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Homes & Gardens
Liz Marvin

Best microgreens to grow indoors: 11 easy crops to try

Woman holding bowl of microgreen shoots.

Chefs in top restaurants have long been a fan of the the best microgreens, with their interesting tastes and visual appeal. But you don’t have to wait until you can eat out somewhere fancy; the beauty of growing your own microgreens is that you can experiment with different seeds, find your favorite and go on your very own culinary adventure.

Learning how to grow microgreens is a fun and easy windowsill gardening project. With very little equipment, it’s possible to grow a variety of leafy greens, herbs and salads at home, that will be ready to harvest in as little as a week. These tiny versions of the full-sized plants we usually eat, can be snipped and added raw to salads, soups, stews, sandwiches, and smoothies burst of flavor and pop of dazzling color.  

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