How To Sprout Wheatgrass For Spring Decor

How to sprout wheatgrass---it's easy! Perfect to grow for Easter grass and spring decor! I'll share how to sprout wheatgrass to fill bowls, baskets, or empty cans and watch it grow! A fun pop of color on any window sill. This post contains an affiliate link.

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When I was little I remember going to my Aunt's house and seeing her snacking on sprouted wheat berries. She'd sprout them herself and eat them plain or as a warm cereal. I wanted to sprout grass for spring decor with the kids and as those wheat berries began to open it immediately reminded me of Aunt LuAnn! I saved some and made a loaf of sprouted wheat berry bread (so yummy) and let the rest continue to grow into wheatgrass.

Have you sprouted your own wheatgrass before? It's easy! And it grows SUPER fast!

You can grow wheatgrass in baskets, bowls, tin cans, or anything really! It adds such a fresh pop of color to any table or window sill. We've even filled tin cans with wheatgrass and decorated the front of the cans with silly faces. The kids liked giving the grass haircuts. They were the craziest little grass heads, but so fun!

I sometimes grind my own whole wheat flour for bread so I usually have a bag of wheat on hand, but you can get it in stores or online. A bag of wheat, stored correctly, will last for years. You can use all different types of common wheat (Triticum aestivum), but I usually have hard red or white wheat. I’ll share some links below!

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How To Sprout WHEATGRASS For Spring Decor (With Potting Mix)

Wheatgrass growing supplies:

Wheat Berry Seeds (this bag will last forever if you only use it for sprouting wheat)
Organic potting mix
Pots (mugs, glass jar, plastic containers, etc.)
Plastic Wrap
Spray Bottle of Water

Step 1: Fill a container with potting mix, leaving about an inch of space at the top.

Step 2: Sprinkle a single layer of wheatgrass seed on top.

Step 3: Spray with water. Don't soak, but make sure everything is covered with an even layer of water.

Step 4: Cover loosely with plastic wrap to create a moist environment and set on a window sill with bright light where it will stay warm.

Step 5: Spritz with water every morning and cover again with plastic wrap.

Step 6: After day 7 or so you shouldn't need to cover with plastic anymore as the blades of grass will be growing quickly. Once you have blades of grass move the pot out of direct sun and into indirect light.

Step 7: Trim the grass with scissors or a sharp knife to your liking as it grows.

Step 8: After the first week use the mister only when soil is dry. Too much water will result in mold.

How To Sprout Wheatgrass (Without Potting Mix)

You can also sprout wheatgrass without potting mix. Layer wet paper towels into a container. Berry containers work great. Spread with a layer of seeds and follow the directions above for watering, etc. If your container has drainage holes make sure to place the containers on a planting tray (cookie sheet, etc.) to catch any excess water and moisture.

Our grass lasted a good 4-5 weeks so a good rule of thumb is to begin the process 2 weeks before Easter so enjoy before and after!

Wheatgrass Has Many Nutritional Benefits

Besides being cute spring decor, wheatgrass has many health benefits. Once Easter is over you can harvest the wheatgrass and use it for many other things. Wheatgrass is full of nutrients (amino acids, antioxidants, chlorophyll, iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin a, e, c, k) and you can add it to smoothies or make wheatgrass juice using a juicer.

You can also grow grass for your pets from a variety of grains. Cat grass (wheatgrass, oat grass, barley grass) can be grown indoors for cats. Our chickens LOVE when I grow wheatgrass for them in the winter. Such a healthy treat.

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Comments

robertred says

April 16, 2012 at 9:24 pm

Wheat grass is such an amazing health nutrient. I just can't get enough of it 🙂

Deb says

May 10, 2011 at 2:31 am

Yum...the bread looks delicious and the canned grass idea is so cute. Wishing my two were still small, they don't appreciate simple pleasures quite as much at 20 and 18!

kate says

May 07, 2011 at 2:14 am

wheat grass is so pretty!

Jen says

May 04, 2011 at 6:29 pm

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Stacy says

May 04, 2011 at 5:53 am

I've always heard of wheat berries but never knew how to do them before. Thanks!

donatella says

May 04, 2011 at 3:27 am

of course it's almost midnight and i'm craving that bread! anyway, the cans turned out so cute!!!

The Wonderful World of Wampler says

May 03, 2011 at 3:01 am

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The Wonderful World of Wampler says

May 03, 2011 at 3:01 am

Super cute!! I think we might do this as a family this weekend.

Thanks for sharing.

-Leah

Lesley Litrento says

May 02, 2011 at 9:40 pm

Adorable..... and that little pink toule skirt is cute too!;)

Stephanie says

May 02, 2011 at 4:03 pm

Very cute to decorate the cans, and I love that they were chatting during breakfast. 🙂 That bread looks really yummy. I may need to just call you soon. My coastie friend and her family spent the night last night. They will be in OH in a couple weeks! Miss her already. 🙁 Miss you guys, too. Double 🙁