How to Grow Wheatgrass Houseplants.

Learning how to grow wheatgrass houseplants is quite simple, and surprisingly inexpensive. Elegant, healthful, organic wheatgrass is extremely easy to grow indoors, and requires little effort. In fact, after a couple of trial runs, you can become expert at it.

High quality organic wheatgrass requires few supplies, which can be purchased locally or online.

Seeds.

Organic, hard, red, winter wheat berries (not soft, summer wheat berries) can be found in bulk bins at a variety of health food stores, and large grocery stores.

Soil.

Standard organic potting soil is available at large drug stores, hardware stores and garden supply stores. Basic potting soil is often offered as a store brand, and is the cheapest mixture available.

Potting soil for growing wheatgrass should contain three ingredients only; lime, peat moss, and organic soil. Do not use fertilization of any kind.

Kelp.

Granulated or powdered kelp is used to enhance the nutritional value of wheatgrass, but is not necessary for growth. Kelp is available at many health food stores.

Planters.

The peat moss in basic potting soil acts as a sponge, retaining moisture. Therefore, wheatgrass houseplants do not require drainage holes, and can grow in almost any container.

When it comes to planters for your custom wheatgrass plants, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Glass or ceramic bowls, vases, glasses, cookie/tea tins, or just about anything will do.

Why not use standard growing trays?

Standard plastic growing trays seem to be the go-to for most home growers, who are using wheatgrass for live-plant-supplementation and first-aid. However, large black plastic trays are unattractive and can also be impractical.

Two reasons to get creative and forgo standard sized growing trays:

· It is difficult to harvest and juice an entire tray of wheatgrass before it declines, which usually results in wasted wheatgrass.

· The large surface area and high density of grass grown in a standard tray promotes mold growth.

How to grow wheatgrass houseplants:

Soak wheat berries.

Rinse a cup or so of organic, hard red wheat berries, and place them in a large glass jar. Fill with water, allowing a couple of inches of air at the top of the jar. Cover with a washcloth, and secure with a rubber band (the heavy duty rubber bands found on grocery store broccoli are perfect for this).

Allow wheat berries to soak for 8-12 hours.

Drain wheat berries.

Place the soaked wheat berries at a 70% angle, in a dish rack or in the dishwasher. Allow seeds to drain for an additional 12 hours.

Plant wheat berries.

Fill your container of choice with an inch or more of soil, and pat down into a flat surface, by hand. Sprinkle the soil with a light dusting of kelp, if desired, and lightly water the soil.

Sprinkle the sprouted wheat berries over the soil, covering all of the soil thoroughly, without piling the seeds on top of each other.

Gently water the seeds, without muddying and overturning the soil.

Cover the wheatgrass houseplant.

Cover the wheatgrass houseplant in complete darkness, with a few inches of space at the top, and store away for three days.

Wheatgrass planted in a bowl can be covered with another bowl of the same size, etc. If you do not have a suitable cover, simply place your wheatgrass houseplant in a drawer or cupboard.

Uncover and water the wheatgrass houseplant.

When you uncover your wheatgrass houseplant, small stalks of golden grass will be growing.

Water your plant moderately - just enough to saturate the top of the soil.

Within a couple of hours, the grass will turn from gold to green, almost before your eyes, like magic.

Enjoy!

Place your wheatgrass houseplant wherever you like, as long as it is indoors, and out of direct sunlight.

Wheatgrass will grow to fruition in a few days. At that point, you may harvest the grass for juicing or first aid, or trim, which promotes longer life and creates a polished, symmetrical look.

A mature wheatgrass houseplant can easily be removed from the container to stand alone, as the roots have taken hold to form a hardened, naturally free-standing plant.

Share the wealth!

Once you have a working knowledge of how to grow wheatgrass houseplants, you can share the wealth with friends, family, and pets.

Creating stylish, nutritious houseplants with wheatgrass affords a plethora of gift giving opportunities.