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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SEED STORAGE BOX

This white seed storage box with magnetic flap is designed to fit the portion bags with sprouting seeds. You can find the portion bags here >

The box is made from thick card board. It has a classic matt finish to fit into all kitchen styles.

The lid of the box is easy to close in a beautiful way as it has a magnetic lid. This means that the finish of the box appear stylish and elegant. If you should wish to have more than one box and store them, they are strong enough to place on top of one another even when full of portion seed bags.

SIZE OF STORAGE BOX

The seed box is 12 x 7 x 20 cm. It comes with 2 loose card board pieces in the size 6,5×12 cm per piece. With them you can arrange the sprouting seed portion bags from our store inside the box as you wish. The portion bags in our webshop are 6,5 x 7 cm. So you can arrange the seed bags in three rows in the box using the card board pieces.

Because the box is so small, it is easy to keep on the kitchen table close to your sprouter. That way you will easily remember to start the next round of sprouts as you eat the cultivated one.

PORTION BAGS TO FIT THE STORAGE BOX

The size of the storage box fit the portion sprouting seed bags packed in biodegradable paper. You can find the selection of portion bags here >

Another benefit apart from keeping the portion seed bags in order, the box also keep the seeds in the dark, which will prolong the shelf life of the seeds. So all in all this box is a benefit for both you and your seeds.

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FRESH SPROUTS BOOK

FRESH SPROUTS book is a complete A to Z in growing your own sprouts in 2-7 days in your kitchen in small containers without soil nor fertilizer. The book is for both new and practiced sprout cultivators.

The book is written in short sections about the various subjects of sprouting. This makes the book an easy read in spite of a high level of knowledge.

You can choose this book in either printed or digital book in the drop down option.

CONTENT

FRESH SPROUTS book ‘FRESH SPROUTS – A Guide to Sprouting’ contain:

• How to see and selecting the best organic sprouting seeds.
• Description of the 5 groups of sprouts, their unique characteristics and requirements for cultivation.
• Explanation of the basic needs of any sprout during cultivation.
• 
The best tips and techniques for sprouting with success.
• Review of the 6 types of sprout devices.
• Easy ways to keep good hygiene in the devices.
• Methods to make the sprouts develop high content of vitamin-rich chlorophyll.
• Tips on how to keep your sprouts fresh in the refrigerator.
• 14 recipes for sprouts in dip, juice, smoothies, salads, sandwiches, oven, stews and wok dishes.
• Overview of 40 suitable sprouting seeds, beans, lentils, peas and grains.

In other words, this book is for both for new and for curious, practiced sprout cultivators.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Author of the book is the woman behind FRESH SPROUTS. In the book you will find accurate and high level knowledge about your home-grown sprouts. The book is self published, but all the facts have been reviewed by professionals in plant science and human diet. It ensures you a book of well-informed knowledge.

PRINTED OR DIGITAL SPROUT BOOK

You can choose this book in either printed or digital book. The printed version edition of the book is printed in full colour and thick, high quality pages. It is printed in Denmark by an eco friendly printing house to care for the environment.

You can choose the digital sprout book version in PDF version. The content in the digital version is exactly the same as the printed version.

ENGLISH OR DANISH SPROUT BOOK

Please note, that you can choose between either English or Danish as the language.

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CELLULOSE SPONGE BIODEGRADABLE & ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY

This cellulose sponge from 100% biodegradable cellulose is environmentally friendly. The white cellulose cleaning sponge is made from wood fibers. Therefore, it does not emit microplastics to the environment. Instead, you can enjoy the fact that tree cellulose is completely degradable as the material comes from all natural plants.

LONG LASTING CELLULOSE SPONGE

A cellulose sponge can last for many months if you treat it well. The trick is that you let it dry out between each time you clean your SproutPearl sprouter with it. When dry, the sponge becomes stiff. To make it soft again, simply soak it in warm water before washing your sprout tray with it.
Also only use normal, parfume free and environmentally friendly dish washing soap for your sprouter. That way no unwanted substances are left in the corners for your sprouts to grow in.

STERILIZE THE PLANT BASED SPONGE

It is a good idea to sterilize the sponge once a month. For this you can pour boiling water over the sponge and let it sit in the hot ‘bath’ for some minutes. Do not wringe the sponge as that will break the fibres. In stead simply press the water gently from it and set it to dry. This way the sponge is all clean and ready to use again for your sprouter.

COMPOSTABLE CELLULOSE SPONGE

This cellulose sponge is compostable as it is made from 100% biodegradable plant fibre. This makes the sponge very environmentally friendly and sustainable. This it is a good choice for you if you wish to avoid micro plast deposits, when you wash the SproutPearl sprouter.

To deposit this plant based sponge, you can simply put it in the green, bio waste bin. The sponge will degrade as easily as other fibre rich plant material in the plant bio bag.

