HEMP MATS FOR MICROGREENS

Hemp growing mats are a popular method of growing sprouts and microgreens. This hemp mat is thick and made from pressed hemp fibre.

To use the mat, you first soak it in clean water. Then you place the mat in a flat bottomed tray. Next you spread the seeds on top of the mat and then simply keep the mat a little moist until you harvest the sprouts or microgreens.

To keep the mat and seeds/sprouts moist, you need to water a little every morning and evening. Apart from that all you need to do is wait.

Because this mat is made from clean, washed hemp fibre, it is a very hygienic way to grow microgreens in your own kitchen.

THE PURPOSE OF THE HEMP MAT

A hemp growing mat for sprouts and microgreens has 4 purposes:

#1
To keep the roots moist and still let it get oxygen between rinses.

#2
That your plants can grow their roots into the pad and thus grow upright. This gives the leaf tops the same amount of light.

#3
The mat allow for the roots to grow downwards. That way you can more easily rinse the roots with nutrient-rich water and avoid the rest of the plant getting under water.

#4
That you can easily move the plants and or harvest the parts of the plants you want without harming the others.

For these four reasons a hemp mat will provide an easy cultivation of microgreens. If you wish to save the expence for the mat, you can in stead choose to grow your microgreens and sprouts aeroponically in a SproutPearl sprouter. Learn more >

MICROGREEN SEEDS FOR THE HEMP MAT

The mat is created for growing all types of microgreens in your own kitchen. You can find the selection of organic seeds under SEEDS>

The selection of seeds varies according to my experience and the supplier’s selection, but these seeds are good for Micro Green:
Broccoli · Fenugreek · Endive · Fennel · Cress · Mizuna · Radish · Rapeseed · Arugula · Mustard · Sunflower.

HOW TO USE FERTILIZER WITH A HEMP GROWING MAT

Your plants feed on the nutrients in the seed for the first eight days of their growth. After day eight, the industry is exhausted. Since you grow microgreens for up to 12 days to be able to harvest larger plants, the plants need extra fertilizer from day 8 until harvest. See fertilizer for micro green>

Micro green hemp mat does not nourish your micro green. This makes it easy for you to dose fertilizer precisely to your plants. See the method below.

MICROGREEN HEMP MAT MATERIAL

The quality of hemp mats can easily fluctuate from one area of ​​the mat to another and from delivery to the next. This is not the case with this hemp mat. This brand of hemp mat has been used for micro green production of large nurseries in Europe for several years. The mat is produced from pure hemp fibers and is consistent in quality. This gives you a stable cultivation on the mat, which makes it easier for you to grow microgreens successfully.

HOW TO GROW MICROGREENS ON A HEMP MAT

This is a short guide. You can see the longer guide with pictures here >

1. Measure the amount of seed to match the size of your hemp mat. The seeds should be in a single layer and there should be some space between the seeds. Then pour the seeds into a clean glass and fill the glass with water so that the seeds are completely under water. Let the seeds soak for as long as shown on the seed bag – typically 8 hours.
2. Wash the dish or plate and your hands thoroughly and rinse with clean water. Lay the mat so that it ends inside the edge of the dish / plate. Soak the mat in cool, clean water. Pour off excess water after 5 minutes.
3. Rinse the soaked seeds with clean water by emptying and filling the glass once. Then spread the wet seeds on the mat.
4. Let the seeds germinate without a lamp for the first 5 days, as the plants can only absorb the light when they have leaves.
5. Rinse the mat with clean water for the next 6 days. After day 6, mix a little nourishment in the rinsing water.
   Find organic fertilizer for microgreens >
6. Harvest your microgreens by cutting the plants a few milimeters above the hemp mat. When you grown on hemp, you only eat stems and leaves on the plants. You put the roots and used mat in the green biobag, as it is 100% natural.

You will find more thorough cultivation instructions for microgreens on the mat in HOW TO GROW >

HOW TO RECYCLE THE ORGANIC HEMP GROWING MAT

You can only use the mat once because the plant roots grow close down between the fibers. Therefore, you can not clean the mat of roots after cultivation. You must therefore discard the mat with the roots after harvest.
The positive is that the mats used are 100% natural material. Therefore, you can put used mats in the green garbage bag. Alternatively, you can grow your micro green without a mat. See next section.

