I saw something about growing microgreens for humans, and they soaked the seeds in a very small amount of hydrogen peroxide at the beginning. It may not be necessary (someone here probably knows more about this than I do), but do the same... I put about 1/2 tsp of HO in with the soak water...
I already wash the trays with hot water and soap so that's one step already done.
I sprinkled with DE this afternoon and I'll continue to do it after each rinse.
I'm only rising once/day... maybe I need to up it to twice... I soak the seeds each morning for about 10 minutes while I make my...
So my fodder is doing beautifully, but now I have a host of fungus gnats. It's probably not a big deal right now because I'm moving the sprouts out in less than a week BUT I will eventually be seeding new plants in this area and then it WILL be a BIG problem. So - effective ways to get rid of...
I just caught on the this thread a couple of weeks ago and headed straight to the feed store - no barley but they did have wheat so I soaked 5 cups in a seed tray (like you start seedlngs in or get from the nursery). I was hoping to feed out on days 5 and 6 (or 6 and 7) and then start a new...