Grow Your Own Wheatgrass

How do you fancy growing the freshest and strongest wheatgrass like the picture on the left?  That's my wheatgrass from last year and it was so simple to grow that's it's really worth all the (very little) effort.  I was having a fantastic dinner with friends on Saturday night and during conversation realised that not everyone knows how simple it is to grow wheatgrass, especially now we're in the perfect time of year for growing outdoors.

So what I thought I'd do is get everyone to grow some together in 'real-time'.  I'll be growing wheatgrass and posting my instructions and photos for you to follow along, it'll be like a little on-line class :-)  Told you I was turning into a computer nerd!  Am I setting myself up for disaster if my grass doesn't grow?  I'll be exposed!  I'll tell you now, if it doesn't grown I'll be buying some from Aconbury Sprouts and photographing it as my own!!!  Only joking of course...someone has already asked me if that is really a picture of my own wheatgrass!  Oh ye of little faith.  Of course it's mine, and I shall prove it!

Anyway, we'll be starting next Monday which gives you plenty of time to get the few bits and pieces we'll be needing.

Read on to see a list of your 'class' materials...

• 4 trays, available from your local garden centre.  I used the ones with holes in the bottom although I'm informed it doesn't make a difference whether they've got holes or not.  2 trays will be used to grow and 2 trays will cover them (it'll all become clear) so if you want more than 2 lots of wheatgrass you'll need 2 extra trays for every 1 tray you want to grow.
• Organic compost, also available from your local garden centre.
• Good quality wheatgrass seed.  I'll be using seed from The Fresh Network.
• Bin liners, but only if you're using trays with holes in as the germinating seeds need to be in complete darkness for a few days.
• A bowl and some water to sprout the seeds.

Easy enough so far?  Ok, good, we'll start Monday...