I realize i'm on the Growing for Market section but i have a pic of when i started experimenting...for home use. Success happened so quickly.
My first trial i used a bit too much soils mix. Barely an inch was needed.
I used containers similar to clam shells but with removable lids that i used as a bottom water feed tray with a wicking system using clean t-shirt material. To sprout i used the lid as a mini greenhouse, just a day. I had the spicy mix and the arugula up and on the table in 6 days...8 days was a bit bigger as shown in the fourth from the left. I dd plant thick, maybe too thick but the packs of seed are huge. This was mid-May when outside was very cold and the rhubarb was just barely a knob showing. So nice to have rich greens every day...i had 8 trays going so always had a tray ready.
(Back in NY i grow the same 'clam shell' trays under my grow lights but keep a low fan on them...)
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