Make your Easter table special with a live wheatgrass centerpiece! Enlist the kids to help with this activity, and watch together as the wheatgrass grows.
Supplies Needed to Grow Wheatgrass
First, you need wheatgrass seeds. Buy them from Amazon using this link: wheatgrass.
Second, you need a pretty serving tray, preferably pie sized. It doesn’t matter what the interior looks like. My dish is a Christmas one, but that’s okay because the interior design will be covered up.
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Amazon has a pretty blue one similar to mine here: blue pie plate.
Last, you’ll need dirt for planting. Amazon has a good seed starting mix.
Easter recipes you may want to try as well:
Creamy Strawberry Pecan Pretzel Salad
Fresh Strawberry Pie with Easy Press-in-the-Plate Crust
Day 1 of Wheatgrass Planting
Measure the seeds by pouring them into your planting dish. You want a single layer that nearly covers the bottom of the dish. You might even go more thick than I did in this picture:
Next–and this step is important–soak the seeds. Wheatgrass seeds are tough, and soaking them for a day will greatly help in their germination.
Day 2:
Notice how the soaked seeds have expanded a bit and even have tiny sprouts on the ends. These seeds are ready to plant!
Now, fill your dish with dirt and plant the seeds on top of the soil. Covering them with soil is not necessary. Spray or sprinkle water on top so they are quite moist, but you don’t want any standing water since the container can’t drain.
Then, cover the tray with newspaper to keep in the moisture.
Day 3:
Our seeds are sprouting! Continue to keep them moist, and cover with newspaper for one more day.
Day 4:
Wheatgrass seeds grow quickly! Moisten any areas that are dry. Place the tray in an area that is well lit but out of direct light. I kept mine on my kitchen island, and that was plenty of light. No need to cover with the newspaper anymore.
Day 5:
Now your wheatgrass seeds should be taking off! Continue to keep them moist, and turn the tray periodically so the seedlings grow straight up instead of leaning toward the light.
Day 6:
The seedlings should have noticeable growth. Again, keep them moist and turn the tray periodically so the seedlings will grow straight up.
Day 7:
Our seedlings are ready!
Now you’ll want to trim them a bit so the top is even, like a freshly mowed lawn. And eat the trimmings! They’re packed with nutrition.
Now it’s time to color your eggs and set up your centerpiece. I recommend blowing your eggs before coloring for a long-lasting display. Use this link to learn how to blow and dye Easter eggs.
