How to Grow Wheat Grass at Home

Wheatgrass contains a variety of essential vitamins and nutrients, which can help keep our bodies and brains healthy and full of energy. ^{[1] X Research Source} Drinking a cup of wheatgrass juice every morning is a great way to start the day but can cost you a lot of money. If you want to include wheatgrass in your daily diet, try growing it at home instead of buying ready-made juice. This article will provide you with information on how to grow wheatgrass from seed and take advantage of its benefits.

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Soak and incubate the seeds to germinate

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Collect wheatgrass seeds. Wheatgrass seeds are also known as winter wheat seeds. You can buy bags of seeds online or at health care stores. Look for organic seeds from reputable sources to make sure the seeds aren’t treated with pesticides and will grow healthy. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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Prepare the seeds for soaking. Before soaking and incubating the seeds to germinate, you need to measure and wash the seeds.

Measure out enough seeds so that you can spread a thin layer on the wheatgrass tray. With a tray measuring 38 x 38 cm, measure out about 2 cups of seeds.
Use a sieve with a very small hole to wash the seeds in clean, cool water. Comb well and place the seeds in a bowl.

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Soak seeds. Soaking seeds is a way to make seeds germinate. By the end of the soaking period, the seeds will have sprouted small roots.

Pour cold water into the seed bowl, if there is filtered water, that’s fine. Use three times the amount of water as the seeds. Cover bowl or cover with cling film and soak for about 10 hours or overnight. ^{[3] X Research Sources}
Comb the seeds, then change the filter with new water – also use three times the amount of water as the seeds. Soak for about 10 more hours.
Repeat the above process one more time, for a total of 3 soaks.
By the end of the last soak, the seeds will have rooted and you can plant them. Comb the seeds and prepare the soil tray for sowing.

Sowing wheat grass seeds

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Prepare the seeding tray. Line the bottom of the seeding tray with paper towels so that the roots don’t poke through the drainage holes in the bottom of the tray. Spread a layer of compost or potting soil evenly, about 2.5 cm thick.

If possible, use paper towels that have not been chemically treated and are not dyed. You can find chemical-free recycled paper towels at health care stores.
Use pre-moistened compost or potting soil that is free of pesticides or other chemicals. It is important to use organic soil to get the most out of the wheatgrass benefits.

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Sow seeds. Spread a layer of seed on the ground or compost in a tray evenly. Gently press the seed into the ground but do not completely bury it.

The seeds can touch each other, but you need to make sure the seeds don’t pile up. Each seed needs some space to grow.
Lightly water the tray, making sure every seed is watered.
Cover the tray with damp newspaper to protect the seedlings.

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Keep seeds moist. It’s important to make sure the seeds don’t dry out during the first few days of sowing. Keep the seeds moist as the roots develop in the tray. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Remove the newspaper and water the seed tray every morning to keep the soil moist but not waterlogged.
Use a spray bottle to lightly mist the soil every night before bed so that the seedlings don’t dry out at night. You should also spray on newspaper to keep it moist.
On the fourth day after planting, you can remove the newspaper to prevent the seeds from sprouting underneath the newspaper. Continue watering the germinated seedlings once a day.

Harvest wheat grass

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Wait for the wheatgrass to “crack”. When the buds have matured, a branch will grow from the first bud. This phenomenon is called “cracking”, and means you can already harvest. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

By this time, the wheatgrass has grown to about 15 cm tall.
Wheatgrass can usually be harvested 9-10 days after planting.

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Cut the wheatgrass above the root. Use scissors to harvest by cutting just above the base of the grass and placing it in a bowl. You can make juice immediately after harvesting.

Wheatgrass can be kept for a week in the refrigerator, but it is most delicious and nutritious if you harvest it just before you plan to juice it.
Continue watering for a second crop. Harvest when the time is right.
Sometimes you can also harvest a third crop, but the wheatgrass won’t be as soft and sweet as the first. Remove the grass from the previous batch and prepare the tray for the next planting.

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Repeat the above process. You will need a lot of wheatgrass to get a few small glasses of juice. If you plan to include wheatgrass juice in your daily diet, you will need to plant more than one tray at a time.

Time planting and harvesting so that the new batch of seeds is soaking while the previous batch is taking root. If there are two or three batches of seeds growing at different stages, you should have enough wheatgrass to drink a glass of juice a day.
Wheatgrass has a beautiful bright green color and is a natural accent to your sunlit kitchen or room and wherever you choose to grow it. You might consider growing wheatgrass in beautifully decorated pots and planting other plants around to enjoy the beauty of wheatgrass and its health benefits.

Wheatgrass juice

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Wash the wheatgrass. Because it’s grown in organic soil, wheatgrass doesn’t need to be washed too thoroughly. You only need a prewash to clean the soil from the air that can get on the wheatgrass.

Advice

Wheatgrass is said to have a detoxifying effect. You can drink wheatgrass juice to relieve stress and energize the body.
If the wheatgrass tray shows signs of mildew, you need to increase the air circulation in the growing area by placing a fan nearby. Harvest wheatgrass above the mold infested part; that part is still usable.
Go to a gardening center and ask if they have plastic planter trays – they often have stacks of discarded plastic trays. These trays are the perfect size for growing wheatgrass.

Steps

Soak and incubate the seeds to germinate

Sowing wheat grass seeds

Harvest wheat grass

Wheatgrass juice

Advice

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