Beetroot Sprouting/Microgreen Seeds

Vegetable Seeds from Sow Seeds Ltd

Beetroot micro-leaves are very tasty little shoots that add the perfect finishing touch to salads, soups, sandwiches and many other meals with their slightly earthy beetroot flavour and fabulous red coloured leaves. How to grow Beetroot Sprouting Seeds: EquipmentWide mouth jarsLidSprouting Seeds Culture Soak the seeds in water at room...

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How to grow Beetroot Sprouting Seeds:

Equipment
Wide mouth jars
Lid
Sprouting Seeds

Culture

Soak the seeds in water at room temperature - there should be enough water to cover the seeds. When choosing a container to soak your seed in bear in mind that seeds swell up to 4 times their original size during this period. The seeds should be left for roughly 12 hours as a guide, beans and grains need at least this length of time and smaller seed may need less. Soaking is how we begin the sprouting process in most cases. Then drain the seed and follow the instructions below.

Make sure that the jars are super clean and sterile
Lid options
- Use a screw top lid and simply drill or punch several holes in the lid but not too large, the water needs to be able to drain, but not the seed!
- An alternative could be Muslin cloth secured with a rubber band around the neck of the jar
- Replacement lid with fine sieve built-in
Place seeds in the bottom of the jar and cover with water
2. Use water that is at room temperature water that is either too hot or too cold can shock the seeds. Coldwater can also slow the germination process
3. Don't put too much seed in the jar, allow the seed sufficient room to expand insufficient space will lead to mould issues as air cannot circulate sufficiently
After the initial soak of 8-12 hours, the water needs to be emptied and filled back up with room temperature water
Turn the jar upside down and let the water drain out, the seeds should be left damp and not swimming in the water
Rinse 2-3 times per day with room temperature water
Continue the rinse cycle until harvest
Harvest on day 6, when the leaves are open and most are green
De-hull before refrigerating

Hulls may be removed but they are not harmful to eat, removal helps to minimise spoilage in storage.

Alternatively, they can be grown as a Micro-green:

Plant 2-3 teaspoons of seed for a 5x5 tray on thoroughly moistened compost
Cover your crop with another tray, or a plate - to keep light out and moisture in.
Keep your compost moist by watering lightly as needed. Don't drench!
Use Coconut Coir and you likely won't have to water at all after planting!
When your plants have begun to show leaves, remove the cover and move your crop to a well-lit location.
Harvest when the leaves are open and 2cm - 7cm tall (day 5-14).
Cut just above the medium, with scissors or sharp knife.

Beetroot Micro-leaves Seed Information

Seed Quantity:

15g

Site:

Indoors/Greenhouse.

When to Sow:

Indoors from January to December.

Care:

Keep seeds well-watered, use a spray water bottle so as not to displace seeds.

Harvest:

January-December.

When to Sow Beetroot Micro-leaves Seeds

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Shipping Information
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