Grow Guides
How to Grow Wheatgrass Indoors: Soak, Sprout, Sow and Cut
Wheatgrass is easy and fast: soak hard wheat berries, pre-sprout for a day, sow densely and cut at 6–7 inches. Here's the full method, plus a second cut.
Author: Utkarsh
Founder and editor of TrayGrown. Writes practical, carefully researched guides to growing microgreens and fresh greens indoors in small spaces.
Grow Guides
How to Grow Basil Microgreens (Without Mold or Damping Off)
Basil microgreens are slow and a little fussy, but intensely aromatic. Sow the seed dry, keep it warm, and water carefully to avoid damping off.
Grow Guides
How to Grow Broccoli Microgreens at Home
Broccoli microgreens are mild, fast and very forgiving. Learn the right seed amount, how to avoid over-sowing, and when to harvest for the best texture.
Getting Started
Should You Soak Microgreen Seeds? Soak Times for 16 Seeds
Soak big, hard seeds like peas and sunflower for 8–12 hours. Never soak gel-forming seeds like basil, chia and mustard. Full chart and method inside.
Getting Started
Do Microgreens Regrow After Cutting? What Actually Happens
Most microgreens don't regrow after cutting because the growing point is removed. Pea shoots and wheatgrass can give a second, smaller cut. Here's why.
Getting Started
Microgreens vs Sprouts vs Baby Greens: What’s the Difference?
Sprouts, microgreens and baby greens are three stages of the same plant. Here is how they differ in growing method, harvest time, taste and food safety.
Grow Guides
How to Grow Fenugreek Microgreens (Methi) at Home
Grow fenugreek (methi) microgreens in 8–14 days: seed per tray, soaking, blackout, light, watering, harvest timing and how to keep the bitterness mild.
Getting Started
How to Grow Microgreens at Home: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Everything you need to grow your first tray of microgreens indoors: supplies, seed amounts, a day-by-day timeline, watering, light and harvest.
Getting Started
How Long Do Microgreens Take to Grow? Harvest Chart for 16 Crops
Most microgreens are ready 7–14 days after sowing, but basil and cilantro can take three weeks. Here are germination, blackout and harvest days for 16 crops.