There is no shame in loving that instant gratification, girl. There is a trend rising in the gardening community that might be the answer to all your garden prayers: Microgreens!
Microgreens are young herb or vegetable greens that grow within one to three weeks. These ultra-baby greens are easy to grow in small spaces with high yields and can be a great addition to any window sill. They are low maintenance; all you need is a little light, a spray bottle for water, and of course your magical black girl love.
Microgreens can be used as a garnish or fill an entire salad bowl. These micro babies contain a higher nutritional value than sprouts, and you can harvest them with scissors the day you plan on eating them. Picking the greens like this stops the excessive loss of nutrients that you might find in grocery bought vegetables.
Beginner friendly: learn how to start seeds
Microgreens can be grown with any type of herb or leafy vegetable. Beet greens to Dino kale! If you want to grow a rainbow, but also put in the least amount of work, microgreens are the perfect way to do just that.
For you cooking mamas, there is lots of room to experiment with flavors. Sweet, savory, spicy and everything in between. A trick is to read the flavor profile while ordering your seeds. You can also ask any seed saver for their flavor description of the crop before planting it. The possibilities are endless.
Where can you start?
1.   First you need to find a bright and sunny window, probably the one you use to take your BGM selfies.
2.   Find just about any type of clean container. Washed out to-go containers, plastic Tupperware, plates, bowls, or even an actual planting tray would work.
3.    Fill the container with about one to two inches of potting soil.
4.    Read your seed packages for any special sowing instructions.
5.    Evenly scatter the seeds.
6.    Lightly cover the seeds by sprinkling some more potting soil on top.
7.   Give the seeds a light water with a spray bottle, just enough to dampen the soil.
8.    Continue to spray the soil at least once a day, but ideally twice a day.
9.   Once your greens have sprouted, wait about one to three weeks or until a nice defined leaf is developed.
10. You are finally ready to harvest!
Viola! You are officially a grower of microgreens.
Send us pictures of your micro babies and your beautiful processes!
This article was written by Emorie Roberts. You can find more about her on IG @Emstar_
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