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What Happens If You Don’t Harvest Microgreens?

Posted on March 2, 2021

If you want to know what happens if you don’t harvest microgreens, then this article is for you. Specifically, we’re going to talk about the benefits of growing your own microgreens, as well as how planting microgreens can be beneficial to both you and your plants. After reading this article, you should have a better understanding of the value that microgreens add to your garden. So, let’s get started.

Before we go any further, let me make sure you know that microgreens affect a wide variety of plants, not just tomatoes. In fact, it has been shown that microgreens can have very significant effects on a wide variety of crops, including lettuce, spinach, broccoli, collard greens, turnips, and even sweet potatoes. Microgreens are very easy for plants to uptake and thus provide strong nutrition to your crops. There are no major differences between feeding plants grown from different types of microgreens but feeding a plant grown from spinach with an ingredient from microgreens wouldn’t result in any harm to the spinach.

So, now that you know microgreens can have such a profound effect on your crops, how can they be harvested and stored? Harvesting and storing microgreens is simple. You can simply pick off the top leaves. The microgreens will fall to the ground, decomposing naturally and releasing the nutrients contained in them.

Now, let’s talk about why planting microgreens is beneficial. One reason why planting microgreens can be beneficial is because they are an excellent source of calcium. This is especially important if you’re trying to prevent a deficiency in calcium, which can occur as we grow older. Many people do not eat enough calcium in their diets. A variety of vegetables such as beans, broccoli, spinach, and oat bran are rich in calcium, which can help protect against osteoporosis.

Harvesting microgreens is also helpful because it helps to keep your plants healthier. Most gardeners cut off the tops of their plants when they harvest them, but this causes the leaves to go brown quickly and can also cause the plant to wilt. By removing the leaves, you prevent oxidation of the plant, which is bad for it. You should also remove any uneaten leaves or other parts before harvesting your microgreens. It’s important to consume at least half of the leaf’s weight in microgreens before you store it.

Finally, you should make sure that you harvest your plants in the spring, when the microgreens are in their most concentrated state. This means waiting until the last week of May or the first week of June. If you wait longer, you run the risk of cutting off too much or too little. Harvesting your plants in the middle of summer may leave you with mushy microgreens. Therefore, wait until after Labor Day to harvest your microgreens.

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