A birthday present from MrFothergills!
A birthday present from MrFothergill ! Really you shouldn't have! They didnt know it was to arrive just in time for my birthday, but I thought this gift of a sprouter, along with four packets of seeds was very timely - thank you! I have been persisting with the microgreens, and eventually e-mailed them and suggested trialling a sprouter as I have the feeling that will work better in my climate. The microgreens have been very tasty, but dont grow very big, and the ones in water do attract mosquitoes. We had a prawn starter for my birthday dinner (the prawn shells are now buried in the veggie patch) and I got the grand kids to help me pick some basil and watercress microgreens to sprinkle on the plates. Greens! they ate them! Now I wouldnt say it was a full serving of veggies, but the cuteness factor did play a part. For that reason alone it is worth trying sprouts and microgreens. I put a Tablespoon of seed in each layer - trying fenu...