Welcome back to our series on The Secrets to Garden-in-a-Can & Garden-in-a-Jar Success. We’re here to share our second tip with you to help your indoor gardening adventure get off to a great start. The most common question we receive from new gardeners is how much water do their herbs and plants need—and for good
We are an animal family. Under our roof have lived rodents and reptiles, two spoiled cats dominates our sofas, and a flock of chickens squawks in the backyard whenever a squirrel hops by. For quite some time, the youngest human among us felt his turn to stake claim to a pet had come. And so
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Did You Know? The number one reason why herbs fail to grow indoors is that they don’t get enough sunshine! If you’re struggling with growth in your Garden-in-a-Can, Garden-in-a-Jar, or really any indoor plant, this tip is for you. It is highly likely that your plant might need more sunlight. In order to get the optimal
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We all know that indoor plants are beautiful to have around, providing a pop of green in your home all year long. And although they undoubtedly evolved to exist outside, indoor plants aren’t anything new. People have been keeping plants inside for millennia: as far back as 1000 BC, people in China cultivated indoor
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Here at Back to the Roots, we pride ourselves on finding unique, accessible, and creative ways to connect families with growing and eating good food. We’ve seen you grow our existing seed varieties of Radish and Wheatgrass microgreens in classrooms and kitchens. People have shared and experienced this homegrown food in delicious meals, as
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You have planted your seeds, nurtured them for a few days or weeks, and now you’re ready to harvest your first crop of microgreens. It’s an exciting moment any time you feel the satisfaction of feeding yourself with something you grew yourself. But once you’ve plucked all those pretty little sprouts, you want to
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Countertop Cultivation: Tracing the Roots of America’s Growing Indoor Gardening Trend Think about the last time you ate a tomato straight from the vine or served up greens still warm from the sun. If you’ve had vegetables this fresh, you know there is no comparison to the ones we find in even the nicest grocery
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The days the world of microgreens has come a long way. Gone are the days of limited choice when it comes to packing a nutrient punch into your diet. A whole world of sprouts and shoots are now showing up in culinary creations. And the best news? They’re incredibly easy to grow right from