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WATER SAVING FAUCET AERATOR

The water saving faucet aerator is an adapter for your kitchen faucet. This is smart, because it allows you to adapt the water jet from the kitchen faucet to either be collected or spread into several thin jets. That way, your sprouts and microgreens will not be broken by too hard jets of water or by splashing water from the tap when you rinse your sprouts.

THREAD TYPE AND THREAD SIZE

Both colors of the water saving faucet aerator are the same size. They fit kitchen faucets that follow the set EU standards. However, it is a good idea to measure the size of the thread on your faucet, before buying your new aerator water swivel. That way, you are sure it fits your kitchen faucet.

The size of the outer thread must be: 2.1 cm
The size of the inner thread should be: 2.3 cm

Most taps are made with external threads – taps where there is a thread on the outside of the tap itself. There is a loose thread adapter for the product in the package, so if you have an internal thread, then the aerator can still be installed.

360 DEGREE ROTARY BALL HEAD

The water saving faucet aerator can rotate 360 ​​degrees around its ball head in all directions. This makes it easy for you to adjust the water flow, so it can flush your sprouts or microgreens at just the angle you want for the task. It is also smart in your daily dish washing. Therefore, just leave the aerator on the kitchen tap. The total water jet is more air-filled than your normal water jet from the tap, so it can save a little on the water in everyday life.

INSTALLATION OF YOUR NEW WATER SWIVEL

The water swivel is a filter swivel that is easy to screw on your kitchen faucet by hand. You may need tools to unscrew your current aerator from the tap, or you may need to clean old lime from the thread. But then it is easy to screw on the new aerator.

CLEANING THE WATER SAVING FAUCET AERATOR

You can clean both versions of the aerator with a mild, liquid lime remover made for coffee mashines. Do not use harsh lime removers or other types of harsh chemicals for the aerator, as the chrome plating may become discolored.

EU-CERTIFIED AERATOR

The kitchen faucet swivel is produced in Germany. It are approved for kitchen faucets in accordance with EU rules for drinking water adapters and food contact.

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PLANT SIGN FOR SPROUTPEARL SPROUTER

The elegant, transparent plant sign for the SproutPearl sprouter let you easily remember, which seeds you have sown in each sprout tray.

These elegant plant tags are created with a cut groove. This lets you easily fit them over the partition inside each seed tray in your SproutPearl. This way it will stay in place, without disturbing the growth of the plants. Also the tag will stay in place when you rinse your sprouts morning and evening.

The plant label is made from hard acrylic, so it will appear almost invisible inside your transparent sprout tray. Only the white, engraved numbers are very visible. If you put the plant sign pressed against the side of the seed tray, then you will easily be able to see the numbers during the entire cultivation.

CHOOSE BETWEEN 1 + 2 OR 3 + 4

You can choose plant tags with the numbers 1 and 2 or 3 and 4. If I find, that the project becomes popular, I will make plant tags with several more numbers. That way you can easily keep hold of all of your varieties, even if you cultivate in 3 or more trays in your SproutPearl sprouter. So feel free to write to me if you miss more numbers to choose from. Contact me>

PLANT SIGNS + SEED CARD

With each acrylic plant tag you get 6 seed cards in paper, where you can write what you choose to grow in the different trays. There is print on the front and back of each card. You can choose to buy a stack of extra seed cards as needed. Or your can write on the cards with pencil, if you want to stretch the use of them.

SEED SIGN SIZE

The seed sign – the plant sign – is 3.5 cm wide x 3 cm high and 2 mm thick. It is so small to ensure, that it does not disturb the roots of the plants in the tray above. But the sign is also made this small, so that you can still place several layers of seed trays on top of each other.

CLEANING THE ACRYLIC PLANT TAG

The sign is made of acrylic, and it is easy for you to pull off the partition in the seed tray after each cultivation. Once removed you can easily clean the plant sign with a soft sponge and mild dish washing soap. The same as with the rest of your SproutPearl. This way you can keep a high level of hygiene in your sprouter even with this extra addition.

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Microgreen LEDLife full spectrum light bulb

Plant Light Bulb is a white Microgreen LED growth light bulb. It is essential for growing your microgreens in your indoor kitchen. This is because microgreen plants need bright light for their photosynthesis to grow well. If you leave out a growth bulb or grolys for your microgreens, your microgreens will:

• become long and ruffled in the stem.
• will not taste as good as the plants could taste.
• grow much slower than necessary.
• could not give you the full benefits of plant nutrients.

So I highly recommend that if you want to grow your sprouts on to the larger micro green, then you give yourself the pleasure of illuminating your plants well with a growth bulb.

Is the sun not good for Microgreens?

