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Growing Microgreens for Beginners: The Simple Trick to Fresh Greens All Year Long

No garden? No Problem: How to Grow Fresh Microgreens Right on Your Windowsill

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Val Garner
Feb 17, 2025
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Let’s start this by defining what exactly a microgreen is, as different folks have different ideas of what they are.

Microgreens are young, edible seedlings of vegetables and herbs, harvested just after the first leaves (cotyledons) have grown, as well as one or two sets of true leaves. These are not the same as sprouts or baby greens, though they are of…

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