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Old 17-09-2013, 03:10 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Source of microgreens seeds?

On Fri, 6 Sep 2013 09:24:02 -0400, songbird
wrote:

David Hare-Scott wrote:
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What exactly do you mean by "microgreens"?


sprouts?


songbird


Well, yes, I suppose sprouts can be classified as microgreens, but
sprouts are easy to buy. Things like lentils, wheatgrass, sunflower
seeds, all can be bought in bulk.

Mesclun, cannot. And the seeds are ridiculously expensive since if
you let the plants grow to maturity, then, fine. You'd not be paying
any more than any regular seed. But like sprouts, microgreens such as
baby spinach, mesclun, baby lettuces, a little packet of seeds won't
grow much and so it makes them way more expensive than if you're
buying to grow plants to full term.