Mold On Wheatgrass Be Gone

Having trouble with mold on wheatgrass? I used to have wheatgrass mold problems as these pictures below show. I applied simple and natural techniques that fixed this unsightly challenge.

You have studied about the body strengthening wheatgrass juice and most likely personally experienced how great it makes you feel. You decide to grow your own cereal grass and now you notice there is mold growing on wheatgrass.

Well, I hope my mold free wheatgrass growing tips below will help you say good-bye or greatly reduce your mold on wheatgrass problem. The following tips helped me greatly reduce or just about totally eliminate my mold on wheatgrass problem.

According to Steve Meyerowitz, Wheatgrass Nature's Finest Medicine: The Complete Guide to Using Grasses to Revitalize Your Health, "The most common type of mold is a white or gray cotton-like mold that forms a web of filaments around the seeds and lower ends of the stalks."

When I first started growing wheatgrass, I seemed to be experiencing more of this fuzzy, discolored, mildewy looking mold on wheatgrass growth.











Here is a closer look at this discolored mold on wheatgrass growth at the base of the growing wheatgrass.

It kind of looks like grayish whitish cotton looking spider-webs.











Alright, I zoomed in to take an even closer look at this bothersome mold on wheatgrass.












Here is another batch, with wheatgrass mold growing at its base.

I kind of separated the wheatgrass so you can see this mold on wheatgrass growth at the bottom of the stalks.







And here is an even closer look from the batch directly above.

The mold on wheatgrass looks kind of like filaments of cotton or dingy spider-webs attached to the area just at the bottom or base of the wheatgrass.

Notice this more common cottony growth occurs around the blade, it does not penetrate into the base of the blade of grass, making it easier to rinse it off, if need be. Also, remember you can always cut above this wheatgrass mold if you happen to get a little of the funky mold on wheatgrass growth.

After reading around a bit, I was not so concerned with this mold on wheatgrass. I simply would cut above the mold line, and then rinse the wheatgrass under the faucet with water. However, I really did not like the appearance of the wheatgrass mold and wanted to greatly reduce or eliminate it. So, I applied a few simple mold on wheatgrass be gone strategies.

I normally use about 2 cups of "planting" grain for each 21 inches long by 11 inches wide black seedling tray.

Since I read that circulating fans with their created air flow will prevent 90 percent of all mold growing issues, I figured I would plant less grains which would allow for more air to naturally circulate through the growing blades of wheatgrass.

You would apply this fan blowing, wheatgrass mold reduction strategy after you have taken off the paper towels from your newly sprouting seeds. I explain how and why I put the paper towels on my wheatgrass seeds at the beginning of the grow wheatgrass process, on my wheatgrass growing instructions page.

To continue, to reduce the density of my growing grass blades, I started "planting" 1 1/2 cups of wheatgrass seed instead of 2 cups of wheatgrass seed in my seedling tray.

The results from "planting" less seeds that are not so close together, is a less dense bed of growing wheatgrass blades. I also made sure I was not watering the growing green grass "gift of nature" too much.

You can read more about watering instructions on my growing wheatgrass page.

Reducing the density of my growing wheatgrass by "planting" less seeds and making sure I was not over watering, got rid of my mold on wheatgrass problem.

This is a more recent batch of my wheatgrass that grew mold free.
















Finally, here I have zoomed in so you can get a close up look of my virtually mold free wheatgrass.

Now I might get a little amount of the white cottony looking mold on wheatgrass. However, at least for the most part, I have handled the mold on wheatgrass problem. Yay!

Ann Wigmore, the guru of wheatgrass growing, and author of the excellent and easy to follow cereal grass book, The Wheatgrass Book: How to Grow and Use Wheatgrass to Maximize Your Health and Vitality said to "cut as close to the soil as possible, because many nutrients are concentrated close to the soil mat. If you pull up some soil with the plants, merely rinse the root ends with plain water before juicing or eating the wheatgrass. Do not rinse the grass if you are going to store it in the refrigerator, however, as the water speeds its decomposition."

Once again, the above two mold free wheatgrass growing strategies, increasing air circulation naturally through the wheatgrass blades by growing a lower density of cereal grass and making sure I am not over watering my wheatgrass, has gotten rid of my mold on wheatgrass problem.

The air will naturally circulate around the wheatgrass blades, no fan needed, when the seeds are not sprouting so close together.

These simple and natural mold free wheatgrass growing techniques have worked for me. You can always experiment to see what works for you.

You can easily order this certified organic 10 lb. bag of wheatgrass sprouting seed which is the hard red wheat. This wheat grain can also be used for homemade bread making. I usually sprout the hard white winter wheat for my wheatgrass, but many people prefer the hard red wheat. Once again, see what works for you. They are nutritionally equal.

Here is also an excellent organic 10 lb. bag of barley grass seed that also sprouts beautifully.

You can see the great wheatgrass growing kits below. Please check out my Amazon wheatgrass and barley grass growing supplies store that offers different size bags of the sprouting seeds.

OK, back to the mold free tips. I use a basic top soil or potting mix and I mix it with some real dirt from my back yard - about 70 percent top soil and 30 percent soil from my back yard. However, 100 percent top soil is just fine. Organic soil could possibly cause more mold because it is acid based and wheatgrass likes more alkaline soil. You can just experiment to see what works for you.

Try not to get the potting mix with little pieces of bark in it, because the seeds cannot put down their roots into this bark, and your crop will thus be smaller.

I love growing the wheat seeds in soil. The famous Ann Wigmore grew her wheatgrass in soil, and wheatgrass research studies were done using wheatgrass grown in soil. It just feels right and I like going with proven records of success.

Oh, and if you are growing barley grass and your barley seed is not sprouting, you might find your barley grass sprouting solution here.

If you know someone that needs a wheatgrass growing kit, this is the one to get. What a great gift idea too - the gift of better health! This kit comes with the manual Hurricane juicer. I just bought the manual Hurricane juicer. It is fantastic! If you want to buy your wheatgrass growing supplies individually, go to my Amazon store.





This Organic Wheatgrass Growing Kit which includes trays, seeds, soil, instructions and Wheatgrass - Nature's Finest Medicine book is the exact kit I bought.

If you get tired of growing your wheatgrass juice, it is always good to have a supply of BarleyLife barley grass powder on hand. The equally "headline grabbing" barley grass is in the cereal grass family like the wheatgrass.

This BarleyLife powder made from the fresh grown barley grass is producing incredible health improvements in people too. Plus, it is quite convenient to take during those times when you are not able to grow your own cereal grass.

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I hope these mold on wheatgrass removal tips will help you experience mold free wheatgrass growing or at least almost entirely get rid of your wheatgrass mold problem.

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I would love to hear your success in this area.

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