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Pumpkin Seed Microgreens

Posted on June 5, 2021

Pumpkin seeds are a healthy addition to the diet, and pumpkin seed microgreens are the perfect accompaniment to any vegetable garden. Eating pumpkin seeds is like enjoying the flavor of fall. Pumpkin seeds are full of essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help your body stay fit and youthful through the year. Pumpkin seeds have been used as a staple for the health of women in India for generations, and today, they are available at specialty health food stores all over the country.

When you grow pumpkin seeds, you’re choosing the best nutritional content that nature has to offer. Pumpkin seeds are full of beta-carotene, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, and fiber. There are even studies that indicate that pumpkin seed contains more antioxidants than any other edible vegetable. The best way to ensure that you get the maximum benefit from pumpkin seed is to plant your seeds indoors, which makes them a year-round option. Here are some more tips on planting pumpkin seed microgreens.

It’s best to start planting pumpkin seedlings indoors in late winter or early spring. The sooner you start, the better, because fall weather can damage seedlings. If you’re planting outside, remember to fertilize once a month during the growing season, then follow that up with a high-quality soil fertilizer every three months during the dormant part of the year.

When you’re planting pumpkin seed microgreens, be sure that you allow the seedling well enough time to develop roots before transplanting them outdoors. The last thing you want is to wake up one morning to see your beautiful pumpkin plant dead in your backyard! Make sure that your pumpkin flower will grow to your desired height and spread out as much as possible, because that is how it will survive and thrive once it is transplanted outdoors. Keep in mind that while your pumpkin seed microgreen is fine inside, it’s probably going to need some extra help if you want it to survive the outdoor environment.

When you’re considering planting pumpkin seed microgreens, you should consider whether you will be starting from seeds or plants. If you choose the latter, pumpkins don’t tend to do well outdoors, but they make great indoor plants. Seeds are easy to germinate and can survive in milder climates, so that’s really the only reason to plant seeds indoors.

Pumpkins don’t like being wet. So make sure to water your seedling once a day, especially if you’re planting it in an area where it might get too wet. Also, keep in mind that most plants lose moisture through evaporation, so keep that in mind also. This means that you shouldn’t put your seed in a pool. If you’re putting your plants in a pot, it’s important to remember that you’ll need to pay special attention to the humidity of that pot. You don’t want your plants to dry out.

Most plants don’t like being sprayed with insecticidal soap. For pumpkin seed microgreen, this isn’t a big issue because of its natural defense. However, you should take note that if you’re growing other plants or fruit (pear, apple, pineapple, etc.) in the same pot, you may run into problems with the spray. Other fruits may not be as resistant to insecticides, so keep that in mind when you’re buying seed packets and choosing plants to grow in them.

One other issue you’ll likely run into weeds. All seeds are naturally weed-killers, so they will get around this problem. You can try either waiting to harvest your pumpkin seeds until after it starts to grow, or you can use some organic weed killer. Just make sure that you follow the directions carefully and don’t use too much. If your pumpkin seed microgreens are growing fast, you might need to water more often.

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