Guide to Grow
Sprouts & Microgreens

SPROUTS

How you grow Sprouts

Sprouts are ripe in just 2-6 days. They are harvested either when they have a short root or when they unfold the first set of small leaves.

To grow Sprouts you need Seeds + Water + SproutPearl.
Step 1-6 show how to grow your own fresh Sprouts.

Step 6 microgreen guide

Sprouts need oxygen and space, so accurate measurement of the amount is important.

VIDEO STEP 1
Step 2 sprout guide

To start the germination in the seeds you must first soak the seeds you wish to grow.

VIDEO STEP 2
Step 3 sprout guide

Once your seeds have soaked, pour them in the sprouter where they will grow.

VIDEO STEP 3
Step 4 sprout guide

Sprouts love shade as the sun is too hot. Close to the kitchen sink is a good spot.

VIDEO STEP 4
Step 5 sprout guide

Seeds and sprouts need to be rinsed with cool drinking water 2 x daily.

VIDEO STEP 5
Step 6 sprout guide

When your sprouts are the desired size, you can harvest, rinse and eat them.

VIDEO STEP 6

MICROGREENS

How you grow Microgreens

You can grow your Microgreens in a SproutPearl in 12-14 days.
You will need: Seeds + Water + SproutPearl + Light + Fertilizer for microgreens.

When you grow Microgreens instead of Sprouts, each plant grows larger.
You use the same seeds for both plant sizes.

Step 1 microgreen guide

The start of growing Microgreens is just like if you grow Sprouts. So follow the guide above till day 6 – but remember there need to be fewer seeds per cm2.

MICROGREEN KITS
Step 2 microgreen guide

Microgreens are larger than Sprouts. There should be 1/5 fewer plants when you grow Microgreens compared to Sprouts. Thin out the plants if necessary.

SEEDS FOR MICROGREENS
Step 3 microgreen guide

Your Microgreens still need to be constantly slightly moist but not wet around the roots. So give them a quick rinse with drinkable water morning and evening.

FAUCET AERATOR
Step 4 microgreen guide

To grow Sprouts into the larger Microgreens, the plants must have light from an LED growth bulb from day 7 of their growth.

LIGHT FOR MICROGREENS
Step 5 microgreen guide

Rinse the plants as usual and finish each morning rinse by spraying fertilizer on the roots from day 7 and until harvest.

FERTILIZER FOR MICROGREENS
Step 6 microgreen guide

On day 12-14 you can harvest your microgreens. Rinse thoroughly and remove roots. Eat only stems + leaves.

RECIPES with microgreens
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