How to Raise Wheatgrass Commercially

Wheatgrass is one of the easiest plants to grow. All you need is some wheatgrass seed, soil, water, adequate light and proper growing temperatures and you'll be seeing green sprouts pretty quickly. When growing wheatgrass commercially, make sure you have adequate space for growing trays and a large enough darkened area to allow them to germinate.

Instructions

Things You'll Need:
Wheatgrass seed
Bowl
Growing trays
Planting soil
Spray water bottle
Scissors

Planting the seed

1. Put your wheatglass seeds in a bowl and cover them with cool water with a temperature between 16 and 21 degrees. Make sure the seeds are covered evenly with the water and let them soak until they sprout. It does not matter how tightly packed the seeds are in a bowl. The more seed you use, the more wheatgrass that will sprout. A good way to measure how much you are planting is to equate one seed with one blade of grass.

2. After the seeds have sprouted, put the soil in the the growing trays. Drain the water from the sprouted seeds and put the seeds on top of the soil. Water the seeds and cover with the tray lid. Place the trays in a dark place. Water once or twice a day, just enough to keep the sprouted seeds damp at their roots.

3. When the seeds have buried themselves in the soil, uncover the tray but keep plantings in the dark room. Wait a few days until the grass is anywhere from 1 to 2 inches tall and then move the tray to a sunny spot. In about seven to 10 days, the grass will green.

4. Use scissors to harvest grass when it is six or more inches tall.

Selling your wheatgrass

1. Contact health food stores, juice bars and grocery stores to gauge their interest in locally grown wheatgrass, Approach store managers to work out the details of how you can sell your crop commercially.

2. Let your friends and family know that you are selling wheatgrass as well. Word of mouth is sometimes the best advertisement.

3. Contact local newspapers, radio stations or television stations and place advertisements to let your community know that you have wheatgrass for sale.



Wheatgrass helps in throwing the toxins from the body and helps in boosting the cell regeneration. It is an easy way to detox your body at home.

Benefits of Wheatgrass:

It boosts the hemoglobin production.
Rebuilds the bloodstream.
Helps in healing the wounds.
Improves digestion.
Cleans the liver.
Purifies the blood in the entire body.

Growing Wheatgrass at home:
It is economical and hygienic to grow and juice the wheatgrass at home.

Potting:
Plastic basins, clay pots or trays which are about 6" - 8" in diameter and 3" high are perfect for growing wheatgrass. First fill up 2 ½" of the basin with the soil.

Planting:
For planting, clean and wash the wheat grains and soak them overnight in water. Spread the soaked grains in the pot filled with soil the next day. Sprinkle a thin layer of soil to cover the grains.

Growth:
Darkness helps the grains to sprout quickly. So it is advisable to cover the pot with any newspaper or cloth and place it on a balcony. Remember to spray the grains daily with some water till the green leaves sprout up. Keep covering the pots with the newspaper till then. Later stop covering the pots.

Watering:
Water the plants lightly but adequately depending on the season and on whether the pots have drainage holes or not.

Harvesting:
In a week from the sowing the grass will be about 8" tall. Cut it with clean scissors about ½ "above the soil surface. This harvested wheatgrass is ready to be juiced. The grass will grow back in a week's time. After the second harvest crush all the roots and mix with the soil. The soil is ready for a fresh sowing.

How To Juice The Wheatgrass:

It is advisable not to use mixer, grinders or blenders to juice the wheatgrass as the rapid blade movement oxidizes the chlorophyll and will make the wheatgrass useless. It is better to manually mince the grass on a stone grinder or with a mortal and pestle. You may also use electric juicer.
Cut the grass ½ "above the soil surface with the help of a knife or scissors.
If using the juicer then take out the juice as described in the juicer manual. In case you are using mortal and pestle, first chop the leaves and while adding little water at a time, grind it into a fine paste. Then using a clean muslin cloth, strain the juice in a cup. Again repeat the process using the same leaves till the grass turns white.