HOW TO GROW MICROGREENS WITHOUT A MAT

If you want to save the expence of a mat, then you can instead grow the plants directly in a SproutPearl. This cultivation method is even more environmentally friendly, as you can eat the whole plant including roots, and you can use the SproutPearl again and again for many years.
See method>

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Organic Cress Seeds before soaking

Organic Cress Sprouts after 3 days

Organic Cress Sprouts after 6 days

Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens

You can grow organic Cress seeds for sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year.

NAMES

Cress sprouts and microgreens are also known as pepperwort or tower mustard. The Latin name for this variety is Lepidium sativum.

TASTE

Cress has a strong taste of spicy cress as both sprout and microgreens. The taste is more ’round’ the more light, you give the plants.

LOOKS

Cress is a fragile looking little sprout. As a mature sprout it is 9 cm long from root tip to leaf top. As a microgreen it is 18 cm long.

NUTRIENTS

Organic Cress Sprouts and Microgreens are very nutrient rich. You can find these in your organic plants: B1, B3, B6, E, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium.

EDIBLE PARTS

Your Cress is delicious as both sprout and microgreen. You cannot eat the roots as they grow in fabric but you can eat the purple/green/white stem and pretty leaves.

TIME

Organic Cress sprouts take 6 days from seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to microgreens ready for harvest and serving for your food.

Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens 

Tips for Organic Cress Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens

MOISTURE

Homegrown Cress is a sturdy sprout. Even so it is important that you keep the cotton or hemp mat constantly moist durling the whole cultivation.

Fortunately this is very easy as you can simply give the fabric under the seeds a little water morning and evening.

Then your plants will grow well.

TASTE

Cress is especially strong in their taste, the younger the plant.

If you find the taste too much, simply let the plants grow a little longer. You may also place them in a lighter spot.

This combination will soften the taste of your Cress wether you grow it on cotton or hemp mat.

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Organic Cress Seeds for Microgreens

Organic Cress seeds for Microgreens is an easy plant, that you will have much joy of growing yourself as it is very easy. The seeds have the Latin name of Lepidium sativum. Cress is also called Pepperwort or Tower mustard.

Vitamins and minerals in Cress

Organic Cress Microgreens are very nutrient rich. They contain the vitamins: B1, B3, B6, E and the minerals Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium.

Moisture for Cress

Even though Cress seeds form gel they still must not dry out during your cultivation. If they dry out, the seeds and/or plants will wither. So keep the cotton woll or hemp mat constantly moist durling the whole cultivation. Fortunately this is very easy as you can simply give the fabric or grow mat under the seeds a little water morning and evening. Then your plants will grow well for you.

Taste and use in food

Your home-grown Cress microgreens have a nicely round taste of cress. The taste is milder in the bigger microgreens than in the small sprouts. This is nice if you find the traditional cress taste a little too much. I personally enjoy cress in any size as spicy topping in salad, sandwiches, wraps and dips.

Cultivation time of organic Cress seeds for Microgreens

You can grow your organic Cress seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Cress sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.

Cultivation device for Cress microgreens

As Cress is a gelling – mucilaginous – seed, they need to grow on a special substrate. Because of this a Hemp mat or Organic Cotton Woll is needed under the seeds. The substrate is needed to grow both Cress sprouts and microgreens. See Hemp mat.

Microgreens need light and fertilizer

If you grow Cress Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit.

I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
Visit the BLOG

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Organic Mizuna Seeds for Microgreens

Organic Mizuna seeds grow into beautiful Microgreens. They are dark violet with few green speciments in the bag. This crate a lovely color variation for your green dishes. You can grow them in your own kitchen all year.
The seeds have the Latin name of Brassica juncea var. japonica This Mustard variety is also called Spider mustard or Konya.

Vitamins and minerals in Mizuna

Organic Mizuna Microgreens contain the vitamins A, B, C, E, K and the minerals Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Phosphorus.

Fragile Mizuna plants

Mizuna is a small and fragile plant especially as sprouts. Therefore I recommend, that you rinse them with great care. This is because the plants will rot if they break during your culitivation. To prevent this you can put a Faucet Aerator on your tap. This will allow you to make the water jets very soft. See the Faucet Aerator >

Taste and use in food

Mizuna has a lovely taste of pepper and Mustard mixed together. This makes Mizuna a wonderful addition in both salad, sandwiches, wraps and dips. I personally do not find Mizuna suitable for smoothies but many use them for the popular Buddha bowls as the plants are very beautiful.

Cultivation time of organic Mizuna seeds for Microgreens

You can grow your organic Mizuna seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Mizuna sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.

