22-01-31 1st Harvest Microgreens-ENDED 2/17

[campingcorgis]

I started a Microgreens garden in the new Harvest Elite.  It was a bit of a challenge for a few minutes, but that was 100% ME, not the AG.  It takes a very delicate touch on the setup buttons.  I tend to press with my nail, and it didn't like that.  I figured it out when I kept accidentally turning the light off.  So, keep in mind LESS is more with this AG!  

Anyway, I put the AG Spicy Microgreens mix (from old Bounty order) in the left-hand side and I put some TrueLeaf Alfalfa Sprouts seeds in the right-hand side...ta-da!  Let's see what we get this week and next.  Things tend to move pretty quickly with sprouts.  I do have some Mung Bean seeds from TrueLeaf that I want to try, but not this time.  

Oh...and I watched this video about an alternative to the AeroFelt...I may give it a try as I like that it will stay in place when you harvest!  Here's the YouTube link.  

[lynnee]

campingcorgis, it took me forever to figure out how the buttons worked on the new Harvest Elite! You have to touch the Leaf button, then wait for it to start offering choices, then hit the Leaf button again to "select" the thing you want to set, and then finally you touch the Scroll buttons.

I set the Clock about a million times before I hit on this, because the Display tells you to use the Scroll buttons for choices (or something like that), and I was trying to use them to make "selections". I thought that I had received a defective unit with pushbuttons that weren't working!

Love that video with the cheesecloth suggestion. I bought microgreens felt online from TrueLeaf, but it comes in a confusing variety of weights. The lightweight felt that I tried first wasn't very satisfactory, because the fibers pulled up with the microgreens roots when I harvested them. The cheesecloth looks like it will work for everything, and I like the way he avoids having to cut it to fit the trays.

Your photo of your setup looks terrific!

[campingcorgis]

Thanks for the input on your experience, lynnee!  I'm glad it wasn't just me!  DH walked in when I was messing with it & made a comment about it being the reason it was returned before.  Clearly, it was not.  It may have been returned, but it was evident that it had never been set up.

I do think the cheesecloth is worth a try.  And, I usually have a good selection of that in the kitchen as I use it for a number of things, especially when making ricotta!  

I had a similar experience with the Trueleaf felt too.  Not fun trying to pick it out of the greens.  

[waterphoenix]

Looking forward to seeing how these turn out!

[waterphoenix]

Are these cut and come again? Or do you reseed in the same unit? I’ve never grown microgreens before. Now I’m reading about them and the differences in flavors sound interesting.

[campingcorgis]

Feb 6, 2022 11:38:50 GMT -5 waterphoenix said:

Are these cut and come again? Or do you reseed in the same unit? I’ve never grown microgreens before. Now I’m reading about them and the differences in flavors sound interesting.

I believe there are some that can be cut and come again...like wheat grass, but these will not.  At least, that's my understanding.  They grow so fast...I have to upload some pictures later today, and then post them.

[lynnee]

Microgreens are generally a "one and done" crop. They grow so fast--harvest in a week or less--you can easily grow as much as you need in a Harvest. I had too many to use when I was growing them in a Bounty.

[campingcorgis]

24 hours:


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96 hours:


They will go into a salad tonight or tomorrow.  

[lynnee]

Aren't they amazing, campingcorgis? Please report on how they taste!

[Sher]

A superb salad is about to happen!!! 

[maskedsonnet]

Amazing!!!

[Shawn]

That was fast!

[waterphoenix]

They look so good. I'm interested in how the spicies taste.

[campingcorgis]

DH had some of each on his dinner salad.  He liked them and said that they go best with an oil & vinegar dressing.

[campingcorgis]

Feb 6, 2022 11:38:50 GMT -5 waterphoenix said:

Are these cut and come again? Or do you reseed in the same unit? I’ve never grown microgreens before. Now I’m reading about them and the differences in flavors sound interesting.

I stand by my original comment.  Some microgreens can be harvested using the Cut & Come Again method.  DH did as much, following the growing directions, when he was growing Wheat Grass.  Ultimately, he decided to end the garden because the TrueLeaf Hydroponic Kit became stinky and too much bother!  A few days back, he asked if "they had this system" when he was growing Wheat Grass!     

[lynnee]

campingcorgis, what does wheatgrass taste like? I've never tried wheatgrass. How is it used?

[campingcorgis]

Feb 8, 2022 17:40:10 GMT -5 lynnee said:

campingcorgis , what does wheatgrass taste like? I've never tried wheatgrass. How is it used?

I have no idea.  Mikey grew it for the dogs hoping it would give them what they are seeking when they eat grass in our side field.  Lots of people juice it and that's what DH did and then froze it in ice cube trays to use as needed.  

[campingcorgis]

After using some for DH's salad, a couple of days back...(along side of a bowl of Sher's Black-eye Peas...



It seems one can get a second harvest of the AG Spicy Microgreens.  While it isn't a traditional cut & come again, it does seem to let the smaller sprouts get light and continue to grow...

[lynnee]

Who'd've thought that cut & come again would work with AG Spicy! This is why I love this group.

Your black-eyed peas and salad look fabulous!

[campingcorgis]

Day 13: Will likely harvest the rest of this today and then end and restart this with SOS (Some Other Seeds  )