Comments on: Growing Food on a Windowsill – Microgreens http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/ Gardening for the People. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mary http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39441 mary Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:02:08 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39441 I enjoyed your show last night .Sure too cold to do much outside here on Vancouver island yet but i have lots of seedlings coming up on a heated cable bed which works great until the power goes out .Love the recycle idea and use them a lot .I will look forward to reading your site from now on I enjoyed your show last night .Sure too cold to do much outside here on Vancouver island yet but i have lots of seedlings coming up on a heated cable bed which works great until the power goes out .Love the recycle idea and use them a lot .I will look forward to reading your site from now on

]]> By: Anna http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39432 Anna Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:43:10 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39432 I am a computer and garden novice, I am better with the gardening than the computer so please bear with me. I just caught you on "Recreating Eden"and was thrilled to have a new "grass roots" gardening site to go to.Thanks so much. I am a computer and garden novice, I am better with the gardening than the computer so please bear with me. I just caught you on “Recreating Eden”and was thrilled to have a new “grass roots” gardening site to go to.Thanks so much.

]]> By: caro http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39403 caro Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:22:26 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39403 yay micorgreens! i just started doing this in january and it is sooo satisfying to re-use the grocery store salad mix container to actually GROW local salad in the winter! one thing i also find helps with keeping the top of the soil somewhat dry and avoiding damping off etc is watering from below (ie filling the saucer underneath with water) so that the soil can suck up moisture without getting the very top layer soaked. doesn't work well over the long term with other seedlings, but with short term micro-greens, it seems to work for me. yay micorgreens! i just started doing this in january and it is sooo satisfying to re-use the grocery store salad mix container to actually GROW local salad in the winter! one thing i also find helps with keeping the top of the soil somewhat dry and avoiding damping off etc is watering from below (ie filling the saucer underneath with water) so that the soil can suck up moisture without getting the very top layer soaked. doesn’t work well over the long term with other seedlings, but with short term micro-greens, it seems to work for me.

]]> By: Marianna http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39396 Marianna Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:15:53 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39396 this is so magical! I can't wait to try it! I especially love the second use for the take-out container. this is so magical! I can’t wait to try it! I especially love the second use for the take-out container.

]]> By: Heather http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39393 Heather Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:51:22 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39393 Sheer inspiration! Just found your site via "Made from Scratch" - Love it!!! Think I'll wonder out to the garage, select a few seeds and see what microgreens I can get going right now...Thanks! Sheer inspiration! Just found your site via “Made from Scratch” – Love it!!!

Think I’ll wonder out to the garage, select a few seeds and see what microgreens I can get going right now…Thanks!

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39340 Gayla Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:35:57 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39340 Clotilde: You can certainly sprout many seeds that way but I have slowed down on promoting that method of sprouting for safety reasons. Some seeds take longer than others to sprout and you have to be diligent about rinsing everyday to keep things clean and avoid what can sometimes be serious bacterial problems. It can absolutely be done, and I still do; however, growing in soil doesn't run any risks and is safer for those who are more prone to forgetting about their sprouts. Karl Katzke: Interesting about the new window problem. I've always lived in older places with old windows so have never run into that. Clotilde: You can certainly sprout many seeds that way but I have slowed down on promoting that method of sprouting for safety reasons. Some seeds take longer than others to sprout and you have to be diligent about rinsing everyday to keep things clean and avoid what can sometimes be serious bacterial problems. It can absolutely be done, and I still do; however, growing in soil doesn’t run any risks and is safer for those who are more prone to forgetting about their sprouts.

Karl Katzke: Interesting about the new window problem. I’ve always lived in older places with old windows so have never run into that.

]]> By: clotilde http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39332 clotilde Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:17:23 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39332 Thanks for the tutorial! Would you mind explaining how the results would differ from seeds sprouted in a plastic, soil-less sprouter? I've never come across seeds labeled as "microgreens" (don't know what we'd call them in French) but I imagine one could use any kind of sprouting seeds? Thank you! Thanks for the tutorial!
Would you mind explaining how the results would differ from seeds sprouted in a plastic, soil-less sprouter?
I’ve never come across seeds labeled as “microgreens” (don’t know what we’d call them in French) but I imagine one could use any kind of sprouting seeds?
Thank you!

]]> By: Kristin http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39316 Kristin Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:51:44 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39316 Sounds like a great idea, though I suspect my cat will beat me to them. Sounds like a great idea, though I suspect my cat will beat me to them.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39315 Sarah Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:42:27 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39315 This sounds like a great idea, I'll have to try it! This sounds like a great idea, I’ll have to try it!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39313 Jessica Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:50:52 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2009/03/11/growing-food-on-a-windowsill-microgreens/#comment-39313 What a great idea! I'm going to have to try it! What a great idea! I’m going to have to try it!

]]>