Cultivation device for Mizuna microgreens

As Mizuna is a gelling – mucilaginous – seed, they need to grow on a special substrate. Because of this a Hemp mat or Organic Cotton Woll is needed under the seeds. The substrate is needed to grow both Mizuna sprouts and microgreens. See Hemp mat.

Microgreens need light and fertilizer

If you grow Mizuna Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit.

I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
Visit the BLOG

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Organic Mustard Seeds
before soaking

Organic Mustard Sprouts
3 days

Organic Mustard Sprouts
6 days

Organic Mustard Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens

Mustard seeds can be cultivated to both sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year.

NAMES

White Mustard sprouts and microgreens are the sisters of red and black mustard. The Latin name for this variety is sinapis alba.

TASTE

Mustard has a strong taste of mustard as both sprout and microgreens. The taste is more ’round’ the more light, you give the plants.

LOOKS

Mustard is a fragile looking little sprout. As a mature sprout it is 9 cm long from root tip to leaf top. As a microgreen it is 18 cm long.

NUTRIENTS

Organic Mustard for sprouts and microgreens contain the nutrients:

B1, B3, B6, E, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium.

EDIBLE PARTS

White mustard is delicious as both sprout and microgreen. You cannot eat the roots as they grow in fabric but you can eat the purple/green/white stem and pretty leaves.

TIME

Organic Mustard sprouts take 6 days from seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to microgreens ready for harvest and serving for your food.

How to grow Organic Mustard Sprouts og Microgreens

 

Tips for Organic Mustard Sprouts og Microgreens

MOISTURE

Organic Mustard is an elegant and fragile sprout. So it is important, that you keep the correct moist balance.

Fortunately this is very easy as these sprouts / microgreens are cultivated on cotton or hemp. So simply make sure the fabric is always a little moist.

Then your plants will be fine.

COLOR

Your home-grown Mustard sprouts are mature, when their leaves are deep violet and green.

If the leaves are very pale, when they unfold at first, the young plants simply need a little more light.

Soon they will get their beautiful tones and strong taste.

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Organic Mizuna Seeds
before soaking

Organic Mizuna Sprouts
after 2 days

Organic Mizuna Sprouts
after 6 days

Organic Mizuna Seeds for Sprouts og Microgreens

Organic Mizuna seeds can be cultivated to both sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year. Some also call this Mizuna plant Japanese mustard greens, spider mustard or konya.

NAMES

Mizuna belong to the bothanical family of Brassica. The Latin name for this beautiful variety is Brassica juncea var. japonica.

TASTE

Your Mizuna plants are quite spicy and have a strong taste of pepper salad. This makes it great in dips or as spicy topping.

LOOKS

Mizuna are 15 cm long as sprouts from root tip to leaf top. As microgreens they are 20 cm long. They are green and white.

NUTRIENTS

Mizuna microgreens and sprouts contain the nutrients: A, B3, C, E, K and Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus.

EDIBLE PARTS

As Mizuna is mucilaginous and thus need to be cultivated on cotton or hemp mats, you can only eat the stems and leaves of the plants.

TIME

Mizuna sprouts take 6 days from dry seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to mature microgreens.

Tips for Organic Mizuna Sprouts og Microgreens

 

COTTON OR HEMP MAT

Mizuna need to grow on cotton woll or hemp mats as these seeds are mucilaginous – they form gel when wet.

Whether you choose cotton or hemp is not important.

However, it is important, that you choose 100% organic quality. This way your plants do not absorb unwanted substances, but can grow well and healthy for your benefit.

CHOOSE SPROUTING SEEDS

You can often buy Mizuna seeds for garden cultivation.

But non-organic garden seeds are often sprayed with anti-fungi to help them withstand the natural fungi and bacteria in soil.

However, anti-fungi will give you a stomach ache, so always only buy certified sprouting seeds for your sprouts and microgreens cultivation.

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Organic Rucola Seeds
before soaking

Organic Rucola Sprouts
after 2 days

Organic Rucola Sprouts
after 6 days

Organic Rucola Seeds for Sprouts and Microgreens

Organic Rucola seeds can be cultivated to both sprouts and microgreens in your kitchen all year.

NAMES

Rucola / Rugula belong to the bothanical family of Brassicaceae. The Latin name for this beautiful variety is Eruca vesicaria sativa.

TASTE

Your Rucola plants are quite spicy and have a strong taste of Arugula / Rucola / Rocket salad. This makes it great in dips or as spicy topping.

