Simple Directions for Sprouting Seeds/Grains/Wheatgrass in Soil

Simple Directions for Sprouting Seeds/Grains/Wheatgrass in Soil 

• Soil Preparation:

• Super Soil Potting Mix from Home Depot 50%, Peat Moss 50% mixed together. 

• Trays: A 17 X 17 “tray will provide 8 oz wheatgrass with 2 cups wheat berries, sunflower seeds, buckwheat, peas  

• Wash all trays with bleach and rinse between harvests.

• Use newspaper to prevent the soil from falling out of the holes in your trays.

• Seeds/wheat berries will be ready in 7 days.  Organic seeds are the best to use (be sure they are obtained from a reputable distributor as many fields have fungus and it will transmit thru to your finished product.

• Rinse and soak your seeds/wheat berries for at least 8-12 hours to ignite the life in them.  (You may add 1 T kelp to your soak water and it adds trace elements and iodine while strengthening them. After soaking for 8-12 hours, drain and rinse them off.)

• Fill your trays with your soil mixture and flatten the soil with another tray on top to make it even.

• Spread the seeds/ grain/wheat berries and spray generously with a fine spray bottle so the soil is moist.

• Cover with a turned over tray on top or newspaper.

• Let sit for 3 days in a dark area away from the sunshine so it will sprout, watering when needed.  Don’t let it dry out.

• After 3 days, take off the top tray or newspaper and water, drain again.

• Now place near a window and watch them grow.

• Be sure the soil is not soggy, instead it must be well drained and slightly moist.

• When wheatgrass splits into two blades - It’s ready to juice.

• When sunflowers sprouts begin a third leaf - It’s ready to eat.

• When buckwheat is about 3” or longer - It’s ready.

• The hulls will fall off as they grow, or you can pull them off.

• After cutting, rinse in a colander and let dry on a towel before you put them in a glass dish with a lid or a plastic bag in the refrigerator. Don’t rinse your wheatgrass until ready to use, then be sure to dry it between paper towels or on a kitchen towel before juicing. (no need to wash it for storage in the refrigerator)

• Use in 7-8 days.

• If wheatgrass begins to yellow, toss it.

• Sometimes sprouts will last longer, make sure it is not soggy or brown, if so, toss it.

• Sprouts are great for snacks, soup toppers and salads.

Planting Wheatgrass Outdoors

• If planting outdoors in your garden, set a barrier with bricks, rocks etc., nursery size tray area works or larger if you are brave.

• Two cups of seed is the same as above for the amount you want to grow about 17” X 17” area.

• After soaking, draining and rinsing your seeds/grain, sprinkle on the soil area designated.

• Cover with a thin layer of dirt and water in gently.

• Don’t let it dry out.

• Watch for when the second blade splits and you know it is ready for cutting.

• Cut same as above, you will get two cuttings out of it.

• Put it in a plastic bag into the refrigerator or cut fresh every day, by the time you get to the end, it may be time for the second cutting.

• Have some fun and expand it according to your juicing schedule.

• After 2 cuttings, it gets super fibrous, like a full grown wheat stalk and you must pull it out.

• Consider composting it.

• Begin again.