Microgreens
Today was the first day that I wasn’t uncomfortably hot so I decided to clean and tidy the potting shed so that everything is ready for winter. I sow cornflowers, sweet peas, nigellas and delphiniums in October in the potting shed so that I have early spring seedlings. You can’t do this with all seeds as not all seeds are winter hardy.
The tables are empty and everything is dust, sand and cobweb free. I also painted the cupboard in Farrow & Ball Vert de Terre to match all the outdoor doors. And when I had the paint out I even painted all the silly little drawers of that IKEA chest that I’ve been having for like ever.
And while it’s all so tidy and clean right now I prepared a little Elho tray with microgreens. I love using micorgreens on sandwiches and in salads. They are super easy to grow and are very healthy.
I use the seeds from Buzzy, It’s just adding a layer of potting soil with seeds on top and I cover it with vermiculite … vermi-what? Vermiculite is a naturally occurring mineral. Vermiculite can absorb three or four times its weight in water and also attracts various plant nutrients such as potassium, magnesium and calcium. These qualities make it useful for propagation and for potting up plants that do best in moist compost. Make sure to water from under the seeds, so you need a tray and you need to make sure that there’s water in that tray all of the time.
In a week you will have microgreens, there’s absolutely nothing to it. I will report back on Insta stories once mine start to grow.
Lots of love, Yvonne x