5 Easy Steps To Grow Microgreens At Home-Nisha Pathak

After schools shifted to a web teaching mode, 17-year-old Nisha Pathak was worried about her increase in screen time. To avoid spending an excessive amount of time watching computers and to stay active, the category 12 student of Neeraja Modi School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, took up farming.

 “I wanted to remain myself engaged in activities that did not require watching a screen. Apart from that, I wanted to grow the veggies and distribute them to underprivileged families living near my home,” says Nisha, adding that she learned the thanks to preparing seeds and plant them from a gardener in her community premises.

 Initially, she grew vegetables like potatoes, onions, and tomatoes. The harvest was distributed among underprivileged families who were living in neighboring areas and were unable to procure fresh vegetables regularly.

 Nisha realized that growing vegetables would take a couple of months. However, she wanted to supply a nutritious alternative to the families who couldn't afford vegetables regularly. She decided to grow microgreens and conducted workshops for underprivileged women so that they might grow their reception.

 “I didn't want to burden them with extra expenses by asking them to shop for containers or pots to grow the microgreens. As a sustainable solution, I decided to recycle empty milk packets to grow them,” says Nisha, in an interview with higher India.

 To date, she has conducted workshops for 10 underprivileged women and even took virtual workshops for 35 neighbors.

 Here’s how you'll grow microgreens in milk packets:

 Things you will need-

 • An empty milk packet

 • Potting mix

 • Fenugreek or mustard seeds.

 Step 1: Soak a fistful of fenugreek or mustard seeds, during a bowl of water overnight.

 Step 2: Thoroughly wash and dry a milk packet.

 Step 3: employing a pair of scissors, pierce a hole at the lowest of the packet to empty excess water.

 Step 4: Fill 3/4th of the milk packet with organic potting mix.

 Step 5: Evenly spread the soaked seeds and canopy them with a skinny layer of soil.

 Finally, sprinkle some water and place it in a space that doesn't receive direct sunlight. Continue spraying water a day and within seven days the microgreens are going to be able to be consumed.

 Once the leaves are harvested, you'll repeat the method within the same milk packet. However, you would like to get rid of the highest layer of soil and 

add fresh potting mix.

 These tiny leaves are full of more nutrients than fully-grown vegetables and don't have to be cooked.

 “They are often sprinkled over dishes as a garnish and consumed fresh,” says Nisha.