Growing microgreens at home is incredibly simple. It can be done without special equipment and you don’t need a gardening background to be successful. Not only are they among the easiest and fastest growing crops, but they are also nutritious and offer a palette of fresh flavors from mild to spicy. They are great in salads (or replacing salad greens altogether), on sandwiches, folded into wraps, sautéed into a stir fry, or mixed into soups, stews or casseroles. You can choose whatever greens you enjoy the most—from broccoli to arugula to radishes.
A microgreen is the new, tender shoot of a vegetable plant. They take minimal space, will grow with medium to bright light, and are ready to harvest in a week or two (and sometimes just days, as is the case with radishes!). If you have a sunny windowsill or counter space with a bright light, a container, some potting soil and suitable seeds you can grow microgreens. Read more Microgreens!