The short answer is: No. The reason is that sunlight in summer is too strong and hot for the young, vulnerable plants. Direct sun will simply scorch the plants. In winter, on the other hand, the sun is far too weak and promotes too few hours to provide enough light for your micro green.

Artificial light from a good growth bulb to micro green in your kitchen, on the other hand, is easy to control for you. With a plant bulb, you can give your microgreens plants 8-16 hours of strong light all year round without the plants sweating from heat.

Microgreen LEDLife full spectrum light bulb for Sprouts, Microgreens, Herbs and Salad.

Sprouts are the first small growth stage of your plants. You can harvest sprouts either with a short root or when they unfold their small cotyledons. If you only grow sprouts, you do not need a growth bulb.

A growth bulb, on the other hand, is always necessary if you grow microgreens. The plants turn into micro-green if they grow further beyond the stage of germinating with cotyledons. The transition takes place around day 7 of the growth. You can tell microgreens that the plants have unfolded their first true set of leaves. That is, the first set of leaves after the cotyledons. At this stage of the plant’s life, they simply need bright light to be able to convert the nutrients from fertilizer to roots, stems and leaves.

When should you give microgreen growth light?

Microgreens need growth light from the time they show the first small true leaves inside between the cotyledons. It happens around day 7 of growth. If your plants have grown cool, you will find that they grow slower than in heat. Therefore, it is easiest to keep an eye on the development of your plants.
You can read more about growth light for microgreens at this blog post >

FAQ on Microgreen LEDLife full spectrum light bulb

This bulb for microgreens, sprouts and pea growing has the following specifications:

Color: White
Light color: Cold white as daylight
Height: 130 mm Diameter: Ø 95 mm.
Base: E27
Kelvin: 5000 K
Lumen (lm): 2800
Beam angle: 38 °
Watt (W): 30 W
Energy class: F (A-G)
Ra value:> 97
Dimmable: No.
Life expectancy: 20.000 hours

If you grow your micro green in a SproutPearl Sprouter, one of these LED bulbs can effectively cover 4 SproutPearls with optimal light. Each SproutPearl Sprouter is 18 cm in diameter. You must rotate / rotate the trays every day so that the outer edges also get light.

How to get good taste in microgreens with Microgreen full spectrum LED light bulb

This LED bulb has a white light spectrum with 6400 kelvin. This spectrum is similar to daylight. The light is strong and has a color spectrum that supports both microgreen’s rapid growth and good taste. In addition, the light is cool white and therefore to last in the home rather than various other plant bulbs and grolys with blue or red tones which are intended to promote flower development etc. in larger plants.

Growth light for Sprouts, Herbs and Microgreens

This bulb glows cold white like a daylight bulb. Both sprouts, microgreens and other plants thrive on this kelvin. It also means you can use the bulb to fuel sprouts with cotyledons and yours for herbs if you want more growth and color in their leaves.

If you grow broccoli sprouts, it may be especially interesting for you to use the pear to get the sprouts to develop all their sulforophates. You can read more about this in the description under Seeds -> Broccoli.

Return rules

Please note that it is not possible to return this bulb after receiving the package unless the bulb is broken. This is because I guarantee that the bulb is unused due to the expected number of light hours for you as a customer. I therefore recommend that you check that your lamp has a round E27 socket, can withstand 14 Watts and has room in the screen before you buy this bulb.

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SMALL BLACK SCISSOR FOR SPROUTS, MICROGREENS & HERBS

A small black scissor as this one makes it easy to harvest your sprouts and microgreens, no matter where or how you grow them.

The scissor lets you cut off long roots when harvesting sprouts in your SproutPearl. You can also use it for quick, precise cuts when you harvest your ripe microgreens from hemp mats etc.

If you have herbs, this scissor is a great tool for quickly snatching leaves from the herbs.

SMALL BLACK SCISSOR WITH SHARP CUT

This small, sharp, black scissor is 10.5 cm long in stainless steel. The handle is made in black plastic.

The scissor is pointed at the end, making it easy to select exactly the amount of plants you want to harvest.

Another joy of this little, black scissor is that it gives sharp cuts when you harvest your home-grown sprouts, herbs and microgreens. Sharp cuts make the task of harvesting your plants a quick and easy task. The sharp edge also gives a nice finish to the harvested plants.

POINTED BLACK SCISSOR

A pointed black scissors like this is good for giving fine cuts very close to the roots. This is how you can best harvest your sprouts and micro greens without getting the roots into your food. Because even though you can eat the roots of your sprouts, it is most aesthetically beautiful to serve sprouts without long, dense roots. Therefore, this small, pointed scissors can be nice to have on hand for you.

CLEANING BLACK SCISSOR FOR SPROUTS

The scissor is easy to clean with dishwashing liquid and hot water. It is made of stainless steel, but I recommend that you let the scissors dry completely before putting it away. This is how it stays hygienic and becomes a pleasure to take out for the next use.

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