Wheat is Grass – grow a pot or a plot
You don’t have to live on a farm to start a crop of wheat. Here’s how to grow a little plot in a little pot:
1. Fill a small clay pot (or
any container) with potting soil.
2. Evenly spread a layer of grains over the top of the soil without overlapping
seeds.
3. Cover seeds with a thin layer of soil – like a blanket.
4. Water to moisten soil, and keep it moist (but not drenched) each day.
In 5-7 days, the seeds will sprout into bright green blades that require
little water and are uniquely sweet and refreshing. Every morning each
blade will be tipped with a glistening tiny droplet of moisture. Once
the seeds grow to about 6 inches, pinch off 10-12 blades at a time and
chew
them to extract the juice. Yes, graze like a cow. Juicy, invigorating
and nourishing. When you’ve chewed up all the flavor, throw out
the remaining fiber or … swallow it!
The sweet strong-tasting juice in each blade is filled with chlorophyll – and is reported to hold 92 of the 102 minerals found in soil as well as almost all the vitamins known to benefit humans. Scientists and health enthusiasts claim that wheat grass is a miracle food with benefits that range from purifying the blood to preventing gray hair. A miracle food? Maybe – but no one will argue that each blade has a taste and an elegant beauty that evokes wonder and draws the attention of cats as well as humans.
For
a crop of full grown wheat, plant the seeds one by one in rows one inch
deep and one inch apart. Allow six inches between the rows, and
let the young blades grow to maturity. In eight months or less (depending
on
the region and the variety of wheat), they will develop into stalks as
tall as 7 feet.
You can buy the whole grains in almost any natural foods store. Look for "hard red winter wheat."
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