Journal/The ten-day microgreen habit
May 18, 2026 · 4 min read
The ten-day microgreen habit
A crop you can finish between two Mondays, even if the rest of the farm is a rumor.

Not everyone has a south window. Everyone has ten days. Microgreens are how we talk people into farming who are sure they will kill a tomato.
Sow densely in a shallow tray. Keep the surface damp, not wet. When the first true leaves show, cut above the soil with scissors. Eat that day. Sow again.
Pea shoots are sweet. Radish has a kick. Sunflower is crunch. We pack all three in the tray kit because a rotation is more interesting than a resolution. The farm, in this version, is a rectangle that fits next to the kettle.
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Light, a five-gallon pot, and the one variety that forgives a Tuesday meeting that ran long.
- Why we still print a seed catalog
Screens are fine for ordering. Paper is how you decide what to become this season.