#microgreens

I am extremely disappointed that not one of the twenty odd photos I took of this ant carrying a shred of rose blossom turned out remotely decent:

Male ruby-throated hummingbird visiting our red buckeye:

The strawberry harvest has been nice this year:

The view from the backyard seating area:

This is the best our firecracker plant has ever looked:

I bought a pack of "spicy microgreen" seeds at Dollar General for a buck. This is what happened when I allowed them grow beyond the "micro" stage. They are delicious. A nice punch of spice to a salad or a mess of greens:

Roses at dusk:

They are tasty, very nutritious and very simple to grow. You don't need fancy pants equipment like trays, grow medium, lights and such, you only need seeds, something for them to grow in, something to hold moisture, and water. All of which can be obtained very cheaply (if not for free).

I've been growing my microgreens using three very basic things: a tray from a restaurant that once held sushi leftovers, toilet paper, and a zip bag.

How? Wet some toilet paper, wring it out so it's wet but not dripping, put on a tray, sprinkle seeds on it and put the whole thing into a zip bag. Wet the paper slightly once every two days (I put it under a barely dripping tap but a spray bottle would be better), leave the bag open slightly when the seeds start sprouting, wait a few days and badaboom, microgreens!

You can supposedly grow most seeds into microgreens. Sure, there are special seeds that you can buy specifically for this purpose, but I've also used storebought chia seeds meant for consumption, and they grow like crazy.

I'm also going to try growing some sunflower seeds that I bought for birbs (sorry birbs) because I can get them in a local store for pretty cheap. In fact, I'm gonna go do it right now!!

(photo from Pixabay because I'm too lazy to go look for my phone)

Fusilli with a raw super-sauce

pasta, turmeric powder, black pepper

garlic, ginger root, water

(from my organic garden) :

nettle olive oil

spinach, arugula and beet microgreens

mint, oregano, thyme