Ten very delicious but somewhat-challenging-to-grow microgreens

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## MICROGREEN
- CHARACTERISTICS
- TASTE AND APPEARANCE

Beet and chard

  • Difficult to germinate but easy to grow
  • Beautiful deep color among red varieties

Carrot

  • Can be very difficult to grow
  • Subtly sweet

Cilantro

  • Can be difficult to germinate (even more so than fennel or dill)
  • Delicious

Fennel and dill

  • Can be difficult to germinate
  • Delicious herbal flavors

Pea

  • Grows rapidly; provides high yields from multiple cuttings; may grow mold
  • Sweet and succulent when grown in cool temperatures

Red Russian kale

  • Grows slowly
  • Sweet and colorful when grown in cold; beautiful at both seed leaf and true leaf stages

Sorrel and marjoram

  • Grows slowly, leafy
  • Distinct flavor

Sunflower (choose black oil seeds, not striped)

  • Has difficulty taking root
  • Unique flavor

Sweet basil

  • Grows slowly and fastidiously
  • Beautiful and delicious

Thai basil

  • Grows slowly and fastidiously
  • Second in flavor only to sweet basil