LOOKS

Rucola are just 15 cm long as sprouts from root tip to leaf top. As microgreens they are 20 cm long. They are green and white.

NUTRIENTS

Rucola / Arugula microgreens and sprouts contain the nutrients: A, B3, C, E, K and Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus.

EDIBLE PARTS

As Rucola is mucilaginous and thus need to be cultivated on cotton or hemp mats, you can only eat the stems and leaves of the plants.

TIME

Rucola sprouts take 6 days from dry seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to mature microgreens.

Tips for Organic Rucola Sprouts and Microgreens

 

COTTON OR HEMP MAT

Rucola or Arugula need to grow on cotton woll or hemp mats as these seeds are mucilaginous – they form gel when wet.

Whether you choose cotton or hemp is not important.

However, it is important, that you choose 100% organic quality. This way your plants do not absorb unwanted substances, but can grow well and healthy for your benefit.

CHOOSE SPROUTING SEEDS

You can often buy Rucola – Arugula – Garden rocked seeds for garden cultivation.

But garden seeds are often sprayed with anti-fungi to help them withstand the natural fungi and bacteria in soil.

However, anti-fungi will give you a stomach ache, so always only buy certified sprouting seeds for your sprouts and microgreens cultivation.

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Organic Rucola Seeds for Microgreens

Organic Rucola seeds for Microgreens is an easy plant, that you will have much joy of growing in your kitchen. The seeds have the Latin name of Eruca vesicaria sativa. Rucola is also called Arugula, Rugula and Roquette.

Vitamins and minerals in Rucola

Your home-grown Organic Rucola Microgreens contain the vitamins: A, B3, C, E, K and the minerals Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus.

Gelling seeds

Rucola – Arugula – need to grow on cotton woll or hemp mats as these seeds are mucilaginous. That means they form gel when the seeds get wet. Because of theis the seeds will not thrive in a sprouter like a SproutJar or a SproutPearl.
Whether you choose to grow the plants on cotton woll or hemp is less important. However, it is important, that you choose 100% organic quality. This way your plants do not absorb unwanted substances from the substrate, but will grow well and healthy for your benefit.

Taste and use in food

You will notice that your Rucola microgreens get a milder taste the longer they grow. Therefore the sprouts are milder than the microgreens. If you give the microgreens light too, the taste become more round.
You may use the Rucola in any dish or dip, where you would other wise use the salad. That would be in salad, sandwiches, wraps and dips. Some use them in vegetable smoothies too.

Cultivation time of organic Rucola seeds for Microgreens

You can grow your organic Rucola seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Rucola sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.

Cultivation device for Rucola microgreens

As Rucola is a gelling – mucilaginous – seed, they need to grow on a special substrate. Because of this a Hemp mat or Organic Cotton Woll is needed under the seeds. The substrate is needed to grow both Rucola sprouts and microgreens. See Hemp mat.

Microgreens need light and fertilizer

If you grow Rucola Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit.

I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
Visit the BLOG.

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Organic Mustard seeds for Microgreens

Organic Mustard seeds is a beautiful Microgreen. They are violet and green in the leaves and their stems are light green. You can grow them in your own kitchen all year.
The seeds have the Latin name of Sinapis alba. This Mustard variety is also called Salad mustard or white mustard.

Vitamins and minerals in Mustard

Organic Mustard Microgreens are quite nutrient rich. They contain the vitamins: B1, B3, B6, E and the minerals Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium.

Colorful leaves on Mustard

When your Mustard plants are mature, their leaves are deep violet and green. These beautiful colours stay with the plants as they grow into the bigger microgreens. If you experience the leaves are very pale, then it could be either lack of light or fertilizer.

Taste and use in food

Your home-grown Mustard microgreens have a nicely round taste of white mustard. The taste is milder in the bigger microgreens than in the small sprouts. This is nice as you can harvest the plants according to your need for the dish. I personally enjoy my Mustard plants in any size as spicy topping in salad, sandwiches, wraps and dips.

Cultivation time of organic Mustard seeds for Microgreens

You can grow your organic Mustard seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Mustard sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.

Cultivation device for Mustard microgreens

As Mustard is a gelling – mucilaginous – seed, they need to grow on a special substrate. Because of this a Hemp mat or Organic Cotton Woll is needed under the seeds. The substrate is needed to grow both Mustard sprouts and microgreens. See Hemp mat.

Microgreens need light and fertilizer

If you grow Mustard Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit.

I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
Visit the BLOG.

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