by Farmer Rex | May 2, 2021 | Growing Microgreens, Pea Shoots, River Fork Farms
10 Easy steps for growing your own pea shoot microgreens indoors.
- For a 1020 size tray, sanitize between 8-10 oz. of Peas by submerging them in The Poor Man’s Sanitizer Solution for 10 minutes.
- Pour the sanitized peas into a mesh strainer to rinse well with potable water.
- Pour the peas into a tall pitcher or bowl, submerge in pH 6-7 water and soak for 4-12 hours. Waterline should be 2-3″ above the surface of the peas since they are very absorbent. Remove any floating debris like detached pea skins to reduce non-growing organic material that mold could grow on later.
- Pour the peas into a pasta colander.
- Rinse and drain thoroughly 2x per day. Leave the peas in the colander until the root tips are showing.
- Lay the peas out on pre-moistened, sanitized grow media in your grow tray. Your seed density should be about 5-8 oz. per 1020 tray and the peas should not be clumped together or touching each other.
- Blackout for 2-3 days until shoots start to appear.
- Expose the peas to 6500k white light for 18 hours per day, with 6 hours of darkness.
- Water from the bottom up 5-6x per day.
- Harvest your pea shoots after 10-14 days when the first or second set of true leaves appear by cutting the shoots just above the grow medium with scissors or a sharp knife. Your pea shoots should be 6-8″ inches or more in height by this time.
Your freshly harvested Pea Shoot Microgreens should be stored in a closed container in the refrigerator @ 36-40° and will keep for up to 10-14 days.
by Farmer Rex | Sep 4, 2019 | Corn Shoots, Growing Microgreens, River Fork Farms
10 Easy steps for growing your own Popcorn or Golden Corn Shoot microgreens indoors.
- Sanitize your corn kernels by submerging them in The Poor Man’s Sanitizer Solution for 10 minutes.
- Pour the sanitized corn kernels into a mesh strainer to rinse well with potable water.
- Pour the corn kernels into a tall pitcher or bowl, submerge in pH 6-7 water and soak for 4-12 hours. Remove any floating debris.
- Pour the corn kernels into a pasta colander.
- Rinse and drain thouroughly 2x per day. Leave the corn kernels in the collander until the root tips are showing.
- Lay the corn kernels out on pre-moistened, sanitized grow media in your grow tray. Your seed density should be about 5-8 oz. per 1020 tray and the corn kernels should not be clumped together or touching each other.
- Blackout for 5-7 days until shoots start to appear.
- Do Not Expose the corn kernels to light, just keep them in complete darkness if you desire the golden color.
- Water from the bottom up 5-6x per day.
- Harvest your corn shoots after 6-7 days by cutting the shoots just above the grow medium with scissors or a sharp knife. Your golden corn shoots should be 3-4″ inches or more in height by this time.
Your freshly harvested Golden Corn Shoot Microgreens should be stored in a closed container in the refrigerator @ 36-40° and will keep for up to 10-14 days.
by Farmer Rex | Aug 31, 2019 | Growing Microgreens, River Fork Farms, Sunflower Shoots
11 Easy steps for growing your own sunflower shoot microgreens indoors.
- Measure 2-3 cups of dry seed per 1020 grow tray.
- Sanitize your sunflower seeds by submerging them in The Poor Man’s Sanitizer Solution for 10 minutes. Sunflower seeds float so agitate the soluion a few times.
- Pour the sanitized sunflower seeds into a mesh strainer to rinse well with potable water.
- Pour the sunflower seeds into a tall pitcher or bowl, submerge in pH 6-7 water and soak for 4-12 hours. The seeds will float on the surface so stir occasionally . Remove any floating debris.
- Pour the sunflower seeds into a pasta colander.
- Rinse and drain thouroughly 2x per day. Leave the sunflower seeds in the collander until the root tips are showing.
- Lay the sunflower seeds out on pre-moistened, sanitized grow media in your grow tray. Your seed density should be about 5-8 oz. per 1020 tray and the sunflower seeds should not be clumped together or touching each other.
- Blackout for 2-3 days until shoots start to appear.
- Expose the sunflower seeds to 6500k white light for 18 hours per day, with 6 hours of darkness.
- Water from the bottom up 5-6x per day.
- Harvest your sunflower seeds after 10-14 days when the first or second set of true leaves appear by cutting the shoots just above the grow medium with scissors or a sharp knife. Your sunflower shoots should be 3-4″ inches or more in height by this time.
Your freshly harvested Sunflower Shoot Microgreens should be stored in a closed container in the refrigerator @ 36-40° and will keep for up to 10-14 days.
