As I was perusing craft blogs, which I am prone to do, I came across the idea of
growing wheatgrass here and another tutorial
here.. It reminded me of college and smoothies. I love smoothies. It looked easy to grow and although it's not lettuce, it technically could be considered a vegetable, right? Well, it's green and my Mom used to make me eat something green every dinner, so green is a big deal to me. So if you didn't have veggies around, wheatgrass could help balance out your meals. Or you could just throw it in smoothies, like me. Yum.
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So, grab some wheat and spread it in a single layer in a dish any size. Cover it with water.
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Let it sit on your counter top until it sprouts. You can change the water if it gets cloudy.
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See the little white things poking out of the wheat kernels?
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When the wheat sprouts, fill your chosen container with soil. Any dirt will work.
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Drain the water from your wheat and layer the wheat on top of the soil.
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I really packed it on there, because of course I germinated too many.
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Water the seeds, so the soil is damp.
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Then cover the container with saran wrap.
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I secured my saran wrap with a rubber band because I buy cheap saran wrap and it never seems to stay.
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Place in a dark place, like the pantry.
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See, dark.
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When the wheat really sprouts, pull it out of the dark.
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Uncover.
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And place in a sunny location
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The same day you put the wheat in the sun the sprouts will perk up and head towards the light.
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Really, it's amazing!
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After just a few days this is what I had! (Try to ignore the sugar scrub, that was from a different project. Although the recipe
is food storage friendly!) I kept watering the wheatgrass when it was dry and when I wanted some grass for smoothies, I just snipped off bunches with scissors and it grew back within days.
It lasted several months (until I stopped watering it) and had a beautiful green color the entire time. Sure to cheer you up during the dark, gray winter months. Go grow some grass!
Original: http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-togrow-wheatgrass.html
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