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🥗 on microgreens.

1. What is microgreens? (What Are Microgreens?)

• Definition: A microgreen is a vegetable plant that is harvested in a very small seedling stage. It is usually harvested when a cotyledons are fully grown or the first batch of True Leaves is sprouted.

• Age range: Microgreens have a very short life span. From sowing seeds to harvesting takes only about 7 to 21 days, depending on the type.

• Differences from Sprouts:

• Sprouts: Harvest fastest, usually germinate only roots and short stems, eat along with seeds (e.g. sprouts) and require water to cultivate.

• Microgreens: Harvest during slightly older than saplings, cut over soil, eat no seeds or roots, and require seeding materials.

• Baby Greens: Harvest when plants are older than microgreens, have multiple true leaves, and are larger.

2. Nutritional Benefits 💪

Microgreens are dubbed "Superfood" diminutive because of their very high nutrient concentration compared to their amount.

• Nutrient concentration: Research has shown that many microgreens have 4-40 times higher amounts of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants (depending on the type) than mature vegetables.

• Antioxidants: Rich in polyphenols (Polyphenols), which help counteract cell damage and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

• Fiber: Helps in excretion and digestion

• Overall health benefits:

• Nourish the heart: help lower cholesterol levels

• Increased immunity: high in vitamin C and E.

• Nourishing eyesight and skin: High in beta-carotene (Beta-Carotene)

3. Cultivation Method 🌱

Micro-green planting is easy and suitable for urban farming.

• Main equipment materials:

• Container: seeding tray, plastic container with drain hole

• Seeding material (Medium): peat moss, coconut flax, or clean and crumbly soils mix

• Seeds: Clean seeds and no chemical coating (Non-GMO) should be used.

• Summary procedures:

1.Prepare seeding material: put in a tray and moist modestly.

2.Sow seeds: Sow more densely than normal vegetable planting, but not overlap too much.

3.Curing period (Blackout): Cover the tray with a lid or opaque container for 2-4 days to encourage seeds to germinate and stretch the stem.

4.Exposure: When starting to germinate, take out sunlight or light from LED lights to make the leaves form chlorophyll (Chlorophyll)

5.Water feeding: Use the method to provide water from the bottom (add water to the tray) to prevent moisture accumulation on the leaves and reduce mold risk.

6.Harvest: Cut with scissors slightly above the level of seeding material. When the desired distance is reached.

4.Kind of popular micro green and menu sample 🍽️

There are a variety of microgreens. They can be divided according to taste and properties:

✨ suitable for: health lovers looking for safe food

• Beginners learn to plant / learn to do leisure activities

• People who want to have a supplementary income

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