my wheatgrass growing in 10 x 20 tray and no mold!

[MysticTree]

I totally agree with you about this. My grass may not be perfect but i am still getting loads of nutrition from it compared to not juicing it at all.

totally agree and maybe we would get too much nutrition if we always ate everything at the highest level nutrient values.

[SunshineMN]

I think your grass looks great dmb!

I'm just so fed up with hearing that everything is so crucial with regard timing. Just eat the blasted stuff stuff or don't. Don't switch between saying things are best the soonest they are cut and that leaving them sit is bad and then say something else should sit cut whilst getting progressively less live. It doesn't make sense.

I so agree! I don't want to have to minutely control everything I eat like that. It's 100 times better than I used to eat. If I had to microcontrol everything it would drive me nuts and this is supposed to be more about freedom from all the mental issues that go along with food for me. I'm sure some times my sprouts are beyond what they should be. My mung sprouts grew root hairs when they were very short in fact. I ate them anyhow. It's still better than a boiled potato! I also eat all the seeds, I never pull them off the sprouts. However I am still looking forward to getting trays to grow microgreens, including a bunch of dried sweet corn I bought that sprouts but so slowly it's not worth the time (and the piece of corn stays too hard to eat!).

[The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)]

I totally agree with you about this. My grass may not be perfect but i am still getting loads of nutrition from it compared to not juicing it at all.

Very true.

You don't have to convince me; I'm the life-long gardener remember!

l know, very very true. l knew you would fully understand.

I don't want to have to minutely control everything I eat like that. It's 100 times better than I used to eat. If I had to microcontrol everything it would drive me nuts and this is supposed to be more about freedom from all the mental issues that go along with food for me. I'm sure some times my sprouts are beyond what they should be.

l fully understand. All l was doing was sharing information just for interest sake. l think it's good to know the information l said..to know a general guideline to aim for if you can, but the last thing l want is for people top worry about it. Sometimes l grow sprouts grow a day or two more than optimal (it's the nature of sprouting), but so what! l have some chickpeas that are a two days overgrown, but l am certainly not going to let it ruin my day.

[dmb2002man]

I think your grass looks great dmb!

thank you for saying that. I really appreciate it. I wanted to post my progress to help people out with growing wheatgrass and give all my knowledge. I just started a second batch now and will post the growing progress again to see if there are any differences. I just love my manual juicer as I have been using it daily plus my vitamix!

[CaiHong]

Thanks Dmb,
I loved what you did with the computer fans. My wooden computer table leg broke the other day, it has 2 computer fans imbedded in it, I am so glad I kept it. I knew it would come in handy one day.

it has a USB plug can I just have that switched over to a DC plug?
caiHong

[dmb2002man]

Thanks Dmb,
I loved what you did with the computer fans. My wooden computer table leg broke the other day, it has 2 computer fans imbedded in it, I am so glad I kept it. I knew it would come in handy one day.

it has a USB plug can I just have that switched over to a DC plug?
caiHong

Hey i am glad that i could help you out as that's why i posted this up. Yes you can get a usb to plug converter from wall. Homedepot or walmart would have something that would work. I got another batch growing now and its going well. Just haven't had time to take more pics but i will keep them coming.

[dmb2002man]

Cheers to my second round of wheat grass and its growing well! No mold again either!

[dmb2002man]

http://dynamicgreens.com/wheatgrass-...heatgrass.html

I am reading that flash frozen wheatgrass is better than fresh. Has anyone heard of this or know if it is true. My second round is about ready to be harvested and I am debating on what i should do. thanks

[MysticTree]

http://dynamicgreens.com/wheatgrass-...heatgrass.html

I am reading that flash frozen wheatgrass is better than fresh. Has anyone heard of this or know if it is true. My second round is about ready to be harvested and I am debating on what i should do. thanks

If picked at the peak of production then it will possibly be better than inexpertly homegrown wheatgrass. I doubt it makes financial sense for the end user though.

[dmb2002man]

My second tray of wheat grass! Enjoy!

[SunshineMN]

Looks as great as the first one!

[dmb2002man]

Looks as great as the first one!

thanks. Im sprouting my 3rd round of seeds now! I also just ordered 5 more trays. So that way i can start growing 3 at once! Im going to build me a custom stand out of a pvc piping from home depot. Going to see if i can pickup some barley seeds locally and try and sprout them.

[dmb2002man]

3rd batch is going well. Still no MOLD! My trays i ordered should be here any day now. Picking up some more pc/computer fans also for when i build my pvc stand. Had a few friends over on the weekend and we made fresh carrot juice in my vitamix and strained it and then I used my manual juicer and made us shots of wheatgrass. They were very impressed! Picked up some barley seeds at wholefoods the other day and im going to try and sprout them next and grow a tray! More pics will come as the process continues!

[dmb2002man]

due to traveling and being very busy the last month or so, i have started sprouting wheatgrass seeds again!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm trying to get my hydroponic grow light back from my brother to see if that will make it more green and better than window approach.

[Ravenna]

I'm very-very new to wheatgrass growing. So, first batch had mold, I made juice anyway and drunk it. Second has mold again and not growing that great.

After reading this thread I understood you have to have fans blowing on the trays. I will do that.

Questions:
- How critical it is to have holes in a tray? I do not have holes right now but I can make them.
- Do you guys water wheatgrass or spray it? And how often? Is it really best to lift the whole thing from a tray and put water in tray and spray on top? Seems to be quite a process...
- my grass was not nearly as thick as on the pictures I've seen here. I did 0.5lb on about 0.5in soil. How much do you put in 10*20 tray?

Please, advise me on these.
And I had no idea about jointing part. Will go study this right now. Thanks!