FAQ

Microgreens are only around for a short time so it’s hard to do go far wrong in that time. They need a little watering, perhaps a little spray in the initial few days while they are covered but that’s about it. Some grow faster that others and sometimes they might fail to germinate. All in all they need room temperature, good light but not a sunny windowsill and small top up of water here and there.

Indoors or under cover to protect the young seedlings from the elements. The kitchen is convenient so they can easily be added to the plate.

They add that little touch to a plate that can’t be underrated, chefs have been doing it for years. They also have a strong concentration of nutrients and one of the few crops that grow unaided in the kitchen year-round. Once cut they lose their goodness quick, much faster than regular salad leaves which is the upside of having a living patch.

One of the big things about getting microgreens from the shops is that it leads little time to eat them as small leaves wilt fast. They also require plastic packaging and tend to be hard to source, often mixed with salad leaves or pea shoots. Through growing your own you can open up a wider selection of greens as so many plants can be grown this way. With the ease it takes to grow it makes more sense to grow your own.

Our mats arrive at the right interval, fit through the letterbox and grow on a biodegradable material not widely used in the industry

Not really, they can prefer different growing temps so we try to incorporate suitable seeds for the season but the average kitchen allows them to grow sufficiently throughout the year. The speed they grow at will vary throughout the year, and in the summer the usual spot on the window might become too sunny for them.

The most frequent is once a month, with packs shipped the first week of the month. Subscriptions can be changed via the portal to bi-monthly or tri-monthly.