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HOW TO GROW
Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is full of healthy vitamins
and is easy to grow.
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What You’ll Need:
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Wheatgrass
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seeds
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H2O
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Growing tray
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Paper Towel
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A 10 gallon
aquarium with fish
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Large
Unused No soap Nylon scouring pad |
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Grow Wheatgrass
with Aquaculture |
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The benefits
of aquaponics
are:
Less water is
used, plants
grow faster,
plants grow
healthier, and
plants are
naturally
fertilized by
the aquarium
fish.
So, Instead of
fussing with
soil and peat
moss, grow your
wheatgrass the
aquaponics way!
(Wheatgrass can
easily be grown
potted in soil
too.) |
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Purchasing Wheatgrass Seeds:
The seeds purchased for this project came directly
from our local health food store. Wheatgrass seeds can
also be
purchased online on eBay.com and the cost is only $3
per 1800 seeds total. I purchase
many of my garden seed through sellers online and
have been very pleased with the results. |
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What to Do?
1.
Purchase a small
plastic basket with
small holes.
2.
Line the basket with
large unused, clean
nylon scouring pads.
3.
Rinse and soak pad
and spread seeds.
4.
Cover seeds with
paper towel and wet
it down
5.
Allow plastic tray
to drain but place
tray in a dish to
catch excess water.
A little standing
water is ok.
6.
Place in a dark area
for 3 days keeping
the paper towel wet.
7.
Remove
paper towel.
Hang seed tray in a
fish aquarium with
bottom of tray at
the water surface.
8.
Place aquarium in a
sunny window and
watch the wheatgrass
grow! |
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Day 1
The
Wheatgrass seeds have slight
growth poking out! How
exciting!
These seeds
were purchased from a
neat lady on eBay and I
was amazed to see how
fast they started! |
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Day 2
Wheatgrass
seedlings now have 1/2
inch roots!
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Day 3
The Wheatgrass
has grown
quickly with
strong 1/4 - 1/2
inch sprouts!
The paper towel
has been removed
and the basket
placed in the
aquarium in a
sunny window.
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Day 4
On Day 4 the
wheatgrass
sprouts began
looking more
like blades of
grass with a
darker green
color. The
wheatgrass was
also bending
toward the
light, so I
rotated the
basket for even
coverage. I also
noticed
significant root
growth dangling
below the
basket! |
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Day 5 & 6
The
Wheatgrass is
growing about
1/4 inch per day
and is now
looking more
like lush blades
of grass. |
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Day 7
The
wheatgrass
is now 6
inches
tall!
It's
time to
harvest,
but I am
going to
let it
grow as
tall as
I can
and let
it go to
seed for
even
more
grass.
The big
plan is
to plant
wheatgrass
seed out
in the
dog run.
This way
the dogs
will
have
healthy
grass to
eat
instead
of
getting
sick on
weeds
and
crabgrass.
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A few weeks later...
I've got a wheatgrass jungle! It's a
matter of time before the grass will go to seed. |
Harvesting:
When the grass
reaches 4 inches
tall, harvest with a
pair of scissors.
Cut only down to ˝
inch above the soil
line. You will
receive about 2
harvests from your
flat of grass that
is full of rich
vitamins and
minerals!
Juice your
wheatgrass or add to
a green salad. |
