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link to How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar (Soak Times, Rinsing and Food Safety)

How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar (Soak Times, Rinsing and Food Safety)

Grow sprouts in a jar in 3 to 7 days: soak times by seed, twice-daily rinsing, the UC Davis seed treatment, and safe fridge storage.

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link to Growing Mint Indoors: Light, Pots and Harvesting

Growing Mint Indoors: Light, Pots and Harvesting

Grow mint indoors from cuttings in a 12-16 inch pot, give it 6 hours of sun or 14-16 hours of grow light, and cut it often to stop flowering.

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link to When and How to Harvest Microgreens (Plus Storage Life)

When and How to Harvest Microgreens (Plus Storage Life)

Harvest microgreens at the first true leaves (6-14 days), cut above the mix, skip washing, and chill at 41 °F for up to two weeks.

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link to How to Grow Lettuce Indoors Under Lights (Light, Temperature and Harvest)

How to Grow Lettuce Indoors Under Lights (Light, Temperature and Harvest)

Light, temperature, containers and harvest timing for growing lettuce indoors, with the numbers extension and research growers use.

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link to How to Grow Cilantro Indoors Without It Bolting

How to Grow Cilantro Indoors Without It Bolting

Cilantro bolts in heat and long days. Indoors you control both: cool room, 14–16 h of light, deep pots, cut at 6 inches and re-sow every 2–3 weeks.

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How Much Light Do Microgreens Need? PPFD, DLI and Hours

Microgreens need a DLI of about 9–16 mol/m²/day: roughly 150–280 µmol/m²/s for 16 hours. Here is how to set hours, PPFD and lamp height.

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About Indoor Harvest Lab

Practical, science-based guides to growing food indoors, written by an agricultural scientist and grounded in university extension research and peer-reviewed studies.

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  • Growing Wheatgrass at Home: How to Soak, Sow and Harvest in 7–10 Days
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