Nalo Greens

Buckwheat Lettuce, Sunflower Greens, Pea Shoots and Radish
A great mix of Big Micro-Greens, named in honor of our love of Hawaii and our respect for the farmer who coined the name. Easy to grow.

All our seeds are sourced from certified organic suppliers.
$11.85 / Lb.
$11.85 / Lb.
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Vitamins A, B, C and E
Calcium, Chlorophyll, Iron, Lecithin, Magnesium, Niacin, Phosphorus, Potassium
Amino Acids
Protein: 20%

Fresh, delicate, meaty. A great combination of green flavors and textures.

The time it takes to grow a finished 6 - 9 days, or other crop (Micro-Greens, Grass, Greens) from a dry Seed. Note: This "finished" Sprout is our preference. you may grow them for as long as you want! In fact, we suggest that you taste them at every rinse to discover when you like them best.

How to Grow Nalo Greens

  1. Put 1/4 cup of seed - for a 5x5 inch Tray, in a jar.
  2. Sunflower seeds float. To SoakWake Your Seeds Up!

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    them all evenly, fill the jar to the top with cool water and cover with a lid.
  3. Soak for 8-12 hours.
  4. DrainDraining is the process by which we regulate the amount of moisture our sprouts have available - until their next Rinse.

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    off soak water. Never Soak them again.
  5. RinseRinsing is the process by which we add moisture to our sprouts.

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    thoroughly.
  6. Drain thoroughly.
  7. Rinse and Drain again with cool water - every 8-12 hours.
  8. When your seeds have the tiniest root showing, plant them on a thoroughly moistened medium. We use 75% Coconut Coir and 25% Earthworm Castings.
  9. Cover your crop with another tray or plate, to keep light out and moisture in.
  10. Keep your medium moist by watering gently as needed.
  11. When your plants have begun to push up the cover, remove the cover and move your crop to a well lit location.
  12. HarvestHarvesting is what we do when our crop is done growing.

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    when the leaves are open and most of them have shed their hulls.
  13. Cut just above the medium, with a scissors or sharp knife.

Nalo Greens benefit tremendously from being sprouted prior to planting, so we Soak them for 8-12 hours, being certain to keep the floating Sunflowers submerged, by using a jar with a lid - completely filled with cool water.
After you drain off that soak water (you'll want a Screen Lid for your Jar), then Rinse and Drain - your crop will look like this.

Though this is 24 hours later -
You will have Rinsed and Drained your seeds 12 hours ago, and once again - just before this picture is taken.

Minutes later....
My freshly Rinsed and Drained Nalo Greens are germinating nicely, so it is time to plant them.
Here planted on my thoroughly moistened medium: 60% Coconut Coir, 20% Vermiculite, and 20% Earthworm Castings in our lovely Stainless Steel Tray Sprouter.

12 hours later...

12 hours later
We can see root hairs (That is NOT mold! Follow that link to learn :-)
which are on the Radishes, and the Sunflowers.

12 hours later...
Everything is growing along nicely.
If you can zoom in on this picture you will see the difference between Monocot and Dicot seeds. The Peas are the Monocots here, the others are all Dicots. The Pea shows this difference clearly. If you look closely you will see that the root grows one way (down), while the shoot grows the other (up). The Dicots all send their root down and push the seed up. These seeds will shed their hulls, revealing their set of 2 leaves. Isn't nature a trip?!

12 hours later...
I just want to mention here - though it's fairly obvious - that I usually over-plant. Your crop should probably look a little sparser. As you'll see in the following pictures, my over-planting works fine, but I have access to many tons of seed so I often get silly when growing - which is pretty much all the time =:-D.

12 hours later...
Though everything is growing - the Radishes are growing faster.
This is expected and normal - I just like to share details =;-)
It's time to uncover your crop and expose it to light. Remember - since you are growing in a tray you may use direct sunlight.

12 hours later...
As I like to say - photosynthesis happens.
Is this not amazing?!

12 hours later...
The Buckwheat has now caught up with the Radishes.

12 hours later...

24 hours have passed this time.
The Buckwheat has now grown taller than the Radishes.

48 hours (that's 2 days =;-) later...
The Pea Shoots are now the tallest plants in the tray.

24 hours later....
It's harvest time! Try to remove some of the remaining seed coats (hulls) by holding your tray sideways and rubbing your hand gently back and forth across the plants. There will still be some hulls but you can pick them off or discard those greens. Enjoy!

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leslie
Really Great Mix

I have grown these in a sprouter and on a mat. Either way the sprout very easily and quickly. I like this blend when I want something more than just my sunflower sprouts. Highly recommend.

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leslie
Really Great Mix

I have grown these in a sprouter and on a mat. Either way the sprout very easily and quickly. I like this blend when I want something more than just my sunflower sprouts. Highly recommend.

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Steve S
Perfect mix

I grew these the same way I grew upright microgreens in the small stainless steel sprouter and they grew nice and tall and were delicious in salad, cooked in eggs, and with soba noodles! I wasn't sure if they would grow without a medium/soil but they did! I couldn't believe there were no reviews for this mix so I had to write one. Highly recommended if you like some real weight (?? how do I mention that these things have so much substance...meatiness?) to your sprouts/greens. The crunch of the sunflower sprout in particular is so satisfying. This mix will be in rotation on my counter for some time.

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Steve S
Perfect mix

I grew these the same way I grew upright microgreens in the small stainless steel sprouter and they grew nice and tall and were delicious in salad, cooked in eggs, and with soba noodles! I wasn't sure if they would grow without a medium/soil but they did! I couldn't believe there were no reviews for this mix so I had to write one. Highly recommended if you like some real weight (?? how do I mention that these things have so much substance...meatiness?) to your sprouts/greens. The crunch of the sunflower sprout in particular is so satisfying. This mix will be in rotation on my counter for some time.