Micro-Greens Can Be Grown All Year

It's May 2nd and if you are missing those fresh salads, don't fret, micro-greens can be grown indoors any time of the year. So, if you like having fresh salads year-round, you can start some fresh micro-greens inside right now! You can also grow them year-round to add to the fresh vegetables you get out of your Garden. They are very tasty, and researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland found that leaves from micro-greens actually have more nutrients than the full-sized plants.

Nutrients vary by plant, but most include large amounts of vitamins C and E and beta carotene. Researchers found that cabbage contains the highest amount of vitamin C, with Radish micro-greens having the most vitamin E, and Cilantro or Coriander micro-greens containing three times more beta-carotene than mature plants. Overall, the more colorful the vegetable, the more nutrients it contains.