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Growing your
Own Wheatgrass
By Organic Gardening Articles
Wheatgrass
juice is increasing in popularity and with very good reason, it's just baby
wheat, grown and juiced, but it's one of natures most power packed juices.
" It's not the food in your life, it's the life in your food " Anon
Never a truer word said, if you are on a quest to increase
health making your own wheatgrass juice at home will be a potent weapon in
your arsenal to optimum vitality! So how do you grow it? OK! Here's the JP's
quickie guide.
We think for a couple of people looking to increase health levels you need to
start three trays of wheatgrass every three days, so you have three trays
maturing at about the right time! It’s the 3x3x3 plan!
Simple soak your wheatgrass seeds overnight to get the germination process
rolling, then spread the seeds over a potting tray with an inch of compost in
the bottom. Water them again when planted, there is no need to cover them
with more soil. I use a standard potting tray from the garden centre.
When it's cold outside, wheatgrass will grow very slowly, so bring the trays
in overnight to prevent growth stagnating altogether and mould setting in.
" Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so
called scientific knowledge "
- Thomas Edison (You know, the inventor of the light bulb)
Wheatgrass is ready to juice in typically 10-12 days or at a height of
approximately 10" (24 cms) to harvest simply slice the grass off at the
root with a serrated knife. You can only juice wheatgrass in a single auger
juicer or a twin gear juicer; centrifugal juicers will just end up with grass
dancing around in the top!
One third of the tray's grass will give you two good shots of wheatgrass
juice, personally I don't mix it with any other juice, it's taste will overwhelm
pretty much any other juice it's in. If you prefer you can mix it up with any
other fruit or veggie juice, just be prepared for a greener more wheatgrassy
juice!
On the three trays every three days plan you will have three shots a day for
two people, this is a good level to maintain optimum health and detox. If you
are battling illness then more is required but start off slowly, wheatgrass
juice is so powerful most people will experience it's detoxing side effects
be it nausea or a headache. Stick with it, this is normal.
What can you expect? Well look at it like this, you are growing your own
organic wheatgrass, juicing it and drinking it fresh, it doesn't get much
more potent than that! With a live organic juice from a baby green plant you
are drinking sunshine itself! On a more practical note wheatgrass juice is a
great multivitamin and mineral juice, will help regulate blood sugar and
cleanse you on a cellular level! Keep your cells happy and you're in good
shape!
Wheatgrass powders and tablets, obviously there is no substitute for the
fresh stuff, but done properly dried wheatgrass is good stuff! It can be as
high in protein as a fillet steak but without the animal lard! Dried you will
get most of the goodness but the usual rule applies, there is NOTHING better
than fresh. I hope this inspires you to try your a wheatgrass shot next time
you are in a juice bar or maybe grow and juice your own.
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