuki Bean

2-3

7-10

Soil

Alfalfa

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Arugula

2-3

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Barley

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Basil

3-5

10-14

Soil

Beet

3-5

10-14

Soil

Bok Choy

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Borage

2-3

10-14

Soil

Broccoli

2-3

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Buckwheat

1-2

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Cabbage

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Caraway

4-6

14+

Soil

Carrot

5-7

14+

Soil

Celery

7-10

14+

Soil

Chervil

3-5

10-14

Soil

Chia black

2-4

7-14

Soilless

Chick Peas

2-3

7-10

Soil

Chicory

3-5

10-14

Soil

Collard

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Coriander

5-7

14+

Soil

Cranberry Beans

3-4

10-14

Soil

Crimson Lentils

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Curly Cress

2-3

7-10

Soilless

Daikon Radish

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Dill

3-5

10-14

Soil

Dwarf Grey Sugar Peas

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Endive

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Fava Beans

3-4

10-14

Soil

Fennel

3-5

10-14

Soil

Fenugreek

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Flax

2-4

7-14

Soilless

Garbanzo Beans

3-4

10-14

Soil

Garlic Chives

5-7

14+

Soil

Green Peas

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Kale

2-3

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Kamut

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Komatsuna

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Leek

5-7

14+

Soil

Lemon Balm

5-7

N/A

Soil

Lentils

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Mung Beans

2-3

7

Soil/Water

Mustard

1-2

5-10

Soil/Soilless

Nasturtium, Emerald

5-7

N/A

Soil

Oats

1-2

7

Soilless

Onion

5-7

N/A

Soil/Water

Oriental Wasabi Mustard

2-4

7

Soil/Soilless

Parsley

7-14

N/A

Soil

Peas

2-4

7

Soil/Soilless

Purple Kohlrabi

2-4

7

Soil/Soilless

Quinoa

2-3

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Rainbow Radish

1-3

7

Soil/Soilless

Rapini Raab Broccoli

2-4

7

Soil/Soilless

Red Amaranth

2-4

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Red Cabbage

2-4

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Red Clover

2-3

N/A

Soilless

Red Kale

2-4

M/A

Soil/Soilless

Red Shiso (Perilla)

5-7

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Red Swiss Chard

2-4

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Ruby Beet

3-5

N/A

Soil/Water

Rye

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Sesame

2-4

7-10

Soil

Speckled Peas

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Spelt

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Spigarello

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Sunflower

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless

Thyme

7-14

N/A

Soil

Turnip

2-4

7-14

Soil/Soilless

Watercress

1-2

5-7

Water (No Soil)

Wheat

2-3

7-10

Soilless/Soil

Wheatgrass

1-2

7

Soilless/Soil

White Quinoa

2-3

N/A

Soil/Soilless

Yellow Mustard

1-2

5-10

Soil/Soilless

Yellow Pea

2-3

7-10

Soil/Soilless