Fresh greens on your windowsill in 7–14 days.
Grow microgreens at home: a seeding chart for every variety, a harvest planner, sourced nutrient facts and simple ways to eat them. Pea shoots, broccoli, sunflower, radish and more.
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Start here · GuideBlackout Method for Microgreens: Cover, Weight, Uncover
The blackout method for microgreens: sow, cover the tray in the dark with a weight, then uncover to light. Includes covered days for popular varieties.
Start here · GuideGrow Lights for Microgreens: Hours, Setup and Timing
Grow lights for microgreens: how many hours of light extension guides recommend (16 to 18), what kind of lights work and how to run a lights-on schedule.
Start here · GuideGrowing Medium for Microgreens: Mix, Coir or Mats
Choose a growing medium for microgreens: seed-starting mix, coconut coir, seeding mats or potting soil. See what extension guides say and how to fill the tray.
Start here · GuideGrowing Microgreens at Home: Setup, Supplies and Schedule
Growing microgreens at home takes one tray, a medium, seed and a bright spot. See the supplies, the weekly schedule and how to keep fresh trays coming.
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What’s in microgreens
- Nutrition · Guide
Microgreens Benefits: Are Microgreens Good for You?
Microgreens benefits in numbers: USDA studies found about 5 times the vitamins and carotenoids of mature leaves. See nutrient amounts by variety per 100 g.
Nutrition · GuideMost Nutrient Dense Microgreens: Top Variety per Nutrient
Most nutrient dense microgreens by nutrient: red cabbage, cilantro, garnet amaranth and daikon radish lead in a USDA study. See the top variety per nutrient.
Where most people start
Latest growing guides
- Start here · Guide
Blackout Method for Microgreens: Cover, Weight, Uncover
The blackout method for microgreens: sow, cover the tray in the dark with a weight, then uncover to light. Includes covered days for popular varieties.
- Start here · Guide
Grow Lights for Microgreens: Hours, Setup and Timing
Grow lights for microgreens: how many hours of light extension guides recommend (16 to 18), what kind of lights work and how to run a lights-on schedule.
- Start here · Guide
Growing Medium for Microgreens: Mix, Coir or Mats
Choose a growing medium for microgreens: seed-starting mix, coconut coir, seeding mats or potting soil. See what extension guides say and how to fill the tray.
Sage Whitfield
Sage Whitfield is the editorial pen name of How To Grow Microgreens. Home-scale microgreens on a windowsill or a shelf, reviewed before publishing.
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- Seed amounts, soak times and days to harvest from named university, extension and USDA sources.
- Ranges where sources differ, never a made-up middle.
- Nutrient facts as published measurements per 100 g, with the study named.
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