Friends, hello!
Winter is still far away, but I already wanted to grow something on the windowsill, on the balcony. I decided to grow microgreens from Masha (in other words, Mung or Asian beans), which I bought in a store. To be honest, I doubted whether the groats in the store would sprout normally. But, looking ahead, I will say that it sprouted just fine!
I decided to germinate in disposable containers and plastic dishes, without earth. Instead of soil, I used a medical bandage and small sawdust. As it turned out later, I wasted the sawdust.
Day 1.
Masha went through about 100-150 g, washed it under the tap and filled it with water. Left to soak for 24 hours.
Day 2.
After a day, the grains swelled, increased in size, and small 1-3 mm roots appeared.
I put several layers of bandage and sawdust in containers and plastic plates.
He poured the grains thickly and sprinkled abundantly with water. I made holes in the container lids.
I removed it to a dark place for another 1 day.
Day 3.
On the third day, the roots noticeably increased in containers with gauze, but somehow not very much in sawdust.
Watered (sprayed from a sprayer) 1-2 times a day.
I put the containers in a dark place again. Until the leaves hatch, light is not needed.
Day 4.
On the fourth day, small leaves appeared, and I carried the plants out onto the balcony, into the light.
Sprouts on gauze obviously go faster than on sawdust.
Day 5.
On the fifth day, the sprouts were noticeably elongated and a lot of greenery appeared.
Already now you can eat greens, but I decided to wait another day.
Day 6.
I put the sprouts in cups and washed them thoroughly, removing the husks. I dried it a little, packed it in a bag and sent it to the refrigerator.
The greenery that grew on gauze came out almost 2 times more.
Let me summarize some of the results.
The greens that grew in the sawdust had to be thrown away, since I could not thoroughly wash it from these sawdust, but I do not want to eat with the sawdust.
You can store such greens in the refrigerator in a plastic bag or in a container for up to 14 days.
Such microgreens contain a huge amount of vitamins and minerals. It can be added to salads or other dishes. Or even eating just like that. It tastes like raw green peas.
Such germination will be very important in the winter. It grows quickly, does not require much maintenance, and the benefits are obvious.
In this way, you can germinate almost any crop, with the exception of some.
I really liked the cultivation, I even have an idea to make a small mini-farm of microgreens closer to winter for obtaining vitamins.
See also how I grew onions on the windowsill for greens:
Growing onions on a windowsill without land
How to grow green onions in a plastic bottle on a windowsill