How to Grow Your Own Microgreens in Your Windowsill

Save some money and get some farm-to-table greens by growing some superfoods in your window.

This is the easiest way to have fresh microgreens available in your kithcen, no matter the size. This is great for tiny homes as well as people living in smaller city quarters. 

As you may know, microgreens has been a superfood that has been on a super trend lately. It's reputation and benefits has it getting pretty pricey though. Similar to how you can grow special mushrooms in home kits, you can grow these specialty greens at home as well with not much maintenance.

The seeds we recommend in bulk are this Superfoods Microgreen Mix, due to the variety you get to incorporate for various uses, augmenting salads, adding color to dishes, and general garnish use ideas. This mix gives you the ability to pick out the flavors of eack seed variety and see which ones you enjoy the most. If you want only green variety of microgreens for a restaurant use or specific use case like salads, we recommend the Kale Trio Microgreen Mix, shown growing in the image above. 

Here is how you can grow microgreens at home using any spare window:

1. Repurpose to-go containers as pots.

These are perfect for this project. Next time you order out or get something to take home, repurpose the to-go container.  Drill some holes in them for the water to drain so they are good to go for planting. If you are looking for other ideas to help you repurpose things in your kitchen and save some money, check out this link here. 

2. Put some decent quality soil, pre moistened.

This is an interesting part, since these little guys aren't going to be maturing, you don't necessarily need to purchase the best soil to make this project successful. You will only be growing this for about 2 weeks after sprout, however I recommend repurposing the soil since it will still have some use in it. Cheaper soil can be sourced from local composting facilities, if available.

3. Spread the seed out evenly.

Too sparse, and you will have wasted growth area. Too much, and you will have seeds dying and growing on top of each other, and not growing well. I personally think the former is easier to deal with, its just less microgreens, not ruined microgreens. As a rule of thumb, you probably want about 5-10 seeds in the area of a dime.

4. Apply a thin top layer of soil to seeds.

This helps secure the seeds in place and grow better.

5. Apply light pressure to the top layer of soil.

This can be done using the bottom of another to-go container laying around. This is also to help secure the seeds in place for better growth.

6. Gently water with a sprayer or light sprinkler.

Ensure an even amount of moisture is distributed throughout the seedling layer. You can even cover it with a paper towel or clear lid at this time. 

7. Place in designated windowsill or indoor sunlight space.

Most people have a windowsill, however its best to place it in a southern facing window to maximize sunlight. You may have taller sprouts that are fighting for sunlight that may not grow as fast otherwise. 

8. Water once to twice day at first with a sprayer.

For best results, ensure the seeds are always wet. This may require daily waering the first couple days, depending on how dry your local climate is. 

9. In 1-3 weeks, harvest home grown windowsill microgreens fresh from your conveniently recycled container. 

Depending on a variety of factory like sunlight, variety of microgreen chosen, soil quality, etc., the speed at which your microgreens can be harvested will vary. When growing for personal use, you can harvest as needed, which makes them extremely fresh.

Tips and Tricks for Growing At-home Microgreens

• Radish sprouts were really quick to harvest, 3-5 days; even in the winter.

• You can mix and match seed varieties that have similar harvest times.

• Source cheaper soil from local composting facilities.