Salad/Spring Onion microgreens are a great way to grow flavourful thin green shoots that pack an oniony punch and make a lovely decorative garnish to top off dishes from soup to fish or chicken to canapes.

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They can be grown as microgreen or sprouting seeds and are easy to grow. It is best to pre-soak seeds for 12 hours before sowing for sprouting seeds but this is not necessary for microgreens.

How to grow Salad/Spring Onion Seeds:

Equipment

Salad/Spring Onion Seeds

Culture For Growing Salad/Spring Onion As Sprouts

1. Make sure that the Sprouter is super clean and sterile.
2. Place the seeds in the bottom of the Sprouter (no grid tray in place).
3. Cover the seeds with tepid water. Stir the seeds to ensure that all the seeds get soaked, a vital process for smaller seeds. (Use water that is at room temperature, water that is either too hot or too cold can shock the seeds and also slow the germination process).
Don't put too much seed in the tray, allow the seed sufficient room to expand… insufficient space will lead to mould issues as air cannot circulate sufficiently.
4. After the initial soak of 8-12 hours, skim off any floating seeds, empty the water by using the grid tray, so that the seeds get caught in the grid, the seeds should be left damp and not swimming in water. Drain as much of the water as possible.
NOTE - if using small seeds then the Bamboo paper needs to be placed on top of the grid otherwise the seeds will fall through the grid tray!
5. Place grid tray with seeds in the Sprouter and cover with clear lid.
6. Rinse 2-3 times per day with room temperature water, by running water through the seeds on the grid tray. Use lots of water and if possible, rinse under high-pressure water. Drain as much of the water as possible.
7. Continue rinse cycle until harvest.
8. Harvest on day 6, when the leaves are open and most are green.
9. 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 Microgreen

• 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.

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