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Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Lee_123
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Date: August 16, 2009 02:56PM Hi Everyone,
I do NOT have a green thumb! Because I travel as often as possible when not working, I don't even have houseplants -- though I wish I did because I like them. I would like to start growing my own wheatgrass and have no idea where to start. Is there a website with instructions for the overwhelmed and inexperienced that can get me started? Barring that, a good book? I have sprouted things and off and on in the past. I have very little space to do this in. And very little money! Any pointers toward step by step information would be great. Thanks! Lee Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: March 03, 2010 03:24AM I just noticed this topic. I'm surprised no one has responded.
If you'll GOOGLE "Youtube""Wheatgrass growing", or something like that, you will get some good ideas. Wheatgrass Juice is the ultimate Super Food. However, it is difficult for someone on a high Fruit Diet to take it.....WY Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Trive
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Date: March 03, 2010 03:52AM WY, Why is it difficult for someone on a high fruit diet to take wheatgrass juice? I have never tried it, but would like to. 
My favorite raw vegan Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: March 03, 2010 07:00AM Trive Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > WY, Why is it difficult for someone on a high > fruit diet to take wheatgrass juice? I have never > tried it, but would like to. I hope you will try it. Many people get sick after taking a shot of Wheatgrass Juice. It is very strong Medicine. Good Wheatgrass Juice has a sweet taste. If you have a Jamba Juice, or other juice bar nearby, try some. Let us know how you did.....WY [www.youtube.com] Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: March 13, 2010 09:04AM Try reading "The Wheatgrass Book"by Ann Wigmore. She was the pioneer of wheatgrass Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
faeterri
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Date: March 14, 2010 01:52PM Yes, wheatgrass is very sweet and also very strong medicine. I have to take the juice at night before bed or I will have a strong cleansing reaction. Instead I like to just chew on a bunch of blades throughout the day, almost like chewing grass like a farmer ha ha. This is much less wheatgrass than if juicing it.
Please try it. I think it is wonderfully healthy. Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
Wheatgrass Yogi
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Date: March 15, 2010 01:54AM faeterri Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------ > ...I have to take the juice at night > before bed or I will have a strong cleansing > reaction. I like to take mine in the morning, on an empty stomach, before I have anything else. Two ounces starts the day off right. Take more for a 'wheatgrass high'....WY Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: March 24, 2010 12:09PM Lee_123 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > > > I have sprouted things and off and on in the past. > I have very little space to do this in. And very > little money! > > Any pointers toward step by step information would > be great. Thanks! > > Lee Lee, if you like sprouting then something you might try is growing wheatgrass soil-less symbiotically with flax or chia. I've just tried it with flax and rye grass and the rye takes root in the gel of the wet flax seeds. 1. Soak and rinse wheat or rye seeds until they just begin to sprout. 2. Put them into a clay pot 1 layer thick. 3. Sprinkle in dry flax (or chia) seeds over the wheat and water. 4. Keep moist and pot covered until grass blades are formed. 5. Harvest as a "cake" of roots, grass and sprouts. Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
faeterri
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Date: March 24, 2010 04:29PM I never thought of that. Thanks a lot loeve! I must try. Grass with flax, chia, or even my gelatinous mustard. Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: March 25, 2010 02:26PM Cool, faeterri. I liked your use of a clay dish for sprouting which really suits these gelatinous seeds too. Then RawLion posted the method of growing wheatgrass on a paper towel. Then I was reading that chia gel helps the seeds get established by holding water (like a sponge). The gel is essentially just fiber. I harvested one 4" pot with the grass a few inches high and the flax with long tales and it was all good. A second pot is still growing with 5" grass blades and the flax about to set leaf. It's a fun experiment for me. Re: Growing Wheatgrass for Dummies?
Posted by:
loeve
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Date: April 18, 2010 05:38PM These clay pots work for soil-less rye grass too. Soaked rye seed in the bottom of a damp clay pot with a clear plastic lid will grow forming its own root mat. It's ready after about 7 days roots'n all. The seed starch turns sweet. The grass keeps growing to about 7cm in 12 days but the root mat and spent seed casings can get moldy. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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