Microgreen Seeds

You can start with basic supplies you likely already have, a shallow tray, some growing medium like soil or a mat, and a sunny windowsill or grow light. Dedicated microgreen trays and grow lights can make the process more consistent, especially if you're growing indoors through winter, but they're not required to get a first harvest. Most gardeners start simple and add equipment later if they decide to grow microgreens regularly.

Most microgreens are ready to harvest within one to three weeks of seeding, which is part of what makes them appealing compared to full-sized vegetables. Faster-germinating varieties like radish and mustard tend to be ready sooner, while some seeds like sunflower and pea shoots take a bit longer to reach a good harvest size. Exact timing depends on the variety, your growing conditions, and how tall you like your greens before cutting.

Microgreens can be grown outdoors in a shaded bed or container during mild weather, but most gardeners grow them indoors because it gives more consistent control over temperature and light year-round. Growing indoors also means you're not dependent on your outdoor growing season, so you can keep a steady supply going even in winter when the rest of the garden is dormant.

Yes, in most cases microgreens come from the same seed you'd use to grow a full-sized plant, just harvested at the seedling stage instead of being left to mature. That's part of why flavor can be more concentrated in microgreens than in the mature vegetable, since you're eating the young, tender growth rather than a fully developed leaf or root. Not every seed is well suited to this though, so it's worth sticking to varieties sold specifically as microgreens rather than assuming any seed packet will work the same way.

These seeds come from High Mowing, a well-established organic seed supplier, so quality is on par with dedicated microgreen retailers. Seedtime members get an additional 20% off every order, which adds up quickly if you're growing microgreens regularly rather than as a one-off project. The main advantage beyond pricing is having your microgreen rounds tracked in the same planning system as the rest of your garden, so nothing falls through the cracks between plantings.