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MicrogreensHow to Harvest Microgreens
How to harvest microgreens: when they're ready, what to cut with, where to cut, whether to wash first, and what to do with the tray afterwards.
RecipesMicrogreens Salad: 12 Easy Ideas With Sprouts and Shoots
12 microgreens salad ideas, from a simple lemon pea shoot salad to grain bowls and bean sprout salads. Plus how to build a microgreens salad and which dressing to use.
MicrogreensMicrogreens Benefits: What the Research Actually Shows
Microgreens benefits, honestly: what studies found about vitamins, antioxidants and heart health, which varieties stand out, and what's still unproven.
MicrogreensBest Growing Medium for Microgreens: Soil vs Coco Coir vs Hemp Mats
The best microgreens growing medium compared: potting mix, coco coir, hemp mats and fibre grow mats. Pros, cons, which crops suit each, and what to avoid.
RecipesSprouting Recipes: 25 Easy Ways to Eat Sprouts
25 easy sprouting recipes for every meal: breakfast pancakes, salads, stir-fries, curries, soups, wraps, pizza and snacks, grouped by sprout type with cooking tips.
MicrogreensHow to Grow Microgreens Without Soil
How to grow microgreens without soil: grow mats, hemp mats, coco coir, paper towels and hydroponic trays. Which crops do best, and step-by-step instructions.
RecipesBroccoli Sprouts Recipes: 5 Easy Ways to Eat More
Five easy broccoli sprouts recipes: a sulforaphane smoothie, pesto pasta, stir-fry, salad and egg toast. Plus tips to get the most sulforaphane and cook them safely.
MicrogreensSunflower Microgreens: How to Grow Them (and Why They're So Filling)
How to grow sunflower microgreens: which seed to use, soaking, seed per tray, weighted blackout, dealing with hulls, and when to harvest before they turn bitter.
MicrogreensHow to Eat Microgreens: 20 Everyday Ideas
How to eat microgreens every day: 20 easy ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks, plus which microgreens suit which foods and whether to cook them.
MicrogreensRadish Microgreens: How to Grow Them in About 10 Days
How to grow radish microgreens at home: seed per tray, soaking, blackout, light and harvest in about 10 days. Plus the best radish varieties and how to eat them.
RecipesMicrogreens Recipes: 20 Easy Ideas
20 easy microgreens recipes and ideas: salads, toast, eggs, pasta, pizza, tacos, soups, smoothies and sauces, with the best microgreen for each.
MicrogreensBroccoli Microgreens: How to Grow Them at Home
How to grow broccoli microgreens at home in 7–12 days: seed per tray, no soaking, blackout, light, watering and harvest. Plus sulforaphane and uses.
MicrogreensDo Microgreens Need a Grow Light? Window vs LED
Do microgreens need a grow light? When a window is enough, what kind of LED to use, how far above the tray, and how many hours of light per day.
SproutsSprouts Benefits and Nutrition: What's Really in Them
Sprouts benefits and nutrition compared: calories, protein, vitamin C and folate for alfalfa, mung bean, lentil, radish, soybean and pea sprouts, with USDA data.
MicrogreensThe Easiest Microgreens to Grow (for Beginners)
The 7 easiest microgreens to grow as a beginner, ranked: radish, broccoli, pea shoots, mustard, kale, cress and sunflower. What makes each one easy and how fast it grows.
MicrogreensTypes of Microgreens: 25 Varieties and How They Taste
25 types of microgreens with flavour, days to harvest and difficulty. Mild, spicy, sweet and herb microgreens, plus which varieties to start with.
MicrogreensHow Long Do Microgreens Take to Grow? A Day-by-Day Timeline
How long microgreens take to grow, from 7 to 25 days by crop, and what happens each day: soak, blackout, light, watering and harvest.
SproutsMicrogreens vs Sprouts: What's the Difference?
Microgreens vs sprouts: how they're grown, what you eat, taste, nutrition, food safety, time and cost compared side by side, plus which one to grow first.
Microgreens12 Microgreen Mistakes (and Why Your Microgreens Aren't Growing)
Microgreens not growing, falling over, moldy or leggy? The 12 most common beginner mistakes and how to fix each one, from seed density to light and watering.