Growing Popcorn Microgreens
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When cut above the stem using a harvesting knife, the green which grows from it can be regrown. The second shoot will not be as nutritious or as sweet as the first harvest. It is also better to harvest the entire plant as the stem contains many of the nutrients in the microgreen.
Many of the greens are almost at their ideal harvesting size (4-5 inches) 24 hours later. They should be allowed to grow to this length, because at that size they are at the peak of their sweetness and have substantial chlorophyll.
Its chlorophyll creates an energy boost and also detoxifies the blood because of the similar composition of the chemicals. The shoots can also be juiced using either an electric masticating juicer or a manual juicer designed for wheatgrass (a lot of juice can be extracted from these). It seems that the vitamin concentration of some of these greens is higher when they are grown hydroponically rather than using soil, I think this may be because the roots can absorb the nutrients more easily from water than the solid elements in soil / compost.
They are near a window so some sunlight can cause them to photosynthesise. They do not need a lot of light to turn green with the chlorophyll.
Insert a handful of the shoots (including the stem) into a juicer and you will extract a sweet drink which has an even more intense taste than when they are eaten. As with all greens, a manual (hand) juicer extracts more from popcorn shoots than an electric juicer.
I was googling some mini green houses, but ended up clicking on microgreens, which I never heard of. I then watched some videos and then did a search here in the gardening forum. Found this thread, and wanted to add this this video to share: